MY GOAL IS TO PUT WEEKLY UPDATES HERE
8/28/09 - NOT TOO MUCH TO REPORT THIS WEEK. WE'RE STILL INVOLVED WITH COLLECTING SIGNATURES, PUTTING UP SIGNS AND GETTING THE WORD OUT, SO KEEP TALKING TO ALL THE DOG LOVERS THAT YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH. IT'S GRATIFYING TO KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEEING OUR INFORMATION IN A LOT OF VENUES. AT THE LAST MEETING WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A LOST LITTLE WHITE DOG THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL. THE OWNERS CLAIMED THE DOG AND ALL IS WELL.
8/20/09 - I WANT TO START BY SAYING WELCOME TO ALL THE NEWCOMERS AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOUR INPUT. GAIL AND I MET WITH DAVE MOUNTAIN (HEAD OF PARKS & REC)ON MONDAY. HE WAS SUPPORTIVE AND GAVE US LOTS OF INFORMATION ON THE CORRECT WAY TO GO ABOUT APPROACHING THE TOWN SELECTMAN COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT STEP IS TO MEET WITH THE ENTIRE PARKS & REC COMMITTEE. THEIR NEXT MEETING IS THE 3RD THURSDAY OF NEXT MONTH. UNTIL THEN WE NEED TO KEEP GETTING SIGNATURES OF SUPPORT AND GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE. ANYONE NEEDING SIGNS, TEAR OFFS, BROCHURES OR SIGNATURE SHEETS, LET ME KNOW THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.
8/11/09 - WE WILL BE SET UP AT AN EVENT BEING HELD AT THE NORTHEAST ANIMAL SHELTER ON SATURDAY. WE'LL HAVE A BOOTH THERE AND BE COLLECTING SIGNATURES AND PASSING OUT INFORMATION. IF YOU'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DROP BY AND SAY HI. WE ALSO WILL HAVE INFORMATION AND A DONATION CAN AT BEVERLY DOG SPA. THEY ARE HAVING A GREAT EVENT THIS THURSDAY EVENING. LOTS MORE HAPPENING NEXT WEEK, I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.
8/4/09 - GAIL AND I HAD AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH A MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AND GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT WHERE TO PUT THE DOG PARK AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO NEXT. THE PLAN IS FOR GAIL TO GO TO TOWN HALL AND GET THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR US TO PETITION THE TOWN FOR A DOG PARK. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK WE'VE BEEN GETTING AND WE'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PARK BECOMING A REALITY. STAY TUNED.
7/26/09 - SINCE THAT GREAT FRONT PAGE ARTICLE IN THE SALEM NEWS FEATURING GAIL AND JUDY WITH THEIR POOCHES WILLIE AND ROMEO, WONDERFUL THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAW THE ARTICLE & WANT TO JOIN IN OUR EFFORTS. WE HAD A VISIT FROM BART, WHO'S PRESIDENT OF THE SALEM DOG PARK, AND HE SHARED WITH US A TON OF VALUABLE INFO ABOUT STARTING A DOG PARK. DURING FAMILY FESTIVAL WE COLLECTED ABOUT 500 SIGNATURES SUPPORTING A DOG PARK AND WE FORMED A SUB-COMMITTEE WHO'S JOB IT IS TO FIND THE PERFECT SPOT FOR OUR PARK IN DANVERS. THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG AND WE'RE ALL FEELING VERY UPBEAT ABOUT EVERYTHING.