Friends of 4: BX Pet's Day at the Park
A fun-filled day at the park to celebrate our pets and their families! This event is chock-full of games, prizes, freebies, pet wellness information, and so much more!
Leader
Silvana Boggia
Location
Grand Concourse between E. 151st Street and E. 158th Street Bronx, NY 10451
About the project
6/4/22!!!! THERE IS STILL TIME TO DONATE TOWARD F4P'S EFFORTS TO EVALUATE AND EXPLORE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO THE DOG RUN AT FRANZ SIGEL!!!
The idea for Pet's Day originated against the backdrop of the isolation and divisiveness we all experienced as a result of recent events, including a pandemic which is still not over. What better way to reconnect with our neighbors and strengthen our community than to bond over our universal love of animals and green spaces.
In line with the mission at Friends of 4 Parks, Pet's Day is a fun-filled program aimed at increasing community engagement with our parks, at fostering a sense of pride and agency over our green spaces, and ensuring that we, as a community, continue to keep our parks beautiful, accessible, and family-friendly. To this end, event programming includes a campaign to encourage patrons of the parks not to litter, and to pick up after their dogs (no poopie on the ground, please!). And, we will survey dog owners and other park patrons about other improvements they want to see implemented in our parks, including much-needed improvements to our very precious dog run.
Pet's Day is also about providing stimulating activities for our pets, learning how to improve their overall health and well-being, and learning about the many pet-related resources that we have right here, in our own community. After all, our pets did a lot to comfort us through the last few years! Let's repay them with a play-filled day outdoors!
The Steps
- Secure final commitments from all partners and vendors
- Secure all in-kind donations
- Finalize program schedule
- Finalize all required purchases
- Coordinate volunteers
- Launch promotions and registration
- Finalize food and refreshments
All Steps finalized in order to provide the following activities:
- Wellness lectures & low-cost veterinarian services (vaccination, diagnostic tests, nail clipping, if needed) - separate registration required
- Free dog training demonstrations
- Bronx-based vendors
- Arts and crafts for kids
- Pet photo booth
- Games & prizes
- Agility course
- Free food, music & more!
Why we‘re doing it
The parks served by Friends of 4 are at the heart of our South Bronx neighborhood. As such, they need to remain accessible, clean, and family-friendly so that everyone in our community, including our dogs and dog parents, enjoy a friendly atmosphere. Our pet parents will also benefit from learning about pet-related resources that we already have, right here in our own backyard, and everyone will benefit from a play-filled bonding experience! By enticing more community members to engage with our green spaces through our programming, we foster a sense of pride and responsibility for our parks, increasing participation in our clean-up efforts, and other revitalization projects.