2008 Activities of Friends of Belfast Parks:
LATE WINTER/SPRING:
April 26: Certified behaviorist Don Hanson of Bangor
presented a multi-media talk on canine behavioral
language and stress signals to over 70 people at the
Belfast Free Library.
April 6 - April Stool's Day. Eighteen members of
Friends of Belfast Parks and supporters picked
up almost 900 piles of dog feces at Steamboat
Landing, The Common, and Heritage Park. The
purpose of this event was to raise awareness of
the problem in Belfast of dog owners who leave
their dog's waste to spread disease, leach into
and contaminate Belfast Bay, annoy citizens
who get it on their shoes, and detract from the
beauty of Belfast.
March 27 - Quarterly Membership Meeting.
Agenda items included a financial report,
discussion of trying to save the McNally
property adjacent to The Common, spring
improvement projects, volunteers for
upcoming Arts in the Park, and a progress
report on the Belfast Dog Park.
February - FOBP held Puttin' On the Dog
Jamboree on February 16, 2008, at the
Belfast Boathouse. Events included a dogs
toys and treat swap, aromatherapy for
dogs, dog massage, dog caricatures by
Paula Fisher, a "Jackson Paw-Lick" inter-
active art with dogs, a visit from "Scooperman,"
a 50/50 raffle, a display of books about
dogs by Left Bank Books, etc. The event
yielded about $1200 toward the future
dog park.
To see a photo album of this event, please
click here.
2007
WINTER:
December – FOBP sold baked goods and dog toys
at the Belfast Area High School annual Christmas
concert to raise money for the dog park; members
and friends of FOBP marched with their dogs in the Belfast Christmas parade to draw attention to the future dog park.
FALL: September – FOBP helped with the photo booth of
Peggy McKennafor Belfast's annual Weinerfest; FOBP held its quarterly meeting at the Wilma Moses Pavilion to review accomplishments of 2007, to discuss goals and projects for 2008, and to elect officers for the new year:
President: Carol Good Vice President: Chris Urick Secretary: Debbie Hockensmith Treasurer: Dale Kuhnert;
FOBP gave a dog park presentation to the Rotary Club; FOBP had a food concession at three of the events called "Music in the Park" at the Common; FOBP presented the Dog Park Proposal to City Council, subsequently approved!; FOBP provided refreshments at Founder's Day at City Park; FOBP and City Manager Joe Slocum painted the Wilma Moses Pavilion at Belfast City Park.
SUMMER: August – FOBP provided a food concession for three performances between July 29 - August 4 at this new outdoor event presented by the Belfast Maskers. July – FOBP planted annuals in front of one of the park signs and in the two planters on the Belfast Common walkway; 12th ANNUAL ARTS IN THE PARK – FOBP presented its yearly arts and craft event at Heritage Park, with musical entertainment on both days, drawing more than 4,000 visitors over two days; FOBP presented "Flash! in the Pans," a community steel drum band and picnic at Belfast Common; FOBP provided a food concession at the 1st annual National Boatbuilding Challenge. June – FOBP purchased and donated the fourth and fifth in a series of new park signs; FOBP volunteers contribued more than 50 hours of work during June, watering and maintaining the new plantings on Belfast Common; FOBP Dog Park Committee held an informational meeting for the public regarding its six month research efforts about a dog park for Belfast.
SPRING:
May – FOBP purchased refreshments and hosted a reception for the dedication of the newly resurfaced tennis courts in City Park.
April – "April Fool's Day." FOBP and dog owners picked up dog waste at Steamboat Landing and Belfast Common.
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