{"id":85023,"date":"2017-03-04T07:19:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T12:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=85023"},"modified":"2017-03-04T07:19:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T12:19:29","slug":"fundraisers-planned-for-city-dog-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/03\/04\/fundraisers-planned-for-city-dog-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraisers planned for city dog park"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n

Van Wert’s Community Dog Park has a new home. \u00a0The site is located on U.S. 127 between the Water Treatment Plant and Van Wert Propane. Two separate areas will exist: one for small dogs and one for large dogs; both will provide a safe, fenced-in area with benches, access to running water, shade, doggy bag stations, and trash facilities.<\/p>\n

An on-site shelterhouse offers restrooms, picnic tables, and a grill, while a paved parking lot runs along the back of the park and is only steps away from the trail that surrounds the Van Wert\u00a0Reservoirs.<\/p>\n

The dog park will provide an area for dogs to run and exercise in a safe environment. \u00a0It will also bring together local dog lovers and those passing through the area.<\/p>\n

\"Fundraisers
Fundraisers are planned to help pay for a Van Wert\u00a0dog park to be located near the city reservoirs and Rotary Park.<\/strong> (file photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The estimated cost for the dog park in $30,000. Currently, $10,000. has been raised and the committee thanks all those who have donated so generously. \u00a0The goal of the committee is to raise the remainder of the funds by mid-year, with a\u00a0target date for the park’s\u00a0completion of\u00a0next fall. \u00a0To raise further money, three fundraisers have been planned.<\/p>\n

The first is the Bob Evans Community Fundraiser. This will take place March 13-15, from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. \u00a0Fifteen percent of sales from those who present a flyer will be donated to the dog park. \u00a0Flyers can be found on Facebook or on the dog park’s Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Van-Wert-Community-Dog-Park-1816877865260902\/<\/a>. The second fundraiser involves the Marsh Cares Program at Marsh Supermarket, which takes place March 16-18. Five percent of sales will be donated to the park. \u00a0Again, a flyer with the bar code must be presented.<\/p>\n

Marsh will continue this program once a month for the year, and the park will receive a check thirty days after each event.<\/p>\n

The final fundraiser is Schwan’s Cares. Beginning March 1, and for the following 45 days, 20 percent of all food and 40 percent of all e-card purchases will be donated to the park. For 90 days after that period, 5 percent will be donated. Those participating must mention the code 31604 when making their purchases.<\/p>\n

The Van Wert Community Dog Park will be an asset to the city. To help make this possible, donations are<\/p>\n

needed.\u00a0These can be sent to The Van Wert County Foundation, c\/o Dog Park, 138 E. Main St., Van Wert, OH 45891.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information Van Wert’s Community Dog Park has a new home. \u00a0The site is located on U.S. 127 between the Water Treatment Plant and Van Wert Propane. Two separate areas will exist: one for small dogs and one for large dogs; both will provide a safe, fenced-in area with benches, access to running water, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 23:41:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}