Sunday, April 29, 2012
Noon - 4
p.m.
Bohrer
Park at Summit Hall Farm
506 S. Frederick Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD
20877
Registration is now open for the 14th Annual Paws in the Park dog walk and
festival, one of the largest dog walks in the DC area. As a signature special
event of the Montgomery County Humane Society, held in partnership with the City
of Gaithersburg, it raises funds to help homeless and abandoned animals
throughout Montgomery County.
This year’s event will take place on
Sunday, April 29, from
noon to 4 p.m. at Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm, 506 S.
Fredrick Ave., Gaithersburg, MD, next to Gaithersburg High School.
The fun-filled afternoon includes a 1-mile walk, pet games, demos, rescue
groups, a “flealess” market with over 50 pet-friendly vendors, food, music and
more.
Registered walkers are encouraged to invite friends to support them through
online donations. Supporters can sign on individually or by forming a team that
includes family and friends, favorite breed groups, rescue organizations,
companies, teams to honor or remember a pet – even the family cat. Entrance fees
are $20 for an individual or $35 for a family.
To register and start fundraising online, visit
www.firstgiving.com/mchsmd.
Register before March 1 and be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to Addie’s
(Rockville) or Black’s (Bethesda) Restaurant. Participants can also register
on-site the day of the event.
Paws in the Park supports the Montgomery County Humane Society’s efforts to
protect and care for unwanted, abandoned and abused animals – everything from
dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs, to reptiles, birds and others.
Contributions make a difference in the animals’ lives as well as assist the
people who love them. Programs include life-saving medical care, off-site
adoption events, animal rescue, pet retention and pet bereavement workshops,
foster homes, humane education, behavior advice, affordable spay/neuter, and a
network of approximately 200 partnering rescue groups.
For more information and to register, visit
www.mchumane.org/Paws12.shtml.
For more information contact
240-401-8144 or
jwillems@mchumane.org.
For vendor information contact Mark Winans at
301-258-6350
or
mwinans@gaithersburgmd.gov.
- Download a Paws in the Park
Vendor Application (pdf file)
This form is provided in PDF
format and can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This format will enable
you to view the document as it appears in print. If you do not already have the
Adobe Acrobat Reader installed follow the link above to Adobe's free download
area.
http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=577&TOC=107;84;99;577;
