Fundraising Effort For New Dog Park Underway By Tim Moubray, OCPR Director
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allow Orange County Parks & Recreation to install a dog park at Booster Park. It will be located on approximately 1.8 acres in the upper corner of the park, across from the OC Airport, and aptly named Skydog Orange Dog Park. It will feature separate small and large dog play areas. The initial plans include fencing, water, and shade. Later agility equipment and other obstacles will be added. OCPR Director, Tim Moubray, had a vision for the mascot/ logo but admittedly lacked the artistic and computer skills to create it himself. So, he sent photos of his dog, Sierra, to Orange County High School art teacher, Jamie Howie, who quickly made several drawings. Then, OCPR Programs and Facilities Supervisor, Jayson Woods, scanned the drawing and created the logo. Orange County Parks and Recreation Foundation will fund the park through donations and grants. They chose to wait until 2021 to begin the project because of the COVID - 19 pandemic. There are short sleeve yellow t - shirts and long sleeve light blue t - shirts available for purchase in the first fundraising project. The shirts feature a large, full - color print of the logo on the front and the words, “ Give a Cheer, Give a Bark. Buy a Shirt, Build a Park ”, on the back. Shirts are available for pre - sale order at $15 for a short - sleeve shirt and $20 for a long sleeve shirt through February 5, 2021 and afterward available in the OCPR office for $20 for a short - sleeve and $25 for a long - sleeve. To order pre - sale, contact OCPR at (540) 672 - 5435. The foundation will fundraise for much of this year, and begin construction over the winter, Orange County Parks & Recreation expects to open the Skydog Orange Dog Park in the spring of 2022.
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