NOTICE: Deadline for Sponsorship to be included in PIP Brochures has been extended to June 24th.
In Brief
Date Sunday July 11, 2010
Time 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location Kiwanis Memorial Park (south of Vimy Memorial Bandstand)
Who
Saskatoon Pets in the Park Inc. (PIP) is a charity started in 2006 and dedicated to raising funds to help homeless, sick and injured animals from Saskatoon. Members of the PIP Committee include members from three local animal welfare agencies, New Hope Dog Rescue, the Saskatoon SPCA, and SCAT Street Cat Rescue Program, as well as some very dedicated animal lovers from the Saskatoon community.
What
Pets in the Park (PIP) is a wonderful day in the park when all members of the family, including the family pet, can have a great time together. It is held every year on the weekend of July just following the Sasktel Jazz Festival. This is the only day of the year that City Council generously gives permission to allow pets on leash to accompany their human families in one of Saskatoon’s most picturesque parks. Activities are held to raise awareness and funds for local animal welfare organizations. There are dog agility and/or flyball demonstrations, police canine services demonstrations, music on the Showmobile stage provided by local musicians and trade booths where pet related items and services are showcased. The Saskatoon SPCA holds their very successful dog walkathon every year in conjunction with the PIP event. There are of course the food concessions, but also a Silent Auction that holds hundreds of great items donated to help raise the much needed funds. It’s a great opportunity for pets to socialize with other pets as well as for pet parents to show off their furry children, all the while benefiting the animals in need.
Where
{ PLEASE NOTE: We will be moving the location of the event to the SOUTH side of the Kiwanis Park - SOUTH of the Vimy Memorial Bandstand - due to construction in the NORTH Kiwanis Park. Please contact us if you have any additional questions. Thank you for your support. } Kiwanis Memorial Park on Spadina Crescent in Downtown Saskatoon, across from the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel and north of the Delta Bessborough Hotel.
When
Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
How
Admission is free.
“…it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals that share the planet with us may be a more unifying force than any other.”
Nick Clooney, journalist, anchorman, TV host, politician, brother of singer Rosemary Clooney and father of actor George Clooney.