HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2012-08-21 4th annual Dog Swim
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
4th Annual “Dog Swim” at A.V. Symington Aquatic Center
Planned for Saturday, September 8, 2012
Proceeds to benefit the Leesburg Dog Park at Olde Izaak Walton Park
Leesburg, VA (August 21, 2012) – On Saturday,
September 8, 2012, Leesburg Dogs, Inc. will host the
fourth annual Dog Swim at the A.V. Symington Aquatic
Center in Leesburg’s Ida Lee Park. The event will take
place from 9 am to 12 noon. Admission is $5.00 per
dog, with a limit of two dogs per handler. Children
under 8 years of age will not be allowed at the Dog
Swim, due to the exuberance and rambunctious play of
the dogs.
Since 2009, members of Leesburg Dogs, Inc., a 501(c)3
non-profit organization that supports the Leesburg Dog
Park, have partnered with the Leesburg Parks &
Recreation Department to host an annual “dog swim” at the A.V. Symington Aquatic Center,
after the pool closes for the season and before the pool is winterized. Each year, between 800
and 1,000 dogs attend the Dog Swim.
Proceeds from the admission fees, as well as sales of bottled water and T-shirts, are used to
benefit the Leesburg Dog Park at Olde Izaak Walton Park. Last year, approximately $2,500 was
raised, which is being used to purchase new park benches for outside the park fence. Proceeds
from previous Dog Swims were used to install a water line and spigot inside the dog park fence.
You can find “Leesburg Dogs” on Facebook, for more information.
For more information about the Leesburg Dog Park or the Dog Swim, please call 703-777-1368.
Contact:
Jay Allred, Aquatics Manager
jallred@leesburgva.gov
703-669-2233
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