HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2013-08-16 5th annual Dog Swim
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
5th Annual “Dog Swim” at A.V. Symington Aquatic Center
Planned for Saturday, September 7, 2013
Proceeds to benefit the Leesburg Dog Park at Olde Izaak Walton Park
Leesburg, VA (August 16, 2013) – Leesburg Dogs, Inc.
will present the 5th annual Dog Swim at the A.V.
Symington Aquatic Center in Leesburg’s Ida Lee Park.
The swim starts at 10:00am and will last until 2:00pm.
Admission is $5.00 per dog, with a limit of two dogs per
handler. No checks or credit cards will be accepted.
Children under 8 years of age will not be allowed on the
pool deck during the Dog Swim, for their own safety,
due to the exuberance and rambunctious play of the
dogs. Children will be restricted to the enclosed area by
the snack bar and must be supervised at all times by a
responsible adult.
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, about 400 dogs attend the Dog Swim.
Proceeds from the Dog Swim will be used to benefit the Leesburg Dog Park at Olde Izaak
Walton Park. Proceeds from previous Dog Swims were used to install benches outside the dog
park fence and a water line and spigot inside the dog park fence.
For more information about the Dog Swim, please call Mary Harper at 703-777-7334.
Contact:
Jay Allred, Aquatics Manager
jallred@leesburgva.gov
703-669-2233
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