On Saturday, June 1, we held our second Pups In The Park event to benefit Secondhand Hounds – a dog rescue mission here in the West Metro. I have felt compelled to incorporate charitable contributions into the Lavish business model since its inception in late 2011. I am so thankful that my sister, Julia – already an avid foster-human for the rescues at SHH and could vouch for their credibility and integrity as an organization – could make the connections for me to get the necessary publicity for Pups.
Everyone signed up for a mini-session via the Lavish Fb site (which was a little challenging to say the least, we’ll be making some changes for the Fall!) and brought their donations to the Minnehaha Dog Park.
Charlotte
I had posted some signs by the road that read “PUPS–>” in an effort to properly direct everyone. Unfortunately, nearly 100% of the foot traffic at our location thought that we were selling or giving away free puppies. Wooops, definitely didn’t think that one through all of the way.
Montgomery
By the end of the day we had collected nearly 400 lbs of donated dog food for SHH. Everyone was extremely punctual (I was totally amazed by this) and ran smoothly! I’d like to say it’s all because of my meticulous planning, but I think a lot of it has to do with luck, too.
Thanks to everyone who participated this Summer! We’ll have another set up for the Fall (October-ish, anyone?) and hope to have improved on some of the processes.
Did you participate in Pups In The Park? We’re considering using a Google app called ScheduleOnce to make sign up easier since Fb comments are no longer chronological. Have you used it or something similar?
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