Seger Park Dog Owners Association

The edition of the Summer Newsletter
is now available! Take a look.......

Plus browse copies of previous newsletters ....

Spring 2008: Vacationing with your Dog
Fall 2007: Fundraiser update
July 2007: Cover story about the resurfacing project.
March 2007: Cover story about the need for major maintenance at our park.

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We hope everyone those who attended our Dog Training sessions felt they were worthwhile. Please look for upcoming events. Special thanks to Leigh from Opportunity Barks who has run the sessions. She comes with this great recommendation:

• "Leigh has an uncommon compassion and insight with animals that helps her achieve success when other methods have failed."
  Debbie Winkler-Vice President International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants

Please check out their services. Opportunity Barks 2001 S.

SPDOA can be contacted by mail at:
Seger Park Dog Owners Association
P.O Box 1405
Philadelphia, PA 19105

Phone messages can be left at: (215) 686-1780, Box 4

ARTICLE I

Name and Purpose

Section 1.01. Name. The name of the Corporation is Seger Park Dog Owners Association (hereinafter the “Corporation”), incorporated under the Pennsylvania Nonprofit corporation Law of 1988 on July 18, 2001.

Section 1.02. Offices. The principal business office of the Corporation shall be at 1003 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the business of the Corporation may require,

Section 1.03. Purpose. The Corporation is formed exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Specifically, the purposes of the Corporation, subject to the restrictions and limitations hereinafter set forth, are:

Seger Park Dog Owners Association (SPDOA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, entirely managed by volunteers. We work with the Seger Park Advisory Board to care for the dog run and keep it safe for dogs and their owners. Your contribution – and your active participation in SPDOA events & activities – demonstrates how much you care about your dog & your community.

The City lets us use a corner of the park; the non-profit SPDOA does all the rest. Members make maintenance possible.

We just completed a major resurfacing project. It's estimated that we'll need $5,000 a year to maintain the park - we urge you to join and help keep the park maintained.

The Seger Park Dog Owners Association, a nonprofit corporation, administers the off-leash dog run at Seger Park. Located at 10th and Lombard Streets, Seger Park is a charming urban open space that is maintained by the Department of Recreation, the Seger Advisory Council, and the community. Seger Park accommodates multiple user populations. It features several basketball and tennis courts, numerous tot-only areas and a handful of benches distributed across the park's 72,000 square feet of space. For years, dog owners had utilized the hill at Seger to exercise their pets and interact with their neighbors. Now this site is formally recognized as an off-leash dog run.