Cooper Bark

2010 Calendar has Arrived

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:10:00 +0000

The 2010 fundraising calendar has arrived! Makes a great gift . Previous year's calendars paid for the furniture and fencing so help support next year's projects.

Send $15 via paypal to info@cooperbark.org. Make sure to include your name and contact info. Add $5 S&H if you want us to mail it. Happy Holidays!

PS the calendar is also on sale at Muddy Paws between Frost/Richardson 447 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 - (718) 349-3647Open Weekdays 10am-9pm; Weekends 11am-8pm

www.cooperbark.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CooperBark/

Cooper Bark calendar photo shoot this weekend

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:20:00 +0000

Hi all,

We've been collecting great photos for this year's calendar, and we want to let everyone know that a photographer will be coming to the dog run this Saturday (the 17th) at 11:30am. While we can't promise that he'll be able to get a great shot of every dog, please come by if you can and your dog might just end up in the calendar!

If you have a great photo of your dog in the run that you took yourself please do submit it to info@cooperbark.org and we may be able to print it! Thanks!

-Cooper Bark

Cleanup -- Saturday September 26th

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:00 +0000

Our next cleanup will be this Saturday, September 26th at 11am. Please come help if you can. Thanks!

Cleanup -- Saturday August 22nd!

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Our next cleanup will be this Saturday, August 22th at 11am. Please come help if you can. Thanks!

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:05:00 +0000

Our next cleanup will be tomorrow, July 11th at 11am; sorry for the late notice! We have a double load of chips after a long interim so please come help if you can. Thanks!

clean up! Saturday March 28th at 11am.

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Our next clean up day will be Saturday March 28th at 11am.

Good times!

The new Bulletin Board is up!

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who purchased (and helped sell) 2009 calendars; you made the new board possible! It's only the first of many planned improvements, and we're sure it will be a great help in growing our community and keeping everyone involved.

2009 Calendar is here!

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:36:00 +0000

The 2009 Cooper Bark Calendar is hot off the presses and looks fantastic! We really outdid ourselves this year with better printing and WAY more great dog photos. You can pick one up (or many!) at Muddy Paws (on Graham near Richardson), Lucy's Lucky Dogs (on Maspeth near Metropolitan), or P.S.9 Pets (on North 9th near Bedford)

All the profits from the calendar go towards the maintenance of the park. Next year we're hoping to add a weatherproof bulletin board and new access gate. Thanks!

Clean Up Day

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Date: Saturday December 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Cooper Park Dog Run
Street: Cooper Park Dog Run, corner Maspeth Ave & Orient St
City/State/Zip: Greenpoint/Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Phone: 347-613-1849

Cooper Bark Meeting

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:09:00 +0000

Monday November 3, 2008
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Harefield Road
Metropolitan Ave bet Graham Ave and Humboldt St
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

347-613-1849

We are meeting to decide on the maintenance schedule for the next few weeks and to plan the fundraising calendar and the new checking account. Any other dog run business is welcome.

new web address

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:20:00 +0000

Our new website address is http://www.cooperbark.org

Our Yahoo Group is still in effect: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CooperBark/

Thanks to Carey Price and Dave Shuff for maintaining our online presence

clean up day Sat 8/30 11AM

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:19:00 +0000

The next clean up day is Saturday 8/30 at 11 AM

Photos from last week's Cleanup

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:02:00 +0000

Sal on the move
Originally uploaded by Tenfresh

A new batch of photos have been posted to the Cooper Bark flickr pool!

(click the title of this post or the link in the right nav to visit)

Please join the pool and share your flickr photos of the park!

Cleanup -- Saturday July 19th!

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:01:00 +0000

Our next cleanup day will be this Saturday July 19th at noon!

Please come help rake chips and mend the ratwire fence -- bring work gloves if you got 'em.

Refreshments will be served -- in fact BBQ will be served!

Cleanup This Saturday -- May 31st -- Noon

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:00 +0000

Dog Park Cleanup will be this Saturday at Noon. Free coffee!

We'll be raking up the chips and doing some repairs to the ratwire
fence -- bring work gloves and a strong pair of scissors/snips if
you'd like to help with that.

Meeting Notes May 6, 2008

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:33:00 +0000

Mark, Sal, Dave, Liz, Alison, Tad, Franz and Carey were present.

Mark and Tad reported on their meeting of the previous week with Jeff Sandgrund from the Parks Dept. Mike was also at that meeting. Jeff said we'd be able to build new benches around two of the large trees in the run. Parks Dept. can turn on power in the light pole in the run if we need it to build the benches. We can purchase a picnic table also. The benches and table must be freestanding though we can chain down the table if necessary. Jeff will check to see if we can replace the existing fence with chain link and build a new large gate for truck deliveries of wood chips. He also suggested we rake out the tree pits.

After the report, the group made the following decisions regarding these projects:

Benches

Mark will coordinate with Mike and Katherine. He'll see if they can finalize the design of the benches and let us know what materials to buy. Dave offered his car to pick up materials. We'll need to pick the construction day in advance so we can ask for power if necessary and so we have time to enlist volunteers to help. Everyone in the working group will need to find a volunteer for the day-of.

Picnic Table

Dave will compare prices on tables. Tad will contact Jeff for quotes on the tables that Parks Dept. uses if necessary. Dave will let Mark and Tad know when he wants to buy the table so Mark can pay for it from the treasury.

Fence

Tad will start to price materials for a new fence. He will look for a small enough gauge fencing so that we can do away with the rat wire. He will also coordinate with Jeff to find out if and how we can proceed.

Cleanup Day

Dave will organize the May cleanup day and will organize it. We will have food at the cleanup days. Tad will organize the grocery shopping and Alison will help with cooking. In addition to spreading wood chips we will rake out the tree pits.

Bulletin Board

Tad has a weatherproof, locked bulletin board we can hang on the pole in the run. We can hang it at the next cleanup day.

Fundraising

Everyone in the working group should start taking digital photos in the dog run so we have plenty of candid and group shots for next year's calendar. We will likely have to do another round of fundraising this summer to build the fence and leave us some money for the calendars.

Online Resources

Carey will work to link our website and Yahoo group to other sites. She will also look into setting up a paypal account for Cooper Bark. Mark will give her all the usernames and passwords for our sites and email accounts.

Contact Info

Mark will circulate the contact information for everyone in the group working on these projects so we can organize without generating a lot of email on the Yahoo group.

Diagram of proposed improvements

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:27:00 +0000

April 2008 Meeting notes (plus extra from March)

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +0000

Additional notes from the March 2008 meeting:

We discussed the situation with the tree pits inside the run. We did not decide to take any actions yet but we did decide to consult more group members about the following issues:

1.Should we rake out the excess wood chips inside the tree pits?

2.What should we do about the cart that local canners keep chaining up inside the enclosure that was built to protect plantings in the northwest corner? Discard the cart? Call Parks Dept.? Put a message on the cart? Should we remove the fence from that area altogether?

Notes from the April 2008 meeting:

An additional $201.00 was turned over to the Treasurer. This brings the total profit on the sale of calendars to $514.62.

We discussed possible improvements to the run. Katherine shared her diagram of the run. We made the following decisions:

1.We discussed the need for a new water solution for the run and will look into possible options.

2.We want to build octagonal benches around the three large trees in the dog park. We are aware that we have to protect the trees, and this will be a great way to do that while encouraging dog owners to hang out in many different areas of the run.

3.We are interested in purchasing a picnic table for one end of the run as well. We would like to be consistent with the other tables in the park - could Parks order a table for us (we would pay, of course), or provide us with the contact information and model info for the vendor they use?

4.There is a possibility that we may purchase some pre-fab benches that we will need to fix into the run - we were considering cementing them in.

5.We would like to create a "gate" along one wall of the run to facilitate entry for chips in the future

6.Tad will organize clean-up day and a BBQ for Saturday, April 26 from Noon to 2 PM. We will not get new wood chips but rather rake up the old chips from the southwest corner. Tad will contact Parks Dept. about it and also let them know about our proposals for improvements.

Spring Kickoff BBQ

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:15:00 +0000

Our first BBQ of 2008 will be Saturday, April 26 from 12 Noon til 2PM. Come hang out with your friends from Cooper Bark and welcome the return of Spring.

We'll also be doing some routine maintenance in the run. Come lend a hand, have a bite and bring the dogs!

For more information: cooperbark@gmail.com

Notes from the January, February and March 2008 meetings.

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:23:00 +0000

Notes from the January, February and March 2008 meetings.

Most of the time at the past three meetings was spent coordinating the sale of the fundraising calendars. We sold calendars to friends and family and in the dog run. NYCPet, Muddy Paws, PS9, Must Luv Dogs and the new vet on Grand St. also sold calendars in their stores.

We collected $1249.49 in sales and spent 935.87 on printing and postage. So that makes a profit of 313.62. This brings our bank account balance to 1207.73.

Once the weather gets nice, we'll try to start taking candid photographs in the run that can be used in next year's calendar. The next calendar will contain more information about the history and activites of Cooper Bark and Cooper Park Dog Run. We'll let photographers advertise in the calendar.

We started to discuss what improvements to make in the run with the money we raised. Consensus seems to be that we need more benches, a new large gate to allow the trucks to deliver wood chips and an enclosed bulletin board. If possible, perhaps some sort of rain shelter can also be fabricated.

Everyone will reach out to people they know to see if they can build some benches. Mark will research the costs of materials for a new gate. Christina has already started pricing finished benches.

The day to install new benches will be in late May. Requests for volunteers will go out far in advance and the day will be well publicized.

In other business:

Mark is going to renew the registration of the cooperbark.com domain name.

Dave is going to design a business card that can be handed out to interested people who want to locate the dog run and have contact info for Cooper Bark.

Clean up day schedule:
January – Katherine
February – Mark
March – Dave
April – Tad

The coordinator of clean up day will put up a sign in the run to announce the date of that month's cleanup day.

Tad will draft a better-written version of our rules to make them more easily appreciated by readers. We won't necessarily create a new sign but the new version of the rules can be used in handouts, websites, emails, etc.

Tad will also draft a Cooper Bark mission statement. This will be an important tool in future fundraising.

We agreed that several of us would try to attend NYCDOG meetings in the future to network with other dog run groups and try to promote Cooper Bark. Mark will provide the contact info for NYCDOG to anyone who wants it.

In February, a woman's dog was bitten by another dog. The attacker was off-leash. The incident occurred near the Sharon St. park entrance and was not near the dog run. The victim was seriously injured and the attacker's owner was helpful. But the victim's owner was having difficulty identifying the attacker and its owner. Based on her knowledge of the Cooper Park dog community, Katherine was able to provide the victim's owner with some important clues at the February meeting.

Clean Up Day 2/16 11 AM and $10 Calendars

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:28:00 +0000

Clean Up Day this month is Sat., Feb. 16 at 11:00 A.M. Please help us pick up trash, rake wood chips, etc.

The fundraising calendars are now $10 (a $5 discount). Please come buy some at the clean up day and help us raise money for fence repair and new benches.

Thanks very much.

Dogs are prohibited from being off leash in Cooper Park

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:59:00 +0000

As a result of an incident on Saturday morning at the park where a
woman and her dog were both bit by a dog running off leash, the Parks
Department would like to remind all dog owners at Cooper Bark that at
NO TIME are dogs allowed off leash within Cooper Park, except in the
confines of the dog run.

There are only a handful of parks that fall under the 9pm-9am off
leash designation, and our park is NOT one of them. The Parks
department can fine you for having your dog off-leash at Cooper Park -
(I believe the minimum fine is $100). As a general rule, if a dog run
exists, then there are no off-leash hours in that park. See the link
for a complete listing of these parks. Please note how parks are
categorized as either having a dog run OR having off leash designated
hours.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/facilities/af_dog_runs.html#brooklyn

Also, as both a courteous and responsible dog owner, please, please,
please, if you know your dog has aggression issues (either human or
canine) DO NOT ever let your dog off leash and out of control where it
may harm others.

Clean Up Day and Calendar Sale

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Come help maintain the dog park and buy one of our fundraising calendars. All proceeds to go to upkeep of the run. Don't you want more benches?

Date:	Saturday January 19, 2008
Time:	11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location:	Cooper Park Dog Run
Street:	corner of Olive St and Maspeth Ave
City/State/Zip:	Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11211
Phone:	347-613-1849

Cooper Bark Meeting 7PM 1/3/08

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:44:00 +0000

Our next meeting is 7PM tomorrow at Harefield Road (Metro bet Graham & Humboldt). Come and buy a calendar and have a drink! Happy New Year!

Dogs of Cooper Bark 2008 Calendar

info@cooperbark.com (Cooper Bark) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:44:00 +0000

Dear Friends of Cooper Park Dog Run,

It is with GREAT enthusiasm that we announce the sale of "Dogs of Cooper Bark" 2008 calendar! This 8.5 X 11 color calendar features dogs of Cooper Bark, and was put together completely with our volunteer energy. Cost of the calendar is $15, and we can mail anywhere for another $5.

There's a limited run of 200 calendars being printed, so make sure to order your's today!

You can pick one up at Muddy Paws on Graham, or NYCpet on Bedford. Or to order via paypal, please send the total amount ($15 + $5 shipping) to mborino@yahoo.com; please include any mailing addresses for shipped calendar.

All calendars will be shipped US priority mail, and will be shipped within 2 weeks of receipt of payment.

All proceeds from this calendar go directly towards upkeep of the Cooper Park Dog Run, so dig deep and order a few!