WHO IS SOPHIA ?
We're naming this organization in the honor and loving memory of our yellow lab mix, Queen Sophia, who was killed in a tragic accident on October 4, 2004 at the age of only 14 months. We had taken her to a nearby open area which we thought was and had been a safe place for her to run off-leash. However, that day she found a hole in the fence and ran out in front of a speeding pick-up truck who callously ran her over and just kept on going without even a slight pause. It was in our heartbreak that we realized there are no "safe" places for a beloved canine companion to run off-leash other than an official, legal dog park. We made up our minds that we don't want her death, or any of the other dogs we see along the side of the roads, to be in vain.
Sophia started her short life abused and then abandoned. She was dumped out in the country to fend on her own. Alone and terrified, she was taken in by a wonderful family, then given to us.
When she arrived at our home, she was scared, shaking, timid and shy. However, being as smart as she was, she figured out extremely quickly that she was in a safe place. In no time, she became "Queen Sophia" because she "ruled" the house.
Sophia was beautiful, not only on the outside, but in spirit. In her short life she endeared herself to people, other dogs, our neighbors, birds, cats and just about everything in which she came in contact. She never met a stranger. She had a puppies' exuberance for life. She taught us so much. We were truly blessed to have had her in our lives. We don't want to ever forget her.
This Website created and established April 16, 2007
Friends for Sophia's Dog Park, Inc.,
for the love of our dogs and the betterment of our communities
is an all-volunteer, grass roots, non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity formed to establish safe, public off-leash spaces for community dog parks. We support and promote responsible pet ownership education, as well as spaying, neutering and microchip programs for the benefit of the people and animals of our communitities. We also encourage the rescue and adoption
of homeless and shelter dogs and cats and
the foster programs for them.
"YOU must be the change you want to see in the world." Ghandi
Our logo design thanks to Fineline Graphics & Design, Santa Clara, CA www.finelinegd.com
This page was last updated: April 21, 2010
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated."
Ghandi
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"DOG: A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship."
Ambrose Bierce
"So many get reformed through religion. I got reformed through dogs."
Lina Basquette (1907-1994)
Silent film star and professional dog breeder
www.dogparksrus.com
A non-profit 501(c)(3) Public Charity
"Until one has loved an animal,part of their soul remains unawakened."
Anonymous
RECYCLE TO SUPPORT
NEWMAN DOG PARK!
CALL US AT 862-2027 AND WE'LL PICK UP YOUR
aluminum, glass, plastic and
e-waste
EAGLE RECYCLING CENTER
2126 "L" Street
(off of Inyo on the EAST side of 33)
Newman, CA 95360
209 862 1950
HOURS:
Mon-Fri 8AM - 12Noon (LUNCH)
1PM - 5PM
Saturday 8AM - 1PM
Sunday CLOSED
HELP US RAISE FUNDS FOR
YOUR NEWMAN DOG PARK
join us at
BURGER KING in NEWMAN
the first Saturday of every month during the hours of 4PM-8PM. 20% of your order will be given to the
Newman Dog Park by Burger King.
NOTE: You'll need a coupon to participate
2010 Schedule:
Saturday, January 2;
Saturday, February 6;
Saturday, March 6;
Saturday, April 3;
Saturday, May 1st, 2010; and
Saturday, June 5
For coupons, call 209 862 2027
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Friends for Sophia's Dog Park, Inc.
P. O. Box 321
Newman, CA 95360-0321
(209) 862 2027
email: dogparksrus@yahoo.com
Corporate Officers:
Marlena J. Cardinal, Founder / CEO
Manuela "Mandy" Drury, President
Lauretta Ayers, Executive Vice President / Secretary
Debbie Allan, CFO / Board Chair
Watch
the
Newman Dog Park
be developed !
THE NEWMAN DOG PARK NEEDS YOU PLEASE VOLUNTEER
"RAINED OUT" ONCE AGAIN.
Watch here for new dates and time!
We will be installing 10-16 more trees and drip system.
Any and all volunteer help is WELCOME!
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