The group running the Jack Fancy dog park in Milton wants to turn calendars into comfortable seating.<\/p>\n
Queens Community Dog Park Association is selling calendars featuring pictures of member\u2019s pets in the hopes of raising $4,000 towards the installation of new shaded benches along the park trail.<\/p>\n
Association President John Simmonds anticipates the calendars will be in high demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of people in Queens County and South Shore generally, where, they\u2019re not into smart phones and computers and what not,\u201d said Simmonds. \u201cThey just love to have a calendar up on the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the dog park was officially opened last September the number of members has fluctuated between 50-100.<\/p>\n
Simmonds says the park was designed for pets but has also allowed their owners to come play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing with the dog park, I\u2019ve found, is it becomes a social gathering place for the owners,\u201d said Simmonds. \u201cThe dog is almost an excuse for the owners to get out and have a chat with their friends and the dogs benefit as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simmonds says production of the calendar was paid for through advertising, leaving all the proceeds to go directly to the park.<\/p>\n
They will be sold at retailers throughout Queens at a cost of $15.<\/p>\n
A list of locations will be posted on the Queens County Community Dog Park Association Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n