Tulsa Bark Park Grand Opening - June 6

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Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Event
Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.

Biscuit Acres at Hunter Park:  Southside Rotary Bark Park
91st. Street between Sheridan and Yale
 
General Public & Their Dogs Are Invited To Attend.  First 60 dogs to check in at the Southside Rotary Grand Opening table will receive a free scarf.

Special Guests attending Grand Opening:
Mayor Kathy Taylor
Tulsa City Councilor Bill Christiansen
Dale McNamara, Chairman, City of Tulsa Park & Recreation Board
Nancy Atwater, Executive Director, Tulsa Park & Recreation Department
Herb Beattie, Chairman, Tulsa Bark Park Task Force.
Don den Daas, President, Southside Rotary Club of Tulsa
John Haley, Chairman, Southside Rotary Club Foundation

Major donors to be introduced at the Grand Opening:

Southside Rotary Foundation, Tulsa Beautification Foundation , VCA Animal Hospitals, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Randall L. Sullivan Foundation, FENCECO and Southside Rotary Member Dolly Dixon.

Biscuit Acres is a 2.5 acre bark park located in the South portion of Tulsa's Hunter Park.  This new off-leash park is Tulsa's second bark park. Sponsored by the Southside Rotary Club of Tulsa, Biscuit Acres will be open to all dog owners and their pets within the normal hours of Hunter Park.

Biscuit Acres will serve as a place where dogs and people can meet and interact, providing both social and physical benefits to all involved.  Further, it will serve as a good opportunity for owners to learn about their dogs through observation during an off-leash experience with other dogs.

Biscuit Acres will be maintained by the City of Tulsa Park Department, Southside Rotary Club of Tulsa and a team of Biscuit Acre Volunteers.  Phase 2 Biscuit Acre development will include but not limited to a new parking lot, permanent water station, two shade structures and in-ground grass irrigation system.

Cost of Phase 1 construction: Approximately $50,000:  Funds and in-kind services were donated to the Southside Rotary Foundation by over 60 Tulsa area foundations, businesses and individual donors.

For more info, call:
John Benjamin
918-857-7100