O.L.A.E. Newsletter
Volume No. 16

Issue No. 02

Date: Summer 2019

Published Quarterly

October 5th is date forthe 15th Halloween Howlhe can help at the dog park. And after orientationand job duty discussions – both said YES! So,
we are happy to announce and welcome both
Josh and Brian to O.L.A.E.

Our 15th Annual Halloween Howl is set for
October 5th (2019) at the dog park. This is ourannual fundraising event which attracts lots ofenthusiastic participants of both the 2 legged and4-legged kind!

Josh comes to us via Kennewick and then Seattle
and he and his girlfriend both came to Edmonds afew months ago and he figured it was a good way
for him to give back to the community. He and his
girlfriend have “Luna” the cat and “Zoey” an
Aussiedoodle. We are happy to have Josh as oneof our Park Rangers along with new volunteer
Brian and veteran Kristie. Welcome Josh!

If you are business owner and would like toparticipate in the event as a sponsor (cash, gift
certificates or prizes - all tax deductible) pleasecontact o.l.a.e@comcast.net if interested. To
date, we already have four vendors ready toparticipate and so let us know.

Thank you Glenda!!!
It saddens us to announce that 14-year veteranGlenda has announced her retirement from OLAE.
Glenda was one of those gals that helped remove
the tons of debris that took volunteers about fouryears to remove; she was one of those gals thatused to use a toboggan to carry the garbage out
as we had yet to have City garbage support; she
was one of the gals that helped organize those first
few Halloween Howls; she was one of those galsthat helped us all as we lost our favorite pets to the“rainbow bridge”; she did all the work to get us tobiodegradable bags that we now use; and has
worked in many capacities throughout the years
from President to Park Ranger. We all hope that
she will make it back into our “pack” after her wellneeded break.
Happy Trails and Tails Glenda and thank you foryour service to this wonderful park. She will leave
big boots to fill or paws to follow.

Meet two new volunteers
And just when we all started panicking with
Glenda’s retirement, we get an email from Joshasking if he can help us at the park and within aweek we received an email from Brian asking if

Brian lived in Seattle for 27 years but came toEdmonds about four years ago. He has anadorable Border Collie/terrier mix name Kiko whois tiny at 8 pound 2 1/2-year-old. They visit the dog
park often as he works from home and likes to get
outside as much as possible. He is a big supporterof the Sounders, our national teams and even
local youth clubs. So, we are happy to welcome
Brian too!

Bag are busting ourcheckbook?!?
I know you saw the report in My Edmonds News
regarding the tremendous number of bags wehave been going through this past year sincegoing bio-degradable. When we used the old big
plastic bags, we went through about 14,000 ayear. Based on the current rate of bag use, wewere going through 10 boxes (of 500) a month or
we’re targeted to go through about 60,000 bags!?!
So, we knew something was up!
What we found mistakenly found one morning wasthat folks were unscrewing the bottom bolt of thekiosk and removing entire rows of bags?!? Shameon you! We all realize that folks will take extra
bags – but entire rolls? So, we have fixed thebottom of the kiosks now and hopefully we can geta handle on our bag use as we may have to go
back to those ugly old plastic bags. We want tothank all the folks that read about our financial

woes in My Edmonds News and donated money
towards this costly supply.

Yippie for Yappie
We have a NEW Yappie Club Member Tracy
Kilmer March who comes all the way fromSpokane and wants you all to enjoy her puppy’spicture.

Become a Member
There are a lot of good reasons to become amember. Member dues go towards promoting andimproving our dog park. Members will receive asubscription to our quarterly newsletter which
provides information on upcoming events, newsand educational features. All donated funds areTAX DEDUCTIBLE. We now have PAYPAL so
you can go to our website
Off Leash Area Edmonds (O.L.A.E.)
P.O. Box 1562
Edmonds WA 98020 - 1562
EIN #16-1730771
Please check one: □ New Member □ Renewal
Please print clearly:
Name: _______________________________
Address: ______________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________

Do you have corporate
matching options?

Evening Phone: _________________________
Email: _________________________________
Dog(s) names: __________________________

Just a reminder for those folks that may want todonate and may not know if you company matches
your donation. Why not check it out? Our longtime webmaster donates her hours and hercompany provides us funds to support her
volunteering time. So, maybe check with yourcompany to see if they do any type of donation
match as we will definitely fill out the paperwork tomove it forward.

About US
O.L.A.E. (Off-Leash Area - Edmonds) became a
non-profit organization in August 2005, to fulfill ourmission to steward and maintain the off-leash dog
area in Edmonds. Please visit www.olae.org tolearn more about us and our mission. We still are
accepting donations (your name goes on thewebsite), for our K-9 Veteran Bronze Statue “Rex”.
All donations are tax-deductible and checks
should be made out to O.L.A.E. at P.O. Box 1562,
Edmonds WA 98020 orGoFundMe at
http://www.gofundme.com/29zf2n8

Can we email you the newsletter: □ Yes
Contact me to help volunteer:□ Yes
Annual Membership□$ 10 Individual□$ 20 Family□$ 50 Sassy Supporter□$100 Best Friends Lounge(free advertising on O.L.A.E. website).
□$200 Yappie Club Level(free advertising on O.L.A.E. website & newsletter).
Make check payable to O.L.A.E. Thanks!
Current Yappie Club Sponsors:Blue Collar Dog House (www.bluecollardoghouse.com)
Edmonds Westgate Vet Hospital (www.evwh.com)
Jolene Otter from Quilts from the Heart
Gallaghers’ Where U-Brew (www.whereubrew.com)
Stella and Floyds (www.stellanfloyds.com)
McDonald McGarry Ins.(www.mcdonaldmcgarry.com)
Alicia Brattin
Tracy Kilmer-March
Jennifer Lill and Eric Johnson
Red Twig (http://redtwig.com)
Note: O.L.A.E. is not responsible for any illness or injury incurred
during park visit. For information, please visit www.olae.org andlook under rules and responsibilities.