O.L.A.E. Newsletter
Volume No. 10Issue No. 04

Happy 11th Anniversary toO.L.A.E.
This park is sustained by volunteers like YOU! Wethcelebrated our 11 year in August and held ourAnnual meeting in January. We are always looking
for new volunteers or Board Members. We meetonce a month at Gallaghers’ U-Brew and our main
event is the Halloween Howl. Our new Board
Members can be found on our website. If you haveany comments or are interested in becoming more
active with O.L.A.E. contact o.l.a.e@comcast.net.

The 10thAnnualHalloweenHowl wasgrrrrrawesome!
Our Halloween Howl was a perfect day despite thefog. Costumes were awesome and very imaginative.
We made over $1,000 and everyone seemed toenjoy the vendors, raffles and silent auction items.
A special thanks to Animal Control Senior Officer
Debbie Dawson for spending the day with us andhelping educate our users, supporting our group,and selling animal licenses to new dog owners
courtesy of O.L.A.E.
We would like to thank the following vendors andsponsors for helping us make this event a great
success: “All the Best Pet Care”; ”Nama’s Candy”,“Costco”, “Walnut Street Coffee House”, “Glazed andAmazed”, “TAILored Pet Services”, “Trader Joes”,“Wash’n’Wag’n Moblie Pet Care”; “Blue Collar Dog
House”; “The Dining Dog”, “Stella & Floyds
Professional Pet Care Services”; “Next-to-Natures”,“Lunar Poodle Vet Services”;“Celtic Cowboy”;“Dmarie’s Doggie Boutique”; Gail Sarvis and “Salon512”; “Spa La La”; Jolene Otter of “Quilts from theHeart”; Rebecca Lucan, Bonnie Klasell honoring
Maggie; Cathy Boyd; Mary Kathleen and Alina
Hagstrom, and Karyn Kellogg in memory of Bobbi,
Dylan and Miss Fat Kitty and WOOF DESIGNS withSeahawk dog bandanas & ''Paw-er-pher-nalia''.

Date: Winter 2014/2015

Published Quarterly

We also want to thank Steve Tholl, Diane Buckshnis,
Alicia Brattin, Lori Parsons, Glenda Konkol and Shayand Kyle Hastler, for helping organize, promote andhost the Halloween Howl.

DavidandHeather
Revelldonate$1,000 inloving
memoryof Riley
It was a bittersweet Christmas gift and the Directorsof O.L.A.E. which to thank David and Heather for
their generosity. David wrote a note and said thatRiley loved the dog park and was a big Chesapeakethat they rescued at one year old. He just loved
being in that water, David wrote. He passed last year
(and like all of us that have had dogs pass), he ismissed every day.

OLAE and Blue Collar Dog
House donate 480 poundsof Dog Food
Last year we donated dog food and a roll of plasticbags to our local food bank. We received a lovely
thank you from the food bank saying that sometimes
donor’s don’t realize that dogs are part of the familytoo.
So, this year, with generous donations from folks likeyou, we donated 220 pounds to the food bank. BlueCollar Dog House was so touched by our generosity,that they too also donated 240 pounds of dog food.

We hope you have a wonderful New Year andremember, dogs are part of the family too!

BECOME A MEMBER

7th Eagle Scout Projectcompleted!

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, news andeducational features. All donated funds are TAX
DEDUCTIBLE.

This past fall, Kyle Hastler and Matt Trahms (both15) from Boy Scout Troop 312 applied for their Eagle
Scout Project with Rich Lindsay of Edmonds Parksand Recreation. The two Life Scouts wanted toreconstruct and upgrade the old agility course andwith the help of the City of Edmonds add anoutdated City cement pipe for dogs to run through.
The agility course is much stronger using galvanizedpipe instead of PVC, so it will last throughout theyears with heavy use and harsh environment. TheScouts also revamped the A-frame to be a little lower
and not so extreme for the smaller dogs. As always,
O.L.A.E. wishes to thank Edmonds Park andRecreation Manager, Rich Lindsay for helping theScouts on these projects and working with O.L.A.E.
to continue to improve this beautiful park for theEdmonds Community. For more details about
O.L.A.E., visit www.olae.org

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: _________________________
Evening Phone: _________________________
Email:_________________________________

Yippie for our Yappie Club
Members
This past quarter, we received generous checks
from the following long time supporters: Edmonds
Woodway Veterinary Hospital, Jennifer Lill and Eric
Johnson, TAILored Pet Services, LLC, and Dr. Alan
MacGill and Janiine Babcock (matched by GatesFoundation). O.L.A.E. will gladly fill out thepaperwork if you have a corporation that matches
your donations.

T-Shirt Sale Feburary
22nd from 11 to 1 PM
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. We always need volunteers andfinancial donors. Please visit www.olae.org to learn
more about us and our mission.

Dog(s) names: __________________________Can we email you the newsletter: □ Yes
Contact me to help volunteer:□ Yes
Annual Membership□$ 10 Individual□$ 20 Family□$ 50 Sassy Supporter□$100 Barking 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:
David and Heather Revell in loving memory of Riley
All the Best Pet Care (www.allthepetcare.com)
Bailey and Banjo (baileyandbanjo.com)
Blue Collar Dog House (www.bluecollardoghouse.com)
Edmonds Westgate Vet Hospital (www.evwh.com)
Celtic Cowboys (www.ccbbq.com)
Rebecca Lucan (http://www.rebeccaluncan.com)
FIND US
Pawsitive Points (http://www.pawsitivepoints.com/)
ONJolene Otter from Quilts from the Heart
Stella and Floyds (www.stellanfloyds.com)
Wash’nWag’n Mobile Pet Service
Dr. Alan MacGill and Janiine Babcock
Alicia Brattin
Jennifer Susan Lill and Eric Johnson.
TailorPetServices Pet Services LLC
Note: O.L.A.E. is not responsible for any illness or injury incurred during park visit.
For information, please visit www.olae.org and look under rules and responsibilities .