Bark in the Park at Lake Carolina
May 28, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 28, 2009 – Lake Carolina is pleased to announce Bark in the Park, a festival for dogs, to help celebrate Lake Carolina’s newest upcoming amenity, a 1-acre dog park. The celebration will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The annual event is sure to be bigger and better this year complete with splash stations, obstacle courses, Pupcasso, a doggie photo booth, dog vendors, doggie apparel and training tips and demonstrations from the Greater Columbia Obedience Club.
The event is hosted by Lake Carolina Development and A Dog Eared Corner. All proceeds from Bark in the Park will benefit Project Pet, a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit animal rescue organization located in Columbia, S.C.
We are very proud to be the only new home community in Columbia, S.C. that has a dog park, said David Tuttle, President of Lake Carolina Development. We’re good listeners. We surveyed our Lake Carolinians and got some great feedback on their desires for future amenities.
Enter your dog to win in crowd pleasing best in show contests, including wackiest pet trick, best costume, loudest bark, highest jumper, longest ears and other categories.
We think you and your dog will agree that this is an event sure to keep tails wagging!
$10 registration fee per pup. See you at the Dog Park!
For more information about Bark in the Park, contact the Lake Carolina events coordinator, Megan Plott at [email protected] or (803) 865-5452.
About Lake Carolina
Lake Carolina, situated on 1,850 acres in Columbia, South Carolina, has been named Community of the Year eight times. With over six miles of shoreline on a 200-acre freshwater lake where you and your family can swim, fish, sail and ski; resort-style amenities; a Town Center complete with everything from doctors’ offices to restaurants; Columbia’s newest YMCA; and on-site elementary and middle schools, the interconnected, traditional neighborhoods of Lake Carolina have become the new gathering place for Columbia families. Lake Carolina truly provides a place for its residents to live, work, learn and play.