FIRST FRIDAY EVENT HOSTS A DOGGIE DRESS UP CONTEST ON SEPT. 5 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: August 25th, 2014 3:55 PM
The Beaverton Downtown Association invites the public to bring their pooches to a "Doggie Dress-Up" event on Sept. 5 part of the Beaverton First Friday series. The contest will be held on Washington Avenue between second and third streets. The event is free and will have several contests with prize ribbons for our four-legged winners.
"We're partnering with the city to make this a two-day event," said Donna Sanson, Beaverton Downtown Association's (BDA) promotions committee chair. "Winners and their owners will be featured-guests at the annual Beaverton Celebration Pooch Parade the following day on Saturday, Sept. 6."
Judging will begin at 6:30 p.m. First, second, and third place rosette ribbons will be awarded for the best dressed small, medium and large pooches. In addition, a special prize sponsored by Unleashed at Progress Ridge will be given to the dog with best trick. Nature's Pet will also provide goodie bags for the runner up contestants. Participation ribbons will also be given to each dog while supplies last (100 ribbons).
"I'm pleased that the city was able to collaborate with the Beaverton Downtown Association," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "This event will be a great addition to the Beaverton Last Friday festivities!"
During First Friday, there will be performances by The Bodacious Trio at Lanphere Enterprises, the Skip Farmer Duet at Beaverton Bakery and Graceless Lady Trio at Verbena Botanicals
Regular First Friday activities for participating businesses, including art galleries, specialty shops, restaurants, coffee shops, a costume shop, dance studio, healing center and Farmers Market vendors will continue as normal from 5 to 8 p.m. in the area of SW Broadway and SW fourth, between SW Watson & SW Lombard.
First Friday is a BDA event. The BDA and First Friday events are sponsored by the City of Beaverton's Main Street Program.
For more information about First Friday, please visit www.DowntownBeaverton.org or the Main Street program, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/MainStreet.
For more information on the Beaverton Celebration Pooch Parade, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Parade.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"We're partnering with the city to make this a two-day event," said Donna Sanson, Beaverton Downtown Association's (BDA) promotions committee chair. "Winners and their owners will be featured-guests at the annual Beaverton Celebration Pooch Parade the following day on Saturday, Sept. 6."
Judging will begin at 6:30 p.m. First, second, and third place rosette ribbons will be awarded for the best dressed small, medium and large pooches. In addition, a special prize sponsored by Unleashed at Progress Ridge will be given to the dog with best trick. Nature's Pet will also provide goodie bags for the runner up contestants. Participation ribbons will also be given to each dog while supplies last (100 ribbons).
"I'm pleased that the city was able to collaborate with the Beaverton Downtown Association," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "This event will be a great addition to the Beaverton Last Friday festivities!"
During First Friday, there will be performances by The Bodacious Trio at Lanphere Enterprises, the Skip Farmer Duet at Beaverton Bakery and Graceless Lady Trio at Verbena Botanicals
Regular First Friday activities for participating businesses, including art galleries, specialty shops, restaurants, coffee shops, a costume shop, dance studio, healing center and Farmers Market vendors will continue as normal from 5 to 8 p.m. in the area of SW Broadway and SW fourth, between SW Watson & SW Lombard.
First Friday is a BDA event. The BDA and First Friday events are sponsored by the City of Beaverton's Main Street Program.
For more information about First Friday, please visit www.DowntownBeaverton.org or the Main Street program, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/MainStreet.
For more information on the Beaverton Celebration Pooch Parade, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Parade.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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