Sara
Evans teams with the Nutro Company to launch Nationwide
Grant Program to Enhance Dog Parks
NASHVILLE,
TN – The Nutro Company, a leading manufacturer
of natural* pet food products, has teamed up with country
singer Sara Evans to encourage dog owners nationwide
to apply for grant support to help enhance their local
dog parks during the third annual ROOM TO RUN™
Dog Park Appreciation Project. Now in its third year,
The Nutro Company is expanding ROOM TO RUN™, a
community program designed to support public, non-profit
dog parks and off-leash areas, to encourage greater
community engagement.
"As
a proud dog owner, I'm excited to help The Nutro Company
kick off the third annual event and to help spread the
word to dog lovers around the country," said Sara
Evans. "Our dog Roman is like a member of our family,
and I know many people feel the same way about their
own dogs. I support the ROOM TO RUN™ effort to
give dogs and their owners an enhanced place to play
and bond."
On
June 13, 2012, the grant application forms will be available
on the ROOM TO RUN™ grant website at www.easymatch.com/NutroRoomToRun.
Thirty $2,000 grants will be awarded on a rolling basis
(through October 2012) to help fund enhancement efforts
in public, non-profit dog parks serving local communities
in the U.S. Dog park enhancements may range from:
- General
repairs and maintenance (e.g., painting benches, repairing
fences)
- Installation
of new agility equipment
- Landscaping
- Updates
to water system
- Creation
of a poop bag center
To
award the grants, The Nutro Company has formed the ROOM
TO RUN™ Associate Board to review and select parks
that exhibit the greatest need. The deadline for entries
is September 31, 2012.
"Enhancing
dog parks is a natural fit for The Nutro Company, as
we've had a long-standing commitment to promote a healthy
lifestyle for pets by producing natural pet food for
more than 80 years," said Kent Cunningham, vice
president of Marketing for The Nutro Company. "Many
of us use our own local dog parks as a place to interact
and bond with our dogs, so we're excited to take ROOM
TO RUN™ to the next level by encouraging community
members to take action and apply for grant support to
help enhance their local parks."
Since
the program's inception in 2010, ROOM TO RUN™
has committed more than 3,000 man hours to enhance 60
dog parks across North America.
To
learn more about the ROOM TO RUN™ Dog Park Appreciation
Project, visit The Nutro Company's Community Initiatives
page at www.nutro.com/about-us/community-initiatives.aspx
or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NutroProducts
(and click the ROOM TO RUN™ tab). Grant applications
can be found online at www.easymatch.com/NutroRoomToRun
until the September 31, 2012 deadline.
Source:
The Nutro Company / www.SaraEvans.com |
PHOTO
BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Sara
Evans will perform at the 98 KCQ Country Music Fest
on June 16, 2012 @ 3:30 p.m.
For
more information:
www.saraevans.com
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