Carlisle Area Dog Parks
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Our goal is the creation of dog parks in the Carlisle, Pennsylvania area.
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   Chili's Proudy Supports CADPA!
   It's Shaffer Park!
   Time to Rollup Our Shirtsleeves!


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Chili's Supports CADPA


Each month Chili's in Carlisle will host Carlisle Area Dog Park Days. With each flyer presented Chili's will donate 10% of the sale to CADPA!

Just print and bring the flyer to Chili's, enjoy a good meal, and show your support too!


click here & print May 24th's Flyer
click here & print June 7th's Flyer


It's Shaffer Park!

Carlisle's first dog park will be in Shaffer Park located just north of Carlisle on Route 34.

Located at 1649 Spring Rd. (Route 34), Shaffer Park will provide us with 4 acres of unleashed fun!

Here's How to Get There -

From Downtown Carlisle -
* Take Hanover Street (Route 34) north
* At the Route 34/Route 11 split, continue on Route 34
* Follow Route 34 pass the Fairgrounds and under the PA Turnpike underpass
* Shaffer Park is on the right, across from Sterretts Gap Avenue

From PA Turnpike -
* Take exit 226
* After toll booth bear to the right for Route 11 toward Carlisle
* Follow Route 11 to Calvary Road
* Turn right onto Calvary Rd.
* At the traffic light turn left onto Spring Rd.
* Go approximately 1/3 mile - Shaffer Park is on the left across from Sterretts Gap Avenue.

Interstate 81 to Route 11 -
* From the north - Take exit 52
* From the south - Take exit 52b

* Follow Route 11 to Calvary Road
* Turn right onto Calvary Road
* At the traffic light turn left onto Spring Rd.
* Go approximately 1/3 mile - Shaffer Park is on the left across from Sterretts Gap Avenue.
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at the parade

Parkie and a few of the Dog Park Kids at Carlisle's Halloween Parade


Listen to the CADPA interview
aired September 13, 2007 on
960 WHYL Carlisle's
"The Evening Report with PJ Mullen"

Gail Black, CADPA President, was interviewed about two hours before the CADPA was informed that a collaboration was going to be formed to help get their plan moving faster in the right direction.
Click here to listen.


CADPA T-shirt

a Dog Park Kid and friend


It's Time to Rollup Our Shirtsleeves!


Now that we have a location for the dog park it's time to rollup our shirtsleeves and get moving!

CADPA is now forming committees to get our park up and running - and you can help!

We need help with:

Fund Raising.
Do you have experience raising funds, writing grants, going after those big contributors?

Site & Grounds.
Are you handy with tools? Like keeping thing nice and tidy?

Communication & Public Relations.
Want to help get the word out?

If you'd like to help in any of these areas, contact CADPA at717-243-9829 or
info@carlisleareadogparks.org.

Your Donations.
Go to the How To Help page for information. Remember, your donation is tax deductible!


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Book Signing Benefited Your Dog Park

Many thanks to the Cumberland County Historical Society, History on High - the Shop, and Carol Hillard, the illustrator of the book I Like Dogs for their generous support of CADPA.

Ms. Hillard gave a short talk and reading as well as signed copies of her newly released children's book. A portion of the proceeds benefited Carlisle's new dog park.

Their support is greatly appreciated!

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Events

We'll be at the following events. Come see us!

LeTort Festival - May 8th
Summer Fair Parade - July 2nd
Bluegrass on the Grass - July 10th


For more information on our events or to volunteer to help during an event, drop an email to events@carlisleareadogparks.org or send a snail mail letter to our post office box -
Carlisle Area Dog Parks, P.O. Box 1016, Carlisle, PA 17013.

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