Friends of Oak Park Dogs (FOOPD) is a non-profit volunteer membership organization dedicated to providing permanent, attractive and accessible dog parks to the community of Oak Park.
We are an advocacy organization, but we also provide useful information and other services to members and friends.
Established in 2005,
our non-profit organization is led by seven directors, four officers,
a webmaster and volunteers on a number of working
groups helping to promote FOOPD's mission.
| 2008 Board of Directors |
Director's Duties
FOOPD is a non-profit, volunteer advocacy organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting the establishment and operation of permanent, suitable and attractive dog parks in Oak Park. Its Directors are responsible for determining policy for the organization, for establishing strategic goals and attainable objectives in pursuit of its mission and for recruiting members who share these goals and can further these objectives. Directors also represent the interests of FOOPD in dealings with the Park District of Oak Park, the Village of Oak Park and other entities, and the public at large.
The Board of Directors consists of seven members elected for one-year terms who appoint three or more officers. The Board meets monthly, currently on the second Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. |
Ann Farrell |
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| Barbara Kwiatkowsky |
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| Jane McAtee |
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Bill McClung
Bill has been a director since 2005. You might know Bill
as the proprietor of K9
Cookie Company. |
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Dick McKinlay
Dick has been a director since 2005 and served as FOOPD's
president in 2007. |
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| David Moon |
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Richard Newman
Richard has been a director since 2005.
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2008 Officers and Staff
President:
Barbara Kwiatkowsky |
Vice President:
Mike
Farley |
Secretary:
Peggy
Swanson |
Treasurer:
Jane
McAtee |
Webmaster:
Nelson
Taruc |
Interested in volunteering? We have numerous opportunities available.
Email us and we'll get in touch with you immediately.
FOOPD's Position on Dog Parks
Oak
Park requires proper, permanent dog parks. Safe, secure and adequate
facilities are good for all our citizens. FOOPD supports this goal.
Permanent dog parks:
• Provide
needed space for active play and healthful exercise for both dogs
and their owners.
• Enable dogs to socialize with dogs and with people,
making them happier, better adjusted, and in general better "citizens."
• Take
the stress off of other facilities frequented by dogs on leash.
• Make
it easier to manage and monitor the dog population by promoting licensing
and recorded
immunizations for all dogs that use the parks.
Other info
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