What events are planned for the project?
  Each sponsor’s name will be displayed at each event associated with this project among these events are:
- Dawg Arrival- Naked (unpainted)   
    bulldawgs arrive in Mecosta County
- Unleashing Party– At Riverdays Festival, 
    finished dawgs are displayed and later moved
    to their display sites
- Labor Day 5K Run– Coordination with 
     Leadership Mecosta 5K race to promote Year   
     of the Dawg project.
- Dawg Wash– All bulldawgs are
    cleaned and readied for auction
- Bark in the Park– Official display
     period begins.  Maps to the dawgs are
     distributed.
- Auction– Sponsor dawgs are
    sold at online auction, profits go to local
    organizations
- Scavenger hunt– All community members   
    who visit all dawgs will be entered into a
    drawing for various prizes
-Traveling Dawg– One dawg, which
    displays all sponsor names, will make an
    appearance at various Mecosta County events       
    (area festivals, fairs, parades, etc.)
-Many more ...

Project Timeline

1. January – March 2008
   1. Solicit sponsor/adopters
   2. Call for artists
   3. Order dawgs at end of March
2. April – May 2008
   1. Promote project
3. June 2008
   1. Dawgs arrive (event)
4. July – August 2008
   1. Continue to promote project while artists create art
   2. Participate in local parades, fairs, etc.
5. September 2008
   1. “Unleashing the Dawgs”
   2. “Run with the Dawgs” – 5K run/walk
   3. All other Riverdays festivities
6. October – December 2008
   1. Dawgs remain on display
   2. FSU Homecoming (including parade)
   3. FSU Football celebrating 100th year of Bulldog Football
7. January – March 2009
   1. Dawgs remain on display
   2. Involvement in Festival of the Arts (many different events)
8. April 2009
   1. Washing the Dawgs (event)
9. May – September 2009
   1. “Official” display begins with maps
   2. Continue to promote project
   3. Same parades and fairs as last summer
10. October 2009
    1. Online auction
    2. Project “officially” ends