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The Daily OrangeMonday for Mutts' encourages pet owners to spend the day outside with their canine pals
By Candace Tracy
Posted: 4/10/08, 10:48 PM EST Section: News
Holly walks through the Syracuse University quad and has a hard time finding someone just like her. Holly, an 8-year old golden retriever and the pet of Brenda Wrigley, a public relations professor, was the inspiration for "Mutts for Monday," a dog-walk on the Quad.
Sponsored by campus-wide initiative Healthy Monday, "Monday for Mutts" is a free event where Syracuse University students, faculty and staff are invited walk their dogs
together on the Quad.
"Monday for Mutts" will take place on April 14th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Quad.
Wrigley proposed the idea, designed to promote a fun approach to health awareness.
Described as "the biggest dog lover ever," Wrigley proposed a walking event in response to Healthy Monday's call for health, wellness and stress reduction mini-projects, said Rebecca Langford, Healthy Monday program manager and a media studies graduate student.
The inspiration for "Monday for Mutts" came from Wrigley's 8-year-old golden
retriever Holly, who often accompanies her to work.
"Students always say, 'Oh I miss my dog' when they see Holly," Wrigley said. "So, I decided to propose a walking event."
Within 24 hours of submitting a proposal to Healthy Monday, Wrigley received a response from Langford. The event is being organized by a team of public relations students in Wrigley's PRL 206 class.
"I gave them the option to attend a speaker or join this team, for practice with event
planning," Wrigley said. A group of students have been meeting once a week for the past
month to plan and promote "Monday for Mutts."
Nicole Savva, a sophomore retail management major, created a Facebook group to build awareness about the event. Other students wrote press releases, designed flyers and manned an informational table at the Schine Student Center with Wrigley's dog, Holly, as a special guest. As a sister of one of SU's sororities, Savva has also been promoting the event within Greek Life, because many fraternities have "house dogs," she said.
Sponsored by campus-wide initiative Healthy Monday, "Monday for Mutts" is a free event where Syracuse University students, faculty and staff are invited walk their dogs
together on the Quad.
"Monday for Mutts" will take place on April 14th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Quad.
Wrigley proposed the idea, designed to promote a fun approach to health awareness.
Described as "the biggest dog lover ever," Wrigley proposed a walking event in response to Healthy Monday's call for health, wellness and stress reduction mini-projects, said Rebecca Langford, Healthy Monday program manager and a media studies graduate student.
The inspiration for "Monday for Mutts" came from Wrigley's 8-year-old golden
retriever Holly, who often accompanies her to work.
"Students always say, 'Oh I miss my dog' when they see Holly," Wrigley said. "So, I decided to propose a walking event."
Within 24 hours of submitting a proposal to Healthy Monday, Wrigley received a response from Langford. The event is being organized by a team of public relations students in Wrigley's PRL 206 class.
"I gave them the option to attend a speaker or join this team, for practice with event
planning," Wrigley said. A group of students have been meeting once a week for the past
month to plan and promote "Monday for Mutts."
Nicole Savva, a sophomore retail management major, created a Facebook group to build awareness about the event. Other students wrote press releases, designed flyers and manned an informational table at the Schine Student Center with Wrigley's dog, Holly, as a special guest. As a sister of one of SU's sororities, Savva has also been promoting the event within Greek Life, because many fraternities have "house dogs," she said.
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Teris
posted 4/11/08 @ 2:06 PM EST
This is a great idea to have a walking event for pets and Syracuse University staff to get the dogs and people outdoors, which promotes good health and community. (Continued…)
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