b'SAVE THE DATE! Sunday May 28 at 10 a.m.in Palmer Park for the6th annual Port Perry Walk for Dog Guides.Come make new friends, check out all the different dog breeds and enjoy all the festivities. You do not need a dog to walk!In2018asmallgroupoflocalresidentsbroughtthe Lions Foundation Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides to Port Perry. Thanks to the encouragement and help from local businesses and Focus on Scugog, the Port Perry Walk for Dog Guides has become the 4th largest fundraising walk for the Lions Foundation Dog Guides. In 2022, coming out of the pandemic and as one of the first in person fundrais-ing events in Scugog, we raised a record $33,472 with 224 people walking with 102 dogs. We were the 4th largest out of 214 walks for Dog Guides across Canada in 2022. To date we have raised $107,310.82. In 2023 we have planned more fun activities like face painting and plan to close part of Perry Street to alleviate the crowding at the after party hosted by Old Flame Brewing Co.We will start in Palmer Park walking thru the beautiful waterfront and downtown Port Perry and ending the walk at our awesome brewery.Laci Otis piping the dogs in to the Old Flame at the end of the Terry Vos of Vos Independent Grocer will provide thewalk. Focus 2022.complimentary lunch for participants.Christy Stone andGrooming, Mrs. Fields Bake House Caf, Oakridge Golf her son Matt from The Piano Inn and Caf will provideCourse, Port Perry BIA, Port Perry Lions, Port Perry Star, complimentary Kawartha ice cream.The Durham UkulelePort Perry Marina, PP Print, Right at Home Realty and the Klub (DUKES) will entertain and local bag piper Laci OtisScugog Chamber of Commerce to name a few. Tyler Briley, leads and pipes the walk with traditional Scottish melodies.a famous local artist, routinely honours the walk by donat-Other local business sponsors include Anja of Sweden,ing one of his original paintings for the silent auction. Scott CanadianTire,FocusonScugog,TheFramersGallery,and Pam Riley owners of our local Pet Valu and Paulmacs Green Tractors, Gus Brown Buick GMC, Hanks Pastries,Pets donate the overflowing grab bags! And all those vol-JonathanvanBilsen,McDonalds,MeganSpawDogunteers on the day of the walk that make the magic happen. 1893 Scugog Street, Port Perry & OPERATED BED Y www.yourindependentgrocer.caWNORS Hours: Sunday to Saturday: 7 am-9 pm YOUROUNEIGHB34FOCUS - APRIL 2023'