The cities of Dekalb, Sycamore, Malta, and Northern Illinois University are participating in a Huskies on Parade program modeled after Chicago's Cows on Parade.
It was felt that after the sad events of 2-14, Valentine's Day when five NIU students were slain, that this would be a way to bring the communities together. Also, this weekend is Northern's Homecoming.
The more than 50 painted fiberglass huskies are scattered throughout the communities and will be on display until this Saturday, when they will take part in the Homecoming parade. Afterwards, they will be auctioned off with monies going to the February 14th Scholarship Fund.
Looking at the list of names sponsoring groups have given to the pooches, there were some good ones. Some of the better ones:
Oorah,
Paw McCartney,
Kaycee sponsored by Kishwaukee Community College,
Rx Rex sponsored by Kishwaukee Community College,
one real estate company had There's No Place Like Home,
Huskie Paws
All America Huskie
Happy Huskie Homeowner by Century 21
Breaking Stigma by Youth Service Bureau
Lincoln on Lincoln by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition
AND THE BEST ONE
Hold Your A-Paws by the NIU Convocation Center
I'm thinking of driving out there tomorrow to view them as I will be busy on Saturday.
Dekalb and Northern's Gone to the Dogs. --RoadDog
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5 comments:
RoadDog,
Thank you for bring attention to the Huskies on Parade program in DeKalb. It's a wonderful project and a creative way to welcome the students back to the NIU Campus.
Our dog, "Lincoln on Lincoln" is located on the corner of 1st Street and Lincoln Highway. We also have a 20" version named "Abe" who has a top hat and goes to exhibits with us. He makes a great companion and everyone loves him!
Thanks, again...
Diane Rossiter, Associate Director
Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition
Went to Dekalb yesterday and Liz and I were quite impressed with the dogs, and really liked "Lincoln on Lincoln." Also, a perfect location right in front of the Memorial Park, one of the prettiest spots in Dekalb.
The facial whiskers were a great touch.
We saw most of the dogs that were out.
Wish we'd known about it earlier. Liz is on the alumni e-mail list and that is how we found out about them.
I'll be writing about the trip in upcoming entries.
RoadDog,
Thank you for the kind words and I'm glad you both got to see "Lincoln". Keep an eye out for little "Abe" at some of our future outings. He's easy to travel with and is very well behaved!
Lincoln is one of our favorites too!
I was the artist who did the Hold Your A-Paws huskie. I couldn't think of a good title for the piece, and when I first submitted my designs I had the boring working title of "Convo Huskie" or something equally bland. I hadn't heard any more discussion about the title, and didn't see that they had changed it until it was displayed.
I was immediately and deeply relieved that they hadn't stuck with my title. :)
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