Support Poogooder to end wayward dog poo!
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Poogooder: It's like Little Free Libraries, but for neighborhood dog poo!
Please donate today to help fund the Poogooder community dog poo bin program in Seattle and keep it growing.
In October 2020, Poogooder launched as a grassroots movement to help end wayward dog poo for a happier, healthier community and planet. Immediate goal was to provide 30 community dog poo bins with bag dispensers for volunteer stewards to host in their yards during the initial pilot and to collect learnings (and properly dispose of poo). The response has been amazing, and people are excited! One year later, there are nearly 100 active bins in West Seattle and a growing waitlist for new stewards. We are aiming to install 250 in West Seattle before expanding to the broader Seattle area (and then beyond), but we need your help to keep it going. Currently Poogooder is run entirely by volunteers and donations. It costs around $150 per bin/bag dispenser/4x4 post for steward setup and supplies. Volunteer stewards monitor and empty their bins in their own personal garbage as needed.
Please donate what you can, spread the word, and sign up to join and support Poogooder (at poogooder.com) no matter where you live, so once we have proof of concept and momentum to scale, we can expand to help your community, too!
Poogooder West Seattle pilot active bin map, November 2020. View the current map here
We will also be developing outreach partnerships and programs with animal shelters/rescues, environmental orgs, businesses, and local governments to expand the Poogooder movement beyond Seattle, since wayward dog poo is everyone's problem! Please join the cause and do some good today!
Why Poogooder?
When my child started kindergarten at Alki Elementary in Seattle in 2017, each morning we nearly stepped in dog poo as we raced to class. After much research and many conversations with dog owners and residents, I realized that wayward dog poo is the source of much angst and division, but it doesn't have to be this way. So I set out to create a solution that unites rather than divides us around a shared problem.
Help neighbors help dog walkers help the environment (and each other).
Wayward dog poo left on the ground in shared public areas stinks, but so does having to carry your dog's steamy poo around in a bag. People walking their dogs try to do the right thing and toss the bag in a nearby neighbor trash can, but that incites a firestorm of fury on social media. Sometimes dog walkers find themselves in desperate need of an extra bag, but none are available nearby. Cities or property managers provide "pet relief stations" (the industry term for dog poo bag dispenser / poo bin combos), but not within neighborhoods. Some communities erect DIY "take a bag /leave a bag" bag dispensers, but with many cities banning plastic grocery bags, and without a designated steward, they often go untended. It's a design problem --- sidewalks and roads are built for dog walking, making the grassy curb strip or private front yards into de facto dog restrooms, but there's no nearby acceptable place to properly dispose of dog poo or get an emergency bag when they go.
What if all communities had locally-hosted dog poo bins and bag dispensers?
The purpose of Poogooder is to rethink and overcome this issue by recruiting and educating volunteer hosts to steward dog poo bins (with bag dispensers and hand sanitizer) in their area or nearby areas in need, with the belief that if neighbors work together, we can foster greater awareness and joy as a community that cares for each other and our environment. We are starting with a pilot program in Seattle in 2020, then expanding, since dog poo is truly a global issue.
Your donation matters.
We are raising funds to help cover the costs of running and growing the Poogooder movement, develop educational materials and programs that raise awareness of the environmental and social impacts of wayward dog poo, and subsidize the cost of dog poo bins, bag dispensers, hand sanitizer, and dog poo bags for volunteer community stewards during neighborhood pilot programs and ongoing maintenance. Please consider donating regular "tips" on an ongoing basis (here or via Venmo @Poogooder) to show your support.
Now available: Oh Poo! A Cautionary Tale picture book
Looking for the perfect gift for the dog lover (or poo hater) in your life and want to help indie local bookstores and authors? Maybe you're a librarian, parent, educator, or animal advocate in search of an engaging story to spark conversations about integrity, the greater good, and how small actions can make a big impact. Or perhaps you just like clean potty humor in rhyme. Oh Poo! A Cautionary Tale is the relief you seek.
Join the Poogooder movement!
In addition to cash donations, we are seeking volunteer organizers, educators, bin/bag stewards, partners, sponsors, and others who want to make Poogooder a global success. We’re just getting started, and we need YOU make it happen! The only requirement is your desire to bring goodness. Excited about outreach programs, community-powered pet relief stations, education, the environment, purpose-driven apps, or other solutions? We want your input. You don’t even have to deal with poo!
Thank you for supporting Poogooder and helping to inspire, connect, and enable people to do some good each day for a healthier, happier community and planet.
Lori Kothe
Poogooder Founder
More info:
Visit the Poogooder website
Buy Oh Poo A Cautionary Tale , the Poogooder picture book & conversation starter
Follow Poogooder on instagram
Read the Sept 10 West Seattle Blog feature
Please donate today to help fund the Poogooder community dog poo bin program in Seattle and keep it growing.
In October 2020, Poogooder launched as a grassroots movement to help end wayward dog poo for a happier, healthier community and planet. Immediate goal was to provide 30 community dog poo bins with bag dispensers for volunteer stewards to host in their yards during the initial pilot and to collect learnings (and properly dispose of poo). The response has been amazing, and people are excited! One year later, there are nearly 100 active bins in West Seattle and a growing waitlist for new stewards. We are aiming to install 250 in West Seattle before expanding to the broader Seattle area (and then beyond), but we need your help to keep it going. Currently Poogooder is run entirely by volunteers and donations. It costs around $150 per bin/bag dispenser/4x4 post for steward setup and supplies. Volunteer stewards monitor and empty their bins in their own personal garbage as needed.
Please donate what you can, spread the word, and sign up to join and support Poogooder (at poogooder.com) no matter where you live, so once we have proof of concept and momentum to scale, we can expand to help your community, too!
Poogooder West Seattle pilot active bin map, November 2020. View the current map here
We will also be developing outreach partnerships and programs with animal shelters/rescues, environmental orgs, businesses, and local governments to expand the Poogooder movement beyond Seattle, since wayward dog poo is everyone's problem! Please join the cause and do some good today!
Why Poogooder?
When my child started kindergarten at Alki Elementary in Seattle in 2017, each morning we nearly stepped in dog poo as we raced to class. After much research and many conversations with dog owners and residents, I realized that wayward dog poo is the source of much angst and division, but it doesn't have to be this way. So I set out to create a solution that unites rather than divides us around a shared problem.
Help neighbors help dog walkers help the environment (and each other).
Wayward dog poo left on the ground in shared public areas stinks, but so does having to carry your dog's steamy poo around in a bag. People walking their dogs try to do the right thing and toss the bag in a nearby neighbor trash can, but that incites a firestorm of fury on social media. Sometimes dog walkers find themselves in desperate need of an extra bag, but none are available nearby. Cities or property managers provide "pet relief stations" (the industry term for dog poo bag dispenser / poo bin combos), but not within neighborhoods. Some communities erect DIY "take a bag /leave a bag" bag dispensers, but with many cities banning plastic grocery bags, and without a designated steward, they often go untended. It's a design problem --- sidewalks and roads are built for dog walking, making the grassy curb strip or private front yards into de facto dog restrooms, but there's no nearby acceptable place to properly dispose of dog poo or get an emergency bag when they go.
What if all communities had locally-hosted dog poo bins and bag dispensers?
The purpose of Poogooder is to rethink and overcome this issue by recruiting and educating volunteer hosts to steward dog poo bins (with bag dispensers and hand sanitizer) in their area or nearby areas in need, with the belief that if neighbors work together, we can foster greater awareness and joy as a community that cares for each other and our environment. We are starting with a pilot program in Seattle in 2020, then expanding, since dog poo is truly a global issue.
Your donation matters.
We are raising funds to help cover the costs of running and growing the Poogooder movement, develop educational materials and programs that raise awareness of the environmental and social impacts of wayward dog poo, and subsidize the cost of dog poo bins, bag dispensers, hand sanitizer, and dog poo bags for volunteer community stewards during neighborhood pilot programs and ongoing maintenance. Please consider donating regular "tips" on an ongoing basis (here or via Venmo @Poogooder) to show your support.
Now available: Oh Poo! A Cautionary Tale picture book
Looking for the perfect gift for the dog lover (or poo hater) in your life and want to help indie local bookstores and authors? Maybe you're a librarian, parent, educator, or animal advocate in search of an engaging story to spark conversations about integrity, the greater good, and how small actions can make a big impact. Or perhaps you just like clean potty humor in rhyme. Oh Poo! A Cautionary Tale is the relief you seek.
Join the Poogooder movement!
In addition to cash donations, we are seeking volunteer organizers, educators, bin/bag stewards, partners, sponsors, and others who want to make Poogooder a global success. We’re just getting started, and we need YOU make it happen! The only requirement is your desire to bring goodness. Excited about outreach programs, community-powered pet relief stations, education, the environment, purpose-driven apps, or other solutions? We want your input. You don’t even have to deal with poo!
Thank you for supporting Poogooder and helping to inspire, connect, and enable people to do some good each day for a healthier, happier community and planet.
Lori Kothe
Poogooder Founder
More info:
Visit the Poogooder website
Buy Oh Poo A Cautionary Tale , the Poogooder picture book & conversation starter
Follow Poogooder on instagram
Read the Sept 10 West Seattle Blog feature
Organizer
Lori Kothe
Organizer
Seattle, WA
