Thanks for your interest in joining Friends of Orianna Hill Dog Park, a wonderful member-led initiative! It’s a great place not only to exercise your dog, but to meet neighbors, who as fellow members of the park, are collectively working to improve our neighborhood.

All human users MUST register to use the Park, and all dogs must be properly registered and wear a FOOHP dog tag in the Park at all times, so that unregistered dogs can be easily identified.

Memberships run from January to December, and must be renewed annually.

Starting in 2010, new member registration(s) and renewals will involve a two-step process:

1. Online Application. First, all prospective new and renewing members must complete an online application. The new application requires all applicants to sign up for a committee, which is a condition of membership.
2. Member Orientation. Second (after completion of the online application), ALL APPLICANTS (including renewing members) must attend a member orientation session to complete the registration process. 2010 FOOHP dog tags will be distributed at the end of the orientation session. You must wait until you attend the orientation and receive your tag(s) before using the Park.

The member orientation sessions, which are for humans only, will be held at the NLNA Community•Center, which is at the corner of N. 3rd Street and Fairmount Avenue.  They will last approximately 30 minutes and include a 10 minute video.  Because the session is so short, if you are more than 5 minutes late, you will not be admitted and will be asked to return for another orientation.

You must fill out the online application before you attend the member orientation.  At orientation, we will check your name against the list of online applicants, and will turn away members who have not filled out the online form before they appear for orientation.

Orientations are currently scheduled for the following dates/times:
••••••••••••••• 1/26/2010 (Tues.) at 11:00am••••••••
••••••••••••••• 2/3/2010 (Wed.) at 6:30pm
••••••••••••••• 2/7/2010 (Sun.) at 11:00am
••••••••••••••• 2/20/2010 (Sat.) at 11:00am
••••••••••••••• 2/24/2010 (Wed.) at 6:30pm

More sessions will be scheduled throughout the year, although not with the same frequency as the January and February sessions.

Please note that in 2010, the cost of a voting membership is going up in 2010 to $50.00 (per person) (new members joining after July 1 may prorate to $25). Your tax-deductible donation allows us to maintain and improve Orianna Hill Park, a nonprofit, member-owned park that receives no funding from the City.

Also, note that if you are a renewing member, you have until February 28, 2010 to complete the registration process; your 2009 tag is valid until then, after which you must have a 2010 tag to enter the Dog Park.

There is a $5.00 replacement fee (per tag) if you lose your tag(s). To request a replacement tag, please send payment to: Anne Waginger, FOOHP President, 838 N. Orianna Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123.