While attending the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2023 North America Product Safety Training Workshop in Boston earlier this month, the teams at Association Headquarters, ICPHSO, and BARK were left with a rather unique problem: too many lobster roll dog toys! These Bostonian-inspired dog toys were provided by BARK as an addition to the ICPHSO workshop attendees’ registration bags. With nearly 100 toys remaining after the workshop, the AH team knew they could coordinate donations to local shelters.
“We’ve had the opportunity to partner with shelters in the past, and we’re grateful that ICPHSO and BARK collaborated with us on this project,” commented Mike Dwyer, Chief Executive Relationship Officer at Association Headquarters. “These toys will have such a positive impact on the dogs’ well-being, making their stay at the shelter more comfortable.”
The two shelters that will receive the toys are the Voorhees Animal Orphanage (NJ) and the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (VA). Association Headquarters coordinated the deliveries and a few lucky team members even got some extra play time with a few furry friends! Both shelters were appreciative of the donations and noted that playtime enrichment is especially important for dogs in shelters to maintain their mental health and encourage socialization. To learn more about supporting these shelters visit https://www.vaonj.org/ and https://alexandriaanimals.org/.
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About BARK
BARK is the world’s most dog-centric company, devoted to making dogs happy with the best products, services, and content. BARK’s dog-obsessed team applies its unique, data-driven understanding of what makes each dog special to design playstyle-specific toys, wildly satisfying treats, great food for your dog’s breed, effective and easy-to-use dental care, and dog-first experiences that foster the health and happiness of dogs everywhere. Founded in 2011, BARK loyally serves dogs nationwide with themed toys and treats subscriptions, BarkBox and BARK Super Chewer; custom product collections through its retail partner network, including Target and Amazon; its high-quality, nutritious meals made for your breed with BARK Food; and products that meet dogs’ dental needs with BARK Bright®. At BARK, we want to make dogs as happy as they make us because dogs and humans are better together. Sniff around at bark.co for more information.
About International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization
Founded in 1993, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO - pronounced ICK - FA - SO) is a non-profit volunteer run organization which attracts a global membership of health and safety professionals. ICPHSO provides educational programs, information, and stakeholder networking through annual training meetings in a non-partisan neutral forum in an effort to advance consumer product safety. ICPHSO members and attendees at its three annual conferences include global regulators, manufacturers, retailers, consumer and parent advocacy groups, test labs, trade associations, standards writing organizations, law firms, consultants, health educators, academia, media, and others who join together in an effort to promote safer consumer products around the world. Visit https://icphso.org/ for more information.
About Association Headquarters
Association Headquarters specializes in helping non-profit organizations achieve their mission, create value, and advance their causes, industries and professions. AH understands association trends and best practices and has professionals experienced in management, meetings, marketing, non-dues revenue growth, technology, recruiting, finance, and more. We provide full-service, hybrid, and project services to more than 40 national and international associations and non-profit organizations. For more information, visit our website at https://associationheadquarters.com/ and follow AH on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
