Okay here�s what we did this year: last year was so hot, probably 90 degrees even in the shade. So for the past year, Janet and I have been thinking about ways to keep the temperature cool, at least the temperature inside our booth, cool for Woofstock, which is an outdoor event at a dog park in the middle of August. I think the humane society wants to do it the first weekend after fall semester starts is to show the students there are alternative ways to get their first pet and save a life at the same time. Since it�s at a dog park (actually over 100 acres of grass and trees where the dogs are allowed to run without a leash, as long as they are under voice control, and since the park is not fenced-in, I highly recommend that only the dogs that have good recall to be allowed off-leash), we have to bring our own portable tents, which do not block out sunlight and heat as well as more permanent structures of shading. Anyways, Janet thought about bringing a fan, and I asked Kermit for a booth location that�s near an electrical outlet. Luckily Kermit gave us a location that�s 8 feet away from two sets of outlets. Janet also brought two fans AND two outdoor extension cords. And I remembered that the pharmacy school has an industrial size ice maker, so I decided to bring ice in cooler, to be put in front of the fan, as to create an �air conditioner� feeling. I also asked Janet and Cathryne to bring their ice chests, so I could keep filling them throughout the day (Kiesel Park is about 2 miles from campus). Plus, Janet�s cooler come with a nice wire stand, so we were able to put the ice chests, with the lid open, right in front of the air current. Janet also has some fans that are floor height, but we think these taller fans work better. Boy those ideas certainly helped, because all four of our volunteers were sitting comfortably inside our tent. Even with 95 degree temperature, I only had to refill the chests every 2-3 hours. A couple people from other booth saw what we had and went home and brought their own fans. And a few others even came over to see our ice chest setup. I�m sure they are envious  I�m sure next year more people will do it this way too.
A Labradoodle (?) drinking water from the water bowls that we put out in front of our table. We also put ice in the dog bowls to keep them cool. The ice cubes Cathyrne brought are bigger chunks and thus they were able to keep longer in the bowls under the sun.
