The Breckenridge, Minnesota, Active Living Committee has surpassed their fundraising goal for a city dog park expected to be built in 2021 at a location by the Breckenridge Family Community Center. The committee received $35,018.97 in grants and donations for the project.
Area doctors Lucy and Vartan Malkasian donated $30,000 to the project, City Administrator Renae Smith said. Richland-Wilkin Community Foundation awarded the Active Living Committee a $4,243.97 grant and the remaining donations have come from various community donors.
The active living committee began fundraising efforts in October, with a goal of raising $30,000 for the park. Lori Gefre, city billing clerk and committee member, created a GoFundMe to streamline donations. The fundraiser had collected $805 as of Dec. 9.