COR DEVELOPMENT AND SPONSORING PARTNERS TO HOST 3rd WINTERFEST AT THE SYRACUSE INNER HARBOR EVENT TO BENEFIT HELPING HOUNDS DOG RESCUE

COR DEVELOPMENT AND SPONSORING PARTNERS TO HOST 3rd WINTERFEST AT THE SYRACUSE INNER HARBOR

EVENT TO BENEFIT HELPING HOUNDS DOG RESCUE

Winterfest at The Syracuse Inner Harbor to be held Sunday, February 19th, 2023.

WHAT:

COR Development is teaming up with Helping Hounds Dog Rescue, Limp Lizard, Meier’s Creek Brewing Company at Iron Pier, C&S Companies, QPK Design, and Blueberries & Lace, to bring back Winterfest to The Syracuse Inner Harbor on Sunday, February 19th. The event will be held at the Iron Pier building (720 Van Rensselaer Street, Syracuse, NY 13204).

Winterfest was first celebrated in 1985 and has since expanded into the snow celebration that it now is. COR Development and partners are delighted to add more excitement to the 38th Annual Winterfest and bring back by popular demand the Human Dogsled Race, which will be held at the Syracuse Inner Harbor with all proceeds benefitting Helping Hounds Dog Rescue.

This year’s Inner Harbor Winterfest events and activities include:

• Food Trucks
• Ice Carving Demonstrations – Presented by C&S Companies
• Solo Stove Fire Pits & S’mores
• Family Art Classes with Right Mind Syracuse
• Human Dog Sled Race – This year there are three categories offered (see details below)
• Craft Beers, Raffles & More with Meier’s Creek Brewing Company, now open at Iron Pier
• DJ with Live Music - Skip Clark with 92.1 The Wolf will be joining us again this year to be the official race announcer
• “Best Team Spirit / Decorated Sled” contest judged by the Syracuse Crunch
• Yard Games & More

All are welcome to participate in this event to help benefit the Helping Hounds Dog Rescue, whether an organization, family, or a group of friends.

“Every year COR’s Winterfest event at the Syracuse Inner Harbor has been a tremendous success. Proceeds from this event will support Helping Hounds Dog Rescue and its mission ‘to providing a compassionate approach to dog rescue by matching homeless dogs from overcrowded shelter systems with a loving home.’ COR is excited to partner once again with Helping Hounds, and the Syracuse Winterfest committee, to host the human dogsled races benefiting Helping Hounds Dog Rescue at Iron Pier. We’d like to thank the public for their generosity, and our local partners for helping make this event such a success, and we welcome all to sign up and join the fun!” said Merissa Lynch, Marketing Manager for COR Development.

WHERE:

The Iron Pier Building

720 Van Rensselaer Street

Syracuse, NY 13204

WHEN:

Sunday, February 19th, 2023

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Adult Human Dogsled Team: 1:00pm - 4:00pm 

• Consists of 5 people: 4 pullers or pushers and 1 rider pulling a sled of the team’s own design
• The course is approximately 100 feet
• Teams compete in timed, two-team races, and the two fastest times in each category will run a second race

ENTRY FEE:$75 per team ($15 a team member) 

Age 14-18 Human Dogsled Team: 12:00pm - 1:00pm 

• Consists of 4 people or less: 3 pullers or pushers max and 1 rider pulling a sled of the team’s own design or store-bought plastic sled
• The course is approximately 100 feet
• Teams compete in timed, two-team races, and the two fastest times in each category will run a second race

ENTRY FEE: $15 per team 

Age 13 and Under Human Dogsled Team: 12:00pm - 1:00pm 

• Consists of 4 people or less: 3 pullers or pushers max and 1 rider pulling a sled of the team’s own design or store-bought plastic sled
• The course is approximately 100 feet
• Teams compete in timed, two-team races, and the two fastest times in each category will run a second race

ENTRY FEE: $15 per team 

Prizes will be awarded for 3 fastest teams & most funds raised for charity.

A trophy will be awarded for “Best Team Spirit / Decorated Sled” judged by the Syracuse Crunch.

Pre-Registration:
Purchase Tickets: Human Dogsled Race - Benefiting Helping Hounds Dog Rescue | COR Development Company, LLC (ticketsauce.com)
Via Phone: Call/Text: 315.632.8134
*Checks also accepted- Made out to Helping Hounds Dog Rescue*

Day-of Registration: will be conducted at Iron Pier Apartments (Located inside Meier’s Creek Brewing Company at the Helping Hounds Dog Rescue Table)

Contact Information:

COR Development – Merissa Lynch | mlynch@corcompanies.com

Helping Hounds Dog Rescue – Miriam Short | events@helpinghoundsny.com

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