The Furry Scurry is an annual, fun-filled festival and two-mile dog walk at Denver’s Washington Park to benefit the animals at the Dumb Friends League. This year, people can gather in person on Saturday, May 4 OR walk from afar between now and May 24 (although we hope you’ll choose May 4 for your “virtual” stroll)! No matter where you scurry, every step you take and dollar you raise will make a lasting difference for the animals in our care.
To celebrate our 31st year, we’re offering a range of fun activities we know you’ll love – from contests to food truck fare. If a remote experience is more your style, you can register and walk the two miles wherever you wish with a canine or feline friend by your side!
Furry Scurry registration fees and donations transform the lives of vulnerable pets and horses at the League and across Colorado. We provide high-quality care to more than 44,000 animals each year, with most of our funding coming from generous supporters like you. Fundraisers like the Furry Scurry are essential for the League to continue our shelter, rehabilitation, veterinary, and community services for the animals and people who need us most.
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WHAT: The Dumb Friends League Furry Scurry – a Denver tradition including a two-mile fundraiser walk and fun-filled festival. Registered participants can scurry in person or from afar.
WHY: Thousands of vulnerable animals come to the League each year. Registering and raising funds for this event helps them heal, find or stay with loving families, and take their next steps.
WHERE: Washington Park in Denver | Virtually anywhere in the world!
WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 9:00 a.m. – noon (onsite registration opens at 7:30 a.m.) | From a distance until May 24
WHO: You and your loved ones. Dogs can walk in person. Cats and dogs can walk from afar.
Definitely! People can either fundraise on their own or boost their impact by teaming up! Furry Scurry teams consist of two or more people who are working together toward a fundraising goal. The more people on your team, the more you can help the Dumb Friends League!
Like individual participants, team members can earn amazing incentive items when they fundraise. These items are based on the amount each team member raises (rather than the team’s overall total). Likewise, teams are eligible to win additional awards on the day of the event. Teamwork really does make the dream work!
No, you can register now and walk anytime through May 24. If you wish to walk alongside the Furry Scurry community in Washington Park, the official event day is Saturday, May 4 from 9:00 a.m. – noon (onsite registration starts at 7:30 a.m.).
Thank you for your interest in taking part in this year’s Furry Scurry! Booths are available at the Furry Scurry for event sponsors and vendors. We also provide a limited number of spaces for local food trucks.
To inquire about becoming an event sponsor (available to most businesses, excluding pet food companies), please complete our Sponsorship Inquiry Form.
To join us as a food truck vendor OR a Flealess Market vendor (available to pet-related businesses only, excluding pet food companies, other nonprofit organizations, and veterinary practices), please complete a Vendor Application by March 31, 2024. NOTE: Flealess Market and food truck vendors complete separate applications.
You can find these applications @FurryScurry.org!
Once you register for the event, you will be given access to your very own Furry Scurry fundraising page! Use this personal page to raise the woof for the animals in our care by tracking your online donations, posting pictures and event updates, and sharing what being a Furry Scurrier means to you and the animals in our care. Also, your supporters can easily donate directly to your page! Click here to login to your page after you register.
We’re glad you asked! We recommend you look at the tips and resources in our handy Fundraising Toolkit. Here are just a few ideas to get you started:
Invite your friends and family to join your team, donate, and cheer you on.
Take photos of your pre-event walk routine or the fun you have scurrying on event day! Post your snapshots to your social media platforms using #furryscurry2024.
Wear your event T-shirt on May 4 and after the event to keep the excitement going all year long!
Decorate your home or car windows with printable Furry Scurry signs, located here.
Fundraising for this year’s Furry Scurry ends on Friday, May 24, 2024. Thank you for going the extra mile for the animals in our care!
Due to IRS restrictions, Furry Scurry registration fees are not tax deductible. However, any amount donated to the League above the cost of registration (such as any funds you raise for the event) is tax deductible.
Yes! Online registration will CLOSE on Wednesday, May 1, but don’t worry! You can definitely still scurry. Onsite registration is available in person at the Furry Scurry Packet Pick-Up event (timing and location TBD) on Friday, May 3 and beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Washington Park on Saturday, May 4.
Registered participants can walk/run with or without their furry friend by their side. NOTE: While you are welcome to bring your dog(s) to the in-person event, we ask that your cat(s) and other pets stay home or walk with you remotely.
Also, before the big day, please carefully consider whether a lively event like the Furry Scurry is right for your dog. Depending on factors such as age, health, personality, and history with people and other animals, dogs can be very sensitive to environments filled with unfamiliar and potentially overwhelming stimuli. If this sounds like your dog, we encourage you to either walk together remotely or attend the in-person gathering with your friends of the human variety.
Donate FAQs
Yes. You can make a donation to a individual on a team or you can make a general team donation.
All donations should be mailed to:
Dumb Friends League
2080 S Quebec St
Denver, CO 80231.
Please make all checks payable to: Dumb Friends League.
Please make sure that in the memo it says and who the donations should be credited to.
Click on the home page and begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.
Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.
If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.
All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.
Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.
Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.
A Tax ID number identifies Dumb Friends League as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Dumb Friends League Tax ID number is 84-0405254
When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."
Fundraising FAQs
If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to .
It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.
Please send checks to address: 2080 S Quebec Street Denver, CO 80231
Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact . Please email FurryScurry@ddfl.org with any donation questions.
You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by . Please email FurryScurry@ddfl.org to let us know your check is on the way.
A Tax ID number identifies as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The Tax ID number is 9800725.
As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.
Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team .
To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:
Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right
Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar
Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)
Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"
You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.
Website FAQs
A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://furryscurry.rallybound.org/ben.
When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".
