The Manitowoc Police Department’s largest K9 fundraiser, Dine 4 The K9 is fast approaching. September is National Service Dog Month and the K9 Unit of the Manitowoc Police Department has created a spectacular month-long fundraising event to coincide with it. The MPD currently has two K9’s in service, K9 Major partnered with Officer Nick Place and K9 Neko partnered with Officer Jason Koenig, along with two retired K9’s, K9 Aik and K9 Ully, who each live respectfully with their former K9 handlers.
There will be a Pre-DINE 4 The K9 Kick-Off Event being sponsored by Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, 4550 Calumet Ave.,( Manitowoc location) on Friday, August 31st from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will be donating 20% of their daily sales back to the MTPD K9 Unit.
During the month of September, 27 local restaurants will be sponsoring a specific day—one restaurant per day—and donating a percentage of that day’s total receipts back to the K9 Unit. That’s it! No coupons or voucher needed. The following restaurants are participating:
Sept. 4th – Cool City Bar & Restaurant, 1509 Washington St., Two Rivers – Hours 11 a.m. -10 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 5th – Luigi’s Italian Restaurant, 6124 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 6th – Rupp’s on Washington – 1102 W. Washington Ave., Cleveland – Hours 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 7th – The Dugout Bar & Grill, 4117 Broadway St., Manitowoc – Hours 10 a.m. to Midnight – donating 10%
**Sept. 8th – Tower Tavern, 602 N. Water St., Manitowoc – Hours 6 a.m. to Midnight – donating 50%
Sept. 9th – Tokyo Sushi & Steak House, 908 Washington St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – donating 20%
Sept. 10th – Revolutions Bar & Grill, 902 York St., Manitowoc – Hours 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. – donating 20%
Sept. 11th – El Tequila Restaurant, 4411 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc – Hours 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 12th – Green Street Food & Spirits, 1801 S. 10th St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 13th – The Galley Restaurant, 1550 Johnston Dr., Manitowoc – Hours 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 14th – Courthouse Pub, 1001 S. 8th St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 15th – Harborside Restaurant, 701 York St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. – donating 15%
Sept. 16th – The Smiling Moose, 10731 State Road 42, Newton – Hours 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. – donating 15%
Sept. 17th – Timeout Sports Bar & Grill, 1027 N. Rapids Rd., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – donating 10%
**Sept. 18th – The Fat Seagull, 807 Quay St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 19th – Wrap It Up, 830 S. 8th St., Manitowoc – Hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 20th – Four Seasons Restaurant, 3950 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc – Hours 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. – donating 20%
Sept. 21st – Fork & Knife, 2209 S. 44th St., Manitowoc – Hours 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. – donating 15%
**Sept. 22nd – Ryan’s on York, 712 York St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to Midnight – 15%
Sept. 23rd – Knox’s Silver Valley, 1222 S. Alverno Rd., Manitowoc – Hours 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 24th – A&W Restaurant, 4141 Harbor Town Ln, Manitowoc – Hours 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. – donating 10%
**Sept. 25th – First Class Café, 2525 Menasha Ave., Manitowoc – Hours 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 26th – Machut’s Supper Club, 2911 Lincoln Ave., Two Rivers – Hours 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 27th – Legend Larry’s, 921 S. 10th St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. – Midnight – donating 10&/Matching first $250
Sept. 28th – Brian’s Smokehouse BBQ, 1424 Washington St., Manitowoc – Hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – donating 10%
Sept. 29th – Waverly Inn Pub & Pizzeria, 1402 16th St., Two Rivers – Hours 11 a.m. – Midnight – donating 50%
Sept. 30th – Shooter Malone’s, 901 Buffalo St., Manitowoc – Hours 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. – donating 50%
**Restaurants that are marked with this symbol (**) are having a K9 and Handler meet and greet session on that particular day. A K9 and their handler will appear at the following restaurants – so stop in during the following times to see them:
Tower Tavern – 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fat Seagull – 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Ryan’s on York – Noon and 1 p.m.
First Class Café – Noon and 1 p.m.
In order to take the DINE 4 The K9 to the next level and help fill up Labor Day weekend — the Manitowoc Police Department introduced DINE FORE The K9 and has partnered once again with Autumn Ridge Golf Course, CNC Links and Seven Lakes Golf Course for the 2nd Annual DINE FORE The K9 for Labor Day Golf Weekend. The following golf courses are participating:
Sept. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd – Autumn Ridge Golf Course, 1 Straight Dr., Valders – Hours 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Call 920-758-3333 to schedule your tee time throughout the weekend. Autumn Ridge Golf Course is offering a “Service Dog Special” – 18 holes of golf, with a cart, a sandwich and drink for $49 – which they are donating $5 towards the MTPD K9 Unit for every Service Dog Special sold.
**Sept. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd – CNC Links Golf Course, 4935 County Rd C, Manitowoc – Hours 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call 920-726-1800 to schedule your tee time throughout the weekend. CNC Links Golf Course is donating 15% of golf sales back to the MTPD K9 Unit. A K9 and their handler will appear at CNC Links on Saturday, September 1st from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. They may be tooling around the golf course to meet and greet the golfers – so watch out for them!
Sept. 1st, 2nd or 3rd – Seven Lakes Golf and Dining, 1420 N. County Rd S, Cato – Hours 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call 920-775-4000 to schedule your tee time throughout the weekend. Seven Lakes Golf Course is donating 10% of their daily sales back to the MTPD K9 Unit.
A complete description for each golf course and restaurant can be found on the following sites if you wish to gain more knowledge of our K9 Unit or our participating organizations and what they have to offer:
Website: http://www.manitowoc.org/1786/K-9-Fundraiser-Information
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Manitowoc-Police-Department-479270908795021/?ref=bookmarks
Most police department K9 Units are largely funded in large part with grants and private donations. Fundraising allows the MTPD to maintain a multi-unit K9 team and to cover daily/operating costs of the program. These funds cover specialized veterinary care for the K9’s, police vehicles, necessary equipment for the K9 Units, training and certifications that are necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the teams and other miscellaneous expenses to support the program.
