# East Falls: Dog Costume Contest Benefits Committee

[![Group photo](https://philadelphianeighborhoods.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fa1303eastfallsgroup-577x432.jpg)](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/26002237/fa1303eastfallsgroup.jpg)Everyone posed with their dressed up pets for a Halloween themed photo.

If you’ve been wondering what the [East Falls Dog Park Planning Committee](https://www.facebook.com/EastFallsDogPark) has been up to lately, look no further than Franklin’s Bar & Grille on Bowman Street in East Falls.

 [![Corgi costume](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/26002235/fa1303eastfallspea-300x225.jpg "fa1303eastfallspea.jpg")](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/26002235/fa1303eastfallspea.jpg)A corgi dressed as peas in a pod was another one of the attendees for the costume contest.

On Saturday October 26th, people from all over the Manayunk-East Falls area came with their furry friends to participate in an event, hosted by the restaurant, featuring a dog costume contest and “yappy hour.” The event also featured a free Halloween portrait booth for families and their festively clad canines, as well as a raffle for a variety of doggie bags. Dressed in their holiday best were an assortment of masquerading mutts such as a cocker spaniel disguised as a witch, a corgi dressed as peas in a pod, and even a boxer dolled up as Marilyn Monroe.

Lizzie Charlick-Bray, one of the starters of the East Falls Dog Park Committee, explained her role in the event and how the idea got started.

“My husband, Braxton, and I lived in San Diego for the past six years before we moved here," Charlick-Bray said. "San Diego is totally dog friendly. They used to have ‘yappy hours’ and dog costume contests so in September, when we had our first meeting, I said, 'This is what we need to do.’”

 A portion of all the proceeds from the event went to the [East Falls Dog Park Committee](https://www.facebook.com/EastFallsDogPark).

 [![The winner of the dog costume contest was a boxer dressed up as Marilyn Monroe in her iconic "Seven Year Itch" dress.](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/26002239/fa1303eastfallsmarilyn-577x432.jpg)](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/26002239/fa1303eastfallsmarilyn.jpg)The winner of the dog costume contest was a boxer dressed up as Marilyn Monroe in her iconic "Seven Year Itch" dress.