Announcements:

 

May 3rd, 2024 Data Breach Incident

 

As you may be aware from emails from an anonymous party, SEA-PAH member private personal information (PII) was used by an individual that had no authorization to use the data, resulting in several emails sent to all current members. Please know that we take this unauthorized action seriously and are working diligently with our vendors, federal and state law enforcement, and cybersecurity experts to assess the scope of the data accessed, the individuals involved, and will pursue this matter to the fullest extent available to the organization allowed.

 

We are disappointed that an individual took this approach to start a discourse in our organization and hope that the individual will come forward to take responsibility for their actions.  In the meantime, the board has taken action to limit access to your PII to the 6 current board members and created a data privacy policy to protect our member data going forward located here: https://seapah.tidyhq.com/public/pages/data-protection-policy   Once the scope of data access is understood, you may receive an official notification as required by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.

 

To address the specific allegations in the emails that were sent, in reviewing the recording of a special executive session, we learned that a board member distributed the amount of $20 to a volunteer, placing the organization in a troubling situation. During this meeting the board member was removed from their position with this action being one of the reasons given.  At the time of our prior notices, we did not have confirmation of this action and subsequently we followed up and confirmed this happened. We have recaptured the funds distributed this way and made extensive notes and policy documents on cash handling in the future.  We were in the process of doing an investigation with the festival, legal, and tax professionals to understand the nuances of our non-profit status and how we could work within the framework that we are organized with.  Upon discussion with the event organizers and how other organizations handled their situations we decided to not pursue additional investigation and not compensate members for their volunteer time.  Future volunteer opportunities will have an agreement to sign that clarifies compensation status.

 

We deeply apologize for the unauthorized access and we will work with our community to ensure that your private data is protected.  We also hear your concerns with your data in the hands of law enforcement, and we will do our best to ensure that any data request is handled with respect for our desire for privacy and protection of our members’ information.

 

Epilogue: The SEA-PAH board knows that Pup IRS has sent a follow up email on Tuesday, May 7th. Instead of responding to them at every turn, we would rather continue our transparency and direct communication with our members and community partners. Our treasurer, Nova, will be at the mosh this weekend with our accounting software to open the financial records to any SEA-PAH member upon request. Board members will be available for questions at the social and mosh, and we are always available via email & Telegram.

 

Dress code for venues

 

As per recent political events in Washington, venues are able to change their dress code to allow for more freedom. The following dress code is pertinent for our event venues:

The Cuff: Thong, Jockstraps and shirtless are all great! Genitals need to be covered.

CC’s: Patrons are free to express themselves with what they wear, or choose not to wear.

Wildrose: Tops and Bottoms please. 

 

This does not give anybody permission to perform inappropriate behavior at each venue. You can be asked to leave by the venue for violating their code of conduct. Please report any violations to venue staff first.

 

Events:
 

Dog Pound

 

Join SEA-PAH at Steamworks Baths on Friday, May 17th for Dog Pound! An all gender inclusive Puppy Play Party! In a joint partnership Steamworks has opened their doors to our pack and is hosting Dog Pound at the Seattle Location. Pup & Kink gear is encouraged!

This is a fully gender inclusive event, meaning every & all gender and gender expressions are invited to join us! Come and take full advantage of Steamworks' luxurious amenities and various play spaces. Standard Steamworks membership fees & locker/room rental rates apply.

 

Dungeons and doggies 

 

Saturday May 18th Have you ever seen games like Dungeons & Dragons and wanted to play, but been too intimidated to learn or struggled to find a group? Well on Saturday, May 18th at 2:30pm meet up with Asher & other folks at Phoenix Comics and Games for a special tabletop afternoon! This month we are doing Pugmire, so come by to create & then learn to play that character & the game in a short single session adventure! The first hour of this event is dedicated to character creation, so if you have already made a character come by around 3:30-4pm to hop into a one-shot, or come by at 2:30pm to help people make characters or play short board games while you wait! Interested in being a GM? Send a message on Telegram to @AsherThePup & he can answer any questions or concerns and provide resources for the task.

 

Asher is also looking for an artist to help him create visual art to help promote the event, preferably someone in the community. If you’re interested, feel free to reach out to Asher @AsherThePup on Telegram

 

Movie night 

 

 

SEA-PAH and the Events & Fundraising Committee proudly present Pride Movie Night, featuring the queer classic: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! Join us at this members only event, and bring a friend! 

 

Doors open at 7:30pm

Movie starts at 8:00pm

Movie ends at 9:44pm, out the door by 10ish 

Subtitles have been requested for our members who are hearing impaired.
 

Tickets are required. Tickets are non transferable but refundable. Anyone with a member guest ticket must arrive with the member who is accompanying them. 

Follow the link for more info and to reserve your tickets: http://thq.fyi/se/V5e3riY 

 

Camp K9 & Raffle

 

 

SEA-PAH will be raffling off the cabin and auctioning off an RV spot for Camp K9 after our June mosh on June 8th! Tickets for the cabin raffle are $20 each. Tickets are only available in person and the winners must be present to claim their prize. 

 

Pride parade 

 

SEA-PAH will be in the Seattle Pride Parade on June 30th! More details to follow so stay tuned!

 

Calendar of events & meetings

 

SEA-PAH Meet & Sniff Social (21+)

6pm - 10pm @ CC’s

Friday, May 10th

 

SEA-PAH Monthly Open Mosh (21+)

Saturday, May 11th

2pm - 5pm @ The Cuff Complex

 

Dog Pound (18+)

9pm - 3am

Friday, May 17th

@ Steamworks

 

Dungeons & Doggies (18+)

2:30pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, May 18th

@Phoenix Comics & Games

 

Movie night: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (18+)

Tuesday, June 4th

7:30pm - 10pm

@The Beacon Cinema

Tickets required

 

Upcoming meetings

Remember! All SEA-PAH members are invited to join in on public meetings

 

SEA-PAH Board Meeting

Tuesday, May 28th

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Online

 

Events & Fundraising Committee Meeting

Monday, June 3rd

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Online

 

SEA-PAH Board of Directors

President - Pup Domino

Vice President - Pup Tye

Treasurer - Nova

Secretary - Pup Sinn

Ambassador - Pup Mint

Marketing - Pup Oshawott

 

Want to contact the board? Email them at Board@seapah.org directly! 

 

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is banned from all SEA-PAH events.