On Saturday, August 9, 2014 American Greyhound, once again, participated in the Middlebury Summer

Festival Parade in Middlebury, Indiana. It turned into a beautiful day with sunshine, warm breezes and a dozen or so of the cutest greyhound looking bugs you've ever seen. This was the 46th year for the parade and American Greyhounds 4th year participating.

If you ever thought you would like to participate in a parade this parade may be the one for you. The parade route is only 1\2 mile long and when we reach the end of the parade route we walk back to the beginning of the route then sit around and do some socializing until the parade finishes up. Yes, we always get back to the starting of the route BEFORE the parade is over. That one mile of easy walking goes very fast and our hounds are treated like Rock Stars by the crowds lining the route.

We usually dress our hounds up in simple costumes (which we provide) and change the costume theme every couple of years. The first couple of years we did a tropical theme with leis and grass skirts and then went to a bug/butterfly theme with wings and antennas the last two years.

If you are interested in participating in the 2015 parade, keep an eye out on the events page for American Greyhound starting in late June/early July for the parade details. The parade is usually the second Saturday in August and starts at 1 p.m. EDT, (with staging starting at 11 a.m.). Please consider hanging out with us in Middlebury for the parade in 2015.

 -Lynn B. 

American Greyhound will be participating in this special event on September 13th.  Come out to Roselawn, and join us!

Does the recent summer polar vortex have you thinking about the cooler weather ahead? Even if

it doesn't, it's time to start thinking about Freezin' for a Reason!

The 2015 Polar Plunge is a unique opportunity for brave people to support American Greyhound

in its mission to find homes for unwanted greyhounds all over the Midwest. As is our tradition, our plunge will occur in the morning on January 1, 2015 at North Avenue Beach, Chicago, IL.

This year, our plunge will have a new twist.

This year our plunge will feature three divisions of plungers:

• Walruses: This division will feature our virtual plungers who would rather plunge into their warm wooly blankets instead of the icy cold lake.
• Penguins: This division will showcase the plunging talents of our volunteers who want to participate but can't quite make themselves go all the way under the water.
• Polar Bears: This is the traditional division in which a plunger head is entirely submersed in the icy cold water of Lake Michigan.

So if you're ready to make a big difference in the lives of some unwanted greyhounds, please register to build the easiest fundraising page ever. It makes it simple for others donate and easy for you to fundraise. Participants who raise at least $25 in donations from friends, family and co-workers get the privilege of receiving a commemorative Polar Bear Plunge long sleeve t-shirt and entrance into a Post-Plunge Warm Up Party, plus the chance to win additional prizes.

If you're not quite ready to freeze yet, you can also make a donation to one of the polar bears here. Any amount, no matter how large or small can go a long way to helping an unwanted greyhound find a forever home.

If you have any questions at all, please contact Sarah Gasienica, our Polar Plunge Coordinator at (219) 263-8742 or [email protected]