Hi!  My name is Corrie and I am excited to be your new newsletter editor.  I first became involved with American Greyhound when we adopted our first grey, Cobalt, in 2009.  Since then I have fostered, participated in the Polar Bear Plunge, and been a member of the auction committee.  Earlier this year my husband and I moved to Arizona, where we now reside with our two boys Cesium and Radium. 

It is my pleasure to make this newsletter your newsletter.  If you ever have something you would like to see in our monthly notes, drop me a line at [email protected]. I would love to include your adoption stories, travel tips, and other anecdotes.  I would also love to research whatever topics you'd like to be more informed about. 

In March we had 6 adoptions and 8 hounds being rescued.  In April, things picked up with 10 adoptions and 1 dog rescued.  This makes our year-to-date totals 30 dogs adopted, 28 rescued (25 racers and 3 lurchers) and 10 dogs hauled for other rescues.

On Saturday, May 3rd, at American Greyhound's 4th annual "Winning Hearts, Not races" benefit auction, over $60,000 was raised to assure that greyhounds who find themselves in need continue to have a place to turn.

This year saw the largest crowd to date....well over 300 people jammed the Avalon Manor to help make a difference.  And what a difference we made.

Our project for 2014 has been to purchase a van capable of towing the haul trailer, as well as allow older, sick or injured hounds to ride up front and allow us to monitor their condition as we traveled.  When we asked for help in covering the $32,000 price tag, YOU stepped up and donated over $21,000 to that project....almost 2/3 of the total cost of the van.

American Greyhound is proud to announce a new meet and greet opportunity.  We will now be at Petco in Carmel, IN (10025 N Michigan Rd, #160, Carmel, IN 46032) this Saturday, May 17, from 11 AM - 2 PM Eastern time.  Any AG friends in the Indy area who are interested are encouraged to attend.  Contact Molly Schumaker at (574)551-4129 for more information. Come out and meet some fast friends!

American greyhound will be at two great pet friendly events in Porter County this month: the Black Cat Strut and the Celebration of Wildlife.

The Black Cat Strut will be held on May 31st at the Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve in Chesterton, IN.  This event will include many rescue organizations and vendors and benefits the Independent Cat Society.  There is a 5K run/walk as well.

The 5th Annual Celebration of Wildlife will take place May 31st and June 1st at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso, IN.  Saturday will include exhibits with wild animals and snakes as well as a lecture with bats.  On Sunday, rescue groups will be present and there will be pet contests and a pet blessing.

We could always use volunteers at these events and others.  If you are interested in volunteering, contact Melissa at [email protected] or (219)916-4986.

Check out this great new item we are offering!  This zip up hooded sweatshirt is $43 and comes in the colors shown with our logo on it. 

If you are interested, please send your request with size and color to [email protected].  Once we have enough requests, the sweat shirts will be printed.

        

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