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The Annual International Conference is scheduled for Saturday, July 31st, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Greyhound Friends kennel, 167 Saddle Hill Road, Hopkinton, MA. Directions can be found on this website. This international conference will focus on welfare/adoption issues concerning racing greyhounds, galgos, lurchers, and all the crosses in-between. One focus will be that greyhound racing has dwindled in the U.S. (especially New England) and also in Spain, and is waning in the UK. Subsequently, there appears to be a trend of greyhound racing moving to countries without animal welfare regulations. Also, there will be a review of other current welfare issues. Another area of discussion will be how greyhounds are faring during this time of change in Florida and the Mid-West. Since a major issue has long been the breeding of track greyhounds with hunting dogs in Spain we are planning to have the Spanish representatives discuss their experiences with this situation. An overall question...who will be breeding greyhounds in the future?... will be discussed. Presenters include Fermin Perez, Founder and President of Scooby Refuge in Medina Del Camp, Spain; Anna Clements, SOS Galgos in Barcelona, Spain, Jennifer Watkins of Shamrock Foundation Greyhound Placement in Louisville, KY, and others. Everyone is welcome. For questions, call 508-435-5969 or email ghfriend @ greyhound.org. ****** The Great Greyhound Book, sponsored by Pyramid Design Pyramid Design is pleased to announce that you can now submit your Greyhound stories, poems and photos for inclusion in the ebook they are producing to raise funds for 10 greyhound rehoming charities worldwide – of which Greyhound Friends is one! The categories that will be covered in the book are as follows:- Greyhound Facts Stories Poems Photos – a picture paints a thousand words In Memoriam – a tribute to your sadly departed hound The cost to submit your work for publication in the Great Greyhound Book is £3.00 payable by PayPal and everyone submitting an entry for the book will receive, by email, a Nellie Doodles exclusive greetings card design by Worcestershire artist, Simone Carline Carter as a thank you gift. This can be used to make your own fabulous greetings cards for family and friends. You can submit items into more than one category and you will only be charged £3.00. The email address to send your work is:- Closing date for entries is Friday 20th August 2010 Essentials:- Include your PayPal address for billing purposes Please check the spelling and grammar in your work to ensure that it will be accepted and to minimise editing Ensure that all photographs have captions or headings Make it clear how you want your name to appear in the book alongside your work All work must be racing neutral, the aim of this project is to promote Greyhounds as pets and raise funds for rehoming Charities and not to create a forum for debate on Greyhound racing. The submission process:- You submit your work by email to the above email address with your PayPal address Your work is approved and a PayPal request for £3.00 is sent to you When your payment is received your Nellie Doodles greeting card design will be emailed to you by Simone Carline Carter along with the opportunity to subscribe to Simone’s newsletter. ****** A Matching Grant Opportunity for an Emergency Medical Fund and/or the Opportunity to Help with Operating Costs! Greyhound Friends is the lucky recipient of a matching grant opportunity from a very loyal and dedicated supporter. The funds raised through this matching grant will be dedicated to a much needed emergency medical fund. Greyhound Friends takes in a large number of greyhounds on a regular basis, many of whom come in with injuries and other medical needs. At times, medical emergencies arise while dogs are in our care awaiting adoption. As a result, we have some substantial bills to pay this year. Veterinary care is one of the largest line items in our operations budget and one which we consider very, very important to the welfare of our greyhounds. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to raise money for this cause. While we are very excited to have this matching grant opportunity, we are also raising money every day for ongoing operations outside of medical needs. It currently costs Greyhound Friends $1300 per day to keep our kennel running and to care for our greyhounds. The need to give now is even greater because a large donation we were expecting and depending on has been put on hold indefinitely by the donor due to problems with the stock market. This cash shortfall has an effect on the payment of our day to day bills. We gratefully accept any donations to either of these critical needs. Donations can be made in any of three ways: - Through the Paypal icon on the home page of our website, www.greyhound.org. Under the "Notes" section, state that your donation is for the Emergency Medical Fund or for general operations.
- Through a check made out to Greyhound Friends, with "Emergency Medical Fund" or "General Operations" in the memo line. The check should be mailed to 167 Saddle Hill Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748.
- Through our online store, click on "donation" and include a note that the donation is for the Emergency Medical Fund or for General Operations.
Please consider a donation to the Emergency Medical Fund. All donations up to a total of $8000 will be matched, giving Greyhound Friends a grand total of $16,000 for this fund! Or, if you prefer, please make a donation to our general operating account in any amount. All donations, large or small, are very welcome. Any questions can be directed to Louise at ghfriend @ greyhound.org. ****** Looking for Dog Food Donations We are always in need of dog food. With a full kennel, our dog food supply goes very quickly! If you would like to help the hounds in our kennel and could donate some food, we would love to have it! You can purchase some food and bring it to the kennel, or, even easier, you can order food through PETCO's Bottomless Bowl Program and it will be delivered right to the kennel! This program is wonderful - it works so well. Through the program, you can order food as a one-time order or you can set it up for a monthly or quarterly order. For details on how to do this, go to our "How You Can Help" page http://www.greyhound.org/howhelp.cfm and look for PETCO donations, or email pat @ greyhound.org for details. Thank you in advance. ****** COPYING SERVICES NEEDED! Over the years, Greyhound Friends has been very lucky in having a loyal supporter who copied our Greyhound Care Manual for us for free. This has been a huge help to Greyhound Friends. Unfortunately, this person is moving out of the area and therefore cannot offer this service to us any longer. If you have access to copying equipment and might be interested in taking this over as a donation for Greyhound Friends, please call Louise at the kennel - 508-435-5969, or email us at ghfriend @ greyhound.org. ****** Second Chances Thrift Shop - Come Visit! As many of you may know, Greyhound Friends has opened the Second Chances Thrift Shop as a way to be supportive to our community and as a way to raise funds for Greyhound Friends. The Shop is doing very well - there are lots of great items for sale and new items are arriving all the time! Please stop by to say hello and browse the merchandise - you might find something very special - and any purchase that you make goes to help support Greyhound Friends. The shop is located at 6 West Central Street, Natick, MA. To donate items or to volunteer to work a few hours at the Shop, contact Louise at ghfriend @ greyhound.org or 508-435-5969. Second Chances Gift Shop now has a website! Check it out! www.secondchancesthriftshop.com. ******
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Greyhound Friends, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, dedicated to saving racetrack greyhounds and placing them in responsible, loving homes. We invite you to learn more about us by reading our website and visiting our kennel. We're open 7 days a week, 9:00AM - 5:00PM. For directions 
