There is a greyt book by a Photographer named Barbara Karant called simply Greyhounds, that Claudia of the Greyhound Gang (one of our Charities of the Month) sent to H4H. We love the book, but we like to share, so we are donating it to a raffle benefitting the hounds. The book is lovely - pages and pages of adorable greyhounds. We recently found the photographer's Etsy site: ShopGreyhounds. Very cute stuff there too!
This month H4H is raising money for TLC Greyhound Adoption in Hutchinson, Kansas. Visit TLC at www.tlcgreyhoundadoption.com
In addition to regular fostering and adopting of greys, TLC has a unique program called the Kansas Correctional Facilities Greyhound Project. The inmates care for and teach obedience to the TLC greys housed in a kennel at their correctional facility. "The correctional facilities have found that the greyhounds are having positive changes on behavior and outlook, even among inmates not directly participating in the program."
How cool is that!
We raised $225 for Greyhound Ranch Adoptions! We were only 50-cents short of our $1000 goal for the year. This means 7 greyt charities received a check from H4H since we started in in May!
G.R.A. is a non-profit Greyhound adoption organization located in Central Florida, and they rely on foster parents to shelter and rehabilitation the greys until just the right home is found. Visit their website at: greyhoundranch.org or see their available greys on Petfinder
We raised over $250 for September/October's Charity! We went from our worst month to our best month after a "drive" for more item donations. Our members sure stepped up! There are SO many greyt new items in the store - check 'em out!
This month Lenora, one of the H4H leaders, has chosen LIGHT - Long Island GreyHound Transfer. Their website is www.LIGreyhound.org LIGHT has placed over 1200 retired racing greyhounds since they started in 1995, and the organization is entirely run by volunteers. Our sympathies are with Lenora who recently lost a greyt boy, Wyatt.
Pictured below is Fella, one of the greyhounds up for adoption by LIGHT. They say he's so easy going - I bet he doesnt even mind that he's wearing a pink collar!!
My name is Kerry, I'm 22 and live in Leicestershire in the UK with my partner Alex and our greyhound Penny. I sell resin and acrylic jewellery on Etsy, not necessarily greyhound themed, but with a greyhound charity in mind. I have been making jewellery in various forms for 10 years, working with resin for a year and only a month or so with the saw and acrylic sheets! £1 ($2) from everything I sell goes to the Retired Greyhound Trust in the UK who provided a lot of treatment for Penny when we adopted her, and this is my way to repay them. She was ten years old and in bad shape, she still has a lot of fur missing from her legs and her belly, but it was all paid for, which is something we could have never afforded. Thank you RGT www.retiredgreyhounds.co.uk!
Penny's Etsy store is at pennydogaccessories.etsy.com.
Her resin necklaces, earrings and more are just adorable! Thanks Penny for helping the hounds and H4H!
My name is Sue Bero, and my life changed 6 years ago when we adopted our first Greyhound, Jacki. Then, almost 2 years ago, we adopted our boy, Sunny. I have always loved animals, but there is something very special about Greyhounds in particular. I am a self-employed accountant by day, and a hobby crafter by night! I work with Colorado Greyhound Adoption and part of all proceeds from Greyhound Greetings benefits Greyhound rescue and adoption. If your local adoption group would like a donation for fund-raising, please contact me at email.
Sue sells Greyhound and pet items on Etsy, EBay, at www.GreyhoundGreetings.com AND of course handmade4hounds.etsy.com. Sue also helps H4H with administrative duties such as posting items to the H4H store. Thanks Sue!
