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| First, enormous "Thanks!" to Sue Mason. Sue has served First State as a board member, and has decided that time constraints prevent her from continuing in that capacity. But never fear, Sue is going to continue to serve in the vital role of Adoption Coordinator, taking pains to match each hound into its perfect home. Thanks for all of your help, Sue, past, present and future! And...by now you'll have noticed the new look of the First State Website! While the entire Board had input into the new site, Susan Martin, has been the driving force behind this long, complex project, by turns clicking, researching, cajoling, pushing and coaxing, until the new site was tuned, polished, and humming! And thanks to Joe, our Webmaster, for taking us through this update! We hope you find the site more readable, more functional, and just more fun! Drop a line to susan@firstgreys.org with your comments! |
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And a huge thanks to the Kern family! They've solved some tricky fostering problems for us lately, first by taking a pair of fosters, Magic & Jenny, at the same time. Then, after Jenny moved on to the Wenrich home, they stepped up and took on yet another foster, Kaci! Fostering two dogs at once can certainly be a challenge, and the Kerns did a fantastic job. Many of us have fostered two "bounces" at the same time, but two right off the track...well, that has its own special challenges...and rewards! Magic has now moved to his forever home, and Jenny is just about to...more happy endings! If you would like to try fostering...one or a pair!...contact Christine Guth, foster coordinator! Dan Kern & daughter Lauren with Jenny and Magic |
| And the Spring meet & greets have started rolling! The Reading Pet Expo, March 14-16, drew more than 14,000 people on Saturday alone! This event is growing every year, and offers lots of opportunities to connect with people we wouldn't see elsewhere. Aside from donations, we made contacts that we believe will lead to at least several adoptions...in fact, we have one family applying for a pup already!  |
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| Lots of our Reading area folks turned out, including the McCombers, Storms, Bryners, Cuzners, Detterlines, Margaret Herrick, Diana Lindy, and Joan Fish (Sorry if I left anyone out!) and we appreciate Jeff & Tina Stout coming down, as well as Sue Mason coming in from New Jersey! And Jen Esterly reports that the Bowl A Thon last Sunday drew lots of interest & people...and made a total of $850 for First State! Thanks to all the bowled, helped, and contributed! Just a little hubbub around the First State booth at the Pet Expo |
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What does a family do to cap off a vacation to Florida? Well, if they're greyhound rescuers, they bring a dog back with them! Our thanks to Tina & Scott Esterly and family, for bringing back this handsome young man, Jordan, who is now settling in with the Greens for fostering! |
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| We have a vacant position on the Board of Directors of FSGR! If you'd like to help direct the course of this organization, please contact Steve, greytevents@aol.com, or Janet, anotterchaos@yahoo.com, for more information! |
Last year's First State Calendar was a huge hit! To make it an ongoing project we need some help! I won't lie to you...there's a lot of work involved. But it's great fun, and can be shared by two or more people. If you'd like more information, please contact Janet at anotterchaos@yahoo.com |
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Greyt Grape-nuts Frozen Pup Treats
3 very ripe bananas 1 c peanut butter 2 c Grape-nuts cereal 2 c unsalted peanuts, chopped fine
Mash bananas and peanut butter until blended. Stir in
cereal. Roll into balls. Roll balls in chopped nuts. Freeze
on wax paper covered cookie sheets. Keep frozen. Thanks to Christine Guth...sounds like something humans could share too! |
Bette Davis Eyes? Does your hound have those incredible limpid bedroom eyes? Greyhound Gang is having a contest running through 3/31 for the hound with the best Bedroom Eyes...and I believe I spotted several First State dogs in the running! Go here to vote! And check out their upcoming contests! Entries for the next contest, Black is Beautiful, will be accepted beginning 3/31! |
To ALL our volunteers...a greyt big GRIN for all you do for the hounds! |
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