volunteering

Foots agrees
- everyone needs to get out and volunteer! (adopted by Sue Gaiser)
Come
One, Come All to enlighten the masses:
Greyhounds
Rule!!
Don't you remember
when you had just started your research into this fabulous breed
of dog? How difficult it was to process all the information,
but all the wonderful volunteers who were there at the meet and
greets, the kennel, the art shows - they introduced you to who
would become your new best friend?
Volunteers
are what keep us alive!
Greyhounds
Only is organization composed solely of greyhound-adoring volunteers!
There are always plenty of ways to get involved, no matter where
you live and what amount of time you have!
This is the 2nd dog wash this year
that Doggy Style has sponsored for us. This is always a very good
fundraiser for GO.
The slots for dogs to come in and be washed are almost totally
filled and now we need volunteers to help wash. We need at
least 20 more
volunteers to pull this together. This one will take place almost
entirely inside and since the store itself is small we will not
have a regular Meet and Greet to go with this wash. I know this is
right
before the Thanksgiving holiday and we all have a million things
going on but if you could give us just 1 hour of your time for
this event it would be greatly appreciated!
Where: Doggy Style Pet
Shop - 2023 West Division, Chicago
(parking
can be a little tricky! try the side streets if you can't find
a spot on Division)
When: Sunday, November 23rd 12 noon
- 4 pm
Contact: Laura Reynolds Anderson (sjalar@sbcglobal.net or
773-368-4964)
- Ongoing
Events:
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| Brief
Description |
Contact
Person |
| ProPlan
Coupon Clipping: This is so easy. If you
use ProPlan, simply cut the barcode off the bag and
send it to Yvonna Mills. Greyhounds Only receives
cash back bonuses that help support the kennel dogs
and the foster program. |
Yvonna (dnymills5@sbcglobal.net) |
| Creative
talents needed: If you have flair you artist
design, we need graphic design assistance, writing,
editing, folks with computer literacy (Petfinder,
eBay), photography, videography (of events, kennel)
etc. |
Barbara (bkarant@interaccess.com) |
| Merchandising: We
can always use people to cut patterns when we get in
the new materials. And people to stuff toys (and put
in the squeakers, of course!) and then hand sew them
closed. We provide the materials and training, and
this is not a gender -specific task. Some of our best
stuffers have been men! Closer to the events we can
use help pricing, packing, and inventory of merchandise.
We can always use help to set up, "man" the
booth, sell the merchandise, and tear down the booth.
We can also use help transporting the merchandise to
and from the events, which include Arlington, G.O.
Reunion, and several summer events/festivals/art shows. |
Bob (bdpetrovic@sbcglobal.net) |
| Fund
Raising and Grant Writing: If Grant research,
sending letters to corporations, telephone follow-up
or hosting/organizing events is up your alley, let
us know. This is the bread and butter of how we stay
afloat and keep the adoption fees reasonable so more
greyhounds can get into more homes. |
Sue (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Greyhound
Transport: Often we need dogs transported
to the vet, a foster home, or even another kennel.
Let us know if you can be available for this unselfish
task! In many instances this could be more important
than you realize! We need you! |
Sue (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Foster
Parent: Training is needed. A dog would
stay with you between 4 and 14 days. You would need
room to crate this dog and the time to teach it the
little things greyhounds don’t know at first
(stairs, leash “going,” windows, TV’s,
vacuums, etc). You need to keep simple notes of the
dog’s progress and deliver him/her to the new
parents to communicate that dog’s personality
traits. The rewards are endless when you know that
you have helped this dog make it’s way successfully
into his/her new “forever” home! |
Sue (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
| Adoption
Representative: Training required. You would
go along with the Foster Parent/s to the new parent’s
home and answer any questions, act as a second set
of eyes, go over adoption paperwork and become a
second contact. You are the first ones to see the
new happy family all together. |
Joy (312-573-1745
or donjoyk@sbcglobal.net) |
| Meet
and Greets: No training required. Get out
for one to four hours at a pet store to show off
your baby every month or so. You get to meet other
folks and teach patrons about how “greyt” Greyhounds
are. The dogs have a ball, get out to meet and socialize
and when you get home, they are pooped! |
See
the List Below! |
| Set
Up New Meet and Greets: Are you an experienced
meet-and-greeter, and think you have the ideal new
spot for Greyhounds Only to hold a monthly M&G?
If you can commit to one four-hour day each month,
have access to e-mail and the ability to organize,
perhaps you should organize a GO Meet and Greet of
your own! |
Sue (GreytGOFoster@comcast.net) |
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Meet
and Greets
A
meet-n-greet is a chance for the public to meet retired
greyhound. It gives them the chance to ask questions
they might have about the breed or adopting a greyhound.
It
is gratifying to share the experiences you've had with
your dog or dogs with potential adopters, knowing that
by doing so you will be helping to save another greyhound's
life. Meet and greets take place at pet stores, art fairs,
farmers markets, bookstores, and anywhere we think might
be a good venue to promote greyhound adoption. Suggestions
are always welcome for new venues.
At
our meet and greets, we have dogs, people, brochures,
adoption applications, and a donation jar. People
are always enthusiastic about the dogs,
and the dogs love the attention, though they are very
tuckered out the next day because of all the effort they
expend being charming! We often also raise money at these
meet and greets via donations and through sales of GO's
unique products.
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Slim Image
was adopted by Barbara Karant
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GO
Meet and Greet Schedule 2008
New
Location! PetCo - 555
B Townline Rd, Vernon Hills, IL (847-816-3821)
Date: 3rd Sunday of every month starting 11/16!
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact:Sue (rescued.racer@gmail.com or
847-827-4158) or Kevin (kevinodon@yahoo.com)
New
Location! PetsMart -
2775 Plainfield Rd, Joliet IL (815-439-7100)
Date: First Saturday of each month
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: Lori Harris (hlpnhounds@aol.com or
815-735-5799)
PetCo -
7265 West Lake Street, River Forest IL (708-366-7387)
Date: 3rd Saturday of every month (Please Note: We won't
be meeting in January!)
Time: 11 am - 1:30 pm
Contact: Lori (847-721-8680) or Hilda (oprfhounds@yahoo.com or
708-717-0928)
PetSmart - 1440
E Golf Rd, Schaumburg (intersection of Golf Road
and Meachum Road (847-417-0982)
Date: 2nd Sunday of every month
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: Karen Steiger (km6894@yahoo.com or
847-466-7665)
PetCo -
4950 South 76th Street, Greenfield WI (414-325-6564)
Date: 3rd Saturday of every month
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: Arnie and Amanda (arnster0823@yahoo.com)
PetCo -
2000 North Clybourn, Chicago (773-665-1368)
Date: 1st Sunday of every month
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Contact: Jon Spiegel (jonspiegel@hotmail.com)
*Please RSVP to Jon for volunteering - space
is limited!
PetSmart -
63 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton (630-462-7345)
Dates: 1st Sunday of every month
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: Jessica Twarowski (jessica218@msn.com)
PetSmart - 49
W. Rand Rd, Arlington Heights (847-253-4488)
Date: 2nd Sunday of every month
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Contact: Nancy Seils (rescuedracermom@comcast.net)
PetSmart -
4465 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake IL (815-479-8059)
Date: 2nd Sunday of every month
Time: 11am - 3pm
Contact: Beth Anderson (elizabethanderson659@comcast.net)
or Stephanie Swanson (may-dayfarm@sbcglobal.net)
PetSmart -
2010 Butterfield Rd., Downers Grove (630-932-9470)
Dates: 3rd Saturday of every month
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: James Orth (corvettekid7988@yahoo.com)
PetSmart -
6405 Grand Ave., Gurnee (847-855-7811)
Date: 1st Saturday of every month
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Contact: Chris S. (caschl@pcbb.net or
847-543-7550)
Soggy
Paws - 1148 Leland Avenue,
Chicago (Wilson & Broadway, behind Borders)
Date:
TBA
Time: 12 noon - 3 pm
Contact: Laura Reynolds Anderson (sjalar@sbcglobal.net or
773-368-4964)
Sauganash
Whole Foods - 6020 North
Cicero Avenue (Northwest corner of Peterson and Cicero)
Date:
TBA
Time: 12 noon - 3 pm
Contact: Laura Reynolds Anderson (sjalar@sbcglobal.net of
773-368-4964)
PetSmart -
3370 Shoppers Drive, McHenry, IL (815-578-1530)
Date: TBA
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Contact: Gregg Corrao (gregg.1.corrao@zurichna.com or
847-977-4843)
PetSmart -
2832 N. Broadway, Chicago (Lake View East) (773-549-2393)
Date: TBA
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Contact: Looking for a new organizer - contact Chris S. (caschl@pcbb.net or
847-543-7550)
For
those of you who haven't attended any of the meet and greets,
or art fairs, please consider doing so. Many of you have
adopted your greyhounds because someone was willing to
take the time to spread the word about our magical dogs.
Please don't think that GO, Inc. can survive on the efforts
of 20 of its 300+ members. We need your help! Your assistance
would be appreciated in a variety of arenas from Meet and
Greets to Fostering to Kennel Days. Leisure time is at
a premium for all of us, but if everyone contributed 2
hours every 2 months to GO, Inc., we would have more volunteers
than we would know what to do with!
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Age
is no excuse! 14-year old Frisky shows how to "do" Meet-and-Greets
for the silver-muzzled crowd. All she needs is a comfortable
bed and understanding owner!
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