October 2013 Events for Charlotte and Surrounding Area Size Does Matter “TIP BIG” For Charity October 9th 5pm-10pm grapevine Wine Bar 1012 Market Street Baxter Village Ft Mill, SC Guest Bartenders will raise $$$ for Greyhound Adoption on Wednesday, Oct 9th, 5-10pm. Come out to Baxter Village and have a glass of wine, beer, water or soda. Tip big and it all goes to the greyhounds. Baxter Village is located off I-77 at exit 85-Hwy 160 exit. Once you turn into Baxter Village the grapevine Wine Bar is at the corner of Market Street and Springmaid Ave. 2nd Annual Trails for Tails 5k Saturday, October 12th, 2013 Location: Historic Rural Hills, Huntersville Features: rescue groups. Learn more about the event and how to register to run: trailsfortails5k/ You can support GFNC by bringing your greyhound out to staff our booth. Contact Lynda Montgomery via [email protected] for more information. The event starts at 7am and ends at 1pm. MEET AND GREETS If you are able to volunteer at one of the M&G’s please get in touch with the contacts below. If you are a new owner and not sure about a Meet & Greet, come on out, it’s real easy to tell people how great greyhounds are. Oct. 5th Petco Rea Rd/next to Trader Joe’s TIME: 10:00-2:00 CONTACT: Amy Reynard amysgreys@yahoo Oct. 12th Matthews PetsMart TIME: 11:00 until 3:00pm CONTACT: Linda Cummins 704-545-5651 lcum8508@aol Oct. 13th Afton Ridge-Concord PetsMart TIME: 1:00 - 4:00pm CONTACT: Judy Elmore 704-699-1555 [email protected] Oct. 20th Steele Creek/Hwy 49 Rivergate PetsMart TIME: 11:00 – 2:00 p.m. CONTACT: Amy Martin makmartin1@aol Meet & Greets are great events to educate the public about the greyhound as a pet. If you are able to volunteer, contact the lead so they can schedule for appropriate coverage. We can use your help at these events. PET THERAPY CONTACT: Karen Ferguson 803-831-9766 FergieQ@aol A website has been created for information on local Pet Therapy and local visits. The following list is a small part of what this group is up to. There are Therapy Dog visits all around this area. Visit ptincpettherapy.shutterfly/ for all the information on local pet therapy visits. Karen Ferguson has been certified as a tester and can certify you and your dog as a Pet Therapy Team for Therapy Dog, Inc. Not all locations require the dog be certified. It is required for hospital visits and more locations are changing their policy. If you have not previously provided a copy of shot records please bring a copy for the center to retain. Also bring updated copy if shot certification on file needs to be updated. Oct. 3rd - 2:00-3:00pm, White Oak Manor, 111S Congress St (Hwy 49), York SC. Oct. 20th - 10:30-11:30 am, Pineville Rehab and Living Center, 1010 Lakeview Dr, Pineville, NC
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:58:40 +0000
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