Colorado Greyhound Adoption: Latest

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Here is the latest news from Colorado Greyhound Adoption! Please check back often, as this page is updated regularly.

Update on Tommi Carter

Tommi Carter I am on the mend!

Surgery went well and I keep getting better and better. It is a gradual thing, and the progress is slow. I’m getting pretty good at using that leg on our walks and I still get all excited and hop around when I see my leash come out. But I get tired, and use the leg less toward the end of the walk. My foster mama assures me that it will improve and get stronger I just have to be patient.

I’m on some antibiotics to make sure there isn’t an infection, and I continue to charm everyone.

Thanks to everyone who donated money for my surgery. I am now getting follow up care and my wonderful foster mamas are doing physical therapy to help me heal. Soon I will be healed enough to run fast fast to my forever family. I've got lots of smooches to give when I finally meet them!

Love,
Tommi Carter

CGA's "Thanks for Giving" Volunteer Fundraising Dinner

The CGA "Thanks for Giving" Volunteer Fundraiser Dinner will be Saturday, November 19 at 6:30 pm. The event will be at the Arvada Center for the Performing Ballroom and include dinner, a very special speaker, a live auction, silent auction, and GREYT times with your fellow CGA-ers! Get your tickets today!

Tommi Carter, the Million Dollar Dog

When they called me a Million Dollar Dog, I was super excited! I felt so special! Am I really one in a million? Is that why everybody loves me?! My foster mamas sure thinks I am an extra special girl! I’m a million dollar dog!! Woohoo!!

But then I realized that they were talking about my medical bills. Those are the million dollars. I have big bills. I don’t like having big bills!

The veterinarian said stuff like “ulnar carpal bone” and “pancarpal arthrodesis” and “over $5000.”

Announcing the next CGA Greyt T-Shirt Winner...

And the winner of the 4th Annual CGA Greyt T-Shirt Contest is...

"Race Into Your Heart" by Seann Vicente

Honorable mention goes to "Life Is Greyt" by Shari Wagner, "Waiting To Steal Your Heart" by Jamie Demmitt, and "Racing On Home - At Last" by Esther Clair.

Thanks also to Susan Henderson, Steven Walsh, Lauren Halby, and Erika Davidoff for submitting some greyt designs!

Now the work begins on turning the winning image into a shirt! The new shirt will then make its debut at the CGA Annual Picnic on September 25th.

Stay tuned for more information...

4th Annual CGA Greyt T-Shirt Contest

Ok, it's that time of year again... I'm proud to announce that it is time to kick off the 4th Annual CGA Greyt T-Shirt Contest! For those of you new to the group, here is how this works:

Folks out there will get their creative juices flowing, and come up with an original design potentially to be turned into the next CGA T-Shirt. Those of you like me, who have trouble even drawing stick figures, can beg your artistic friends to make your design idea come to life and then fight over the prize if you win.

Send an electronic version of your design to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be included in the contest.

Once all of the submissions are received, log on to the CGA Web site and vote for the design you will buy later from the CGA Store. Remember, profits from these shirts go directly to helping the hounds!

If your design is selected by the CGA community, you will win a t-shirt with that design as your prize! Deadline for contest entries is July 21st, with online voting to occur shortly after that. I really look forward to seeing all of the greyt designs you have in store for us...

Good luck!

Matt Weaver
CGA Webmaster

CGA Golf Tournament - July 16, 2011

Colorado Greyhound Adoption proudly presents the 11th Annual CGA Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 16th, 2011.

The tournament format is 4-person scramble, with shotgun start at 7:30am.

The tournament will be held again at the Homestead Golf Course in Lakewood. The cost to enter is $120/person, which includes the green fee, cart, balls, lunch, and the opportunity for great prizes. All profits from the event benefit CGA. To take part in the lunch buffet only, the cost is $20/person.

Shortly after the golfers tee off, we will also be holding a Meet & Greet with our dogs and the CGA Store will have merchandise for sale. Come and check out the hounds! We will be there from roughly 8:00 until 11:30am.

To register for the golf tournament, please visit the CGA Online Store! Feel free to download the flyer to post at your office, church or favorite hangout spot and help spread the word!

Tagawa Gardens Fundraiser

Tagawa Gardens is holding the Su-purr-b Give Back Program, where CGA can earn between 10% and 25% of your store purchases between April 15th and June 12th. Just download and print off the flyer, containing special barcode to track purchases for CGA. Take it to Tagawa Gardens when you go shopping band give it to the cashier.

For more information on this event, visit the Tagawa Gardens website.

Board Elections - March 13

It's that time again to come out and vote in your Board of Directors for CGA. The Board Elections will be held on March 13th. Elections will be held for the following positions:

President: Rori Mattson
Secretary: Rene Rieser
Board Member-at-Large positions (2 of the following): Denise Fortman, Naomi Weaver, and Brad Emerson

To be eligible to vote, you must be a member, for at least 6 months, and be in good standing (meaning you've paid your membership or adopted a dog in the last year). You must be present to vote.

We will also celebrate the accomplishments over the past year, and enjoy spending time with other CGA volunteers. THIS IS ALSO A POTLUCK! So please bring a dish to share.

Paul and Mayme Gigl have offered up their home for this election meeting. Their address is:

10430 Brookhollow Circle
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
303-346-2607

The Gigl's will take care of DESSERTS. They will have ovens on and microwave ready for reheating. Probably a good idea to carpool, but, you can park in the driveway, too. If you have any questions please contact Rene Rieser.

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