Wow did we have a great time! On Saturday, July 31 forty three greyhounds and their families gathered at Mary Lou and Jerry Finigan’s house in Eugene for the 6th annual Greyhound Picnic! It was an afternoon full of food, fun, and festivities for all!
The weather was perfect for the gathering: a little cool and cloudy, breaking into sun later in the day. Families enjoyed hamburgers, Boca burgers, and hot dogs cooked on the grill, while filling their plates with other pot luck goodies and deserts. Greys enjoyed a variety of doggie treats, although the biggest hit was a Frosty Paws doggie ice cream for everyone! Yum yum!
Picnic attendees were able to purchase tickets to try to win one (or more) fabulous raffle prizes! We had an incredible selection of raffle items donated this year - fancy collars, coats, light switch covers, foods, toys, art, and more! While some folks kept their fingers crossed for winning a raffle, others bid on silent auction items. Competition was stiff as greyhound families rivaled for doggie fleece jackets, greyhound themed art and jewelery, veterinary packages, and more! There was much excitement and anticipation as the hard won raffle and auction items were awarded at the end of the picnic.
Greyhounds participated in several games this year, including a hot dog bobbing contest, a water relay, and a wet T-shirt contest! We had many contestants, several winners, and a lot of laughs as participants and spectators enjoyed the comedy of greyhounds in action.
Clip clip! Greyhounds were able to have a pedicure at the picnic! Thank you to all the hound parents who bought tickets for nail clipping and to our fabulous “nail artist” Michelle Compoli for volunteering her services!
Owners and hounds enjoyed browsing in the vendor area for T-shirts, collars, leashes, toys, and other cool greyhound “must-have” items. So many greyt items, so hard to choose!
The picnic was extra special as we celebrated the birthday of one of our favorite greys, Tom, who turned 11 on picnic day. A beautiful greyhound themed cake was created and shared to mark the special occasion!
Special thanks to the people and businesses who donated prizes, raffle items, and silent auction items for this event! Our gratitude to Wags Dog Emporium, Safeway, Farmhand Feed, PetCo, Eugene Airport Rotary, Sonrise Christian Church, Natural Balance, Nutro Products, Solid Gold, Kym Fleming, Mary Lou & Jerry Finigan, Michelle Compoli, McKenzie Animal Hospital, Tina Collins, Kara Robinson, Donna Payne, Pam Sparks and Home Co, Liz Lowry.
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A huge thank you to everyone who came out for this year’s greyhound picnic! It just gets better every year thanks to our fabulous greyhound adopters who join in the festivities, our vendors and raffle prize donors, our volunteers and our fabulous picnic host. Pat yourselves on the back for supporting greyhound rescue! See you at the next event!
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