03/14/2025
Good morning! Just wanted to remind everyone about registration for Gig, coming up next month. Our numbers are low; we know that you have any number of other causes to support, but consider this: (please don't scroll by; read this, it's important!)
Without registrations, we are planning in the dark, right down to the number of rented chairs to put in the speakers' area. It is expensive to plan this event; from the venue (and of course this year we got screwed on the fee), the floor coverings, the off leash play area, the ballroom, etc.). Those are the expenses you don't see, and only after those are all paid do we even think about the money that may have been made for our adoption activities. Other groups benefit as well; many have booths, do raffles, etc. to help with their adoption activities.
As the number of adoption groups dwindles, the West Virginia hounds are having fewer places to go. Nittany takes them happily every month, but the vet burdens grow larger for those groups that are left...all of us must do constant fund raising so that we can take the dogs from WV that often need vetting and/or further care upon arrival with groups. It's expensive to say the least. Yes, lots of dogs are coming in from overseas as well, but often those dogs need follow-up care once they get here, not to mention transport costs, etc. All of this depends on people like you.
GiG is just one event of only a few that are left to raise money for adoption efforts. Yes, we know that people are tentative right now; we get it, and COVID really messed up our community. People are doing more on-line and not going into crowded spaces. We get that too, but all of this is important, and keeping our "community" together is vital...GiG promotes that. Please come to our event and join in with us. See old friends, make new ones, and help all of us in our efforts to provide homes for these wonderful hounds.
Go to www.nittanygreys.org and click on GiG and the schedule/registration buttons. We thank you for your past support; help us for the future.
All social hounds are welcomed, and if you are a member of another sighthound group and you'd like to have an informational table, just let us know. We welcome you too!
