Enjoy a recap of the 2nd Annual Greyhound Gala- where we raised over $6,000 for our retired racers!
Thank you everyone for your support!
2nd Annual Greyhound Gala from Hounds of the Heartland on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Spotlight on Delta!
Delta, or "PMB Delta," is a 2 year old female greyhound who is very friendly and social. She loves to play with toys and other dogs! She would do great in a home with other dogs. She is workable with cats. You don't want to miss the pictures below of her playing with her foster "brother" in the backyard! (Look for the purple collar.)
Friday, March 25, 2011
Norman Petsmart event Tomorrow!
If you are in the Norman area between 12:00 - 2:00pm tomorrow, Saturday, March 26th stop by to meet our retired racing greyhounds and learn more about what greyt pets they make! We will be showing off our greyhounds at the Norman Petsmart at 660 Ed Noble Pkwy.
Our adoptables Emma and Zody will be present, looking for their new forever family!
See you there!
Our adoptables Emma and Zody will be present, looking for their new forever family!
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| [CLICK FOR DETAILS ABOUT ZODY] |
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| [CLICK FOR DETAILS ABOUT EMMA] |
See you there!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Huzzah! The Medieval Fair is back!
HOH will once again be participating in the Norman Medieval Fair this year- but in a different way: Read on!
Held annually since 1976, this event relives the Middle Ages with arts and crafts, food, games, jousting tournaments, human chess games, costume contests, and more.
Entertainment for the whole family includes minstrels, dancing, theater and reenactments, jugglers, magicians, knights jousting on horseback and human chess games. Brightly costumed characters include King Arthur, mermaids, and the fair's king and queen.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
The Medieval Fair of Norman is the state's largest weekend event and the third largest event in Oklahoma, and was selected by Events Media Network as one of the top 100 events in the nation.
Browse through the medieval village of over 200 art and craft booths offering unique and handcrafted wares. Offerings include pottery, wood crafts, stained glass, armor, costumes, fairy wings, jewelry, leather crafts, hair garlands, and much more. Watch master crafters demonstrating their skills!
HOH will not have a manned booth at the Norman Medieval Fair this year, as the scheduling of volunteers has been too difficult for our small volunteer base to handle in the past. Instead, we will have two 2-hour time slots on Sunday, April 3rd for volunteers to parade their greyhounds around, pass out HOH brochures & answer any questions about greyhound adoption.
Sunday, April 3rd
Reaves Park: Norman, OK
1:00 - 3:00pm
3:00 - 5:00pm
Like last year, we do have "Medieval Dress" available and ask that you do dress appropriately per the below requirements:
Tips for Renaissance Attire:
-Renaissance style Tunics
-No bright colors (earth tones only... no purple please!)
-No halloween costumes (natural fibers please)
The Medieval Fair is a fun way to get the greyhounds out in a large crowd to spread the word about what great pets they make. Greyhounds were considered royalty in the Medieval period so this is an appropriate venue for our greyhounds and their loyal followers!
Please contact Amanda Przymus at (405) 701-8940 or aaprzymus@hotmail.com to sign up for a 2 hour shift to help spread the word about greyhound adoption.
To learn more about the Medieval Fair of Norman please visit http://www.medievalfair.org/
Held annually since 1976, this event relives the Middle Ages with arts and crafts, food, games, jousting tournaments, human chess games, costume contests, and more.
Entertainment for the whole family includes minstrels, dancing, theater and reenactments, jugglers, magicians, knights jousting on horseback and human chess games. Brightly costumed characters include King Arthur, mermaids, and the fair's king and queen.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
The Medieval Fair of Norman is the state's largest weekend event and the third largest event in Oklahoma, and was selected by Events Media Network as one of the top 100 events in the nation.
Browse through the medieval village of over 200 art and craft booths offering unique and handcrafted wares. Offerings include pottery, wood crafts, stained glass, armor, costumes, fairy wings, jewelry, leather crafts, hair garlands, and much more. Watch master crafters demonstrating their skills!
HOH will not have a manned booth at the Norman Medieval Fair this year, as the scheduling of volunteers has been too difficult for our small volunteer base to handle in the past. Instead, we will have two 2-hour time slots on Sunday, April 3rd for volunteers to parade their greyhounds around, pass out HOH brochures & answer any questions about greyhound adoption.
Sunday, April 3rd
Reaves Park: Norman, OK
1:00 - 3:00pm
3:00 - 5:00pm
Like last year, we do have "Medieval Dress" available and ask that you do dress appropriately per the below requirements:
Tips for Renaissance Attire:
-Renaissance style Tunics
-No bright colors (earth tones only... no purple please!)
-No halloween costumes (natural fibers please)
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The Medieval Fair is a fun way to get the greyhounds out in a large crowd to spread the word about what great pets they make. Greyhounds were considered royalty in the Medieval period so this is an appropriate venue for our greyhounds and their loyal followers!
Please contact Amanda Przymus at (405) 701-8940 or aaprzymus@hotmail.com to sign up for a 2 hour shift to help spread the word about greyhound adoption.
To learn more about the Medieval Fair of Norman please visit http://www.medievalfair.org/
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| Candee & Susan spread the greyt news with help from Reba, Lulu & Coast |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Spotlight on Smiley!
Smiley is an 8 year old boy who loves, loves people! He does great on walks and is perfectly behaved on car rides. He adjusts to new situations very well and is a joy to have at our events. He would be great with a family or any single person. He actually smiles, too! Smiley does okay with small dogs but not with cats. We also discovered at our event at the Oklahoma State Fair that Smiley is probably not Llama or Donkey safe! :) He is a cool dude. Come meet Smiley at our next event!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Don't forget the Show & Tell event this Saturday at Petsmart on 63rd & N. May Ave. from 11-2pm. Come meet a lucky greyhound!
Don't forget to dress your beautiful hound in green and share your photos on facebook.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Edmond Petsmart Show & Tell this weekend!
Swing by the Edmond Petsmart location Saturday, March 12th between 12:00-2:00 to meet our retired racing greyhounds and learn why they make EXCELLENT pets!
You'll have the chance to meet Bessie & Finn, both currently adoptable greyhounds!
See you there!
You'll have the chance to meet Bessie & Finn, both currently adoptable greyhounds!
See you there!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sit. Stay. Art!
Our own Secretary Emily Williams' artwork will be showcased in Pets & People's annual fundraiser "Sit. Stay. Art!" on March 18th in Downtown OKC from 7-11pm in the Film Exchange Building at 700 1/2 W. Sheridan. Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Sit. Stay. Art! partners local artists with shelter pets to raise awareness, adoptions and funding for local humane organizations. If Emily's artwork sells, 1/2 of the proceeds go to Pets & People and 1/2 goes to Hounds of the Heartland!
Below is a picture of Emily's artwork, inspired by her own adopted retired racer Achilles. Achilles also happens to be our March "blog model!"
We hope you will come out to Sit. Stay. Art! on March 18th and support Emily's artwork as well as Hounds of the Heartland and Pets & People! For more information on Sit. Stay. Art! visit http://www.sitstayart.com/
Sit. Stay. Art! partners local artists with shelter pets to raise awareness, adoptions and funding for local humane organizations. If Emily's artwork sells, 1/2 of the proceeds go to Pets & People and 1/2 goes to Hounds of the Heartland!
Below is a picture of Emily's artwork, inspired by her own adopted retired racer Achilles. Achilles also happens to be our March "blog model!"
We hope you will come out to Sit. Stay. Art! on March 18th and support Emily's artwork as well as Hounds of the Heartland and Pets & People! For more information on Sit. Stay. Art! visit http://www.sitstayart.com/
Prez Says- March 2011
The past few weeks have been a blur for all us within HOH; we have all been busy planning for the 2011 Greyhound Gala, and what a huge success it was! I can’t say thank-you enough times to all the sponsors, donors, and volunteers that made the event possible! And an even bigger Thank-You to all the people that came and help raise money for the greyhounds! As you have seen, we raised over $6000; I’m simply speechless over the generosity of everyone!
My personal hope is that everyone had fun, that people got to meet other greyhound owners, and people that are non-greyhound owners learned a little bit about greyhounds as pets. We have come a long way since last year when we hosted the first Gala; which was a small gathering of people and just 5 raffle items. To this being just our second year were we had over 150 people attend, and 100 of items donated to be raffled and auctioned off. And to top off the day, Porsche got adopted during the event by a long-time greyhound owner. Simply an amazing day!
We have already started brainstorming for the 2012 Gala and have plans to make it even bigger and better. So again, Big Huge Thank-You to everyone for such an amazing event!
-Brad Whitley
My personal hope is that everyone had fun, that people got to meet other greyhound owners, and people that are non-greyhound owners learned a little bit about greyhounds as pets. We have come a long way since last year when we hosted the first Gala; which was a small gathering of people and just 5 raffle items. To this being just our second year were we had over 150 people attend, and 100 of items donated to be raffled and auctioned off. And to top off the day, Porsche got adopted during the event by a long-time greyhound owner. Simply an amazing day!
We have already started brainstorming for the 2012 Gala and have plans to make it even bigger and better. So again, Big Huge Thank-You to everyone for such an amazing event!
-Brad Whitley
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Greyhound Gala Results
We are so proud and humbled to announce the results from yesterday's 2nd Annual Greyhound Gala!
With the help from our sponsors, donors, volunteers & foster homes we were able to raise $6,000 with over 150 guests in attendance!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who played a role in making this the largest fundraser in Hounds of the Heartland's history!
With the help from our sponsors, donors, volunteers & foster homes we were able to raise $6,000 with over 150 guests in attendance!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who played a role in making this the largest fundraser in Hounds of the Heartland's history!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Only 3 more days until the GALA!
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| Purchase an ALL NEW HOH t-shirt at the Gala! |
We hope you can come out to the 2nd Annual Greyhound Gala this Saturday at the City Arts Center from 3:00-6:00pm! It will be a fun time for all those in support of greyhound adoption to gather for a good cause!
We will have food, drinks, music, a video, silent auction, raffle, merchandise for sale and so much more! You do not have to be a greyhound owner or even a pet owner. We will have something for EVERYONE!
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| Bid on THIS limited edition, retired piece in the silent auction! |
Huge, special thanks to all our volunteers that made this event possible. For such a small group to come together and make this big event happen makes us so proud to represent the Heartland of Oklahoma.
Long Live Adoption! See you Saturday!
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