EZKOVICH RECEIVES GAPY AWARD, AGC RENEWS ADOPTION GRANTS

At meetings in Las Vegas last week, officials of the American Greyhound Council (AGC) presented the 2012 Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year (GAPY) Award to Lesley Ezkovich, the founder of It’s a Grey Area, Inc., an adoption group based in Pearl River, LA.

 

 

 

Ezkovich received her wood and bronze plaque, a complimentary copy of “Care of the Racing and Retired Greyhound,” and a check for $500 from AGC President Hall Gill, an NGA Board member. Her husband, Glen, looked on proudly, as did Lesley’s mother, other family members and fellow adoption volunteers.

 

“This has been anything but a one-person show,” Ezkovich said. “This award is really for all the people in our group who have worked so hard and done so much to make sure that every greyhound in our program finds the perfect home.”

 

The AGC board reauthorized funding for the farm inspection program, adoption hauls, the greyhound health research database, a canine veterinary medicine symposium, and the Greyhound Hall of Fame in Abilene KS.

 

In other action, the AGC renewed its commitment to the adoption grant program, appropriating $70,000 to help local greyhound groups pay for feed, supplies, veterinary care and other expenses. The maximum grant amount remains $1,250. An additional $7,500 was earmarked for the national adoption organization, Greyhound Pets of America, which operates a national adoption hotline and has 39 chapters across the nation.

 

The AGC is a joint effort of the American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA) and the National Greyhound Association (NGA). Officers for the new, fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013 are Bill Lee, President (AGTOA); Fred Fulchino, Vice President (NGA); Tim Leuschner, Secretary (AGTOA); and Steve Gilster, Treasurer (NGA).