AGC ANNOUNCES 2012 GREYHOUND ADOPTION AWARD NOMINATIONS

The winner of the 2012 Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year (GAPY) award will be one of sixteen dedicated volunteers nominated for their outstanding contributions to greyhound adoption over the past year. American Greyhound Council (AGC) spokesperson Gary Guccione said the sixteen nominations were a new record.

“These individuals have been singled out by their peers in the adoption community for doing exceptional work,” Guccione said. “We are honored by their efforts, and by the participation of those who nominated them.”

The 2012 GAPY award has been designated as the Linda A. Jensen Trophy, in honor of the 2010 award winner from Plainfield CT, who passed away earlier this year. The winner will be announced on December 21 on the AGC website.

Other past winners include Ann Bollens, FL (2011); Teddy Palmer, OK (2009); Dennis Tyler, FL (2008); and Cheryl King, TX (2007).

The 2012 GAPY nominees are:

• Wanda Abeyta, Tucson AZ, Greyhound Pets of America Tucson

• P. J. Anderer, Baltimore MD, Baltimore Area Greyhound Rescue

• Melony Cleveland, Birmingham AL, McGregor Greyhound Welfare Center

• Vicki Cohen, West Memphis AR, Mid-South Greyhound Adoption Option

• Suzanne Ewing, St. Petersburg FL, Pocono Greyhounds

• Lesley Ezkovich, Pearl River LA, It’s a Grey Area Greyhound Adoption

• Judith & Douglas Gilmour, West Haven CT, Connecticut Greyhound Adoption

• Susan Hendess, Madeira Beach FL, Greyhound Pets of America

• Stu Homer, Walnut Creek CA, Golden State Greyhound Adoption

• Barbara Masi, Bounton Beach FL, Greyhound Pets of America

• Brenda Pennix, Cincinnati OH, Greyhound Adoption of Greater Cincinnati

• Alane Shultz, Springfield MO, Greyhound Pets of America-Springfield

• Shirley Smith, Quebec CANADA, Greyhound Rescue Quebec

• Monica Smith-Rigo, St. Petersburg FL, Greyhound Support Transport

• Susan Taylor, Thornton CO, Friends of Retired Greyhounds

• Mary Ann Tolliver, Madeira Beach FL, Greyhound Pets of America Tampa Bay