GREYHOUND ADOPTION PERSON OF YEAR NOMINATIONS TO CLOSE OCTOBER 1

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Nominations for the 2013 Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year (GAPY) Award will close at 5 pm CDT on Thursday, October 1.  This prestigious award is given annually to a volunteer or paid adoption worker who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of greyhound adoption in the U.S. or Canada. Anyone may submit a nomination online. 

Previous winners of the GAPY award are:

2012: Lesley Ezkovich, It’s a Grey Area Adoption, Louisiana

2011: Ann Bollens, Greyhound Pets of America–Emerald Coast Chapter, Florida

2010: Linda Jensen, ROAR (Racing Owners Assisting Racers), Connecticut

2009: Teddy Palmer, Halfway Home Greyhound Adoption, Oklahoma

2008: Dennis Tyler, Greyhound Pets of America–Central Florida Chapter, Florida

2007: Cheryl King, Heart of Texas Greyhound Adoption, Texas

The winner and his/her guest will receive complimentary airfare and lodging at the 2014 AGC/AGTOA spring meeting in Las Vegas, where the award will be presented. The GAPY winner also will receive a $500 donation to the adoption group of his/her choice.

The 2013 award nominees will be announced in December.