GRFT Special Needs Hounds

GRFT Special Needs Program

A Special Needs Success Story

Meet Holland Popeye the retired racing Greyhound. Pops as he is known to his family and friends is a special and very lucky Greyhound. He is special because like most retired racers he is calm, quite, sweet and wants nothing more from life than a soft bed to sleep on and a family to love him. Pops is lucky because when his racing career ended he found all of that and more through the efforts of a volunteer greyhound adoption group. He is very lucky because he was what we call a special needs hound. Pops sustained a serious break to his left rear leg in his last race. It was a career ending injury that required extensive medical attention and a long rehabilitation process. It was only through a special needs fund that Pops was able to enter into an adoption group thus giving him the chance to lead a normal, pain free and happy life after racing. You can do your part to help other hounds like Pops by making a Tax deductible donation to the GRFT Special Needs Fund.

Black Horse Design

As an ongoing fundraiser for our Special Needs Fund, we are offering a sterling silver pendant designed by Carmon Deyo of Black Horse Design. The pendant is approximately 1.5” wide and features Holland Popeye. Many, many thanks to Carmon for designing this beautiful piece for us!

Price: $45 for the pendant alone, or $55 with an 18” black satin necklace with sterling silver findings. Reserve yours today.

Email GRFT at specialneeds@greyhoundrescue.org to order.

The Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Tennessee Special Needs Fund was started in order to allow us to help place hounds like Pops into permanent homes. The problem for most adoption groups is that the expense of the medical attention alone is enough to mean that they cannot afford the added burden of caring for a special needs hound. Funds like this are about the only chance that injured, sick or old racers has to make it into an adoption program. 100% of the GRFT Special Needs Fund is used for special needs hounds. The Primary use is to allow us to accept injured racers into our adoption program. The fund is also used to help hounds with more mundane medical conditions. Please help GRFT help other special needs hounds like Pops. You are the best chance they have.

Without your help there can be no special needs funds and adoption groups like GRFT can not afford the added financial burden of the care of special needs hounds like Pops. Fortunately, there are several things you can do. Individuals can help through donations of money and time.

Businesses can help too by becoming a GRFT sponsor or partner. A sponsor organization is one that helps by donating cash to our special needs fund. Partners can help in many ways. They can provide materials such as food, beds or medical supplies. A partner can also provide facilities for fund raisers such as a dog wash or a meet and greet. Veterinary services are another invaluable donation.

To donate to the GRFT Special Needs Fund please use the contact information below.

Website: www.greyhoundrescue.org

Email: specialneeds@greyhoundrescue.org

Paypal donations are accepted through: greyhoundrescuefoundationoftn@yahoo.com

Mail: GRFT Special Needs Fund

P.O. Box 32554

Knoxville, TN 37930-2554

Click on the PayPal logo above to make a donation through your PayPal account or using a credit or debit card. Our PayPal username is:

greyhoundrescuefoundationoftn@yahoo.com