GPA Indy Message Exciting News for GPA Indy!!!!

[Michelle Carter]

All,
 
It is with great pleasure and anticipation we are at this time announcing our largest fundraising effort ever!    We have arranged a fundraising program that will have us very busy the entire month of May!  I have spoken with Nick Milano, the owner of Pet Supplies Plus and he has agreed to partner with us during this time, to raise much needed funds for GPA Indianapolis.  The details of the agreement are as follows.
First of all, EACH  of the four store locations will be selling “donation cards” at each register during the entire month of May.  The way this program works is simple. Each customer is asked “would you like to donate $1.00 to support Greyhound Pets of America Indianapolis?” .  The customer either says  yes or no.   We also would like to thank Harding Poorman Group for donating 5,000 of these donation cards to be sold in the stores.  They printed and delivered these cards at no cost to GPA Indianapolis. 
In conjunction with the donation cards we will also be hosting a dog wash at each store in the month of May.   All proceeds from each dog wash will go directly to GPA Indianapolis that day! All soap,  and towels will be provided by Pet Supplies Plus, again at no cost to GPA Indianapolis.  
We will also hold a meet n greet at each store in the month of May.  It is important to point out this breaks down to FOUR SEPARATE events!   It is no surprise that many ,many, many volunteers will be needed for each event!   I know this seems like quite the undertaking, however,  this is where we need you most!
We have been blessed with extremely dedictated volunteers, and it takes an army to move mountains!  Folks this is not an impossible task!  We have four dog washes scheduled in the month of May, one on each side of town!  If you have never volunteered before we need you now more than ever!  
With donations down, and the loss of the flower and patio show, we are $8000.00 less in revenue!  No one is going to hand us $6,000 - $ 8,000!  We are going to have to work for it!  And we are going to wash dogs, and sell donation cards, and get these great hounds out there for the public to meet!  We will need folks to wash dogs, escort customers to the wash area, staff the meet n greets and sell those donation cards!   
In the past we have been absolutely amazed by the support and dedication of our volunteers, somehow you are always all there coming together as one dedicated group, when we need you the most!  Folks this is one of the times!  We hope that you will share in our excitement about the month of May,  and are willing to volunteer  to help at least at the event closest to you!  We need your help and support as we gear up for this massive fundraising effort!  It is my hope to report to you at the end of this fundraiser, that we not only made up the loss but surpassed our goals!  Nick Milano has been extremely supportive, not only for this fundraiser but as a consistent donor to GPA Indy!   Please help us show Nick and his staff that GPA Indianapolis is a great organization with great volunteers, and prove that when we are faced with a challenge, we rise to the occasion, and meet it head on!  Bring your dogs, bring your aprons, bring your smiles, lets
 all get  out there and move mountains (or shitzu’s or great danes??) !!!  We look forward to seeing you all there!  Please go to our events page at http://www.gpaindy.org/events.html  for further details and addresses for each location!  All events will run from 11:00 A.M.  thru 4:00 P.M.  and the following schedule will apply:
May 2,   Broad Ripple Store
May 9,   Noblesville Store
May 16,  Avon Store
May 23,  Greenwood  Store 
Check the website for instructions to volunteer!  We look forward to seeing you all there!!!  
On Behalf of The Board,
Michelle Carter
Treasurer
GPA Indianapolis


      
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