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GALTx eNews: Attention! Tune In To Help The Hounds!

Between hurricanes, news from Afghanistan, and a raging pandemic, we know you have a lot competing for your attention. But this is a special time for the GALT hounds and we really need you to tune in. North Texas Giving Day is coming up on September 23rd, 2021, and early giving is already open. During this special time, we have available $25,000 in matching funds to make your gift to the hounds go twice as far. Please don’t let this opportunity slip by with money still on the table.

Despite all of the turmoil in the world, GALT’s intake team remains busy. On August 9th, 2021, we welcomed 18 retired racers from Greyhound farms in Kansas and the next day we welcomed three more hounds who were abandoned in Amarillo. A couple of weeks later, we welcomed four more hounds (Joey, Jeff, Willa, and Christy) including both retired racers and rescues. This week, we have welcomed Maggie and Iris, from difficult situations discussed below. That’s 27 new hounds in just a few weeks. Our kennel remains full with more than 40 hounds awaiting foster homes and, ultimately, adoption.

GALTx eNews:  Give For Gumdrop On North Texas Giving Day!

In the last few weeks, GALT has welcomed 32 new hounds to the GALT family. Thirty-one of them are retiring racers coming from greyhound farms. The thirty-second hound, Gumdrop, joined us on Friday, September 11th, as a stray from the Giddings Animal Shelter. She suffered from an old, chronic injury to her shoulder and right front leg and has significant intestinal parasites. On examination, our vets said that her injury was terribly atrophied, appeared at least 8 weeks old and was consistent with being thrown from a car. Gumdrop's leg caused her much more pain than it could ever do her good again, so Dr. Douglas Lange of the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center amputated her right front leg on Tuesday. Gumdrop is doing okay in recovery and is expected to move to a foster home on Friday. We are hopeful that she will fully recover and go on to be one of our Injured Reserve success stories like Leia and Penny, who both recently celebrated their adoptions.

We don't yet know how much Gumdrop's vet bills will be but expect her amputation surgery to be close to $6,000. To prepare them for adoption, the 31 retiring racers will cost GALT at least $750 each in veterinary care, which comes out to over $20,000. So we really need your help today, North Texas Giving Day, to pay our current vet bills and remain ready for the additional hounds that will come our way. With thanks to the GALT 2020 All-Stars, we have $25,000 available in matching funds to double your donation, whether it be large or small. Additionally, North Texas Giving Day donations of $25 or more qualify us to win various monetary prizes from the Communities Foundation of Texas.

GALTx eNews: Let's Make Tomorrow A Better Day!

North Texas Giving Day is coming up fast on September 19th, from 6:00 am to midnight, central time! We are pleased to once again be joining forces with Communities Foundation of Texas on this important day of giving to help the hounds and we stand ready with up to $20,000 in matching funds to make your donations go twice as far. Your donations can also win bonuses and prizes benefiting GALT to maximize your giving. But you don't have to wait until September 19th - scheduled giving starts Monday, September 9th! Bookmark this link now so that you can get up and give starting on Monday to help us take full advantage of this great on line event.

The greyhound racing industry is changing quickly. Your donations and securing the matching funds is more critical than ever. To meet the increased adoption needs of Greyhounds coming off the tracks in Florida, we have leased a kennel facility that can house up to 88 hounds while they await foster homes. Our lease payments, utilities, food, maintenance and other expenses can run in excess of $8,500 per month. Our medical expenses are also rising as we accept an increasing number of senior hounds and puppies like Blaze and his family and Huck who have expensive health issues. Our hound related expenses in second quarter of this year averaged more than $1,000 per day, excluding our unexpected bills for emergencies like Rita's Xylitol poisoning and Lyle's surgery to remove a benign tumor from his small intestine. And as you'll see below, strays continue to arrive with health issues related to their rough living. 

We appreciate every donation, but if you would like to do a bit more than donate, North Texas Giving Day offers you the opportunity to set up a personal fundraiser page benefiting GALT that will help us reach even more people and raise even more funds. Click here to get started setting up your page today. 

Please help us make the most of North Texas Giving Day so that we don't leave a dime of matching funds on the table! Let's make tomorrow a better day for the hounds together:

GALTx eNews:  North Texas Giving Day is Here!

North Texas Giving Day (NTGD) is practically here! It's next Thursday, September 14th, 2017, from 6:00 am to midnight! New this year, you can schedule your donations in advance on our NTGD page whenever it is convenient for you. 

We are especially excited about NTGD this year because an anonymous donor will match donations made at our NTGD page up to $15,000! This generous matching gift will help a lot of hounds and, combined with your generous donations, can cover our medical and boarding expenses for the Mobile 30!  

With our expenses averaging nearly $1,000 a day, NTGD is always an important part of GALT's annual fundraising. Last year, supporters like you donated over $8,000 to GALT, setting a new record. We are hopeful that you will help us break that record this year so that we can earn the entire $15,000 in matching funds!   We know that you have many giving choices this year, but hope you will continue to help retired greyhounds find forever homes, regardless of their medical needs, as you have in the past! Please, visit our NTGD Page now to schedule your donation! We can't do it without the continued generosity of our supporters like you! Thank you! Schedule Your Donation!

TODAY YOU can be someone's hero and give them a second chance at recovery!

NAMI Dallas is taking part in the annual North Texas Giving Day. What better way to start or end your day with a gift that will make a huge impact in someone's life. Every donation of $25 or more will be multiplied with bonus funds!

Now friends, donating to NAMI Dallas on Giving Day is just as easy - if not easier - than ordering food online or trying to figure out the functions of a cable remote!

1. TODAY 9-18-14 between 6am-midnight log onto NorthTexasGivingDay.org 

2. Search for NAMI Dallas INC and donate!