GPA-CNHC Annual Spring Benefit Dinner
April 28, 2012
Courtyard Marriot Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH
Cost: $35 per person** (includes 1 raffle ticket)

**NEW! You can now reserve your tickets online. There will be a $1.00 per ticket charge to recover the PayPal fees. You can also print a ticket form and mail your check, see details below.

**EXTENDED Ticket Reservation Deadline: April 14, 2011, tickets will not be available at the door.

Schedule of Events
5:30-6:30 - pm Social hour/reception/registration (cash bar for our function will be available all evening)
6:45-8:15 - pm Buffet dinner and deserts
8:00-8:30 - pm Award presentations, raffle drawings, door prize drawings
8:30-9:30 - pm Speaker - Ann Bollens, Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year 2011, Co-Founder of the Sunburst Project and Kennel, and Director Emeritus of GPA-Emerald Coast (Learn more about Ann below.)

Menu
New England Clam Chowder | Mixed Green Salad | Salad with Beets, Apples, Cress and Pistachio
Rolls and Butter
Chef’s Selection of Starch and Vegetables
Roast Stuffed Pork Loin
Backed Haddock
Array of New England Deserts | Freshly Brewed Coffee | Decaffeinated Coffee | Herbal Teas

Raffle Items
We are now accepting donations for items to be raffled off at the dinner. Some of the items donated in the past have included, gift cards for grocery stores, chain pet stores, online stores (something that can be used non-locally), dog treats, bowls, collars, blankets, beds, and toys. The items do not have to be dog related either. Perhaps you have a special skill and would like to donate handmade items such as a blanket or set of notecards. No item is too small! They will be used to make up the ever-popular gifts baskets. If you'd like to make a donation, please call 888.507.9597 and leave a message or email director@gpa-cnhc.org. Thanks so much for considering a donation, the hounds will be forever greytful!

You can either print ticket form and mail with your check to the address below or you may pay online.

Make checks payable to: GPA-CNHC

Greyhound Pets of America
Central New Hampshire Chapter
PO Box 778
Concord, NH 03302-0778

Ann Bollens

"Florida adoption volunteer Ann Bollens, recently retired president of the Greyhound Pets of America Emerald Coast chapter (GPAEC), has been named the 2011 Greyhound Adoption Person of the Year by the American Greyhound Council (AGC). Bollens has been a driving force in greyhound adoption since 1998, when she helped found GPAEC. In 2010 alone, her organization moved more than 600 greyhounds into adoptive homes. The northwest Florida group focuses primarily on finding adoptive homes for greyhounds retiring from Ebro and Pensacola tracks. "Those who nominated Ann used words like tireless and amazing-in fact, they described her as a hero," said AGC Communications Coordinator Gary Guccione. "We couldn't agree more. We've been privileged to work with her over the years." In addition to her work with GPAEC, Bollens also was instrumental in establishing the Sunburst Greyhound Adoption Project and Kennel, an unprecedented initiative to expand and coordinate the movement of retired racing greyhounds from several Florida panhandle tracks to adoption groups around the country. Three separate adoption organizations are involved in the effort-the Greyhound Alliance, the Northern Consortium, and GPAEC.