What a wonderful day!

 The weather was perfect, the company (greyhounds and their owners) was great, and all in all, we had a fabulous time!

Better yet, in these uncertain economic times, we weren't very confident that we'd have a successful fundraiser.  But our expectations were blown out of the water - we grossed more than $10,000!  We also cut back on expenses, so each group actually receives more net profit than last year!  Not a bad day, for sure!  Be sure to check back in the next few days for photos, and if you were there and took photos, please send them to us as well!

Please take the time to check out our wonderful list of vendors and our fantastic sponsors.  Without them, we couldn't have done it.  Also, we owe extra special thanks to our hard-working volunteers:

Flor Hernandez, Mrs. West Central Florida 2009,

her husband Mike & friend Holly Bart, from Dog Duties (dog training & pet sitting)!

Students from the University of Tampa volunteer program

Zack Peterson, his friend Chris, & Bailey Peterson (no relation to Zack) - GREAT high school students

DJ Majik Mike

Our basket ladies, Laurel Kane & Hilary Snow

Hot dog chef extraordinaire Del

& as always, our intrepid "use us for whatever you need us for" crew:

Dave & Leslie Hardy

Carol Chilton

JoAnn Copertino

Joyce McCarthy

& all of the GPA members who volunteered as well!

If we have forgotten to thank anyone, please forgive us... we are very grateful to ALL of you!

Our Wonderful Vendors: