GAGAH Forum - New Deer Show Weekend

Hi All,

Well the New Deer Show is over for another year, this year we got amazing weather thankfully, and the tents are all still intact!!

I just wanted to firstly say a massive thank you to everyone who helped and supported us with donating prizes, giving up their weekend to help at the stand and also those of you who came along to show your support and the ‘tent’ victims who helped put them up and take them down and for all that scrummy homebaking. And of course to those beautiful hounds who were again so beautifully behaved and did their usual brilliant PR work for raising awareness. Thanks to Alfie, the official photographer, although I think a tad more ‘sunblock’ for me in future with some of that gunge with the ‘anti-mega-wrinkle’ formula thingy’s!!

After deducting expenses for the pitch and insurance we made a total profit of £678 over the 2 days, not bad for a weekend’s work considering that despite the good weather their didn’t seem to be many folk browsing around. So HUGE thanks to everyone who helped in so many ways.

Annie & Alfie also sold many of the GAGAH summer raffle tickets so we still have that to come, so don’t forget to get your tickets if you haven’t got them already, some amazing prizes to be won including £100 cash, Luxury Shortbread hamper, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Designer Ray Ban sunglasses, to name but a few. Contact Annie & Alfie for as many books as you can buy/sell at : ALFIEDOLPHINS@aol.com
I would also like to let you know of other events this year as well, which I will also be posting on the website :

31st of JULY - CAR BOOT SALE at Auchtercrag Nursing home in Ellon

5th September at 11am the 3rd Bennachie Sponsored Walk for the Kennel Space Appeal , again contact Annie & Alfie for more details.
Many thanks again to everyone for their support.
Cheers
Di

Post reply

266 views

Hi Di,
Our thanks should be going to you on behalf of all the houndies that have had a chance of a life because of you.

Thanks for all your hard work, dedication and kindness to our 4 legged friends, you do a great job!

June, Poppy & Tara x

Post reply

240 views

WE'LL SECOND THAT. QUEENIE, TINA, DOLLY, MINI AND HOPE. JUST FIVE OF MANY LUCKY HOUNDS

Post reply

235 views

Hear Hear. I was up at Methlick on a balticly cold December day and heard how Di gets up at 5am to see to the houndies! Let alone the mountain of other stuff hound related to attend to...phonecalls/transport/admin. It is absolutely humbling Di. xx

Post reply

229 views

Hear hear, Diane is awesome :-D and the rest of the volunteers are amazing, your support is so much needed to keep GAGAH going, without it GAGAH wouldn't be where it is today, so praise goes to all of you.

It is wonderful what each and everyone of you do, and continue to do. You should all give yourself a hug (but not in a public place as it would look rather weird). :-P

Eliza xxxxxx

3 cheers for Di...hip hip hooray

--
"In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back."
-Charlie Brown

Post reply

197 views

hi guys

thanks for your kind words, but it is so true that this is a team effort, none of it possible without everyone's amazing help and support.

GAGAH started 11 years ago with me, my big lad tiny and some leaflets being handed out in shopping precincts with the help of my mum.

Look at it now!!! Look how many hounds we have all helped save since then.

I am so proud of GAGAH and how we all work together to help save as many as we can and especially how everyone pulls the stops out in major emergencies.
So from all the hounds - HUGE THANKS

Post reply

193 views

My happy gagah gang, Teidi, Tia and Romy add their thanks to Diane and her Mum who made it possible for them to be rescued, and to the fosterers, transporters, organisers and fundraisers, who helped them. Belle was also deeply appreciative of finding a new life, thanks to gagah, for three years, she was the happiest old lady I ever saw, and without Diane this wouldnt have been possible. I must add that Di saved Tia twice, first as a rescue, then when she stepped in and arranged emergency medical treatment for Tia after the Ellon vets had done their best to kill our cheeky wee lass. So huge thanks to everyone, and especially Di, from all of us.

Post reply

187 views

No more can be said than already has for all the work done by everyone in helping these wonderful dogs to the life they deserve.

Thank you Diane for your selfless devotion and motivation which keeps GAGAH going strong.

I can't imagine life without Reggie now. He makes us laugh each and every day with his silly antics and funny ways.

In the ideal world it would be good if all greys have the life of luxury he has but if we can help even a small percentage it is worth every second of our time no matter how big or small the committment.

Post reply

177 views

The above messages say it all, you're amazing, thanks for and from Tommy and Chloe x

Post reply

165 views

I agree with all thats been said already - Di, you're a very special person.

Not so much Lady GAGAH, as wifie who's a bit GAGAH [image]

Post reply

163 views

Having worked with a larger greyhound charity down in England I can only add that it is utterly amazing what Di and all the volunteers do with such limited resources. Nothing seems to faze you guys and you rise to the challenge time and time again. I can only thank you once again for the gifts that are Saffy, Chrissy, Toby and Mandy who enhance our family and make this a very, very happy home.

Post reply

162 views

I owe my life to Di and Gagah and all those who have nurtured me and my Mum through my various illnesses - without people like Di and her supporters I wouldn't be writing this. So glad you had a good few days at New Deer - our only pity is that it is just too far away for us to have attended.