May Haul

VAGA has two greyhounds coming up on May 24th. Arriving soon is: Shirley Secret and M's Foxie Susie. Both girls are sugar sweet and we can't wait to welcome them both to Virginia. Shirley Secret is being adopted by a wonderful couple who are counting down the days till they can finally meet their little girl. M's Foxie Susie will be fostered by Michelle & Mitch in the Richmond area. We have a feeling that it will not take long at all to find a nice forever home for this beauty! We will keep Pat South in our thoughts for a safe trip north.

Richmond Monthly Meet & Greet

This month's meet and greet was a greyt success! We broke a record in donations. :) It was a little damp and rainy, but the hounds were troopers. They worked the crowds and were great ambassadors for VAGA. A big greyhound thank you to the wonderful volunteers who came out to help. The hounds have their paws crossed for applications! Please join us next month for another great event.

Retired Racers Having a Fun Time

This is Chaska Dunes ( Chassie), Bb's Ashtrey ( Ashley) and JM'S Nellie May ( Nellie) playing in their new fenced yard now that they are retired from racing. Enjoy!

Sam's Club May 10th

We held our first ever Meet and Greet at Sam’s Club in Dulles, VA on Saturday, May 10th. It was a cold, damp day but our volunteers and greyhounds came out to support VAGA.
Our hounds worked very, very hard and the people that stopped to talk and visit were very generous. The donation jacket pockets were always full and our hounds turned on their charm and became wonderful ambassadors for VAGA.
Sam's Club allowed us to sell Hot Dogs and Hamburgers so our volunteers were kept very busy. We had to set up, man the grill, talk with tons of people about this great breed and then take everything down, but it was well worth the hard work! We want to thank everyone who helped VAGA with this new event and we hope you will join us again for our next Meet & Greet at this location on June 14th. We appreciate all the support Sam's Club has shown VAGA and send them our heart felt thanks!

See you all in June!!!!

Wylie Wagg Meet & Greet

We had our first Meet & Greet today at the Wylie Wagg Store in Middleburg. The greyhounds were a big hit and charmed everyone they met. Many people stopped to shower the greyhounds with pats of love and hugs. Poe, Bree and Indy enjoyed all the special attention. It was such a success that we plan on holding a M&G here once a month. Check out the VAGA calendar for future dates.

Culpeper Carwash at Walmart

We are happy to report that our 3rd Culpeper carwash was our biggest yet. This would not have been possible without the outstanding hard work of all the volunteers in attendance. The guys and gals in the pit worked non stop all day even eating lunch on the fly. The folks up front worked the dogs and the crowd. Every year it seems we do an odd vehicle or two. This year was no exception. The usual cars, vans and pick-ups rolled thru, then came the motorcycle and the Semi. But not to be outdone, the windowless pick-up.

A big thanks to everyone that pitched in, volunteers, family and friends. The work is long and hard, but even so, everyone seemed to have a good time. We'd also like to thank Walmart for letting us stage this event again this year.

Lastly, a big greyhound thanks to the Culpeper community. They come out every year and support us. Without them this would not be possible.

He asked if we could wash his truck, we said yes. Then he said, "by the way I have no side windows." We said "No Problem."
Check out the video below.

Our First Fosters Grille Fundraiser Night

Hamburgers! Fries! Chicken Wings! Good friends and Stella the Greyhound....sounds like a recipe for a fun night. VAGA held the first Fundraiser at Fosters Grille in Fredericksburg tonight. It was a great success. Not only did we raise some money for the greyhounds but we also were able to spread the word about this special breed of dog. Many thanks to Fosters Grille for all their support. The owners and staff are the greatest group of people. We also want to thank everyone who came out tonight for this new event. We hope you had a fun time. And of course we can't forget Stella. She was giving out kisses to everyone who came by to meet her. Way to work the crowd, girl!!!!!!!!

Greyhounds In Gettysburg

Greyhounds In Gettysburg was a big success! VAGA's vending tables were very popular with the shoppers. We stayed busy from the minute we were open for business! As you can see from the pictures we also offered to trim nails ( dogs only...Ha Ha Ha) for a donation. Carolyn and Kristen worked VERY hard triming nails for hours and hours. Many times they had a line of waiting greyhounds. They never stopped smiling while triming, even through they ached from bending all day.

We could not have asked for nicer weather and we thank all our wonderful volunteers that came out to help. We sure had a lot of fun. It was wonderful to see so many happy and beautiful greyhounds. We look forward to vending again next year at GIG.

Fosters Grille Meet & Greet

Today was our first Meet & Greet at Fosters Grille at Southpointe. Even though the weather was not the best we talked with several people. The greys are like magnets, they just drew the people to them. The two handsome boys are Thunder and Harry, and the beautiful girls are Lori and Tawny.

Fosters Grille Get Together

Please join us at Fosters Grille this Wednesday April 30th from 4pm-9pm for dinner. From 4pm-9pm anything Fosters sells VAGA will get 20%, the only catch you must tell them you want to support Virgina Greyhound Adoption. Please come out, have some fun, be with friends, eat some good food and support VAGA all at the same time. If you don't want to eat dinner come on out anyway. We still need some voulunteers to man the doors and outside parking lot.

Fosters Grille
Southpointe Plaza in front of Lowes.
April 30th 4pm-9pm

Hope to see you there.
Click here for directions.