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2nd Annual Halloween Gathering
Friday, November 2, 2018 at 6 PM – 10 PM
Maine Greyhound Placement Service
231 Old Belgrade Rd, Augusta, Maine 04330
Come and hang out with your fellow Greyhound friends in the activity room at Maine Greyhound Placement Service. This event will be Potluck in style so please bring some food to share.
We will have a costume contest and Axell Photography will be there doing portraits for donations.
The costume contest will have three categories:
Best Solo Dog Costume
Bast Group Dog Costume
Best Owner and Dog Costume Combo
At 8:05pm the lights will dim and we will have a screening of a classic Halloween movie (PG-13 or lesser)
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Social time
6:30pm - 8:00pm: Food ready/ Costume contest judging
8:00pm: Costume contest winner announced
8:05pm: Movie screening
We are getting really low on supplies listed below. I was wondering if anyone coming to the Halloween Party would be willing to bring some donations for the kennel. Anyone that brings a donation will be entered to win a prize basket. Thank you!!! ~ Dawn
Liquid Laundry Detergent
Bleach (we use a lot of this every day!!)
Fabric Softener Sheets
Liquid Dish Detergent
Paper Towels
Toilet Paper
13 Gallon Trash Bags
55 Gallon Trash Bags
Kitty Litter (Non-clumping)
Canned Cat Food
Purina Dog Chow Complete-green bag (We go through a LOT of dog food!!)
Nylabones
Bottled Drinking Water
* Also if anyone has any spare collars and/or leashes that they would be willing to donate, it would be GREYT to be able to have some newer ones for our greyhounds... Thank you!
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