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GPA Houston Monthly Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Tracy Gee Community Center
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Jennifer Winters
Kathy Henry
Marlane Bernardo (phone)
Sherri Clark
Meeting Commenced: 6:30 pm
Treasurer’s Report – Not available at this time
Meeting Minutes – Not available at this time
Dogs
Dog Status
 Dahlia is possibly going to be adopted by the son of the woman who found her as
a stray.
 Wilma is still healing from her broken knee – no running allowed
 Boo is still in foster-with-intent
 Vergil’s tail is now healed
 Arya pulled out one of her nails in the kennel
 Cabo appears to have an eye disorder and will see Dr. Swanson
 Hugo is a double cryptorchid so we will have to use one of our premier vets for
his surgery.
 Rosie is likely going to be adopted this week.in
 An 11 year old female, Sara, is being surrendered to us soon.
 Tres still has a bad case of hookworms and giardia.
Current Adoptions, Applications
 30 adoptions to date in 2016
o 1 adoption appointment tomorrow
o 2 possible adoptions on Saturday
 24 applications at this time
o 7 prior adopters
o 13 applications in process
Events / Fundraising
Houston World Series of Dog Shows – July 22-24
 We still have a few holes in the schedule where volunteers are needed.
 Mark and Nancy will set up the booth for us.
Jim Kent Memorial Ducky Dunk Recap
 Water was very cold but it was a lot of fun
 Event raised over $10,000 (not counting any matching funds)
 Considering doing this again next year – maybe the last week of June.
 Next year we may have it where people can pledge in honor of a person or their
pet.
Golf Tournament – October 14th at Southwyck
 We already have our first team and our first hole sponsor
 Tickets will be on sale soon through the gift shop
 Some prizes for the auction have already been purchased including a 60”
television.
Fall Auction
 Auction is postponed until next spring
Coffee Fundraiser
 A member’s sister is selling coffee that is ground and packaged near Brenham.
 A 1# bag sells for $16.99 and has free shipping
 GPA will receive 10% of the purchase
 We are using 4 of the 6 “Stella” art pieces on the packaging.
 The sales are through eBay.
Adjourned at 7:05 pm
 Kathy moved to adjourn and Jennifer seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Sherri Clark
Kim Harrison
Mark Brooks
Guests:
Jennifer Winters
Treasurer’s Report – Reports for March, April, and May 2016
March 2016 - Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from G E Foundation and Amazon.com.
o Received donations for the General Fund.
o Additional revenue was received from adoption fees, 2016 dues and
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
o Expenses beyond normal monthly items included:
 Food for the membership party
 2 months of AT&T bills and service for modem
April 2016 - Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from Phillips 66, Chevron, iGive, NGA, Amazon.com,
Safeway (Randall’s) and Kroger Share Program.
o Received donations for the Greyt Wellness Fund and for the General Fund.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Quarterly tax preparation
 Cost of “Rainbow” T-shirts (all have been sold)
May 2016 - Net Income for the month is positive
 Income
o Corporate donations from Amazon Smile and Amazon.com.
o Also received a corporate donation of $7,188.72 from Subaru for their “Share the
Love” event held mid-November through year-end.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Fee for the booths at the July Dog Show.
 Annual E-Grey subscription
Mark moved to approve the treasurer’s reports and Arden motion. Approved.
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Meeting Minutes – Minutes for prior meeting were sent out and approved earlier by email.
Dogs
Dog Status
 Boo and Ja Ja Boonie are in foster-with-intent
 Wilma slipped on the floor and has a broken knee
 Tres has been found and is staying with his foster family. Very thin with injuries
and parasites.
 Cabernet and Audi may board during July 4th foster period if we cannot find a
foster family for them
o 9 approved
o 10 pending
o Many prior adopters wanting another dog
Finance & Investment Report – 1st Q 2016 - Kenny prepared a variance report comparing
1st Q 2016 to 1st Q 2015, 1st Q 2016 to 4th Q 2015, and 1st Q 2016 to 2015 Average. A lot of the
variance in this analysis is due to the timing of the receipt of matching funds for December 2015
vs. December 2014.
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1st Q 2016 to 1st Q 2015
o 1st Q 2016 has negative net income vs. positive net income for 1st Q 2015. The
main difference is that the December matching funds for 2014 were paid in
January 2015 and the matching funds for 2015 were paid in December 2015.
1st Q 2016 to 4th Q 2015
o 1st Q 2016 has negative net income vs. positive income for 4th Q 2015.
December matching funds for 2015 were paid in December 2015 so there was a
large private donation seen for the 4th Q 2015 instead of being booked in the 1st
Q of 2016 as in the previous year.
1st Q 2016 to 2015 Average
o 1st Q 2016 has negative net income vs a slight positive for the average of 2015.
This was again primarily because of the December matching funds were booked
in December 2015 instead of in January 2016.
Building Fund - Discussed if there are any restrictions related to the GPA Building Fund.
Based on our search of GPA’s records, there is not a legal document associated with this fund.
It is a “rainy day” fund and it appears that the money does not need to be used for construction
of a new building.
Board Membership - Jennifer Winters submitted her application for board membership. After
reading her application, the board unanimously approved her application. Welcome Jennifer.
Jim Kent Memorial Ducky Dunk
 Will be held on July 4th in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Hampton, NH
 Marlane and Joe Bernado will brave the cold water to raise funds for GPA in
memory of Jim Kent.
 Already have pledges of approximately $1600.
Houston World Series of Dog Shows
 GPA will have a booth at the event and needs volunteers (with or without your
greyhound) – July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.
New Storefront – Natural Paws in Vintage Park Shopping Village (249 & Louetta)
 This will be a new event for GPA and will be held each month on the 3rd Saturday
of the month.
Gilman Subaru Storefront
 Because of the new Natural Paws storefront on the same day, we will need to
see if we can get additional volunteers for Subaru.
 Will try to switch the time to 2 hours instead of 3 hours.
 Mark moved to adjourn and Arden seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Sherri Clark
Kathy Henry
Mark Brooks
Treasurer’s Report – Report for December 2015
Net Income for the month is positive
 Income
o Corporate donations from Giving Works, GE Foundation, Chevron, iGive,
Amazon.com, TGA Grant and Kroger Share Program.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Posters for Gillman Subaru, two months fee for Rite Response, and
charges for boarding at Best Friends (higher than normal number of dogs
in program)
Sherri moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
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Meeting Minutes – Minutes for prior meeting were not available
Dogs
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Dog Status
There are currently 25 dogs in the program including 7 permanent fosters, 12 available
and 6 with vetting in progress.
 Reggie was adopted
 Gordo is in foster with intent
 Geaux Geaux was adopted
 Jolie had additional x-rays on her leg and they have been sent to Dr. Wall
 Henna was recently returned
April 16th – Three events
 No Label Brewery “Pups and Pints” Event – Katy TX
 Gillman Subaru Storefront
 Texas A&M Vet School Open House
Spring Auction
 We will decide the exact date when Sherrie Kent returns from vacation.
 Tim Heller is helping to check the descriptions for accuracy.
Limited Edition T-Shirt
 We have new limited edition t-shirts on order. Pat showed the new design.
Golf Tournament
 Discussion about Gillman Subaru being a possible sponsor for the golf
tournament.
Bylaws
 Joe Bernardo is involved with revising the National GPA bylaws and will get a
copy of those revisions to us as soon as they are available. GPA Houston will
start working on our bylaw revisions after reviewing the national changes.
 Some potential changes being discussed for GPA Houston are allowing spouses
to serve on the board at the same time and changing the minimum number of
board members.
 Arden moved to adjourn and Sherri seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Sherri Clark
Kim Harrison
Kathy Henry
Treasurer’s Report – Report for November 2015
Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from Amazon Smile, Halliburton, Hale Pet Door, Chevron,
and Amazon.com.
o Received $1376 (partial total) from the 2015 online auction
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Constant Contact terminal and boarding at Best Friends (higher than
normal number of dogs in program)
Sherri moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Arden seconded the motion. Approved.
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Meeting Minutes – Minutes for October and November were sent out prior to the meeting.
Arden moved that the minutes be approved and Kim seconded the motion. Approved.
Finance & Investment Report – 4th Q 2015 Kenny prepared a variance report comparing 4th Q
2015 to 4th Q 2014, 4th Q 2015 to 3rd Q 2015, and 12 months ending 12/31/2015 to 12 months
ending 12/31/2014.
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 4th Q 2015 to 4th Q 2014
o Both quarters have positive net income; however 2014 had a larger gain primarily
because of large private donations from the golf tournament fundraiser.
o Medical Expenses were lower in 2015
 4th Q 2015 to 3rd Q 2015
o Positive net income for the 4th quarter but negative for the 3rd Q.
o Larger private donations in the 4th quarter because of the matching fund drive.
 12 months ending 12/31/2015 to 12 months ending 12/31/2014
o Both periods have positive net income with 2014 about 20% higher.
o Private donations were more in 2014 because of the golf tournament.
o Large difference in payroll and payroll taxes because of an additional employee
in 2015.
Kenny also prepared graphs for the period 2006 to 2015. Graphs show GPA has had positive
income for the year since 2010 even though medical costs have been increasing.
Dogs
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Dog Status
There are currently 30 dogs in the program including 9 permanent fosters and 1 on
medical leave.
Four pending adoptions: John, Felix, Astrid and Speed.
 Kaskey was returned.
 We lost permanent foster Nina due to seizures.
 We have 11 new dogs (6 female, 5 male) in the program that are going through
vetting.
 Will do small dog testing next week
 The breeder says Diaz and Nova are small dog and cat friendly but they went
wild at the vet when they saw small animals.
 56 adoptions in 2015. Have 4 adoptions to date in 2016
 23 applications at this time – 7 are current members wanting another dog.
No Label Brewery “Pups and Pints” Event – Katy TX – December 19th Recap
 It was a nice day and GPA had 10-12 dogs.
 A lot of people came by to visit our dogs
 A non-animal group had a raffle at the event so we will consider doing this in the
future.
 A loose greyhound was walking around near the highway and a group of GPA
volunteers found the owner and gave him good information about taking care of
his dog and not allowing her to run loose.
 We will try to get on their schedule again in March or April
Member Appreciation Party February 7th 2016 – Houston Farm & Ranch
 The party will be from 11:30 – 3pm – ending a little earlier because of Superbowl.
 We will have a silent auction instead of a live auction this year.
 Volunteer awards have been shipped and Kathy Henry will announce the
winners. Sherri will do the welcome to the event.
 We are having 36 limited edition T-shirts made to sell.
 Nancy Brooks is taking care of the table decorations and Sandy Herman is
preparing the goodie bags.
Gulf Greyhound Park Closing
 We received boxes from the track containing their adoption records so that we
will be able to help identify found/lost dogs adopted from GGP.
 We also got 15 racing silks, a baby bed in the shape of a race car, chairs and
tables and material that Sherrie Kent is using to make coats for greyhounds.
Golf Tournament
 Our 2016 Golf Tournament is set for Friday, October 14th 2016 at Southwyck.
They are charging us the same price as in 2014.
December Matching Funds
 Very successful matching funds program - surpassed 2014 totals.
 Kim moved to adjourn and Arden seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Sherri Clark
Kim Harrison
Annual Meeting
Treasurer’s Report – Report for October 2015
 Income
o Corporate donations from Phillips 66, John Dalton Racing, Event Wines,
Chevron, iGive, Safeway (Randall’s) and Amazon.com.
o Received $1290 (partial total) from the 2015 online auction
o Additional revenue was received from adoption fees, 2015 and 2016 dues and
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 HyperOffice database cost for 10 users (this fee was donated back by a
member)
Sherri moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Marlane seconded the motion. Approved.
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Meeting Minutes – Minutes for September were sent out prior to the meeting. Arden moved
that the minutes be approved and Kim seconded the motion. Approved.
Dogs
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Dog Status
There are currently 28 dogs in the program including 10 that are available for adoption, 6
that are being prepared for adoption, 11 permanent fosters, 1 on medical leave.
 All of the dogs have foster homes scheduled for Thanksgiving foster period
except for Astrid and we have a potential spot for her.
 Audi did well during her spay.
 Kaskey and Penny are in homes as “foster-with-intent”.
 Nick and Carly were adopted recently and are doing well in their homes. Shyla
and Hendrix are doing well in their foster homes.
 52 adoptions in 2015 through mid-November.
 21 applications at this time – 12 approved and 9 are pending.
Gulf Greyhound Park Closing
 We have a statement about the cessation of live racing at GGP on our website
and will add one to the next newsletter
 Ken Hoffman had a link and blurb about GGP in his column
 Pat will talk to Genie at GGP about getting a “Marky” (lure) to use in an auction
Online Auction
 Auction made about $5500 – still have some shipping costs to calculate.
Kingwood Barkfest – November 7th
 Windy and rainy weather for the event.
 Need to revisit whether or not this is a good event for GPAH
No Label Brewery “Pups and Pints” Event – Katy TX – December 19th
 Andrea Steger is coordinating this event.
 We still need more information about the event. Kim will contact Andrea and the
brewery
Christmas T-shirt
We will have a limited edition Christmas t-shirt – total of 36 shirts.
Member Appreciation Party 2016
 The event will be held February 7th at Houston Farm & Ranch
Vet Baskets
 Arden will coordinate asking members to provide appreciation baskets for the
veterinarians that donate services to GPAH
Matching Funds
 We again have a generous member who will match donations to GPAH during
December 2015.
Discussion Board
 Kate Peary is looking into a different discussion board forum program for GPAH
to use with our website.
December Meeting will be canceled
 Sherri moved to adjourn and Kim seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Kathy Henry
Sherri Clark (phone)
Kim Harrison
Kenny Freedman
Mark Brooks
Guests:
Jennifer Winters
Alan Bath
Connie Bath
Annual Meeting
Treasurer’s Report – Report for August 2015
 Income
o Corporate donations from Amazon Smile, Giving Works, Haliburton, Chevron,
Safeway (Randall’s) and Amazon.com.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Annual tax preparation fee for GPA Corporation
Report for September 2015
 Income
o Corporate donations from John Dalton Racing, Chevron, iGive, Kroger Share
Card and Amazon.com.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Yearly fee for auction software (24 Fundraiser) but this cost was donated
back by a member
 2 months of telephone billings
Mark moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Arden seconded the motion. Approved.
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Finance & Investment Report - 3rd Q 2015 Kenny prepared a variance report comparing 3rd Q
2015 to 3rd Q 2014, 3rd Q 2015 to 2nd Q 2015, and 9 months ending 9/30/2015 to 9 months
ending 9/30/2014.
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 3rd Q 2015 to 3rd Q 2014
o Both quarters have negative net income; however the loss was less in 2015.
o Higher private donations and higher adoption fees in 2015.
o Medical Expenses were lower in 2015
 3rd Q 2015 to 2nd Q 2015
o Negative net income for both quarters but the loss in 3rd Q was significantly more.
o Lower corporate and private donations in the 3rd Q compared to the 2nd Q.
o Medical Expenses were higher in the 3rd Q than in the 2nd Q
o Both periods have negative income but the loss was less in 2015
o Private donations were significantly more in 2015. Corporate donations and
adoption fees were also higher in 2015.
in 2015.
Meeting Minutes – Minutes for September will be provided in November
Dogs
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Dog Status
There are currently 30 dogs in the program including 10 that are available for adoption, 9
that are being prepared for adoption, 10 permanent fosters, 1 on medical leave.
 Holmes was adopted today
 Carly is doing well in her foster home and has lost 12 pounds. Very good news
for her health.
 It is likely that we will not get any more dogs before the end of the year, as we
will not have time to have them altered before foster period begins
 We still do not know what effect the closing of Gulf Greyhound Park will have on
GPAH and other adoption groups. Some breeders are starting to pull their dogs
out of GGP now.
 49 adoptions in 2015 through mid-October.
 18 applications at this time.
 7 applicants are approved and are waiting on the right dog for their situation or
on timing issues.
 Several more applicants are close to being ready for adoption.
National Convention – GPA
 Marlane and Joe Bernardo attended as GPAH representatives
 The GPA National president is very much on top of what is happening in the
industry
 National realizes all groups are having a hard time getting enough volunteers and
some groups are having financial difficulties. They want groups to know that
national is available to help them both with financial problems and to just talk
through problems and ideas.
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Communication from National to the chapters needs to improve – ideas for how
to implement this were discussed. There is now a GPA National Facebook page
where the chapters can share information about events etc.
Discussed ways for chapters to support and communicate with other GPA
chapters
At local events, we should stress that GPAH is part of a national organization.
Also need to make sure our representatives at events are racing neutral in their
comments.
Discussed contingency plan to move dogs to adoption groups when a track
closes. In Texas, Abilene (TGA) has space for ~ 400 dogs.
Need to show all of our dogs on Greyhound Data as “rehomed by GPAH” or
other similar words. This gives another method of reuniting lost dogs with their
owners plus it helps get more accurate information out to the public about the
true number of greyhounds that are adopted.
National bylaws are out-of-date and need to be updated. Joe Bernardo is on the
bylaw review committee.
Online Auction
 Auction is in progress and ends next Monday.
 153 items in the auction – current bids ~$2400
 Nancy Brooks will help with packaging and shipping
CreekFest/Blessing of the Animals - Recap
 Mark reported that GPAH received some donations and that while there may not
be any immediate applications from the event, seeds were planted for future
adoptions.
Kingwood Barkfest – November 7th
 Terri White, Kathy Henry and Mark and Nancy Brooks will attend plus possible
other volunteers.
 We will have a tent and canopy
 Last year the event was “rained out” even though it ended up not raining.
 Festival hours are from 10-4. We need to have volunteers there for the entire
shift.
No Label Brewery Event – Katy TX - December
 Andrea Steger is coordinating this event.
 One animal group is invited to attend on Saturdays
 The venue is outside and is pet friendly so people bring their dogs.
 We need more information about whether or not we can have raffles, take
donations or sell items.
Old Town Spring Storefront
 On December 12th the event will change times from 2-4 pm to 11-1 pm because
of a conflict with a members wedding.
 Pat moved to adjourn and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
`GPA Houston Monthly Membership Meeting
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Kim Harrison
Mark Brooks
Sherri Clark
Kenny Freedman
Arden Tucker
Guests:
Treasurer’s Report – Not available at this time
Meeting Minutes – Minutes for July were sent out prior to the meeting. Kim moved that the
minutes be approved and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 31 dogs in the program, 10 are permanent fosters, 10 are available for
adoption, 9 are in the process of being medically evaluated and 2 have adoptions
pending (Daisy and Dottie).
 Penny is doing well in foster but she is still timid.
 Express is having health issues and has had several vet visits.
 Nina is new to our permanent foster program. She is a lovely 10 ½ year old cow
dog that will be going to an experienced foster home.
 Shirley is also new to the program. She was found as a stray in Garwood, TX
along with a Saluki that is going to STOLA. Shirley was spayed and had a dental
last week while she was in quarantine. She will be coming to the kennel
tomorrow.
 Nicholas is being treated for a potential UTI and seems to be doing better.
 We recently got in Rosewire, Lochte, Stevie and Cabernet.
 41 adoptions so far in 2015 (net of returns) and 2 dogs have been chosen and
will be adopted soon.
 18 applications
 Several adopters are approved and waiting on the right dog. 3 of these are
current members waiting on another dog.
Old Town Spring Meet and Greet
 Mark and Nancy Brooks are taking over as coordinators for this event
Fall Online Auction –
 Event will be held October 18th – 26th
 Pat finished proofing the auction items list and photos. Arden and Sherri will also
proof everything.
Gulf Greyhound Park Closure
 Discussed what effect the end of racing will have on GPAH. There are a lot of
questions and not many definitive answers
 Big questions are:
o Will there be enough greyhounds in the future
o Will there be too many greyhounds needing to enter adoption programs at
the same time.
 We will await more information from official sources before trying to make any
long term decisions
Kingwood Barkfest
 Event will be held November 7th
 Kathy Henry and Teri White will be the coordinators
 The weather was forecast to be bad last year so GPAH did not attend. We are
hoping for better weather this year.
No Label Brewery - Katy
 Event will be held December 19th from 12 - 3
 GPAH will be the only animal group there that day
 Event will be held outside – they limit the attendance to 800 people.
CreekFest/Blessing of the Animals
 Event will be held October 3rd
 Mark and Nancy will be the coordinators.
 Need to pick up additional GPAH banners from the office.
Possible event – Animal Parade & Festival in Rosenberg
 We do not have much information about the event at this time other than the date
– October 25th.
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Sherri moved to adjourn and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Kim Harrison
Mark Brooks
Sherri Clark
Pat Freytag
Guests:
Treasurer’s Report – Reports for July 2015
 Income
o Corporate donations from Giving Works, John Dalton Racing, Event Wines
Chevron, and Amazon.com.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Quarterly tax preparation fee
 Annual liability insurance premium
 High vet bills including $4000 for emergency surgery for Zullo.
Kim moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
Meeting Minutes – Minutes for July will be provided next month
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 28 dogs in the program, 11 are permanent fosters including Dottie and
Express, 9 are available for adoption and 8 are in the process of being medically
evaluated.
 Dottie came in from Lott, TX. She is very anemic and can’t have shots or spay
until she has gained weight and her blood work is better. She is staying with an
experienced foster family and is already gaining weight.
 Cat testing and small dog testing will be set up soon.
 35 adoptions so far in 2015 (net of returns)
 20 applications
 Several applicants are ready to adopt, a few have been on the list for quite a
while without adopting so will probably drop out. The rest are working through
the process with office visits, home visits and reference checks.
Fall Online Auction –
 Event will be held October 18th – 26th
 Sherrie Kent has been working hard on this and has many of the items
photographed and ready to load in the software program.
 Nancy Brooks has offered to help.
Gillman Subaru Storefront
 The August storefront was much slower than the prior month.
 Some of the people who stopped by seemed seriously interested – planted
seeds for the future
 Had good volunteers working at the event.
 Discussed having a larger banner
Kingwood Barkfest
 Event will be held November 7th
 Kathy Henry and Teri White will be the coordinators
Other
Handicap Van donation
 Mark Brooks told us about a program where Las Vegas Metro/City donates
handicap vans to non-profit groups once they have a certain amount of miles on
them. We discussed whether or not a van would be of use to GPA-Houston.
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Mark moved to adjourn and Kim seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Kim Harrison
Kathy Henry
Mark Brooks
Sherri Clark
Pat Freytag
Guests:
Lisa Kostrzynski
Nancy Brooks
Treasurer’s Report – Reports for April, May and June 2015
April 2015 - Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from Giving Works, Hale Pet Door, Event Wines, Chevron,
and Amazon.com.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Event fee for use of Houston Farm & Ranch for Membership Party
 Filters/adapter for the water lines at the kennel.
 Boarding fees for 3 dogs (quarantine for stray/shelter dogs) Valentine,
Anubis and Lulu
May 2015 - Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from Amazon Smile, Giving Works, Halliburton, John Dalton
Racing, Chevron, iGive, NGA and Amazon.com.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 2 months of AT&T phone service
 Higher than normal vet bills.
June 2015 - Net Income for the month is positive
 Income
o Corporate donations from ThermoFisher, Jefferies & Co, Chevron, Safeway
(Randall’s), Kroger Share Program, and iGive.
o Received donations for the Greyt Wellness Fund and for the General Fund
including a donation from Kathy Glockl’s estate.
merchandise sales.
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Expenses
 Fee for the booths at the July Dog Show.
 Annual copier maintenance fee
 Worker’s compensation insurance premiums
 Annual fee for Constant Contact (newsletter service)
Mark moved to approve the treasurer’s reports and Sherri seconded the motion. Approved.
Financial Variance Report – Kenny prepared a variance report comparing 2nd Q 2015 to 2nd Q
2014, 2nd Q 2015 to 1st Q 2015, and 6 months ending 6/30/2015 to 6 months ending 6/30/2014.
.
 2nd Q 2015 to 2nd Q 2014
o Both quarters have negative net income; however the loss was less in 2015.
o Higher corporate and private donations and higher adoption fees in 2015.
o Payroll costs and payroll taxes are higher in 2015 because of an additional
employee.
 2nd Q 2015 to 1st Q 2015
o Negative net income for 2nd Q and positive net income in 1st Q.
o Significantly lower private donations in the 2nd Q compared to the 1st Q.
o Payroll taxes were higher in the 2nd Q than in the 1st Q
o Both quarters have slightly negative income
o Private donations, corporate donations and adoption fees are all higher in 2015.
in 2015.
Meeting Minutes – Minutes for March and April were sent out by email and approved in June.
The meetings for May and June were canceled so there were no minutes for those months.
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 29 dogs in the program, 10 are permanent fosters including Dottie, a
new senior expected to be a permanent foster.
 Dottie came in from Lott, TX. She is very anemic and can’t have shots or spay
until she has gained weight and her blood work is better. She is staying with an
experienced foster family and is already gaining weight.
 7 new dogs came in last week.
 New dogs are very friendly. Three girls came to us from HOT when they had to
close. They have had shots and been spayed already – Astrid, Josie and Amira.
 Express is doing well for a 12 ½ year old. We have not heard anything from his
prior owner.
 16 applications – 1 with a pending adoption
 2 current members want to adopt again
 4 applicants have been approved and are waiting on timing or for us to have the
right dogs to choose from.
 A new adopter/foster family will be coming in next week with their shy greyhound,
Phoebe. They are hoping that she will be more comfortable and gain confidence
from being with another greyhound
 The rest of the applicants are moving through the application process.
Houston Dog Show Recap
 The booth looked great and it was very nice having 3 spaces
 Volunteers did a good job including several new people and dogs.
 Only made $265 this year – usually we make enough to cover the cost of the
booths. There were less people attending and less quality vendors this year.
 Next time we will have a table out front with a large donation jar on it. This year it
was on the side and not everyone saw it.
 The setup and tear down was fast and very well planned out.
 This will be an ongoing event on the 3rd Saturday of the month
 Sonya Denisuk and Mark Brooks will coordinate the event
 The dealership is small and does not have a lot of space for us – we will need to
bring a maximum of 4 dogs for each shift.
 Mark has a banner to use for the event and we will have a donation jar.
 We have been tentatively chosen as one of two charities to receive funds during
Gillman’s End of Year sale event (mid-November through December 31st). For
every car sold during that period, one of the charities receives $250.
GPA National Meeting – September 18th and 19th
 Marlane will be attending the meeting as the representative from GPA-Houston.
 She has not received a lot of information yet so she doesn’t know the schedule.
She will bring back detailed information about what GPA National has planned.
Vet Research Study
 A vet at the dog show is doing research and talked to some of our members
about using greyhounds for the study.
 They would need blood samples which should not be a problem. They also want
a skin sample ~ 1” sample from under the arm which might be a problem for a
greyhound with their thin skin.
 We need more information about this to be able to make a decision.

Sherri moved to adjourn and Arden seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Kim Harrison
Kathy Henry
Mark Brooks
Sherri Clark
Pat Freytag (phone)
Treasurer’s Report - Not available at this time
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 27 dogs in the program, 8 are permanent fosters including Buttercup, a
new permanent foster
 3 new dogs are coming in next week.
 Rebel, a 10 year old male is being surrendered. We will take him then he will be
going to GALT.
 Carly, who was adopted about 5 years ago is being returned because of family
problems.
 Elsa has 4 broken toes instead of the 1 that we knew about when she came in.
The breaks are not recent.
 Two new dogs will need to be treated for tick-borne disease but have low titers.
 Plan to do small dog testing later this week
 Cogburn will be fostered with intent by the same family that adopted Dreamer.
 14 applications (2 just came in) – 1 plans to pick up Blaise soon
 Several applicants are waiting on moves, graduation etc.
Barkin’ Beans Event Recap
 The rain held off, but there was almost no traffic.
 Store is very nice and the owner, Leslie gave a bag of beef lung filets for the
kennel dogs.
 We will try again in the fall.
Spring Online Auction
 Auction will be postponed because our auction coordinator has health issues.
 We will look at having a small Facebook auction.
Texas A&M Vet School Open House
 The annual event will be this Saturday, April 25th.

There are a lot of new people signed up to participate
 Sonya Denisuk has met with Gillman Subaru and they would like to host and
event for us
 It will be either the 1st or 2nd Friday in May
 Lisa Kostrzynski is taking over the items we will be handing out at the event for
their approval
 This may be a regular event if it is successful
April Murphy Second Saturday at Winter Street Studios – June 13th from 2-5pm
 April will again be highlighting GPAH in her studio at this event.
 No greyhounds will be allowed to attend
 April will donate one print to GPAH for every print sold at the event
Caricature Artist
 Kim met an artist who draws caricatures of pets and she will donate one for us to
have in an auction or other event
Greyhounds as Emergency Blood Donors
 Mark Brooks told us that Stuebner Airline Animal Clinic is offering free services
for greyhounds whose owners would bring them in as emergency blood donors.
His 3 dogs will be signed up for this.
 Dr. Choyce at All Pets Animal Hospital in Katy also offered this for greyhounds.
 Discussed how to let our members know about these offers.
 We will send Lisa K the information about the programs.

Mark moved to adjourn and Sherri seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Sherri Clark
Kathy Henry
Mark Brooks
Kim Harrison
Guests:
Laurie Green
Dave Clark
Treasurer’s Report
January 2015 - Net Income for the month is positive
 Income
o Corporate donations from WoofTrax, Schwab Charitable Fund, BP, John Dalton
Racing, Event Wines, Chevron, Meyer Foundation, Walmart, Safeway
(Randall’s), TGA (grant), Kroger Share Program, iGive and Amazon.com.
o Received an additional $60 for the Fido’s Photos Christmas photo fundraiser.
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Yearly sales tax
 Tax preparation fee for W-2’s and W-3’s
 High Protatek fees for tick-borne disease testing because there were a lot
of new dogs to evaluate.
 Costco yearly membership
 National dues ($3 for each dog adopted and $3 for each dog returned)
 Costs for cardiologist to evaluate Kaybee

Sherri moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Kim seconded the motion.
Approved.
Meeting Minutes – November minutes were sent out prior to the meeting
Mark moved to approve the minutes and Arden seconded the motion – Approved.

January minutes were handed out during the meeting and several small changes were
made.
Mark moved to approve the minutes as corrected and Arden seconded the motion –
Approved.
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 26 dogs in the program, 8 are permanent fosters
 There are pending adoptions on 3 dogs: Menlo, Tea Rose and Vodka.
 Small dog testing was done recently with poor results. We have several very
high prey drive dogs.
 Several of the new dogs also had hookworms and will need to be treated for tickborne diseases.
 Blaise will need to be treated for Babesia
 Keefe still has high Erlichia titers after being treated with Doxycycline for 30 days.
Prior titer was 1:89,000 and current is 1:49,000. He will need to stay on
Doxycycline for another 2 months then he will get Babesia shots. Arden will
foster him throughout his treatment.
 Patrice is doing very well in her foster home and sleeps on her foster father’s lap.
 Pedro is doing excellent in his foster home with Pat.
 Turbo and Zullo both have very high prey drive
 3 pending adoptions of current dogs.
 Many applicants need small dog friendly greyhounds
Member Appreciation Party
 We had a good turnout for the party considering there were a number of other
events being held that day around town.
 One negative issue was that we were locked out of the venue in the morning so
we were not able to get in early to set up. All the volunteers worked very hard to
get everything ready before most of the members arrived.
 It appears that we netted between $1500 and $1600.
Barkin’ Beans Event
 Event is planned for April 11th from 1-4 on the sidewalk in front of the Barkin’
Beans Pet Nutrition store.
 The owner of Barkin’ Beans says that there is usually a lot of foot traffic on
Saturday afternoon
 It is in the same strip center as Bayou City Seafood on Richmond Ave. and
Bayou City Seafood will provide snacks
Spring Online Auction
 Auction will probably move to late May or June.
 Nancy Brooks offered to help with the auction
 Will need donations of items for the auction – a notice will be placed in the
newsletter
Texas A&M Vet School Open House
 The annual event will be on April 25th.
 Jennifer and Brent Winters have offered to help Kathy Henry organize the event
this year
 We will be in the same spot as last year with 2 ½ spaces and a fan.
 Will need the logo for the newsletter.
Membership Renewal
 We plan on sending out a renewal letter with an emphasis on updating contacting
information rather than focusing on the membership dues. With our new
database, we want to make sure we have current information on as many
members as possible with more information about the dogs included on the form.
 Discussion about sending out an email letter then following up with regular letter
and maybe a phone call for those who do not respond.
 Will check into whether it is possible to have an electronic version of the
renewal/information form on the website or in HyperOffice
Volunteer Involvement
 There was a lot of discussion about ideas for getting more members involved
with the organization events and especially with becoming members of the
board.
 We will include an article in the newsletter each monthly highlighting a member of
the board (or other person actively involved with GPAH). They will talk about
“why I like being on the board” or “why I choose to be involved with this activity”
 Kathy Henry volunteered to be the board member highlighted for April. She will
focus on the A&M event that she has been involved with for many years.
New Discussion Board
 Our current discussion board is outdated and not many people are using it.
 We will look at options for upgrading/changing it.
GPAH Bylaws of the Corporation
 Our current bylaws are 25 years old and need to be reviewed and possibly
revised.
 Arden will send out copies of the bylaws to members of the board.

Kim moved to adjourn and Mark seconded the motion. Approved.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
6:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees:
Arden Tucker
Pat Freytag
Kim Harrison
Kathy Henry
Mark Brooks
Ken Freedman
Guests:
Jennifer Winters
Brent Winters
Sandy Herman
Director Resignation
Lisa Pierce is resigning from the Board and the Adoption Committee as of March 1, 2015. We
would like to thank Lisa for all her work on the adoption committee, fundraising and general
dedication to the organization and look forward to seeing her at our future events.
Treasurer’s Report
November 2014 - Net Income for the month is positive
 Income
o Corporate donations from Macaroni Grill, Amazon Smile, Giving Works, Hale Pet
Door, Chevron, Amazon.com and Safeway (Randall’s).
o Received and advance on the 2014 December Matching Fund
o Some revenue from the fall online auction and calendar sales
o Late payments for golf tournament received
o Additional revenue was received from adoption fees, 2015 membership dues and
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Event fees for the golf tournament
 Cost for switching from Trackabeast to Hyperoffice
 Boarding fees while dogs in The Woodlands facility
December 2014 - Net Income for the month is negative
 Income
o Corporate donations from Texas Adopt a grey Society, Chevron and NGA.
o Generated ~ $485 from the Fidos Fotos event; $3,480 from the Fall Online
Auction
merchandise sales.
 Expenses
 Cost for the new Hyperoffice Database (however the cost was donated
back to GPA)
 Shipping for the online auction items
 Boarding fees for The Woodlands location

Higher than normal veterinary charges
Mark moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Kenny seconded the motion. Approved.
Dogs
Dog Status
 Currently 19 dogs in the program
 10 in permanent foster
 5 out 10 new dogs have Tick Borne diseases
 New dog in on Friday, 11yrs old.
 57 adoptions for 2014 (net of returns)
 13 current applicants – plus some members who are possibly looking for another
greyhound
 Most of the current applicants require a small dog friendly hound.
Membership Appreciation Party – February 15th at Houston Farm and Ranch
 There will be items for a silent auction and raffle
 Not too many responses at the moment however this is normal and people either
register last minute or just show up.
 T-shirt colours were discussed and the conclusion was to offer 2 colours, purple
on green and green on purple. New logo created for us by member Crystal looks
wonderful!
December Matching Funds Drive Recap
 During the month of December, a member had generously offered to match
donations up to $20,000. The total amount raised during the drive including the
matching was approximately $43k.
Calendar for 2016
 Began discussion on the type of calendar we should produce for 2016.
Recapped calendar sales from previous years and pros and cons of various
types. No conclusion reached and decided to postpone further discussion until
the Spring.
Future Fundraising / Events
 Discussion around a big fund raising event for 2015. Challenge we have is not
coming up with ideas but rather the volunteers to research options and then
coordinate the events.
 Casino night and events at a brewery were mentioned. Will be revisited in future
meetings.
 Walk-for-a-dog App – some of us are registered but we are unsure of how it all
pulls together and how we receive money but we’re doing it anyway.
 Spoke about some of the other ways we can earn donations by doing the things
we do every day – Kroger, Amazon Smile (GPA Houston Inc.), Randalls, iGive
etc. Suggested putting flyer in the giveaway at the appreciation party to remind
us of ways to generate money without even trying!
 Arden moved to adjourn and Kathy seconded the motion. Approved.

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