Winter 2016 Saber Tails 63
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
Linda Murray
President
lmurray22@tampabay.rr.com
Laura Liscum
Vice President
laura.liscum@tufts.edu
Board of Directors
Bob Cohen
Bobcohen03@gmail.com
Peggy Evanich
evanichp@bellsouth.net
Helen Ingher
pbgv@charlen.com
Jill Otto
sunspotspin@suddenlink.net
Kate Rowinski
kate.rowinski@gmail.com
Sheridan Weinstein
mrginz@comcast.net
Coady Egan (Guest)
coadster4h@aol.com
JoAnne Hacker
Treasurer
10832 NE Country Club Rd.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-780-2681
JAH@arcanumltd.com
Sue Smyth
Secretary
1101 Old York Rd.
Burlington, NY 08016
Oldyork2002@aol.com
Letter From the
Foundation President
“The mission of the PBGV Health and Rescue Foundation is to promote the wel-
fare of the breed by providing funding for research, education and rescue activi-
ties.”
We are nearing the end of the year 2016! Can this be true!?! This past year
The Foundation sponsored several AKC/CHF grants. We will report on the
progress of the individual grants as the information becomes available. The
information about the individual grants was reported in a previous issue of
Saber Tails.
For the past several years, the Foundation has been able to fund programs
such as educational programs, Health Clinics, and DNA blood draw at the
national specialties. For the past two years, we have participated with PB-
GVCA to provide Animal Oxygen Mask equipment to local Fire Departments
in the city where the Specialty is being held. We hope to be able to continue
this tradition for years to come.
The Foundation has always been well supported by PBGV owners through
donations. We also actively seek out other means to provide funding for
various projects. Recently we ran a tee-shirt campaign thru Booster.com.
The artwork for the shirt was created by Charlotte Allman, a longtime mem-
ber of the Club and organized by Kate Rowinski. Thank you to Char and Kate
for making this possible.
We recently had a car donation made through the Donation Line. (See In-
formation in this issue.) It’s a great way of moving along a vehicle that is
taking up a spot in your yard, running or not. This is a perfect time of year
to move that vehicle along. The Foundation receives a donation and you
receive a tax write-off for your donation.
One of the primary responsibilities that the Foundation is always aware of is
the need to always have funds available for Rescue. The Rescue Committee
of PBGVCA does all the hard work of rescue and the Foundation pays the
bills. Rescue has its own fund, specifically designated for Rescue and thus far
we have been able to meet the financial demands as needed.
As this year comes to an end, we hope that all of you and your PBGVs stay
well and have a wonderful holiday season and a great New Year!
PBGVs everywhere thank you for taking such good care of them!
Linda Murray
President PBGV Health and Rescue Foundation