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It took a lot of dedicated people to put RaceForAdoption.com together. Here is the RaceForAdoption Team: |
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In 2001 Bob Fine had the good fortune of attending the dedication of a local  greyhound adoption center and immediately fell in love with these regal athletes. Wanting to know more about our boy's background, he spent much time researching him and developed a fascination with their rich heritage.
Bob's interest in the breed and the sport continually grows, and much of his free time is now devoted to adoption work. He considers it an honor to be able to participate in the development of this project which is hopefully the start of an industry trend. |
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Mick Ryan, who has provided many of the photos used on this site, has been involved with greyhounds his entire life. The grandson of greyhound Hall Of Fame pioneer, James Ryan. Mick recently redesigned and launched the Hall Of Fame website in its current updated format.
Mick, along with with his brother John, run a successful breeding farm and raise many of the dogs for a major New England kennel. The Ryans are strong adoption advocates and work closely with local groups in their area. |
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| While in the service, Steve went to Plainfield Greyhound Park opening night in 1975 and was hooked. Steve went back to his home state (Missouri) in 1977 and visited the late Stan Craig in Kansas and bought his first brood. He bred her to the "The Headliner, Imp. and raised his first litter in 1977. This female was an "I Whiz" bitch and the pups raced at Wonderland and Plainfield. Steve is now retired and raises 1-2 litters a year. Steve is committed to adoption and works with the adoptions groups in placing all his retired racers. |
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Erika became interested in Greyhounds after seeing a gentleman walk his Greyhound through the street market where she lived near London, England. She pet the calm and pretty light brindle and thought he was beautiful. A few weeks later after some internet research her husband and herself ended up adopting a red brindle boy from Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare and they became infatuated. Erika has a long history with the Harness racing world and making the jump to Greyhound racing was easy.
About 6 months after Woody came home they "chipped" and a lovely fawn female whom they named Charlie, fell instantly in love with Woody, and became a loved member of the family. Today, Woody and Charlie enjoy life in the US, with a big fenced yard to run around in and enjoy. They share treats and affection with 4 cats (Snoopy [from England], PigPen, Linus and Sally) and an Italian Greyhound named Spike - but the greys are always the stars of the show.
Erika and Phil enjoy doing what they can do for the Greyhound world, utilizing their website design and programming skills to help spread the word or make it easier for others to do so. When the opportunity to work on such a fabulous program like RaceForAdoption.com came around, they jumped at it. |
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Race For Adoption was conceived by former track trainer Dennis McKeon, a lifelong racing professional and greyhound breed enthusiast. He had the good fortune to work under the auspices of Pat Dalton and Don Cuddy, the legendary Irish breeder and trainer.
Martin Roper is a middle school teacher in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formerly, he was a financial representative for a major Wall Street securities firm and served in the U.S. Navy, including Operation Desert Storm. 
Born and raised in Michigan, Wendy attended Michigan State University and studied Mechanical Engineering. She recently relocated to Louisiana and attends Louisiana State University where she is pursuing a B.S. in Finance. She manages Stonehaven Racing Greyhounds, Inc., where she races greyhounds ‘globally’ and plans breedings for her brood females.