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16th Anniversary Picnic - A Greyhound Celebration of Life Festival
Saturday, September 17, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Adams County Winery, Ortanna, PA
Below is the design for this year's commemorative T-shirt. As always, it will be a high-quality white cotton shirt with a colored design. You can be sure a shirt will be waiting for you by placing your order on the Advance Registration Form.
(Design by Kent Roberts)
Sign up now for the picnic by completing the Advance Registration and T-Shirt Order Form, cut it out and mail it to Peggy Levin at the address shown postmarked no later than September 4.
Please note: The day is for our Greyhounds only - no other breed!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 - 2:30 Registration
11:00-Noon Contests
11:00 - 3:30 Silent Auction Bidding
11:00 - 4:00 Vendors Open
11:30 - 1:30 Free Pedicures - Angie's Bark Avenue
12:00 - 2:00 Let's Eat - Z&D Fries
12:00-3:30 Covered Dish Desserts
12:00-2:15 Live Music - Hotwing Jones
2:30 - 3:30 Program
The Winery's Hiking Trails & Gardens are open from 11:00-5:00. Check out the beautiful grounds.
Free Wine Tasting from 11:00-5:00
For Winery Tours, check inside at the Winery's counter.
Be at the picnic for a day filled with something for everyone - food, drink, vendors, entertainment, raffles, auctions, prizes, awards. Click on the links below for all the information you will want to know about the picnic.
Directions to the Picnic
Special Picnic Features
Contest Awards
Prizes
Music! Music! Music!
Food & Beverages
Shop 'til You Drop!
Important Miscellania
Advance Registration
From Gettysburg:
Proceed west on Route 30 from the Gettysburg Square; in approximately
6 miles, veer left on Old Route 30 toward McKnightstwon. Go 2 miles,
turn left onto Ortanna Road and follow the blue winery signs. If you
miss the Old Route 30 turn, you can turn left in another 2 miles at the first
blinking yellow light.
There are well-marked blue highway signs for the Winery at this intersection and every turn you'll make from here. Proceed toward Cashtown for one mile, then turn left at the T intersection. In 100 yards turn right. In about one mile, you'll come to another T intersection with a stop sign; turn right. You'll be immediately facing a fork in the road. Keep to the left branch. In 1/2 mile, at the bottom of the hill, turn right on Peach Tree Road. In 1/3 mile, turn left onto the Winery's paved driveway and proceed 1/4 mile to the Winery.
From Harrisburg, Lancaster and Points East:
If driving the PA Turnpike, exit at Gettysburg Pike Intersection and
take Route 15 South to Gettysburg. Exit Route 15 at Route 30 West and
follow the remaining directions listed above from Gettysburg Square.
From Chambersburg:
Proceed east on Route 30 for 18 miles. Turn right at the
blinking yellow light. Follow the blue signs for the Winery for the
remaining 3 miles.
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Free Pedicures (for the Hounds that is!)
For the 12th consecutive year, our friend Angie and her staff from Angie's Bark Avenue, Mechanicsburg will be there from 11:30 - 1:30 to trim away so your hound won't be tap-dancing around your floors. No appointment required. First come, first served!
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1. Oldest Greyhound
2. Youngest Greyhound
3. July Birthdays
4. Traveled Longest Distance to the Picnic
5. Longest Tail
6. Shortest Tail
7. Other Contests TBAGreyhounds Only - Must be present to win.
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There will be a Chinese Auction for 15 different greyt prizes. This differs from the traditional raffle in that, instead of all tickets sold being placed in one jar and each prize winning ticket being drawn from that jar, there will be a separate ticket jar for each prize. You decide where to place your tickets based on which prizes tickle your fancy. You can spread your tickets around or load up on just one prize drawing. Every prize will have a retail value of about $50.00, many in excess of $50.00.
A few examples:
* Sunday Brunch for Two at the Atland House in Abbottstown
* Ladies Colognes and Cosmetics by Estee Lauder from the Bon Ton
worth over $200
* A Hand Crocheted Greyhound Sweater and Snood from Joanne
Hollinger
And nine other valuable items.
There will be the usual 50/50 drawing and aSpecial Silent Auction with
over 40 greyt prizes to bid on,
including both Greyhound affinity items and non-Greyhound related items.
Tickets for both the Chinese Auction and the 50/50 drawing will be on sale at the prize tent - $1.00 per ticket or six tickets for $5.00.
There will also be 3 Advance Registration Prize Drawings (details in "ADVANCE
REGISTRATION" section).
LIVE! Hotwing Jones This group
plays a variety of original compositions and cover songs and has been
a mainstay on the Central PA music scene for eight years. Not quite
classic rock, and not quite a roots rock band, their music feels familiar but
sounds different. The band has the distinction of being voted by the
readers of Harrisburg Magazine the "Simply the Best" local band in 2004 and
2005 and has received the "Readers Choice Award" every year from 2006 through
2010. They will be on stage from noon to 2:15.
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We will have a food vendor again, but with a much wider selection to choose from including hot dogs, smoked sausage, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, lump crabmeat sandwiches, french fries, water, soda and iced tea - all at reasonable prices.
In addition, you are invited to bring a covered dish dessert that does not require refrigeration and is pre-cut in serving sizes to share with your fellow picnickers. And please remember to recover your serving containers at the end of the day.
By all means, bring your own picnic food and non-alcoholic beverages if you prefer. Of course, you can always "diet" for the day. (What a terrible way to enjoy a picnic!)
There are ample trash receptacles in and around the picnic area. It is expected that everyone will take the responsibility to clean up his/her own trash, not leave it on a picnic table inside a tent and most certainly not on the ground.
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So far, the following vendors will be at the picnic.
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Designs of Hounds Tooth Manor, Dauphin PA - Proprietors Richard Reigle and David Holsopple offer their unique array of merchandise found nowhere else..
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Veronica King of Dillsburg PA does beautiful hand embroidery - round table covers, pillow cases, handkerchiefs, Christmas tree skirts, toilet roll covers, doilies, etc. Commemorative rocks are also available.
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Personalized Greyhounds, Inc., will be there as well, with a vast array of Greyhound affinity merchandise, far too numerous to list here. To get an idea of what to expect, check out the Catalog section of our website - www.pgreys.org.
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Please, Greyhounds only We ask that you not bring other breeds. The day belongs to our hounds. Understand that the winery does allow dogs and we can't control if the general public visits that day with their dogs, but we can and must control ours.
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Remember to bring poop bags, lawn chairs, and very important, something soft for your dog to lay on.
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Water is available, but feel free to bring your own bowl and your hound’s favorite brand.
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You, your family and your guests must be registered either in advance or at the door and display your name badges. Sales may be made to members of the general public who happen to drop in, and they are most welcome to come and observe and gather info, but not to participate in the free covered dish desserts that you bring.
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Sign up now (and save $$$) for the picnic by completing the Advance Registration and T-Shirt Order Form, cut it out and mail it to Ilene Sauertieg at the address shown by the postmark date listed. You will then be entered in the special advance registration prize drawing. (See details below).
As was the case last year, to take advantage of a discount, the money for advance registration and T-shirts MUST be mailed with your Registration Form - $5.00 per adult, $2.00 per child 10 & under. Registration at the door will be higher - $7.00 and $3.00. T-shirts are $10.00.
Doing it now will save everyone lots of time at the registration table where you will receive your name tags and T-shirts. Advance registration is not a must, just a good idea that could turn out to be especially profitable for you and save you money!
It is not necessary to order the T-shirts to be eligible
for the advance registration drawing prize. If you do register in
advance, but find that you can't attend the picnic, there will not be a
refund of the registration fees, but if you paid for a T-shirt, it will be
sent to you.
Please note: The T-shirt is a high quality white cotton shirt with
the logo on the front of the shirt in 3 colors. (Check out the logo at
the top of the page).
Registering in advance does not constitute an order for a T-shirt. You should also complete that section of the form.
There will only be a few shirts available beyond those ordered, so don't be left out.
And finally, please no email or phone messages to register. Only those who send the form via snail mail will be eligible for...
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Rescued Greyhounds Run Just for Fun Clock - Black plastic casing, 8" face, quartz clock with running Greyhound sweep
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Indoor/Outdoor Greyhound Thermometer - 10"
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Tan Canvas Laptop Bag, in & Outside Pockets, Embroidered Greyhound Design.
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