2010 Crufts Colouring Competition

"This year's Colouring Competition at Crufts 2010 was of a farmyard scene and once again the judges found it difficult to choose just two winners from all the fantastic pictures sent in from all across the country - and we even had one from Portugal!

The winner of the Under 6 Category was Hollie Chimley who is just celebrating her 4th Birthday. Hollie loves colouring and the thing she likes best about greyhounds is that they are so soft.

Isabelle Josephine Faria (aged 8) was the winner of the 6 - 12 category. She loves greyhounds best because they are really beautiful creatures, and when they run they seem unbeatable and so graceful.

Both girls won a large toy Homer dog for their excellent pictures."

Hollies Picture:

Josephines Picture:

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Retired Greyhound Trust and this year the charity is celebrating the work of its volunteers who help to find loving families and owners for homeless greyhounds.

Whether they have raised much-needed funds, sold merchandise, represented the charity at one of the many shows across the region, walked a greyhound or actually helped to find a home for one of the dogs, the Retired Greyhound Trust is saying Cheers to Our Volunteers as part of a three month campaign to raise awareness of volunteering.

The culmination of the celebrations will take place from June 1 to 7 when the Trust is an official partner of this year’s national Volunteers’ Week. Between now and then, our volunteers across the country will be profiled on

www.retiredgreyhounds.co.uk

and

www.volunteersweek.org.uk.

You can also follow volunteering news on twitter @volunteersweek.

The Trust will sit alongside other major organisations that are recognising their volunteers, including: the British Heart Foundation, Sustrans, The Blue Cross, TimeBank, Rugby Football Development Limited, England & Wales Cricket Board, Victim Support, Citizens Advice Bureau, RSPB and the British Red Cross.

Volunteers have played a key part in helping the Retired Greyhound Trust to home nearly 5,000 retired greyhounds last year and a whopping 50,000 since the charity was founded in 1975.

For further information on volunteering for your local branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust tel: 01922 412212 or if you are out of our area call head office on: 0844 826 8424.