GABR to send large portion of proceeds to the Looziana Basset Rescue

I made a post a couple of months ago about taken Madison to the GABR Waddle in Illinois on September 18th in Dwight, IL. I just received an e-mail telling all of us taking donations that a large portion of the money raised for GABR will be sent to the Looziana Basset Rescue to help the bassets in Louisiana and Mississippi as well.

Please help us raise more money to send to the Katrina (Basset) victims! We're not asking for large donations, just whatever you can spare! This will help cover food, housing, and transporation for these hounds.

The e-mail:


We're only about $1,800 short of our $17,500 intermediate goal. Terrific! For those of you that have had contributions this week, that's very special as it's obviously been a difficult week for all of us.

I want to give you all another important update. There is a Basset rescue headquartered in Louisiana, Looziana Basset Rescue, that also covers Mississippi. After 4 days of emailing, I got in touch with Leslie Wallace, their president. After a phone call with her, I was left with no doubt that she intended to continue the rescue effort in Louisiana - she's just not sure when that will be. As chairman of GABR, I made a commitment to her that GABR would provide support for anything needed, including food, transportation, and funds.

You can tell your donors that a major gift will be made to Looziana Basset Rescue from funds raised at The Waddle and through Justgiving. It's for Bassets and we're going to help.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Larry Little, Chairman
Guardian Angel Basset Rescue, Inc.
www.bassetrescue.org