2020 Greyhounds Reach the Beach canceled
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Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States
For the safety and well-being of all participants, Greyhounds Reach the Beach has been canceled due to COVID-19. The event was scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 7 to Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.
“While it is a difficult decision, we feel it is the right one to make at this time,” said Sarah Dougherty, Greyhounds Reach the Beach public relations director volunteer, in an email July 31.
Although the event won’t be happening in person, Dougherty said people can still show their support by helping raise money for participating nonprofit greyhound and sighthound breed adoption groups.
Greyhounds Reach the Beach is an annual charity event celebrating the greyhound breed with the purpose of creating an awareness of the need for adoptive and foster homes, and raising money to support nonprofit greyhound adoption groups.
Greyhounds Reach the Beach turned 25 last year. Traditionally held in Dewey Beach, last year was the first year for the event being in the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.
To make a monetary donation, contact admin@GRtB.org. To make a donation that will directly assist with the Florida and Alabama greyhounds, go to shop.grtb.org.
Dougherty said T-shirts from the 2020 event, designed by Linda Evans, will be for sale in a few weeks. Once available, she said the shirt can be found at shop.grtb.org.
“Thank you for your support during this challenging time,” said Dougherty. “We look forward to gathering for Greyhounds Reach the Beach next year.”
The dates for the 2021 Greyhounds Reach the Beach are Wednesday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 10.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
