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Greyhounds Reach the Beach celebrates 30 years

Debbie Martin, left, and Elaine Rodgers lead the way at the parade. Their banner lets everyone know the theme – Greyhounds Go for the Gold. TED PFIRRMANN PHOTOS
Ted Pfirrmann
October 18, 2024

Rehoboth Beach visitors may have noticed a few Greyhounds on the Boardwalk Oct. 13, as the Greyhounds Reach the Beach group held its annual parade.

This year marked the 30th anniversary of the event, with about 500 people pre-registering and an additional 45 people attending the parade. This year’s theme was Greyhounds Go for the Gold, and it made for some interesting canine costumes.

The mission of Greyhounds Reach the Beach is to provide fulfillment for retired racing greyhounds and other sighthounds and the people who love and care for them. They do this by organizing and hosting this event that offers education, socialization and just plain fun for the greyhound adoption community. They strive to support greyhound adoption groups by providing space for them to raise awareness and funding for their organizations.

For more information, go to grtb.org.

 

Awww, come on, Mom! Lucy gives a look as her owner Darlene Bartholomew fixes her collar.
Griffin Udelson and Andrew Rosenstein are with Mitzi, who is dressed as former figure skater Tonya Harding, their other dog was dressed as her fierce rival Nancy Kerrigan.
Patty and Jack Glessner’s dog was hangin’ 10 in celebration of surfing being added as an Olympic sport.
Being cute is very taxing, just ask Peppy! Luckily, he had Jay and Alicia Weinrich to pull him around.
And they’re off! The parade has begun.
Sleek and friendly, the Greyhound makes a wonderful pet.
The crowd was quite large, going back as far as the eye could see.
Passed out! Sleeping almost anywhere, anytime, is a common trait of Greyhounds.
Gail Rys, co-chair of Greyhounds Reach the Beach, has been doing this for 30 years. This year she is with Tater Tot.
Greyhound Pet Adoptions of Delaware can be reached at GPADelaware.org
Debbie shows off her red, white and blue with Peggy Corrigan and Brian Bartlett.

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