Who is GPA Nashville?
Greyhound Pets of America - Nashville (GPA/N) works collaboratively with adopters, with rescue, humane and other greyhound groups and the racing industry to find homes for retired racers. Each year, 20,000 greyhounds retire from U.S. tracks in need of homes. Our targeted adoption territory includes middle Tennessee, northern Alabama and southern and western Kentucky.

Our adoption application, intake and home visit process helps us identify appropriate homes for these gentle, loving dogs and to match people with compatible greyhounds. Retired racers are uniquely suited to live as companion animals. Affectionate and calm, they thrive on human attention and interaction, adjust well to home life and repay the kindness of their people with faithfulness and devotion.

What we do
Based in Nashville, Tenn., GPA/N primarily gets adoptable greyhounds from tracks in West Memphis, Ark. and Birmingham, Ala. We also accept for placement retired racers whose owners can no longer keep them as well as retired racers who are turned into pounds, shelters and humane associations in our service area. In 2009, 117 greyhounds found homes through GPA/N. GPA/N is a chapter of Greyhound Pets of America, the nation’s largest greyhound adoption organization.

How we do it
Our funding comes from donations, adoption fees and in-kind gifts amd support from individuals and companies, grants and from our annual silent auction and Winter Gathering. The group has no employees and gratefully acknowledges the hard work, dedication and generosity of its volunteers and partners in the business community. As a 501(c)3 organization, all donations to GPA/Nashville are tax deductible.

GPA/N FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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GPA/N CHARTER AND BY-LAWS
Charter | By-Laws

For more information contact us at 615-269-4088 or email us at gpanashville@gmail.com. Our mail address is: GPA Nashville, P.O. Box 1042, Goodlettsville, Tenn. 37070.


Board of Directors

Liz Trapp - President EMAIL LIZ > 615.476.8604 Liz adopted her first greyhound, Jordie, in 1994. Today, her pack includes Dana, Zircon, Zamboni and Zarillo. Liz does home visits, picks and transports adoptable dogs from tracks and kennels, fosters and is a Meet & Greet regular. Pam Neiman - Secretary EMAIL PAM > 615.308.0688 Pam adopted her first greyhound, Fantasy Live, in 1992. Her pack includes greyhounds Naomi and Money and rescued Scottish deerhound, Pepper. GPA/N's secretary since 2001, Pam helps with fundraising and keeps the database. She is a volunteer at Almost Home for Hounds, Nunn, Colo. Kent Hiday - Treasurer EMAIL KENT > 615.866.8908 A greyhound owner since 1992, Kent handles GPA/N’s financial affair and helps at special events. He is a volunteer at Almost Home for Hounds in Nunn, Colo. Back to top

Mardy Fones EMAIL MARDY > 615.297.2033 Mardy works from home so she can be with her greyhounds, Shadow, Kelley and Athena and two cats. With the help of husbadn, Ray she does the GPA/N newsletter, GreytNews and the group’s marketing, works Meet & Greets, fosters and is the general go-fer. Kim Tormey EMAIL KIM > 615.423.8464 Kim adopted her first greyhound, Babie, in 2007. Paddy arrived in 2008 and Eve in 2011. They join husband, Warren and Myron and Cosmo (two mixed breeds) and three cats. Kim attends Meet & Greets and helps with special events. She is a sonographer at an outpatient imaging center. Back to top