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FromtheFoundationPresident

RESEARCH.ThispastyeartheFoundationhascontin-

uedtoactivelyreviewthecurrentresearchgrantssponsored
bytheCanineHealthFoundationthatmighthavesignifi-
cancetothebreed.

SeveralgrantswerethoughttohaverelevancetoPBGVs

andweresponsored.Thesubjectsofthesestudiesare:

•EarlyDiagnosisofCushing’sDisease
•TheRabiesChallengeFund
•IdentificationofNovelDrugstoHalttheMetastasisof

TumorsthatCauseCushing’sSyndrome

•DefiningtheGeneticBasisofInflammatoryBowelDis-

ease

•UnderstandingtheFlexibilityandLimitationsofHow

DogsAcquireKnowledgeandUnderstanding.

ThelastthreestudiesaredetailedbyLauraLiscuminan

articleinthisissue.

TheFoundationsponsoredDr.Komaromy’sattendanceat

the2013NationalSpecialtytolectureandperformeye
exams.Thedogsalsohadblooddrawnwithsamplessentto
Dr.Komaromy’slab(primaryopenangleglaucomastudy)
andtoCHICforDNAbanking.

EDUCATION.OneofthegoalsthattheFoundationis

chargedwithistoprovidehealtheducationtothemembers.
Whocouldenvisionthatoneofthemosteffectivewaysof
doingthatwouldbethroughtheuseofsocialmedia,
namelyFacebook.OursiteisadministratedbyLauraLiscum
whopostsvaluableinformationouttothemembersabout
researchasitispublished,healthinformationandalsonews
aboutrescue.OurFBpagegetsquiteabitofactivityfroma
veryvariedaudienceandlotsofcomplimentaryfeedback.

Overthepastyear,Orangemanhasmadeseveralcameo

appearancesandhasdevelopedquiteafollowingonFace-
book.

RESCUE.Whiletheresearchandeducationgoalsofour

missionareincrediblyimportant,nothingtouchesusmore
thantherescueobligationsofPBGVCAandFoundation.
TheRescueCommitteeispartofPBGVCAanddoesallthe
difficultworkindealingwithrescuesituations.Foundation

assiststhecommitteebypayingtheapprovedexpensesfor
therescue.Weareproudtosaythatsofarwehavebeenable
tofundtheseexpenseswithoutexception.

Rescuereceivedquiteaboostthisyearwhenat-shirt

campaignwasinitiatedbyaPBGVownerandtheproceeds
wereearmarkedforRescue.Wearecontinuouslyamazedby
thecare,concernandgenerosityofthefaithful.

FUNDRAISING.Fundraisingistheprimarymeansby

whichtheFoundationisabletosupportresearch,education
andrescueefforts.WeareveryfortunatethatPBGVowners
arededicatedtotheirhoundsanddonatetotheFoundation
tohonorthem.

MembersoftheFundraisingCommitteearecommittedto

exploringavarietyofalternativewaysthatmemberscan
contribute.Mostofusarestillfeelingtheeconomicsqueeze
fromastalledeconomyandthehighunemploymentrates
acrossthecountry.Ourmembersareincrediblyloyaltothe
breedandasgenerousastheycanbe,andforthatweare
eternallygrateful.

Thechallengeisalwaystothinkcreativelytodevelopop-

portunitiesformemberstobeabletodonateinwaysthatdo
notinvolveout-of-pocketmoney.Theseopportunitiesin-
cludedesignatingtheFoundationinbequests,annuitiesand
matcheddonationprograms.Wearealwaysopentoall
typesofsuggestionsformakingdonationspossible.

Inthepastfewmonths,wehavecompletedalltheneces-

sarypaperworktojointheDonationLine,avehicledona-
tionprogramthatallowsnon-profitstheopportunityto
benefitfromthedonationofalmostanytypeofvehicle,
runningornot.PleaselookforouradfortheDonationLine
inthisissueforinformationaboutthisservice.

PleasevisittheFoundationStorethroughalinkonthe

PBGVCAwebsitetoseewhathasbeenaddedrecently.

ThemembersoftheFoundationboardarecommittedto

themissionoftheFoundationandarelookingforwardto
thechallengesof2014.WewishallPBGVsandtheirpeople
ahealthy,safeandpeacefulyear.

LindaMurray,President

IPBGVHealth&RescueFoundation

PBGVHealth&RescueFoundation
OfficersandBoardofDirectors

PresidentLindaMurray...........................lmurray22@tampabay.rr.com
VicePresidentLauraLiscum...................laura.liscum@tufts.edu
SecretarySueSmyth................................oldyork2002@aol.com
TreasurerJoAnneHacker........................jah@arcanumltd.com
DirectorsDottieAllen.............................njhorse@aol.com

SherylBradbury.......................sherylbradbury@windstream.net
BobCohen...............................76710.206@compuserve.com
PeggyEvanich.........................evanichp@bellsouth.net
HelenIngher............................pbgv@charlen.com
JillOtto....................................sunspotspin@suddenlink.net
JulieShannon..........................julieshannon1@sbcglobal.net