Riding for a Cause

Thursday August 21, 2008 by Terri Gooch

Riding For Guiding Paws

September 6, 2008, Angela Horton Gapay will be riding the Ring of Fire to benefit Guiding Paws, a local club of puppy raisers for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The Ring of Fire is a 12/24 Time Trail in which cyclists try to ride as many miles as possible on a course that begins and ends in Maupin, OR. After the initial day loop of 112 miles for 12-hour riders, and 157 miles for 24-hour riders, the night loop of 26 miles begins. The Ring of Fire Time Trial is put on by Race Across Oregon, LLC, headquarted in Hood River, Oregon. Race Directors are George Thomas and Terri Gooch. Check out race detail and get live updates at: http://www.raceacrossoregon.com/roftt.

Guiding Paws, a Forest Grove, OR club of Guide Dogs for the Blind is lead by Kristin Tarnowski who began raising puppies as a student at Forest Grove High School. More recently she has inspired a number of children and families to get involved in raising puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind. You can learn more about the organization at: Guidedogs.com.

As a teacher at Elizabeth Perry Montessori School, Ms. Tarnowski, has included the students in the raising of her last three puppies. In turn several families have joined the club and serve as puppy sitters. Many of the children plan to become primary puppy raisers when they are old/responsible enough. In the meantime, Horton Gapay, mother of two of those students, is riding to raise money to support the efforts of the local club. In fact, Ms. Tarnowski, along with Dewitt her 8 month old guide dog in training, will join the families and support crews at this year’s Ring of Fire.

You can support the Guiding Paws club and inspire Horton Gapay to ride diligently for 12 hours by pledging your support. While our goal is to raise at least $10.00 from fifty people, you can also make a per/mile pledge. Considering inspiring Angela with a $1.00/mi. pledge. Your donation is tax deductible. Please make checks out to: Guide Dogs for the Blind w/a memo “GUIDING PAWS” and send them to: Guiding Paws, C/O Krisitn Tarnowski, 1737 Birch St. Forest Grove, OR 97116. For further information or to pledge your support contact Angela at ahgapay@comcast.net or 971.235.0432.


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thanks for posting the notice

Posted by: angela Horton Gapay · Monday August 25, 2008 · #


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