Greyhound Walks is an Essex-based charity that raises money to aid the rescue and rehoming of greyhounds and lurchers. Originating out of a select group of ex-racing greyhound owners that enjoyed getting together to walk their dogs, numbers and awareness soon increased until Greyhound Walks became a registered charity that now uses their presence to support local retired greyhound kennels and lurcher rescue organisations.
Greyhound Walks now organise large-scale greyhound and lurcher walks in four different counties across the south and east of the country, every weekend. To date, the largest greyhound walk boasted over 200 dogs, strolling together on New Year’s Day, 2011.
My Role
I have volunteered as a Social Network Administrator since early 2011.
My duties include:
- Promoting both the Charity and its key annual events (e.g. The GW Dog Show) via Twitter and FaceBook
- Updating the charity’s FaceBook account with all the latest news and forum discussions.
- Updating the charity’s Twitter account with all the latest news and forum discussions.
- Using Social Media to raise awareness about Greyhounds as a breed and adopting retired racing Greyhounds as family pets.
- Using Social Media to advertise up-coming walks