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News:
The Peter Gurney 2012 Light That Went Around the World
Dear Ladies, Gentlemen, and Gentlepigs (and others),
Here is the "2012 Peter Gurney Memorial Candle-Light List", held on March 9th, 2012, this year's tribute to our departed friends, human and animal who saw our lights from the Rainbow Bridge.
Candles were lit by the participants at or around 8:00 pm on March 9th
(Peter Gurney's birthday). As candles were lit in each time zone, the
light moved around the world in memory of Peter Gurney and all of our
beloved guinea pigs and other pets who have made the trip to the Rainbow
Bridge. We also do this to remember members of the GPDD community who
have also passed away.
For those not familiar with Peter Gurney, or this annual event, Peter
Gurney was an author and Guinea Pig advocate who died of cancer in
England in 2006. He wrote many of the books on guinea pigs that we all
use, and his website is still a vital source of information to all
guinea pig lovers. In 2006 we held our first Candle-Light Memorial in
his honor, and to remember all of the guinea pigs and pets who are with
him at the Rainbow Bridge.
This map shows where candles were lit (click on a highlighted area for a more detailed map).
| AFRICA |
AUSTRALIA |
| Sierra Leone |
AUSTRALIA
Croydon, Victoria, Australia
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EUROPE |
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND
Anglesey, North Wales
Bristol
East Sussex
Folkestone, Kent
Isle of Wight
Old Harlow, Essex
South East corner of England
York
SCOTLAND
Edinburgh |
CZECH REPUBLIC
Rosice (Brno)
GERMANY
Berlin (2), Germany
Grambin, Germany
GREECE
Rhodes
THE NETHERLANDS
Hague
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NORTH AMERICA |
UNITED STATES
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ARIZONA
Phoenix |
CALIFORNIA
Penryn
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Walnut Creek (2) |
COLORADO
Colorado Springs |
CONNECTICUT
Greenwich |
FLORIDA
New Smyrna Beach
Tampa (2)
West Palm Beach
Winter Haven |
GEORGIA
Atlanta |
HAWAII
Maui |
ILLINOIS
Joliet
Moline
Wheeling |
INDIANA
Mishawaka |
KANSAS
Lawrence |
MARYLAND
Annapolis
Burtonsville
Crofton
District Heights
Freetown
Mt. Airy
Silver Spring (5)
Towson |
MASSACHUSETTS
Bellingham
Melrose
Salem |
MICHIGAN
Rochester Hills (Detroit) |
MAINE
Windham |
NEW JERSEY
Central
Emerson
Princeton |
NEW MEXICO
Roswell |
NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Mahopac |
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Greenville
Kitty Hawk |
NEBRASKA
Omaha |
OHIO
Canal Winchester
Mayfield
Middletown |
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa |
OREGON
Salem, OR |
PENNSYLVANIA
Boiling Springs
Meadville
Pittsburgh
Willow Street |
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
Taylors |
TEXAS
Buda
Perryton |
VIRGINIA
Midlothian
Newport News
Round Hill |
WEST VIRGINIA
Snow Shoe |
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CANADA
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Yale, British Columbia, Canada |
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SOUTH AMERICA |
PERU
Lima, Peru |
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ASIA |
| CHINA
Hong Kong |
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| The GPDD Team sends a special "Thank You!" to Audrey Binder and William Farmer. Without their help in organizing the Candle Lighting and creating the maps, this would not be possible. |
Archive News:
The Peter Gurney 2010 Light That Went Around the World
The Annual Peter Gurney Candle-Light Memorial, held on March 9th, 2010. It was the best participation we have had in the 5 years of doing this - with 84 participants!
Peter Gurney Memorial Candle Lighting on March 9th 2010
We will be remembering Peter Gurney, and other GPDDers, including Alge, Debbie, Kirsten, and Joseph Petrillo.
You are invited to participate in our fifth annual "Light for Peter Gurney" candle lighting memorial on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010, at 8:00 pm. As I promised to be the official "reminder person" for this event, I'll keep sending out reminders until March 9th.
This is a "real" event, as everyone is invited to light a real candle at or around 8:00 pm, in your respective time zone, in rememberance of our beloved Alge, Debbie, Kirstin, Joseph Petrillo, Peter Gurney, and all of the guinea pigs who are now with them, at the Rainbow Bridge. Peter Gurney was a tireless advocate for guinea pigs, who passed away from cancer July 1, 2006, in Great Britain. He wrote many of the books that we use, and he was probably the best guinea pig authority and advocate in the world.
March 9th was his birthday, and many of us who read the GPDD decided that it would be a fitting day to remember and honor him. We have now expanded this memorial to include and honor our dear GPDD friends who are with him at the Rainbow Bridge. Basically, all you need to do is light a candle on March 9th, in the evening, and the light will move around the world.
The memorial is also for all of the piggies who have passed away and are now with Peter Gurney. We know that he and our GPDDers with him are looking after all of them.
This will be our fifth memorial candle-lighting, and at the end I will ask you where you lit your candle, and post a listing of all the places where the light went. So, mark your calendars for March 9th at 8:00 pm!
Also, if anyone has ideas on how to expand our world-wide coverage of this event (guinea pig forums in other countries), please let me know if you can help. The more, the better!
We will be lighting our candle on March 9th.
Audrey (Organizer), William, and Gordon the GP
A Time of Sadness
We just received news that a member and dear friend of the Guinea Pigs' Daily Digest has crossed to the Rainbow Bridge.
Our friend "Alge" had been a regular contributor to this group. Her thoughtful and kind messages were always welcome, and will be sorely missed, as will she.
We will soon post a proper memorial message. At this time, we wish to express our great sadness at her passing, and extend our most heartfelt sympathy to her family during this difficult time.
-The GPDD Team
In memory of Joseph C. Petrillo
The GPDD lost one of its long time members recently with the passing of Joseph C. Petrillo. GPDD members will remember Joe as an active contributing member to the Digest about his beloved piggie, George.
The sad news of Joe's passing was sent to the GPDD by Carol, a close friend of the Petrillo family. Here are edited excerpts from that post:
"A sad day...a sad announcement...
It is with a sad, heavy heart that I advise you of the passing of Joseph C. Petrillo, George the Guinea Pig's daddy. Anybody who has been a long time subscriber to this digest will surely remember him.
I was his friend. I met Joe and his wife Gail about 7 yrs ago at the Guinea Pig Extravanga that was held in Arlington, VA and where we also had the pleasure of meeting Peter Gurney.
Joe and Gail were standing around after Peter's lecture and Joe had a collage picture frame full of pics of George. As my friend and I were talking to them and admiring the pics we found out that not only did they live in NJ but they lived in the same apartment complex as my friend! Thus began a wonderful friendship that was based on our mutual love of our guinea pigs. Joe used to refer to George as "the boy" and spent hours taking his pic and making videos. Joe was so pleased when George met my three girls, Angel, Sophie
and Elsie and George took a special liking to Angel.
Joe's GPDD friend Alge said it best:
'This is a time when many of us will definitely share your sense of loss, Gail, though your loss is far greater than anyone else's. Still, we sometimes write about "community pigs" and George was certainly one of those. But Joe was a community PERSON, one of the best to ever grace the pages of the GPDD.'
Joe was sponsoring an elder piggie at the Critter Corral rescue; in memoriam I will continue that sponsorship. Anyone wishing to honor Joe's memory by also sponsoring a senior or special needs piggie can find more information about sponsorship at the Critter Corral's website: http://www.crittercoral.org
Rest in peace my friend. You will remain in the hearts of many forever.
- Carol"
March 9, 2008: Special candlelight ceremony in Memory of Peter Gurney:
 Invitation to light a candle in honor of Peter Gurney SUNDAY, MARCH 9, at 8:00 pm. March 9 would have been Peter's 70th birthday.
Peter crossed on July 1, 2006 (see articles below, and tribute on this website). He has been gone almost two years, and is still greatly missed.
Lighting a candle is easy, and something we can each do to honor Peter's memory. He was a tireless advocate of guinea pigs, and left the world with guinea pig knowledge that we would have never had without him. His books and knowledge (not always conventional) has helped everyone here.
We can share the moment with or without our piggies, and light a candle on March 9 at, or around 8:00 pm, in your particular time zone. Mr. Gurney will have a light in his honor that will move around the world. I hope you all like the image of that - it really is something special for someone who has done so much for guinea pigs.
- Audrey Binder, Organizer
"Last of Their Kind " - Peter's Final Book
After his passing, Peter's family saw to the completion of Peter's final book, "Last of their Kind". It is a truly beautiful book, full of amazing pictures of piggies.
From The Winking Cavy Store description:
| "In the months before he died, Peter Gurney was working on this book. He never tired of writing about and photographing his favourite animals and in this book we are given an insight to ‘life with Peter’, as seen from the Guinea Pigs’ viewpoint. It includes more than 70 full colour photographs and some poems Peter wrote about his Guinea Pig friends." |
The book can be ordered from The Winking Cavy Store
"Someone for Everyone" - a new Guinea Pig Storybook
Our friends at Willow Lodge Tales in Australia have published a new guinea pig book, just in time for Christmas and the Holiday season. Titled "Someone for Everyone", it uses digital photography to tell the story of three sister piggies, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Sugar. Although the authors call it a childrens' story book, it's really for everyone, young and old.
The book sells for $19.95, which includes shipping anywhere in the world (and some free gifts as well!) Note - delivery for Christmas is guaranteed if you order by December 7!
For a preview of the book, or to order online, click this image...
July 23, 2006: Special candlelight ceremony in Peter's memory:
Invitation to light a candle in honor of Peter Gurney this SUNDAY, JULY 23, at 8:00 pm. It's an easy and something we can each do to honor the memory of Peter Gurney, who passed away on July 1. He was a tireless advocate of guinea pigs, and left the world with guinea pig knowledge that we would have never had without him. His books and knowledge (not always conventional) has helped everyone here.
We can share the moment with or without our piggies, and light a candle this Sunday at, or around 8:00 pm, in your particular time zone. Mr. Gurney will have a light in his honor that will move around the world. I hope you all like the image of that - it really is something special for someone who has done so much for guinea pigs.
- Audrey Binder, Organizer
On July 1, 2006 the worldwide guinea pig community lost a dear friend:
Peter Gurney.
Peter will be remembered as one of – if not the – world’s leading authority on guinea pigs/cavies. Read complete tribute
The obituary published in the London Daily Telegraph published.
The Peter Gurney Memorial Trophy: The Cambridge Cavy Trust to create a lasting memorial. Read story
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge now has its own site.
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge pages have been part of the GPDD site for about a year now. But we felt there should be a site dedicated to the memories of our departed companions.
The Guinea Pigs' Rainbow Bridge has a new design and is now located at its own place on the web.
Feature: Topics
Your subscription defaults to "Digest" mode, where you get (usually) one mailing per day of everything that's been posted in the last 24 hours. However, you now have the option to receive just the posts of topics you wish to read. Check out our Topics page for full details!
New Feature: Searchable Archives
The archives have now been made searchable!
Go to the Archives page for info.
About the GPDD
One thing that makes the GPDD unique is its membership of all types of guinea pig lovers: experienced owners, young people, beginners, old people, guinea pig rescue people, and breeders, all sharing their thoughts on guinea pigs.
GPDD subscribers are worldwide, so that you'll virtually meet guinea pig fanciers from all over the planet; the digest is only edited in English, while there are also other non-English-speaking communities within it.
This website is an offshoot of the GPDD mailing list. It contains additional helpful information about the GPDD, as well as other useful content such as links to other guinea pig-related sites.
History
The Guinea Pigs' Daily Digest - or GPDD to its friends - is a daily electronic newsletter, founded in March of 1995 by Carlo Ferrari for the internet guinea pig fanciers community. It is now managed by a team of people representing many facets of guinea pig ownership, including owners, rescuers and breeders, so it may better serve the overall community.
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