Volume 1 Issue 15 |
10 Year Anniversary |
Freedom
Guide Dogs
1210 Hardscrabble Road Cassville New York 13318 (315) 822-5132 E -mail Freedomdog@a-znet.com web
address:
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Building, Their Life
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A construction
site is a noisy place, filled with the sounds of saws, hammers, and drills.
It can also be a crowded place, cluttered with ladders, equipment and building
supplies.
Peter Crowley
and his guide dog, Trinity, don't seem at all fazed by the noise and disarray.
Trinity guides Peter around ladders and other obstacles while he memorizes
the layout of the site. Peter is a Project manager for the New York State
Dormitory Authority. He oversees the design, construction and refurbishing
of stores and cafeterias which are operated by blind vendors. His goal
is to make the sites "user friendly" for everyone, including people who
are visually impaired. The job requires him to visit store locations all
across the state. With Trinity as his guide, Peter says he can travel anywhere
he needs to go "with no second thoughts or stress."
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| Because of his busy schedule, Peter says the hometown
training offered by Freedom Guide Dogs was "absolutely a must." He says
he feels very confident and comfortable with Trinity. "Freedom has very
high expectations of their dogs, and it shows in their performance."
When he's not at work, Peter enjoys spending time with his family and participating in outdoor activities. He sails, downhill skies, and helps coach the soccer teams on which his son plays. Seven years ago he was a member of a team of climbers who reached the top of Mount Kilimangaro. Two years ago he piloted his own kayak down the Hudson river. This coming September he hopes to travel to Europe with friends and make a solo kayak trip across the English Channel. Peter and Trinity make a great team. We wish them the best of luck at whatever new challenges they decide to take on next!! |
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Trinity was
a pup we wrote about, about two years ago when she was born. As you may
remember a group of teens from the Trinity Lutheran Church Youth Group,
in Pottesville PA, had a rock-a-thon to raise money to name a puppy. We
thank the group again and we are glad to have a happy ending for their
long project.
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Don't know what to do with the old, or not so old, car on your property!! You can help Freedom Guide Dogs by donating it through Donation Line, LLC. If you have a car, boat, truck, RV's, motorcycle, snowmobile, van or even a bus you would like to donate please phone this toll free number, 1-877-227-7487 ext. 1273. Tell them you want to donate to Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind. Please have your title in hand. The vehicle does not have to be running!! For more information you can look on the web at www.donationline.com |
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New E-Mail Address
As many of our readers, and clients e-mail us, please
not the new e-mail address we are using. As the new address is almost the
same as our old one, please look carefully and change it in your computer's
address book. Our new address is: Freedomdog@a-znet.com
New Kennel Project
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Work is continuing on the fund-raising for our new kennel/property acquisitions. The drawing is a sketch of what the finished kennel is projected to like. As you can see from the "Dog Bone" the funding is still coming in for this project. The solid coloring is the amount of money "in the bank," the shaded is the amount promised for the matching grant. Our board of Directors gave $3000. Our Holiday appeal supplied $6000. the william Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation gave a grant worth $10,000. Utica National Insurance Foundation sent a grant for $5,000. The grants and donations for the project are in a special fund. The Community Foundation of Oneida and |
Thank You Supporters
Thank you to all the individuals, service clubs, and Foundations who have donated to Freedom Guide Dogs and have made it possible for us to place over 1000 working guide dogs. As a 501 (c) (3), who does not charge its recipients, we cannot operate without these donations. Your donations, large and small, go directly towards the program.
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donations to help with the large expenses we are also grateful for the
many individuals who send what they can either directly or through payroll
contributions. Each ten dollar donation will purchase a dog brush and food
bowl. A fifteen dollar donation will purchase a micro-chip ID number, and
the list goes on. The large grants help with the vehicle purchases, new
training facility, veterinarian expenses etc.
Though the list of individuals is lengthy, we would like to acknowledge the grants recently received: the Sara Chait Memorial Foundation, Pearl Vision Foundation, Bannerot-Lappe Foundation, The Assistance dog Campaign and The Vidda Foundation. In addition we would like to extend a thank you to Matthew S. Pica General Manager of the Four Points Sheraton, Rochester, New York for assistance in lodging throughout our service region. |
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Give A Gift Of Independence
Your contribution to Freedom Guide Dogs means someone's freedom. All funds are applied to provide highly trained guide dogs to men and women who are blind. There is no charge to the client for the trained guide, or the equipment that is placed with the guide. Freedom Guide Dogs is a 501(c)(3), non for profit charity that does not receive any funding from the government, or insurance. Your contribution will go a long ways in helping us continue to serve the blind through our “Hometown Training”.
A copy of our latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from Freedom Guide Dogs, or The Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271.