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The 44th annual Guiding Eyes Virtual Golf Classic

The 44th annual Guiding Eyes Virtual Golf Classic is now live! All golf participants have until Sunday, June 20 to play a round of 18 at their own course of choice and submit their score before the virtual awards show on Monday, June 21.
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Event registration is still open - Get ready to golf a round AND make a pawsitive impact! Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Picture Description: A yellow lab guide dog in harness sits at the edge of the green and looks toward the camera. In the background on the green, a golfer putts the ball toward the hole while
Photo Credit: @liflander / @liflanderphotography
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Last week, we welcomed friends from Rye Subaru to

Last week, we welcomed friends from Rye Subaru to our Yorktown Heights training campus. They enjoyed a tour of the facilities and a short training demonstration from Jolene Hollister, Team Lead Guide Dog Mobility Instructor and Director of the Running Guides Program, along with guide dog in-training, Dougan.
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We are so grateful to Rye Subaru to be selected as their hometown charity for the @subaru_usa Share the Love event. They presented us with a check for over $24,000 from this year’s event. "Sharing the love" is at the heart of our mission and guide dogs, and we are so thankful for their generous support!
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Photo Description: Eric and Debra Pagan of Rye Subaru present an oversized check to Rana Liebert, Foundation Relations Officer, and Elena Consalvo, Chief Development Officer. The group is joined by Jolene Hollister, Team Lead GDMI and Director of Running Guides, and Dougan, a black and tan German shepherd guide dog wearing a leather guide dog harness.
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"Ames is so adorable, active, and playful. If he w

"Ames is so adorable, active, and playful. If he was a human, he’d be the most popular boy in town." -Deborah and guide dog Ames
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Say hello to Ames, this week's featured pup for Transformation Tuesday. Swipe ⬅️ to see Ames all grown up as an official guide dog! Ames recently graduated with first-time handler Deborah, a data analyst from Farmington, Connecticut. Deborah found the experience of our residential training program to be both valuable and engaging. "It was great getting out and about in different environments and having the opportunity to meet people. I was able to learn from the others in the class who were all experienced guide dog users. The training was intensive, but it was good. It touched on so many different things that you are likely to encounter in your daily life, like dining or walking in a busy town."
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Ames got his start in our @geb_orange Puppy Raising Region with his volunteer raisers, Aimee Wilkins and family. Aimee sent us this lovely note about her time raising Ames: "Ames is an amazing, goofy pup. I think one of his greatest strengths was having a sense of human emotions. He always made me smile and would somehow know when I needed a doggy hug. Ames loves to swim and play fetch, as well as see how many balls he can fit in his mouth. Going to Tractor Supply was one of our favorite outings. He always amazes me. He was able to adapt to being back in our home because of COVID, then he returned to training to become a guide dog. Love him always."
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Click the link in our bio to read more about Deborah and Ames.
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[1] Black lab Ames is pictured as an adorable puppy while sitting outside on a light purple Kuranda bed.
[2] Deborah & Ames’s official graduation photo. Deborah sits on the bench in front of the pond on our Yorktown Heights training campus with guide dog Ames in a sit at her feet.
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Now through the end of June, head over to the Peek

Now through the end of June, head over to the Peekskill Stop & Shop at 1831 East Main Street to purchase a reusable shopping bag. As their selected charity for this month, we will receive $1 for each bag purchased to support our mission and guide dogs.
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Picture Description: Bocci, a handsome yellow lab, sits in the Peekskill Stop and Shop and looks curiously toward the camera while wearing his blue Guiding Eyes training vest.
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We are excited to share our new puppy program vest

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