Guiding Eyes cares deeply about our mission – to provide guide dogs to people with vision loss. We are excited to present our newest Guide Dog Teams and congratulate all involved! We are grateful to the many volunteers who provided so much and thank all who have worked so hard or supported our efforts in making these teams possible.
Watch our Virtual Graduations!
♦ Our first Virtual Graduation, honoring our 2020 graduate teams, was held March 6, 2021. Click HERE to watch the Zoom recording and celebrate with us!
♦ On July 17, 2021 we were pleased to celebrate our most recent graduates from February into June. Click HERE to watch the Zoom recording of our second virtual graduation!
If you are interested in sponsoring a future virtual graduation, please read below for further information.
Virtual Graduation Sponsorship
While our in-person graduation celebrations are canceled temporarily, you can still celebrate our graduating teams with us. Becoming a virtual sponsor is a great way to honor someone or raise awareness of your company while furthering Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s work to pair exceptional guide dogs with people with vision loss.
Benefits include:
- -Your special message will appear on our graduation page for 1 month
- -You will receive copies of the bios of anyone graduating during that month
- -You will receive a branded Guiding Eyes for the Blind keychain
We kindly request a donation of $500 or more to become a digital sponsor
Questions? Please reach out to Rebekah Cross, Special Gifts Officer, by calling 914-243-2211 or emailing rcross@guidingeyes.org.
2021 Home Training Graduate Teams
2021 Residential Graduate Teams
June
Patricia & Drew
William & Betsy
Augustu & Jiggs
Cole & Nutmeg
Linette & Harriet
Terrence & Namath
Joanne & Magnum
Dawn & Meadow
Ronald & Keaton
Christopher & Jenko
Sarah & Windsor
July
Karl Erik & Raffi
Jessica & Nayla
Ariana & Percy
2020 Home Training Graduate Teams
Visit the Celebrating Our 2020 Graduate Teams
2020 Graduate Classes
2019 Graduate Classes
More Resources
- Area Lodging: Visit http://www.besthotels.com/ for hotel accommodations.
- Driving Directions to the Yorktown Heights Headquarters and Training Center
2021 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Graduate Classes
2019 Graduates
2018 Graduates
More Resources
- Area Lodging: Visit http://www.besthotels.com/ for hotel accommodations.
- Driving Directions to the Yorktown Heights Headquarters and Training Center
2021 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Graduate Classes
2019 Graduates
2018 Graduates
More Resources
- Area Lodging: Visit http://www.besthotels.com/ for hotel accommodations.
- Driving Directions to the Yorktown Heights Headquarters and Training Center
2021 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Home Training Graduate Teams
2020 Graduate Classes
2019 Graduates
2018 Graduates
More Resources
- Area Lodging: Visit http://www.besthotels.com/ for hotel accommodations.
- Driving Directions to the Yorktown Heights Headquarters and Training Center
![This week's Transformation Tuesday features Icarus, a sweet yellow lab. In April, the happy pup completed home training with his handler, Kate. Icarus is Kate's 2nd guide dog from our Specialized Training Program, developed to empower people with vision loss who have additional challenges.
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While training, Icarus impressed Kate with how quickly he caught on to navigating her neighborhood. “I have walking routes around the neighborhood and the second time we returned, he automatically knew where my house was and which driveway was mine. It blew my mind!"
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Kate also highlights how much she enjoyed her time with Andrea Martine, Specialized Training GDMI. "My instructor, Andrea, was wonderful to me. She was very patient and taught me a lot of new things as well as some refreshers, like leash cues and keeping my arm relaxed. She even helped us with the integration of Icarus into a household with two other dogs. We greatly appreciated all her help."
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Icarus was raised by the Yang Family in our @guidingeyes_dominion Region. They sent us this note about their time with Icarus:
"If I had to sum up your journey, I would say 'perseverance'! You were quite the pup, keeping us on our toes. Having three young kids at home we 'persevered' a ton on ignoring stuffed animals and socks and learning good house manners. Perseverance in helping you through your fears of hand dryers and metro gates and all the challenges we have faced together. You paraded through IFT like a champ and persevered through specialized guide training throughout a pandemic. You made it 'Icky', and we are so proud of you and overjoyed!"
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Click the link in our bio to read more.
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Picture Description:
[1] Icarus, a yellow lab, is pictured as an adorable puppy sitting in the grass.
📷: @JosephGruber / @BlueMarblePhotography
[2] Icarus poses for a portrait with Kate in front of a lake at a local park. As Kate smiles, Icarus reaches his head up to give her a kiss.
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