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Guiding Eyes in the News

2023

Spectrum News 1 Online: Guiding Eyes for the Blind making big impact with dogs
Scenethink.com: Guiding Eyes Puppy Raiser & Sitter Information Session

2022

Sun Journal: 2022 The Year in Review in photos (1yr old Lab Petey)
The Free Lance Star: Photos of the Year 2022 (8wk old Lab Archer)
Patch: 25 Days of Holiday Volunteering: Day 21 Puppy Sitters
The Atlantic: Hopeful Images from 2022 (#20, GS puppy Pete in class!)
PetLifeRadio: Great Pet Radio Show, Episode 37 with Kerry Lemerise
SI Live: Staten Island daughter’s greatest passion is to assist those in need: She trains guide dogs.
NewsCenter Maine: Raising puppies to become guide dogs for the blind
WJAR10: Blind Warwick woman receives her diploma along side her guide dog
Yahoo News: Good Morning Maryland Community Shout Out
Spectrum News1 Buffalo: Western NY needs puppy raisers: Here’s what it entails
ABCNews.go.com: Organization helps blind by providing guide dogs
The Papur: A Life of Service in Cary
News 12 Connecticut: Stamford bomb squad welcomes new K9 officer to unit
Patch.com: A Great Partner – Stamford Police K9 Pogo Officially Retires
The Sampson Independent: Good Samaritans, Guide Dogs and God’s Good Gifts
NASDAQ Facebook Page: Guiding Eyes for the Blind Rings the Nasdaq Opening Bell
CNBC: Opening Bell August 12, 2022
The Times Record: Guide Dog Program Seeks Maine Volunteers to Raise Puppies
WGME-TV (Fox): Nonprofit that Trains Guide Dogs Looks for Volunteers in Maine to Train Puppies
Emperial Samaritan: How Guiding Eyes helps to Expand One’s Accessibility to Experience the World
WHAM- TV (ABC): Bright Spot – Guiding Others
WIBV.com – Good News with Gabby: Near blind woman to canoe 444miles in support of Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Finger Lakes Daily News: Guiding Eyes for the Blind Dogs Trained in the Finger Lakes
NBC News: Dogs’ faces evolved to improve connection with people study says
Fox 5 New York: World’s first hard drive-sniffing police dog dies
Tap in Yorktown: Guiding Eyes for the Blind gets new dog beds from local students
Free Lance Star: Puppy Express brings future guide dog to local raiser
WMAR Baltimore: Guiding Eyes for the Blind helping future guide dogs
Cleveland.com: Puppies from Guiding Eyes for the Blind arrive in Cleveland to meet their raisers
News 5 Cleveland (ABC): Nonprofit flies puppies to Northeast Ohio to begin training as guide dogs for the blind
Eaglenewsonline: Volunteers lay foundation for guide dogs
SunGazetteNews.com: Puppy Raisers play part to support those with low vision

2021

The Ithacan (Ithaca College): Guiding Eyes dogs celebrate Halloween
News12: Information center opens for nonprofit that pairs visually impaired with guide dogs
Northeast ADA Center (Cornell): Training Service Dogs at Guiding Eyes (podcast w/Ben Cawley)
Eyes On Success: Running with Google Project Guideline (podcast w/Bill Ma & Jessy DiNapoli)
Concord Monitor: Bow HS graduate continues to volunteer with Guiding Eyes while in college
Dogoday.com: Guiding Eyes celebrates Halloween 2021 with costume contest
Hudson Valley Post: Top US guide dog school in Hudson Valley needs help
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Freedom on a leash: Dog uses her eyes for University of Arkansas student
UK Today News: Robotic ‘smart’ cane helps visually impaired people avoid obstacles with autonomous car technology
TODAY.com: Former CIA analyst shares adventures with guide dogs over 33-year career
Fast Company: Google’s new experimental app could help blind and low-vision users run unassisted
The Dogist: TALKING DOGS: Canine Superheroes – Dogs that Guide the Blind (podcast)
Daily Paws: Meet O’Hara the Guide Dog, a Viral TikTok Star and ‘the Goodest Girl in STEM’
News 12: Dogs help blind runners keep up the pace
QNS.com: Flushing teen launches empowerment group for fellow blind and visually impaired students
Today: Today’s 1st puppy with a purpose, Wrangler
Tap into Yorktown: Yorktown Eagle Scout Donates 30 Dog Beds to Guiding Eyes
Queens Chronicle: Blindness isn’t an obstacle to success
Valley Life Magazine: Farmington Resident Graduates from Guiding Eyes for the Blind
MSN: Eli Manning will again host Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s annual Golf Classic
Mountain Desert Ilandander: Local hiker climbs Acadia’s peaks for guide dog organization
RochesterFirst.com: This Xena is not a warrior but a guide dog in training
USA Today Giantswire: Eli Manning will again host Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s annual Golf Classic
FanSided Dogoday: Guiding Eyes Golf Classic goes virtual for 2021 edition
The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Guiding Eyes for the Blind present virtual golf classic with host Eli Manning
New York Daily News: Trey Lance and Justin Fields will start early, if not right away (includes announcement of the Guiding Eyes Golf Classic, incl. Eli Manning)
WWNY-TV CBS Watertown, NY: Woman says guide dog is ‘like a soldier’ as they navigate Massena
FanSided Dogoday: International Guide Dog Day – Handlers share their stories
CNYCentral: Helping Hounds hosts bottle can drive to support Guiding Eyes
The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: A Chat with Marathoner, Abigail Shaw
Hudson Valley Patch: Hudson Valley woman raises puppies to help the visually impaired
The Examiner News.com: Local puppy raiser helps provide independence to the visually impaired
HSN Cares: Media Monitoring- Home Shopping Network – Guiding Eyes selected charity – video
WSOC-TV Charlotte: Pet Project (Video – Guiding Eyes, IBM, & NC State University partnership to create smart collar)
Fansided: Guide dog puppy raisers share their journeys along the way
Forbes: How Technology and Ingenuity Has Helped Two CEOs Survive The Pandemic And Run Their Companies
The Daily Mail: AI equipped backpack designed for the blind (includes mention of Thomas Panek’s involvement with Google Guideline)
Sirius XM – American Voices with Bill Bradley: Interview with Thomas Panek (begins at ~2:10)
Media Hub: Doing it on her own – Kate Franklin’s blindness won’t stop her
Times-Call.com: After a ruff patch, Longmont woman united with life-changing guide dog
Pet Life Radio: Working Like Dogs Podcast, featuring Andrea Martine
Cribbs in the CLE: Local entertainment show segment featuring raiser Morgan Kowalski (Youtube)
Sequim Gazette: Partners in sight: community advocate graduates with new guide dog
News 12 The Bronx: Sunset Park man says guide dog has helped him navigate daily life

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