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Guide Dogs for the Blind
My name is Lizzie Spencer and I am a Volunteer Coordinator for Guide Dogs for the Blind.
We are curretly recruiting Training Dog Fosterers in the area and would really appreciate your assistance in helping promote this role. Fosterers care for our dogs within their home on weekday evenings and weekends and will be required to drop them off at our office in Thorner between 8-9am and collect them again between 5-6pm, Monday - Friday, to allow them to do their training.
Every day, 25 people in the UK start to lose their eyesight. The number of people is set to double by 2050 and the need for our services is growing.
As you may have heard on the news, the waiting list for Guide Dogs has grown due to delays in dog training over the Covid-19 lockdowns, and so we have increased the number of dogs we are training at a time. As a result, we are in need of more volunteers to help us achieve this.
We offer :
·Full training
·24/7 support
·Vet bills, food costs and other agreed expenses are covered
Without our volunteers support we could not do the work we do to support people living with sight loss.
I have attached some leaflets and the role description. If you would like to discuss further or receive further details and photographs for social media or a newsletter, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will also be able to post some copies of our leaflets to you if you are able to display them within the building.
Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Lizzie
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Lizzie Spencer
Volunteering Coordinator (North East)
Pronouns: She/Her
Want to become a life changer?
For information about volunteering www.guidedogs.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteering-for-guide-dogs/
