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A Healthy Pet-Friendly Fun Family Day!

The Purina Walk for Dog Guides started as “Walk-a-Dog-a-Thons” in 1985. Local Lions Clubs across Canada were keen to support the then brand-new Dog Guide school. One by one, local Clubs took up the challenge. Walk for Dog Guides is now a national event with over 200 walks in communities across Canada. This is the Lions Foundation of Canada’s largest single fundraiser – truly a lifeline. 

100% of donations collected go towards providing the gift of mobility, safety, and independence to Canadians from coast to coast. The cost to raise, train, feed, and house each Dog Guide is roughly $20,000, but the value and improvement in quality of life that each dog offers to its handler is immeasurable. Dog Guides, provided at no cost to people with disabilities, greatly improve the quality of life for those who become Dog Guide handlers. Support for the Lions Dog Guide program is received from corporations, businesses, service clubs, and individuals like you.

Join members of the Musquodoboit Valley Lions Club for our annual Walk for Dog Guides on June 1, 2008 - SEE DETAILS BELOW. If you can walk, please join us for a family afternoon. If you can donate to support a walker, please do. 

Canine Vision Dogs

For those with a visual impairment, the help of a Canine Vision Dog Guide to navigate streets, buildings, and transit means he or she can travel more widely and independently with greater confidence.

Hearing Ear Dogs

For someone with hearing loss, a Hearing Ear Dog Guide offers reassurance that he or she will be alerted to important everyday sounds, such as a baby’s cry, a knock at the door, or an activated smoke alarm.

Special Skills Dogs

For those with physical or medical disabilities (e.g., muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, etc), a Special Skills Dog Guide offers greater independence and mobility by picking up dropped items, helping the person in and out of bed, and operating an emergency line to get help.

Seizure Response Dogs

Seizure response dogs work with people who have regular seizures. These Dog Guides are trained to bark for help during a handler's seizure or activate an alert system. They provide a tremendous amount of confident and independence to their handler's lives. Client feel secure going out knowing that their Dog Guide will be with them in case of a seizure.

Join in the Fun!

Sunday June 1, 2008

Registration 1:00 pm / Walk 2:00 pm

Bicentennial Theatre, Middle Musquodoboit

 

If you want to participate or make a donation,

please contact

Lion John MacDonald

384-2267

Participation is open to everyone - with or without a four-legged friend! The Walk is for everyone who would like to enjoy a leisurely walk while providing support for a wonderful cause. You might even be lucky enough to enjoy a kiss from one of our four legged friends!... and we'll even throw a barbecue party for participants at the Bicentennial Theatre parking lot after the walk.

For more information, visit Purina Walk for Dog Guides web site.

To learn more about the activities of

The Musquodoboit Valley Lions Club,

why not join us for a meeting.

It's a great opportunity to meet new people and find out

what The Musquodoboit Valley Lions Club is all about.

 

Musquodoboit Valley Lions Club

PO Box 83, Middle Musquodoboit 

Nova Scotia   B0N 1X0

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