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37 people are interested
Puppy Enrichment Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Guiding Eyes for the Blind - Patterson & Yorktown
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37 people are interested
Volunteers are needed weekdays, for morning or afternoon shifts, for approximately 2 hours per week at the Canine Development Center in Patterson, NY. Responsibilities will include exercising puppies indoors or outdoors, (weather permitting), in uniquely designed play spaces. Volunteers will supervise and encourage cooperative play while providing a nurturing environment. Your involvement will help our puppies on their path to further our mission. This volunteer opportunity involves bending, standing and continuous movement in order to assist with our puppies, as well as cleaning up after them, as needed throughout the session.
The shifts are as follows:
AM 7:30AM - 9:30AM
PM 1:30PM - 3:30PM
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About Guiding Eyes for the Blind - Patterson & Yorktown
Location:
611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, US
Mission Statement
Guiding Eyes for the Blind is dedicated to enriching the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely with the assistance of professionally trained Guiding Eyes dogs, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity.
Description
Since 1954, Guiding Eyes has managed to thrive on goodness, even in the most difficult of times. We relied on the goodness of our loyal base of generous supporters, passionate staff and dedicated volunteers to come together to meet the growing needs of our diverse community of people with vision loss. Through this unwavering support and dedication, Guiding Eyes has graduated more than 10,000 guide dog teams. We believe in the powerful, meaningful change that our beautiful dogs bring to the lives of people facing the daily challenges that blindness and vision loss present.
It can cost up to $50,000 annually to train and care for a guide dog throughout its working lifetime with a person who is blind. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we provide all services completely free of charge to people who are blind or with vision loss. At Guiding Eyes, we rely upon the contributions of our generous donors to fulfill our mission.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind has two locations: Yorktown Heights and Patterson.
CAUSE AREAS
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361 Route 164Patterson, NY 12563
DATE POSTED
September 7, 2022
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- approximately 3 hours per week