Our
2007 Charity
When the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind was founded in 1946, part of its mission was to provide guide dogs, free of charge, to wounded soldiers returning from World War II.
Sixty
years later, the Foundation is still giving the gift of independence and
mobility to veterans who are blind or visually impaired. However, as our
nation’s veterans age, and as wounded soldiers return home from the
global war on terrorism, we have come to recognize that there is an
increased need for guide and service dogs to help these men and women
live again with dignity and self-reliance. Could a service dog program
be developed to help the wounded soldiers returning from the
battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan?