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Visions July 2009

Volume 23 | No.3, Spring 2009

Hailey Lindermann cuddles a new friend during the recent Guide Dogs Test Drive day at Glossodia.

Teens 'test drive' Guide Dogs

Young clients get a fun sneak peek at Guide Dog ownership.

  
Joe Finucane

Chief Executive's message

To meet the growing demand for our services, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT must source and train over 100 puppies every year.

  
John Stewart raised more than $600,000 for Guide Dogs.

Vale John Stewart

John Kenneth James Stewart, a long-time and prolific supporter of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, passed away on 11 May 2009, at the age of 98.

  
Harry Hughes tried on a police hat in Channel 7’s wardrobe department.

Guide Dogs kids meet the stars

Natalie Simonetti is no stranger to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT's free mobility services. Yet for this 13-year-old from Sydney, there has been one definite highlight of her mobility training: a recent trip to the set of Channel 7 television show, "Home and Away".

  
Sydney Morning Herald logo

Kirk's marathon effort

You read about Kirk Watson and his Guide Dog, Tiller, in the Autumn Visions. On May 17, Kirk and his team-mates - Michelle Gartner and Renee Beker - finished The Sydney Morning Herald half-marathon in two hours and five minutes.

  
The Director of the new Centre for Eye Health, Professor Michael Kalloniatis.

Guide Dogs joins the fight against preventable blindness

The Centre for Eye Health, an initiative of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and The University of New South Wales, will open this month. The centre expects to service thousands of patients each year.

  
Our sticker in the window of Sydney restaurant, bills Darlinghurst.

Guide Dogs campaign sticks

If you received our previous Visions newsletter, you might recall that Guide Dogs NSW/ACT recently launched a new campaign aimed at educating hospitality industry personnel about the access rights of people who use Guide Dogs.

  
Painter and now poet, Mark Halley.

Mark takes his creativity in a poetic new direction

Five years ago, vision impairment turned Mark Halley's world upside down.

  
Sonny plays with his stuffed purple octopus.

Introducing . . . Sonny!

Sonny is a five-month-old Guide Dog puppy-in-training. His Puppy Raisers - a family of five in Sydney's north - describe him as cute, smart and relaxed.



July 2009 PDF

FrontPage of the July 2009 Visions newsletter

The Visions newsletter, July 2009, is available to download in PDF format. Please note the PDF is 539 kilobytes.