Get Dialling for Guide Dogs!

Local Guide Dog volunteers and staff hosted the first Get Dialling Day last Thursday (24^th June) as part of Get together – the great new fundraising initiative from Guide Dogs to raise money to help blind and partially-sighted people.

Staff, volunteers (and dogs!) dedicated their day to contacting local businesses to enquire if they would like to provide a home to one of Guide Dogs new collection boxes.   Over 60 boxes were placed thanks to the support of the businesses in the local community.

Guide Dogs hope to host more Get Dialling days across the UK in order to find homes for their brand new collection boxes, helping to raise money to fund their expanding services – including the provision of guide dogs to blind and partially sighted children and young people.

Guide Dogs currently support 4,500 working guide dogs in the UK, providing their visually-impaired owners with life changing independence, freedom and mobility.  Each of these life changing partnerships costs £10 per day support.

Sal Chapman, Regional Development Fundraiser: North said

“We’d like to thank the local community for their support.  We simply could not provide our vital services without their generosity. Every penny placed in one of our counter top collecting boxes helps us to bring freedom, and independence to the visually impaired throgh the provision of our vital services.”

If you are able to give a home to one of our collection boxes or if you could spare a few hours to take part in one of Guide Dogs Get Dialling days please contact the local fundraising office on: 0845 372 7353 or northeastfundraisinghub@guidedogs.org.uk