As I look back on 2022, I have two conflicting thoughts about the year.
Firstly, I am in awe at the amazing generosity of you all. We brought in an incredible amount of donations, which allowed us, yet again, to send over £300,000 to Israel. That means that UK donors paid for seven of the 34 guide dog partnerships that the Centre created last year. Seven Israelis suffering from blindness or sight loss benefited directly from a UK donor. That’s you, so please give yourself a big round of applause. Thank you!
Secondly, I had to deal with some personal health issues, last year, which have been extremely challenging. My health continues to be poor, but my resolve to keep fighting, remains strong.
On a lighter note, we held our first ever quiz evening, In London, which was sold out and raised over £6,000. This will now become a regular annual event along with our annual reception.
The annual reception saw us host, for the first time, one of our PTSD service dog users, Benzi, and his dog, Lugo. They were joined by our Head of Service Dog Training, Yariv Melamed. Together they helped us raise an astonishing £40,000. This allowed us to pay for two more PTSD service dogs for IDF veterans suffering from the terrible trauma of PTSD.
In 2022 we also welcomed a new Trustee and Treasurer to the Board, Mason Bloom, who has been an extremely effective and passionate advocate of the charity.
I am extremely happy with the income that we brought in and I would like to thank everyone who has helped to make 2022 such a huge success for the charity.
Thank you!
Martin Segal
UK Executive Director
VIEW OUR 2022 ANNUAL REPORT HERE.
