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STARTING 2023 WITH A WOOF
9 January, 2023
Last week we opened our first on-campus course for the year – six blind clients will spend three weeks on campus with their newly-matched guide dogs, learning to work [...]
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ENSURING EXCELLENCE
4 October, 2022
We are very proud to be the only Guide Dog School in the Middle East that is a member of the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF). We are equally [...]
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LOBBYING THE KNESSET
3 October, 2022
During the year, we worked intensively in order to secure the passing of laws that would benefitour graduates. In addition to Lihi Lapid, we hosted the Minister of Education, [...]
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2,000 PUPPIES THAT GIVE NOTHING BUT LOVE
22 September, 2022
On 15th August we marked the birth of Israel Guide Dog Centre’s 2,000th puppy named Bubble! This cute puppy has no idea that she will one day become a superhero. Thanks [...]
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ISRAEL’S ‘FIRST LADY’ LIHI LAPID VISITS THE CENTRE
21 September, 2022
The Centre was delighted to host a visit from Lihi Lapid, bestselling author and wife of Israel’s PM Yair Lapid. She met the team, watched our trainers in action, [...]
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ELIYA PROJECT: HELPING BLIND CHILDREN MAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS WITH GUIDE DOGS
27 June, 2022
One of our ‘pet’ projects at the Israel Guide Dog Centre is our work with pre-school children with vision impairments at Eliya day care centres. Eliya operates six rehabilitation [...]
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OUR FIRST EVER SUPPER QUIZ RAISES £6,000
23 June, 2022
A few weeks ago we held our very first Supper Quiz, with 140 guests competing fiercely to answer a huge variety of questions from literary dogs to world travels, [...]
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BOAZ GADISH COMPLETES IRONMAN ISRAEL
23 June, 2022
In just one day, Boaz’s life changed forever. While sparring with his martial arts partner, a freak accident caused Boaz to lose sight in one eye and then gradually [...]
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KNESSET VISIT: OUR GUIDE DOGS CUTTING ACROSS PARTY POLITICS
23 June, 2022
On 20th June, a group of Israel Guide Dog Centre clients and their guide dogs, together with staff from the Centre, were hosted at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) by MK [...]
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