Guide Dogs
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association wants a world in which all people who are blind and partially-sighted enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else.
Our mission is to provide guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially-sighted people.
We also:
- campaign for the rights of people who are blind and partially-sighted,
- educate the public about eye care
- invest millions of pounds in eye disease research
Once someone has lost their sight, a guide dog can give back a degree of freedom that often feels little short of miraculous. Most guide dog owners will tell you that when it comes to mobility aids, these highly-trained and sensitive animals are second to none. We have been expertly breeding and training guide dogs now for over seventy years and have provided thousands of dogs to blind and partially-sighted people of all ages and from all walks of life.
When sight loss threatens to take away a person’s freedom of movement, Guide Dogs is there to help.
By organising this event, in Aaron’s memory, we are pleased to support Guide Dogs, a charity which meant much to him due to his unabated love of dogs. Since our inaugural event in 2006, we have raised in excess of £17,500 and look forward to adding to this impressive total in 2008 and many years to come!
Not only did 2006 see the inaugural staging of the Aaron Boyce Memorial Greater Birmingham 7s, but was also a major milestone for the Guide Dogs with the charity celebrating its 75th anniversary! To celebrate we are pleased to bring you 75 things you never knew about Guide Dogs.
In addition, here are 25 facts we should all know!
