September is
National Guide Dog Month!
Jimmy Van Patten, Nicolette Sheridan, Dick Van Patten, and Alley-guide dog puppy in training.
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Nicollette Sheridan has been named as the spokesperson for this exciting fund raising month, and will spread the word about the need for guide dogs, and the amazing opportunity they give to the blind to improve their independence and mobility. Our goal is to reach 1M dollars for guide dogs this year. Please tell all your friends about this event and ask everyone to ROUND UP at the register during the month of September!
Thank you very much in advance for your support. Guide Dogs of the Desert will have puppy raisers with their pups in training at various stores throughout the month of September, so look for them!
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Nicollette Sheridan test drives Skipper in order to better understand what a guide dog can do.
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Guide Dogs of the Desert Campus
gets a face-lift!
Eric Norland and Peggy McCloud
 | Our campus enhancement campaign is being spearheaded on-site by Peggy McCloud, a puppy raiser and owner of Jill's Paint Store in Los Angeles, and Eric Norland, an ambassador who provides a foster home for dogs from Guide Dogs of the Desert, and a retired professional painter. Additional folks wielding paint brushes included staff members, volunteers, puppy raisers and Lions Club members. Through Jill's Paint Store, Benjamin Moore supplied more than 50 gallons of Natura® - a paint with zero VOC's in the base and colorant valued almost $5,000. Local stores providing supplies are Tru-Value and Tru-Tone Paint in Palm Springs.
Moreno Valley Lion's Club
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we had many volunteers, and on Saturday July 24th, the Lionesses from
the Moreno Valley Lions Club prepared a wonderful lunch for us,
Canyon Lakes Lionesses
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and on
Saturday, July 31st, the Canyon Lakes Lionesses Club prepared a
wonderful lunch for us. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers.
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 With various dangers lurking in corners and cabinets, the home can be a
minefield of poisons for our pets. In 2009, the ASPCA's Animal Poison
Control Center (APCC) in Urbana, IL, handled more than 140,000 cases of
pets exposed to toxic substances, many of which included everyday
household products. Don't leave it up to Fido or Fluffy to keep
themselves safe.
People Food
People food like grapes, raisins, avocado and products containing
xylitol, like gum, can seriously disable our furry friends, and
accounted for more than 17,453 cases in 2009. One of the worst
offenders-chocolate-contains large amounts of methylxanthines, which,
if ingested in significant amounts, can cause vomiting, diarrhea,
panting, excessive thirst, urination, hyperactivity, and in severe
cases, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors and seizures.
Plants
Common houseplants were the subject of 7,858 calls to APCC in 2009.
Varieties such as azalea, rhododendron, sago palm, lilies, kalanchoe
and schefflera are often found in homes and can be harmful to pets.
Lilies are especially toxic to cats, and can cause life-threatening
kidney failure even in small amounts.
Insecticides
In our effort to battle home invasions by unwelcome pests, we often
unwittingly put our furry friends at risk. In 2009, our toxicologists
fielded 29,020 calls related to insecticides. One of the most common
incidents involved the misuse of flea and tick products-such as
applying the wrong topical treatment to the wrong species. Thus, it's
always important to talk to your pet's veterinarian before beginning
any flea and tick control program.
For other poisons please go to the ASPCA website.
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Steinmart Give and Save Charity Days
Shopping Event Date: September 23-26, 2010
Have fun shopping and help Guide Dogs of the Desert while you do it! Purchase a $5.00 ticket and Stein Mart will give you $5.00 off of your purchase in addition to another 15% off of your entire purchase.
100% of ticket proceeds will go to Guide Dogs of the Desert. Tickets are available for sale from Guide Dogs of the Desert after September 5th. Please call Debbie Sloss/Coyle to purchase at 760-329-6257
Each ticket entitles the holder to use these coupons once during
the four-day Stein Mart's Give & Save Charity Days
event from September 23 through September 26, 2010. Tickets are
good at all Stein Mart stores.
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Help Promote Guide Dogs of the Desert
 Guide Dogs of the Desert wishes to thank Steven Christ for providing these wonderful magnetic car ribbons for us. They are available for sale for $5.00 each, plus $1.00 for shipping. Please call Debbie at 760-329-6257 to purchase. |
Guide Dogs of the Desert
would like to thank our sponsors for their support.
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16th Annual Hosted by Guide Dogs of the Desert
Founders Club.
Join us for Dinner, raffles and Silent Auction
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tickets: $30.00
Time: Cocktails 5:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm
Location: Valle Vista Community Center -
43935 E. Acacia Ave, Hemet, CA 92544Please choose Chicken breast or Vegetarian Ravioli at time of reservation.
By reservation only - payment in advance - Limited to 180 people. Send
reservation and payment to: Jim Klocek 13340 California St #G Yucaipa,
CA 92399
For information call: Jim Klocek 909-215-7321 Joy Stadler
909-592-1622 Guide Dogs of the Desert 760-329-5920 or 760-329-6257
Proceeds Benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert.
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Piano Concert benefit for
Guide Dogs of the Desert
World renown Pianist Cory Smythe will
give a private performance to benefit
Guide Dogs of the Desert.
October 23, 2010
7-10pm
Vicky's of Santa Fe, 45-100 Club Drive,
Indian Wells, CA
$35.00 per person- Seating is limited
(Includes abundant and tantalizing hors d'oeuvres
buffet. 100% of all ticket proceeds benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert.) Cash Bar (50% of no-host bar sales benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert)
Cory is a graduate of the music schools at Indiana University and the
University of Southern California, where his principal teachers
included Luba Edlina-Dubinsky and Stewart Gordon. As a member of the
International Contemporary Ensemble, he has contributed to numerous
premieres, worked with composers Philippe Hurel, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija
Saariaho, and David Lang among others, and performed in venues across
the U.S. and abroad. His 2008 performance of solo piano music by
Lindberg was praised by the Boston Globe for its 'grace and intensity';
and a forthcoming recording by ICE (Mode Records) will feature Cory as
the piano soloist in Iannis Xenakis's Palimpsest.
Evening sponsored by Tom Wolk, Minda Smythe and Vicky's of Santa Fe
Please call Debbie at 760-329-6257 for tickets.
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 Tour de' Palm Springs
February 13-14, 2011. Get your cycling teams together to benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert!
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Visit our new Face Book page - Guide Dog Depot, where you can view our latest merchandise, and get updates on upcoming sales and events at the depot! |
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Be sure to send us your new email address if it changes so you can be updated in our database, and please pass our newsletter on to friends and family who may be interested.
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If you know of someone who is blind, please tell them about Guide Dogs of the Desert.
Under
the ADA, businesses that serve the public must allow access to people
with disabilities using service animals. A Guide Dog wearing a harness
is at work. Please allow them to do their job! Go here for a business brief from the ADA.
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 Guide Dog Depot
Reopens September 14
125 Tahquitz Canyon Palm Springs, CA Tuesday - Sunday, 10am-5pm
760-327-5920
Training Facility
60740 Dillon Road
Whitewater, CA 92282
Monday - Friday,
8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: 760.329.6257
Fax: 760.329.2866Toll: 888-883-0022www.gddca.org
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