29th Annual W.W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet was held in Las Vegas on November 21st. Below is a short video about the entire weekend. Click to play... the link will open in a new window.
New Quilt Raffle for 2010!
Our beautiful 2010 Quilt was donated by the ORANGE COUNTY QUILTERS GUILD. It is composed of 20 blocks
and measures 72 X 84. It's theme is "I Love Dogs". The drawing will be held at the December 11th GDA Puppy meeting and the winner does not need to be present.
Tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10. To see larger photos and to purchse your raffle tickets online, click here.
Pictures from the 4th Annual "Partner's" Awards Dinner
A beautiful night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley was the setting for this year's Partner's Awards Dinner, on Saturday, October 3. Guests numbered 260, many arriving with approximately 30 puppies-in-training and guide dogs.
The guests enjoyed touring the Presidential Museum and honoring this year's recipients: Nancy & Brian Matthews, South Bay's Puppy Raisers' Area Leaders and the ladies of the National Charity League (San Fernando Valley Chapter).
To view all the fun photos from this event, click here.
We have a winner!
2009 Harley Davidson Street Glide raffle
The winner of the 2009 Harley Davidson Street Glide was Yvon Martineau of Big Bear Lake, CA shown below with the winning ticket drawn by Renee Denman, a graduate of Guide Dogs of America.
Special Thank you to everyone who was involved with the Outreach Department and who purchased tickets on this Custom Donnie Smith Harley, and to Wizards products for helping to keep this bike looking great at every show and allowing Guide Dogs of America a link to their website.
We are looking for a few good friends to help us get more shade structures to keep our pups cool & dry. Click here to learn more...
NOW SHOWING
Learn all about GDA in just minutes!
Two new videos created to introduce viewers to GDA's program and our very special guide dogs are now here to watch. "Just like Any Other Day" is shown to GDA visitors and at meetings and events across the country. Younger audiences will be entertained while learning about our school as they watch "A Walk in the Park". This video was created for our volunteer speakers to show during their presentations to school children. Sit back and enjoy the shows!
"PLANNING" TO GIVE TO GDA
In an effort to keep our supporters up-to-date on current issues involving estate planning and planned giving, Guide Dogs of America has added a "Gift Planning" page to our web site. This page offers information about how to "Build Your Gift", receive e-Brochures on topics including gift annuities, year-end giving, estate planning starters, and read informative monthly feature articles on timely topics such as the new charitable IRA legislation, retirement planning, charitable gift annuities, and endowments.
To learn more about the options available to you for planned giving, please click to visit our Gift Planning page.
