Labradors, Buddy and Frankie, assisted with public interaction at the S A Guide-Dogs stand during the recent the Wedding expo, stealing hearts and kisses whilst raising funds for the Association This past weekend the Durban Exhibition Centre was transformed into a wedding wonderland with exhibitors pulling out all the stops to assist brides create the [...] KWAZULU-NATAL NEWS – WEDDING EXPO
Labradors, Buddy and Frankie, assisted with public interaction at the S A Guide-Dogs stand during the recent the Wedding expo, stealing hearts and kisses whilst raising funds for the Association This past weekend the Durban Exhibition Centre was transformed into a wedding wonderland with exhibitors pulling out all the stops to assist brides create the [...] GAUTENG NEWS – READING SPECTACLES
On invitation of Low Vision Centre and Orcam, Pieter van Niekerk and Willemien Kleijn attended a demonstration of the new Israeli Orcam device earlier this month, and were astonished with the possible uses thereof! It is a camera which mounts onto your spectacles to give you the following feedback in OCR format: Reading of magazines […]
GAUTENG NEWS – Dog-O-Pedic orthopaedic mattresses
Dog-O-Pedic orthopaedic mattresses are being used by S A Guide-Dogs as cushioning for our special dogs who have had operations and require strict crate rest for periods up to six weeks and in some cases longer. These have proven durable, almost unbreakable and waterproof which allows the dogs to chew Kongs, ice treats and their [...] GAUTENG NEWS – s67 Minutes for Madiba Day
On Saturday, 15 July 2017, S A Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind were at four malls in Gauteng. In honour of Nelson Mandela, our goal was to sell 67 toy puppies in 67 minutes and we sold a total number of 214 toy puppies in 67 minutes. We would like to thank Brooklyn Mall, The [...] CAPE TOWN – Madiba Day
To commemorate Mandela Day, the team with the help and determination of volunteers, puppy raisers and dogs embarked on selling 67 soft toy puppies at eight shopping malls in Cape Town on Saturday, 15 July 2017. The challenge was to sell the puppies in two hours and we are pleased with the results – 275 [...] GAUTENG NEWS – Visit to Probus Club
10 July 2017 was a very special day, but also very sad in a way! GDA’s Pieter van Niekerk and Frank Colbert accompanied by O’Reilly visited the Probus Club, Boksburg, for their very last meeting! As the membership of the club is becoming too small to continue, they had their last meeting of friends and [...] KWAZULU- NATAL NEWS – Puppies visit- a sweet treat for Illovo staff
During a recent visit to the sunny city of Durban, Puppy Raiser, Jan De Waal, and Guide Dog puppy, Sellick, paid a visit to Illovo Sugar’s head office. The visit provided Sellick with valuable exposure and also raised awareness about the Association amongst Illovo staff members. “These dog are wonderful and the Guide-Dogs Association does [...]
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Gauteng News – Graduation – 9 April 2017
Please allow me to introduce our GDA supporters to six of our Guide Dog partnerships who completed their training during a graduation ceremony held at S A Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind (GDA) on 9 April 2017. We wish the Guide Dogs and their new owners many, many happy kilometers of travelling together. Amanda Bester [...] Gauteng News – Gda and Pups Visiting the Glenhaven Retirement Centre
We’ve had a number of Senior Citizen clubs that invited us for a visit during the first few months of the year. These visits involve educating our guests about the work of the Association and the services it offers. Our Puppy Raisers also play an important part in ensuring that it is a memorable visit- [...]
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Kwazulu-Natal News – Ladies Golf Day
Winners of the first Ladies Golf Day and Tsogo Sun’s Beverly Hills Hotel vouchers are Steph Carter, Nicky Heuer, Carol Chamberlain and Noelene Morris with Tsogo Sun representative, Kirsten Williams. On a gorgeous winter’s morning a field of 88 ladies took to their tee boxes for a shotgun start at the first S A Guide-Dogs [...] 
