How You and Your Club Can Help
Memberships & Fellowships
Memberships and Fellowships recognize the dedication and service of individual Lions. All Memberships and Fellowships can be purchased to recognize a Lion’s outstanding achievement.
Dog Guides Scholarship Program
Donating a scholarship for a Dog Guide team covers a portion (or all) of the approximately $35,000 that it costs to raise and train a puppy and ultimately place the Dog Guide with a Canadian living with a disability, at no cost to them.
The Difference Campaign
Lions Clubs have contributed substantial funding to every capital campaign in the foundation’s history. Our current school has reached maximum capacity for both dogs and people. Help us build for the future and make a difference by training more dogs and helping more people.
For more information, email: thedifference@dogguides.com or call 1-800-768-3030, ext.0.
Make a Donation
A donation from you or your Club helps make a difference in the lives of Canadians with disabilities. Your gift allows us to unleash potential and provide a life-changing Dog Guide at no cost. You can also choose to donate in recognition of a celebration, such as a birthday, wedding or anniversary.
Memorial Gifts
Commemorate the life of a loved one, two or four-legged, at our Memorial Forest or Pet Memorial Wall in Breslau. A special ceremony is held in Breslau every June.
Legacy Giving
You can make a large impact on the future of Dog Guides with a planned gift. We encourage you to consult with your legal and financial advisor.
Your Donations at Work!
Akito & Mochi
When Akito was 7 years, he was a “bolter”. If he started to run away, his Dog Guide was trained to plant herself on the ground to keep him safe.
Having a Dog Guide in the home has been life-changing for their family, including Akito’s sister.
People used to give our family dirty looks. It’s an invisible disability. You don’t look at him and realize right away that Akito has Autism. Having a service dog has helped with people’s opinions in general.
Mochi provides Akito with emotional support, expanding what they are able to do as a family. Akito’s father Sean has seen the difference firsthand.
In Akito’s case, it’s hard to make friends. Mochi gives him confidence. People will come up and approach him because they’re interested in learning about his dog. That’s very important, because Autistic people want to be part of things, they’re just not always included.
Geoff & Greta
Hearing Dog Guide Gretta’s impact on Geoff’s life has been profound. She alerts him to important sounds he can no longer hear, especially when his hearing devices are off. Even in windy conditions, when most sounds are hard to detect, Gretta stays attentive. Whether they are at home, walking through the neighbourhood, or out in nature, Geoff feels safe and supported with Gretta by his side.
“Before I got Gretta, I often withdrew into myself and didn’t feel confident going out alone. I would usually stay home, even when invited to spend time with friends, because I felt out of place and had lost much of my outgoing nature. Gretta has given me renewed confidence and the freedom to do things I may never have done without her.”
The two continue to build on their training, working together on new sound alerts outdoors.