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 Guides with a Canadian living with a disability, at no cost to them. Select the link below to see our Scholarship page for more details and to sign up, or complete our online form.
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. 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!
Tammy & Kiwi
On July 17, 1983, Tammy dove into a pool and broker her neck. In 2011, after 28 years of pushing herself around in her wheelchair, her shoulders and back were giving her trouble. If she dropped something she had trouble bending down and then getting back up. Opening a door was difficult and painful. A friend told her about Dog Guides. That’s when Kiwi came into her life. Tammy immediately felt that their partnership was meant to be… Kiwi’s birthday is July 17th… the date of her accident.
I can’t imagine my life without Kiwi. She helps me pick things up or get things I can’t reach. She’s a great companion. Everyday with my disability is a new challenge. But with Kiwi, she takes that challenge away. She makes me feel safer. When I’m sick, she alerts my neighbours. When my chair got stuck on ice, she saved me from freezing to death by alerting a passerby. She has brought back my independence that I was losing. I’d be lost without her.
Caroline & Gracie
Caroline, with Hearing Dog Guide Gracie, knows how life-changing a Dog Guide can be.
“At home when I take my cochlear implants off, I used to feel vulnerable living on my own, but with Gracie, I feel safe at home. I sleep soundly each night knowing that if the fire alarm ever went off, she would wake me up and save my life.
Every morning, she wakes me up — and gives me a nice morning cuddle too!
I no longer worry when I’m out walking by myself. Gracie makes me feel safe and gives me independence.
She’s my best friend, companion, and security guard all wrapped up in one.”