Hello, my name is Madeleine and I have been in troop 3109 since kindergarten. Since then, I have really loved to be a Girl Scout and making the world a better place as we go along. I feel that by spreading the word about Guide Dogs for the Blind, we made the world a better place. We informed many people about this organization. Just a couple of weeks ago, some of us attended the "Great Pet Adoption" and ran a booth for the Guide Dogs organization. People came by the booth and we (the girl scouts) told them a little bit about this life changing association. Kids were attracted to the booth because of the game we set up in the front. While the kids were playing a game, the girl scouts talked about Paws for Independence and gave them information packets in case they wanted to learn more. By a lot of activities including this one, we helped the blind people be able to have a friendly animal companion to navigate and help them. Now that more people know about this, there can be more volunteers to train the puppies so they are ready to complete the task and become a guide dog. And the more people step up to volunteer, the more guide dogs go to blind people who need them!
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1. Guide dogs have a special day dedicated to them on January 29!
2. Guide dogs are usually only Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, and Labrador Retrievers. They are known to be calm under pressure and have the ability to undergo hard training. 3. A blind person has the right to go anywhere with a guide dog including places where dogs aren't even allowed! |