Guide Dogs of America's Online Auction is Closed
The Guide Dogs of America Online Auction was a great success. Thank you all for taking the time to support Guide Dogs of America with your generous bids, with your donations, and by inviting family and friends to join in our auction. Whether you placed 1 bid or many, your participation is an invaluable part of our fundraising efforts. Through your generosity, you help provide mobility and independence to visually impaired men and women from across the United States and Canada.
Don't Forget Our Open House Next Year... Although we won't see you for Open House this year, we'll be back next year with our online auction. And, we plan to hold next year's live portion of the auction in our new Visitor and Education Center. Between now and then, keep abreast of our building progress by watching our Webcams.
Q: What is the cost of providing a guide dog?
A: Approximately $42,000 or more, which includes the cost of training the dog and providing instruction for the guide dog user.
Q: How much does it cost to get a guide dog?
A: Nothing. We provide our guide dogs free of charge to blind and visually impaired men and women.
Q: Does the school get financial assistance from the government?
A: We receive no State or Federal money; we rely solely on voluntary contributions.
GDA's work continues...
Our mission to provide guide dogs free of charge to blind and visually impaired men and women continues. We sincerely hope that you consider staying involved.