For more than 40 years, the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides are training guides, which are then given to Canadians living with the disabled. But the head of the organization says that his work is in danger due to lack of funding.
CEO Bev Krandel said, “We train dogs in seven separate programs including vision, which everyone knows and loves, but also autism, seizure response, diabetes and hearing.”
The organization is currently in the midst of the construction of a new training facility in Okville, which will allow them to train 65 percent more dogs in a year. However, with the completion of more than half of the building, Crandel says “unexpected circumstances” now threaten to complete the project.
He said, “We are facing a deficiency of $ 20 million. This means that construction has to be stopped at our training school,” he explained, pointing to the rising costs and expansion of the project and size.
“Without this essential funding, our construction can be stopped permanently.”
Crandel says that he is already committed to $ 60 million training school and has reached the province and corporate partners to help the rest to increase, while asking the public to help raising $ 5 million of required money.
“Finding $ 20 million is a challenge, but failing is not an option.”
Donation can be found on option Organization website,