Two puppies are being trained to be guide dogs thanks to a £28,000 donation from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Royal Arch Freemasons.
Labrador puppies Joshua and Benny will become life-lines for two blind people, enabling them to live much more normal lives.
Allum: Both puppies were delightful and so well behaved
Steve Allum, who heads Hampshire and Isle of Wight Royal Arch Freemasons, met the pups to see how they were doing.
He said,
“It was a great opportunity to see how Joshua and Benny are progressing. Both puppies were delightful and so well behaved.
“Every year we support a charity where we can make a difference and in 2021 we chose Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
“We were able to fund two dogs and it’s been wonderful to follow their story since they were selected for training, having been judged to have the correct temperament.”
Lilly and Betsy
The size of donation meant the Royal Arch Freemasons were able to name two further guide dogs, which they called Lilly and Betsy.
Shona Lawson, Community Fundraising Relationship Manager for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, thanked Steve and all the Royal Arch members.
Two million living with sight loss
Every hour, someone in the UK goes blind and 180,000 people with sight loss rarely leave home alone.
Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss. By 2050, there could be nearly four million people with sight loss in the country.
News shared by Ed on behalf of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Royal Arch Freemasons. Ed
