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Dear Friends<br />
September <strong>2018</strong><br />
On the eve of Israel’s 70th Independence celebration,<br />
last April, we took a break from our everyday work<br />
for several hours to dedicate the Puppy Development<br />
and Training Campus. After years of planning and<br />
bureaucratic obstacles, the opening of this campus<br />
marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of<br />
the Israel Guide Dog Center. Our goal is to create more<br />
guide dog partnerships. At the same time, we want to<br />
improve the services to our clients and conditions for<br />
our faithful dogs. We were pleased to host many of our<br />
friends, partners, graduates, and donors at the opening<br />
ceremony. In particular, our President and Co-founder,<br />
Norman Leventhal, came to Israel accompanied by<br />
members of his family. He moved us all with his<br />
heartwarming remarks.<br />
We are grateful to everyone who has been with us on our<br />
journey and to those who will accompany us in the future.<br />
With your support, we will continue to work energetically<br />
towards the coming challenges and dreams.<br />
This newsletter is largely devoted to our new facilities in<br />
the Puppy Development and Training Campus. We hope<br />
that by highlighting our new facilities this will shed light<br />
on the work of our dedicated staff and volunteers.<br />
This month, three representatives of the IGDCB will<br />
be traveling to Sydney, Australia to participate in the<br />
Biennial Conference of the International Guide Dog<br />
Federation. This Conference will enable us to increase<br />
our professional knowledge and strengthen our ties<br />
with other guide dog schools throughout the world.<br />
Ami Toren, Director of our Training and Instruction<br />
Department and Todd Jurek, Supervisor of Training at<br />
the Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California,<br />
will make a presentation outlining the results of the<br />
mutual cooperation between our two schools in the<br />
area of 'clicker training' – a method based upon positive<br />
reinforcement training.<br />
Your continued support and generosity will enable us to<br />
move forward and fulfill our dream of creating miracles<br />
in the lives of many people.<br />
Best wishes for a healthy, fruitful year!<br />
Noach Braun<br />
Co-Founder and Director<br />
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