tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840043713922169922024-03-19T01:47:41.384-07:00Walking TogetherWhat's new at the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-35863986609066490642018-01-18T01:01:00.002-08:002018-01-18T01:01:23.765-08:00Twist is Back on his Feet! <span id="goog_1719678022"></span><span id="goog_1719678023"></span><span id="goog_823874109"></span><span id="goog_823874110"></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Guide dogs need their keen eyes, sharp ears,
and four healthy legs to effectively do their important job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes things go wrong, and expert
veterinary help is needed to help a sick dog return to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
Twist's handler came home and found that his dog could not stand up and was
unable to move his hind legs, he immediately called for help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Twist was taken to the veterinary clinic at
Kfar HaYarok where he underwent extensive examinations, including an MRI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The examination revealed that the cause of
the problem was a fibro cartilaginous embolism in the dog's spinal cord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since Twist could not work or return home to
his owner's apartment, he was hospitalized in the kennels at the Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was given pharmaceutical treatment and
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
Twist was sufficiently recovered he was able to return to his handler's home
and to engage in limited activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Twist is now working well, but hesitates when climbing stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is receiving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>physiotherapy and hydrotherapy to help him grow
stronger and recuperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wish Twist a full and speedy recovery!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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2018 is now in full swing with the first
training course that will begin next weekn and the first litter of puppies who
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-60436810559915813102017-10-24T22:02:00.000-07:002017-10-24T22:02:27.999-07:00Bringing Home Trophies from the Sportiada in EilatThis was the second year that the Sportiada - Israel's largest sporting event - featured a cycling race for tandem bicycles, and close to 50 tandem bikes from Canvelo and other groups throughout the country took part in the two-day competition. Riders from the three Canvelo biking clubs, "Eynayim L'Shnayim" from the Upper Galilee, and "Galgal Ofan" from Kiryat Motzkin were there to tackle the rugged desert terrain in two competitive rides.. Many graduates from the Center and their teammates from all three Canvelo groups won trophies this year in all the age and gender categories. After two days of competition the tandem bikers set out on a 20-kilometer non-competitive bike ride in the area of Timna. Below: Canvelo riders together in the desert near Timna, riders from the center group and northern group displaying trophies won in the competition.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-63913885609567062752017-09-03T04:14:00.000-07:002017-09-03T04:14:02.209-07:00Sharing a Tour of the East Side!! <div align="left" class="MsoFooter" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">
I am writing a personal post this week to share my
thrilling first tour of the new campus that I took with Dennis and my guide dog
Dinka. It is hard to believe that only last
December we were standing amid rubble and dirt on the East Side pouring
spadefuls of concrete into a hole in the ground at the festive cornerstone
laying ceremony. It is now eight months
later and the East Side has been transformed into a state-of-the-arts guide dog
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We began the tour at the place where the sidewalk of the present
campus joins the new path leading to the new campus. Here there will be a statue of a Labrador
retriever and a dog memorial garden, and a new tree is already growing in the
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We continued on to the dog exercise run where there is a
lawn and a safe fenced in area for dogs to run free. This is a great area for trainees to practice letting their dogs off leash and teaching them recall as well as letting them relax and have fun. </div>
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The training campus includes a new obstacle course with a
shaded area for hot summer days or rainy weather, and a simulated crosswalk
where trainees can learn how to navigate a city crosswalk and stoplight before
they experience the real thing with traffic in town. Dinka stopped neatly at the crosswalk and
then had fun running through the elaborate maze – a challenging game for dogs
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The old puppy house is now converted into an elaborate breeding
facility with modern rooms and equipment for mother dogs to give birth and
remain with their litters until the puppies are ready to leave for their
adopted families. Dinka eagerly explored
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The staff is currently getting organized to handle the
additional work that the new kennels and additional dogs will entail, including
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There are many expressions of thanks to convey to many
people, and we hope that many friends, donors, and supporters will be with us
to dedicate the new campus next April!</div>
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In other news, last Thursday the staff bid a fond farewell
to four of the six National Community service workers who have been an
inseparable and valuable part of life at the Center: Inbar and Haviva left us
after two years of dedicated work in the kennels, and Shani and Hilla who also
worked in the kennels left after working with us for the past year. Vered and Eden will remain with us. Each of
the young women received a gift of a framed photo with one of the dogs she
cared for, and there were many tears of sadness at the parting. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to these
young women for their dedicated work, and wish them all best of luck and
success in whatever they pursue in the future!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-87486167221051619112017-08-13T00:50:00.002-07:002017-08-13T02:57:59.685-07:00They're off! New puppies begin their year with adoptive families.<div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">
It's a big and exciting day when our puppies are ready to leave their mothers and
begin their year with their adoptive families! By the age of 8 weeks they have already been exposed to various stimuli, walked on
different surfaces and stairs, and begun to explore the world. Now they are ready to begin learning the skills that will prepare them to be guide dogs in the future. Many of them will be raised by university students at various academic institutions, where they will learn to sit quietly in class. </div>
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Last Friday puppies were distributed to their adoptive families at a
special event on campus. Before they
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Good luck to puppies and
families, and we hope to see all these puppies as full-fledged guide dogs in
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-42588439091596896792017-07-07T05:59:00.000-07:002017-07-09T02:33:38.546-07:00Getting to Know and Appreciate Our Volunteers<div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">
Volunteers have always played an important part in the daily life of the Center. They help in the kennels and
kitchen, provide leisure activities for course participants, help in the
office, guide tours for visitors, run errands, and ride with the Canvelo
cycling clubs. Some raise puppies and
foster pension guide dogs. They are
everywhere every day, and they deserve our thoughts and appreciation!</div>
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Gal Lee Danon, who is in charge of volunteers, decided it is time for us
to show our appreciation of the work our volunteers do and to get to know them
better. She prepares a short PowerPoint
presentation about one or two of our volunteers to be presented at the monthly
staff meetings. The presentations show
each volunteer, what they do at the center and outside it, their hobbies, and
interests. This month Gal Lee presented
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In other news, work on the construction has been renewed and is progressing rapidly. Against the background of construction noise dogs are taken to train in the early morning to avoid the summer heat, visitors from Israel and abroad tour the center as families take their children on vacation, and a special summer course will begin next week with three experienced graduates receiving replacement dogs. We wish everyone success! Drink lots of water, keep cool! Here is a short video taken by Noach. As you can see, despite the heat, life at the Center is thriving! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-90966689481142363122017-06-13T05:47:00.002-07:002017-06-13T05:47:40.337-07:00IGDCB Graduate Athletes Competing on Land and Water <span lang="EN" style="background-color: #d2e1ec; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Last
Friday all three Canvelo clubs (Merkaz, Sharon, and Tzafon) took part in the
first national championship competition for off-road tandem biking. The race was held in the </span><span style="background-color: #d2e1ec; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Grove for the Blind in the </span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: #d2e1ec; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Ben Shemen Forest. The
race was organized by the Jewish Blind Institute and Canvelo and was sponsored
by the Jewish Blind Institute, the Israeli Cycling Assosiation, the Israel
Sports Association for the Disabled, and the National Insurance Institute.</span><br />
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9-kilometer race that took them through the forest along difficult routes that
required not only stamina but extensive technical skill. Riders raced up and down hills, along winding
paths, and over rocky terrain that any cyclist would have found exciting and
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mixed couples who placed 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, and 3<sup>rd</sup> in
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cycling clubs and their partners took home trophies. Graduates who won places in the competition
were Uri Basha, who completed the race first and won first place in the 45-60
men's category, Bracha Ben Avraham who placed 2nd in the over 60 mixed couples
category, and Ruth Nachshon who won 2<sup>nd</sup> place in the mixed couples
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international and local rowing competitions.
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competition in Gavirate, Italy. Achiya
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the silver medal In the Mixed Co-Ed Four category, and Israeli rowers Shay-Lee
Mizrachi, Simona Goren, Achiya Klein, Barak Hatzor and Leah Sas won the Bronze
Medal. This is an important competition on the way to qualifying for the World
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-11880183113555256112017-04-25T23:11:00.000-07:002017-04-25T23:11:48.252-07:00The 5th MIssion to Poland I am writing this week's blog after participating in the 5th Mission to Poland sponsored by the IGDCB who returned home yesterday after a six-day tour of historic sites . The group included six graduates of the Center and their guide dogs and escorts, an additional blind participant and his escort, the tour coordinator, and guide. <br />
During our six day visit to Poland we toured centers of Jewish life in Warsaw, Lublin, and Krakow, and visited Treblinka, Majdanek, Auschwitz, and Birkenau. Blind members of the group were able to perceive these places by touching and by listening to vivid descriptions offered by the guide and their escorts. The group conducted a small memorial ceremony at the crematorium in Birkenau and members lit a candle and read or recited names of family members who were murdered in the Holocaust. The visit ended with the March of the living on Holocaust and Heroism Memorial Day on April 24th. All of us felt that the visit was a difficult but meaningfuland enlightening experience and that the six days that we spent together in Poland helped us to better understand this period in our history that was characterized by unspeakable evil conducted by the Nazis as well as heroic deeds of Jews and those who aided them. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-32686560126934427462017-04-14T05:50:00.000-07:002017-04-14T05:50:04.552-07:00Chag Sameach!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wish everyone in Israel and abroad a joyous Pesach holiday! This week the center hosted many visitors who took advantage of the school vacation to arrive with families and children. Visits took place against the background of the rapidly rising new kennel and puppy development center building under construction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week the six center graduates, their escorts and tour guide met for a one-day preparatory seminar at the Yad VaShem Museum to prepare for the 5th mission to Poland sponsored by the Center. The group leaves Wednesday morning for a six-day tour of historical sites in Warsaw, Krakow, and other cities that will culminate with the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Memorial Day April 24th. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-45787222717944417172017-03-23T05:28:00.000-07:002017-03-23T11:24:46.626-07:00Our Staff on a Day Off in RamlaRamla is a Jewish - Arab city only a half hour's drive from the Center, but it's one of those places in Israel that many people overlook. On Wednesday the entire center staff took the day off for a guided tour of Ramla. We soon learned that Ramla is a colorful multi - ethnic city with a fascinating history.<br />
We began the tour at the Great Mosque where our guide gave us a short history of the building, which was originally built as a Basilica. We then continued into the marketplace where we tasted samples of some of the local cuisine. From there we walked to the White Tower and then descended into an underground cavern where we rowed about in small boats beneath the arched ceiling. By that time we were all hungry and so we made our way to a Bukharin restaurant to end the day with lunch.<br />
Thanks to Efrat for organizing the fun day! <br />
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Each year at Purim the staff takes a couple of hours to dress up, goof
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celebration began with a festive holiday meal prepared by Ruthi that was
enjoyed by everyone. After that the
trainers stopped training, the kennel staff left the dogs to take an afternoon
nap in their kennels, the office staff stopped answering phones and typing, and
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The three winners in the costume contest were the Community Service
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ELIYA (The Israel Organization for Blind Children) operates several kindergartens in Israel for children with blindness or visual impairments that have been cooperating
with the Center for several years. Volunteers
from the Center visit the kindergartens each week with guide dog puppies, retired guide
dogs, or career change dogs. The
children have the opportunity to pet the dogs and experience the companionship
that dogs offer. We believe that developing a trusting
relationship with dogs at a young age will prepare these children for a relationship
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A new ELIYA kindergarten opened in Rehovot two weeks ago, and Brig. Gen.
(ret) Moti Regev, a long-time volunteer at the Center and founder of the
Canvelo cycling club, and his son Ofer volunteered to visit the kindergarten. Ofer visits the kindergarten each week with Daria, a
retired breeding dog who lives with the Regev family and is Ofer's
companion. Volunteering at the ELIYA
kindergarten is Daria's second career, and she does the job happily. Ofer gives the children warm hugs and a ride in his wheelchair, while Daria does her part by offering children the cuddly love and warmth that
dogs have to give! <br />
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Dalmatians have traditionally been associated with firefighters. The speckled, robust dogs ran alongside
horse-drawn firefighters' wagons, clearing the road of other carriages, people,
and animals so firefighters could get through.
Since then they have served as mascots in fire stations and are often used
as an icon in many educational programs for teaching children fire prevention
and safety. It is no wonder that the Hero in You Foundation decided to adopt
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The Hero in You Foundation was founded by Bunni and Rick Benaron of
California following the events of 2001.
The foundation's objective is to honor first responders, who help in
emergencies, and to teach children that they, too, can be heroes and perform
good deeds to help others. The
foundation has erected numerous Dalmatian puppy statues in fire stations,
schools, and parks throughout the United States to deliver the message that
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When the foundation offered the Center a donation of one of their
colorful Dalmatian puppy statues, we decided that to place it in the nearby
city of Yavneh where the important message would reach as many children and
parents as possible. In 2016 a Dalmatian
puppy statue was placed in the city park in the "Green Neighborhood"
in Yavneh. The expansive park has lawns, a pond, play equipment, and a dog park
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The center has joined the education department of the Yavneh municipality
in launching an educational project that combines ideas of heroism,
relationships between people and dogs, and the importance of our guide dogs in
helping people with blindness and visual impairments overcome their disability. The program, which was written by center
graduate Bracha Ben-Avraham, is being presented to schools and kindergartens in
Yavneh. It's part of our effort to get
our message across about the importance our heroic dogs are in improving the
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On February 9<sup>th</sup> the program was presented to two
kindergartens in Yavneh, and the mayor of Yavneh Zvi Gov Ari, Noach Braun,
Dennis Allon, and Bracha Ben Avraham and her guide dog Dinka and the children posed
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-3649108298250524902017-02-02T10:45:00.002-08:002017-02-02T10:45:37.609-08:00Congratulations are in Order!<div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">
In addition to the usual reports of upcoming courses, activities, and news,
today's staff meeting was marked by an exciting moment as Noach presented Yoav Ortov
with his diploma certifying him as a guide dog mobility instructor. Yoav began his apprenticeship in May 2013 and later spent six months at the
Oregon Campus of Guide Dogs of America, where he learned many techniques and
methods that he shared with his colleagues upon his return. Yoav completed his final examinations of the
International Guide Dog Federation to complete his training. Upon receiving his diploma Yoav remarked,
"I can't think of any work more rewarding than what I am doing here." Congratulations to Yoav and success in his
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The staff also said goodbye to Yaniv Ben David, a volunteer from Munich who
spent the past several weeks working in the kennels. Yaniv, who loves dogs, is the son of an
Israeli family who became acquainted with the center through his grandparents
who are acquainted with center graduate Gadi Yarkoni. We wish Yaniv best of
luck and hope to see him and other enthusiastic volunteers at the center in the
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Since 2009 the Center has employed the clicker training method, which is based upon the idea of positive reinforcement of good behavior. The method uses a clicker that makes a distinctive click to "mark" good behavior, followed by a food reward. Puppies and guide dogs in training learn faster with this method and are highly motivated to do their job as guide dogs. Our guide dog users are also taught to use clicker training to reinforce good behavior and to teach their dogs to locate useful locations such as the entrance to the bank or grocery store, and to lead their handlers to useful objects such as an empty seat on the train platform, a mailbox, or even an ATM machine.<br />
What is more useful for a puppy walker or a guide dog handler than a bag to store treats when working outside? Students from Jewish schools in London and Manchester provided a useful solution for carrying treats: They decorated small zippered treat bags for our puppies in training. Each bag is decorated with a student's drawing or puppy's name. <br />
Thanks to the students for their wonderful handiwork and for their thoughtfulness!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-29416435463815088692016-12-25T01:17:00.001-08:002016-12-25T01:17:16.889-08:00Miracles at Chanukah!<div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;">
The landscape of the east side has changed from an empty parking area to
a building site, and the noise of construction has accompanied daily life at
the center for the past month. We officially
marked the beginning of the construction of the new Puppy Training and
Development Center on Thursday, December 22<sup>nd</sup> with a festive and
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The ceremony was attended by over 80 staff members, graduates, volunteers,
supporters, and officials. Noach opened
the ceremony by noting the significance of the date, which is adjacent to the
first night of Chanukah when he first met Norman Leventhal, co-founder of the
center in 1986, thirty years ago. The
main speaker at the ceremony was Shmuel Weinglass, Director of the National
Insurance Institute Fund for the<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="color: #545454; font-size: 4.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span>Development of Services for Persons with
Disabilities that pledged financial support for the construction of the new
campus. Michael Leventhal, Executive Director of the Friends Organization in
the U.S. spoke on behalf of our Friends organizations abroad, and Haim Shwartz,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IGDCB spoke on behalf of the Board
and Guide Dog users. Among the many
VIP's that attended were: Martin Segal, Executive Director of the UK Friends,
Guy Simchi, Director of Disability Services for the Histadrut Labor Union,
Michael Segal, Chairman of Eliya, Amos Beer, Director of the Central Library
for the Blind, and Gila Zaidel from Ofek Liyladen. After the speeches and a
short musical interlude guests lined up to sign the two scrolls – one of which
was buried in the concrete foundations of the new building and the other which
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looking forward to the day approximately a year from now when we cut the ribbon
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Trees have been cut down, fences have been removed, there is noise and there will be chaos on campus, but we are happy: the construction of the new kennels and Puppy Breeding and Development Center is finally beginning! <br />
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This coming Thursday we will be holding a festive cornerstone laying ceremony for the new kennel and puppy breeding and development center. The ceremony will be attended by the staff, friends, supporters, Mike Leventhal, his wife Sue, and his son Joel who will be joining us from the United States, and Martin Segal, Director of British Friends who will be arriving from London.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-5353991823549668132016-11-06T05:14:00.000-08:002016-11-06T05:14:23.535-08:00Canvelo at the Sportiada's first Tandem Biking COmpetitionThe Sportiada in Eilat is Israel's biggest sporting event. The annual event, sponsored by the Hapoel Sport Association, is attended by thousands of athletes from dozens of companies and businesses throughout the country who compete in a large number of individual and team sports. This year's Sportiada featured a new event: a two-day tandem cycling competition. This is the first time in its 36-year history that the Sportiada has featured an event for athletes with disabilities. The tandem race consequently constitutes a major landmark in the history of sports in Israel. Approximately 50 couples participated in the race - an amazingly large number of tandem bikes even by international standards. <br />
The 100 tandem riders included cyclists from the three Central, Sharon, and Northern Canvelo cycling clubs, as well as riders from "Aynayim L'Shnayim" (Eyes for Two) - a group from the upper Galilee and "Galgal Or" (Wheel of Light) from the Lighthouse for the Blind near Haifa. <br />
The 10 and 20 kilometer routes in the two races were equally challenging to those designated for single bike riders, and demanded high levels of technique and skill. Riders had to cope with the rugged desert terrain that featured sand, gravel, steep climbs, dizzying downhill slopes, crevasses, and boulders. <br />
Aside from the excitement, sportsmanship, and camaraderie that prevailed during the competition itself, the tandem biking event in the Sportiada made a significant impact upon the thousands of athletes gathered in Eilat for the event. The presence of a dozen guide dogs at the opening ceremony drew a great deal of attention - exposing the thousands of athletes to the idea that people with disabilities can excel in sports and be part of the Sportiada as equal participants. <br />
The introduction of the tandem cycling competition to the Sportiada was promoted by Brig. Gen. (ret) Moti Regev, founder of Canvelo,<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">together with Yoram Aranstein, CEO
of the Hapoel Sport Association, Prosper Ben-Hemo, president of Hapoel, and Avi
Nisankorn, president of the Histadrut and Guy SImchi, a graduate of the IGDCB and head of the department for employing persons with disabilities in the Histadrut.</span><br />
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<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-20951312033595918032016-10-08T11:00:00.000-07:002016-10-08T11:14:34.272-07:00Happy 10th Anniversary to Canvelo!Ten years ago Brig. General (ret) Moti Regev visited the center while riding in the area. He discovered two tandem bicycles that were being used by volunteers to ride with graduates of the center. Moti's idea of expanding the tandem biking activities soon became a reality. His idea and initiative led to the
establishment of "Canvelo" – the Center's tandem biking club.<br />
On Friday Canvelo celebrated its 10th anniversary with a ride through the Ben Shemen forest. THis year the JNF has begun a project of planting and establishing a special grove for the blind in the forest and they are now in the process of building a special biking trail for tandem bikes called "Tovim Hashnayim" or "Two is Great". All three Canvelo biking clubs from the center, Sharon area, and north participated in the ride, which took the bikers over rugged trails that climbed and descended through the forest. A picnic lunch was served at the end of the ride. <br />
Canvelo offers a unique opportunity to engage in safe and supervised cycling activity, while traveling to different areas of the country and experiencing the feelings of pride, accomplishment, and belonging that group sports provide. In many ways tandem biking is similar to working with a guide dog - involving the same skills of communication, trust, and cooperation between the two members of each tandem team that are so important when working with a guide dog. The sighted volunteers who ride with their blind teammates are an outstanding example of the volunteering spirit - devoting themselves to making it possible for blind and visually impaired riders to get out and cycle.<br />
Many members of the Canvelo cycling clubs will be participating in the Sportiada in Eilat, where teams from various companies and organizations will compete in a wide variety of sports events. This year the Sportiada will feature a tandem biking race for the first time. <br />
We wish Canvelo many more kilometers of biking together and making the sport of cycling accessable for blind and visually impaired riders.<br />
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Special congratulations are in order to Uri Basha, a graduate of the center, and Moti Rosen who completed the entire Epic Israel mountain biking competition on a tandem! The ride is undertaken by professional bikers and demands skill, stamina, and outstanding technique!
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<i><b>Best wishes for the coming year to all our friends in Israel and abroad! Wishing you a year of fulfillment, health, success, and accomplishment! </b></i></h2>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-89187397465153576262016-09-18T09:00:00.000-07:002016-09-18T09:00:33.125-07:00Gadi Yarkoni takes 9th Place in Rio Paralympics!The Israeli marathon runner Gadi Yarkoni participated in the marathon run today in Rio, which was the closing event in the Paralympic games this year. Gadi placed 9th in the race with a time of 3:05:25. This was Yarkoni's second time participating in the Paralympic Games. His record for the Marathon run is 2:48:56. He came in 13th place in the marathon in London, finishing in 3:01:51, and ran the New York Marathon with Noach Braun in 2010. <br />
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Gadi ran the marathon in Rio tethered to his trainer, Yosef Gazacho, who ran alongside him or behind him throughout the marathon. Escort runners are not allowed to run in front of a blind runner in order that they not pull them forward in any way.<br />
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Yarkoni, 41, lost his vision in 1993 while fighting against the Hizballah in Lebanon.<br />
He is a graduate of the center who received his first guide dog in 1996. He was partnered with his fourth guide dog Butch, a yellow Labrador, in November of 2015. <br />
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We are proud of Gadi and the other Israeli athletes and their fine accomplishments! Kol Hakavod!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gadi and Noach running the New York City Marathon in November, 2012</td></tr>
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central club of Canvelo has just returned from a week-long biking excursion to
Slovenia. The group consisted of 13
sighted riders, 9 blind riders, and several single bikers – 27 riders in
all. The first three days of the trip
were in an area east of the capital city of Lubiana, and the final three days
were in Bled in the western area of the country. The routes took the bikers over scenic
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Eli
Yablonek, one of the blind riders who took part in the excursion, summarized
the trip in one word: "Terrific!"
Eli described the week as the best excursion the group has had so
far. "There was a lot of
comeraderie, a great atmosphere, and wonderful routes." Eli also commended the organizers Moti Regev,
Tova Yanovsky, and Roni Dik as well as the volunteers who were extremely
helpful throughout the trip and Ilan Sivan who maintained the tandem bikes
throughout the trip (without a single flat tire!) . Eli particularly enjoyed taking his guide dog
Glen along. "There was lots of
togetherness and a great atmosphere.
We're waiting for next year!" </div>
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Executive Director of the British Friends of the IGDCB recently took part in
and completed the Prudential Ride London / Surrey 100-mile cycle challenge and
raised over £1,500 for the Centre. Martin
said he was proud to have completed this challenge to help raise much needed
funds and awareness for the IGDCB. This
year Martin completed the ride in 6 hours and 35 minutes, and next year he
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-13068909625997961092016-09-05T05:40:00.003-07:002016-09-05T06:25:21.810-07:00Latest News about Our Staff<div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">
Lots of advancements and changes are taking place in the center staff
this year! In August we said goodbye to
Eli Ben-Boher, who has been working at the center since 2003. Eli was in charge of our puppy raisers, and
also contributed a great deal to the center with his wonderful talent as a
photographer. We wish Eli and his family
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Dana Halperin has replaced Eli as director of our puppy raisers. Dana traveled to Great Britain last June to
enrich her training with Britich Guide Dogs and learned a lot that she will
need to know in her new job. We wish her
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Vered, who was originally
designated to be an apprentice trainer together with Hilla Ben Meir, will instead be
joining Dana as part of the puppy raising staff and will be certified in April,
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Meanwhile, congratulations are in order to Hilla Ben Meir, who has
completed the theoretical portion of her three – year training as a guide dog
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Congratulations also to Yoav has completed his training and is now a full-fledged guide dog
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We also welcome Yelena, who has joined the kennel staff.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-2786724229164748262016-06-28T01:03:00.001-07:002016-06-28T01:03:27.254-07:00Small Kids Raise a Big Contribution!Most schools celebrate every child's birthday during the year by asking each child to bring a small gift to every other child in the class - a custom that adds up to a significant outlay for parents, and often results in a lot of small but superfluous gifts for the children. This year Ronit Shachar's first grade class at the A.D. Gordon School in Herzliya decided to do something different - they opted, together with their parents, to donate half of the birthday money to charity. After searching on the Internet for a suitable charity, preferably something having to do with dogs, they found us. <div>
Yesterday Bracha brought Dinka to Ronit's 1st grade class to speak to the children and to thank them for their contribution of NIS 3600. These kids not only know a lot more about the importance of guide dogs for the blind, but have also assimilated the importance of giving to others. Kol Hakavod to Ronit, the parents, and the first graders! The card says: "We, the pupils of the first grade class of the A.D. Gordon School, present you with this contribution that we collected from our birthday fund throughout the year - NIS 3600. We ask that you use this money for guide dogs to help the blind. Thank you for your cooperation!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829468807226608048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384004371392216992.post-74006439310890996332016-04-24T23:34:00.000-07:002016-04-24T23:34:29.635-07:0024 שעות ללא חוש הראייה Twenty - Four Hours Without Seeing <div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">מאמנים ומדריכים
במרכז עוברים מסלול הכשרה שממשיך שלוש שנים.
המסלול נקבע על ידי הפדרציה הבינלאומית לכלבי נחייה וכולל מטלות לימודיות
רבות. אחת המטלות היא ללכת עם כיסויעיניים
במשך 24 שעות ולבצע מטלות יומיומיות - ללא חוש הראייה. <span dir="RTL"></span></span></h1>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">לפני חודש יואב
והילה, שני מדריכים שלנו בשלבים שונים של ההכשרה, בצעו את המשימה להיות 24 שעות עם
כיסויי עיניים. הם שהו במרכז בחדרי
האירוח, קיבלו כלב נחייה לעבוד איתו וחוו
לזמן קצר את אותן החוויות שהקליינטים שלנו
מתמודדים בהן כשהם מגיעים לקורס במרכז. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">להלן ההתרשמויות של
הילה אחרי התרגיל. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">לפני תחילת התרגיל החלטתי שהמחשבה שתנחה אותי
במהלך 24 השעות בכיסוי עיניים תהיה להנות מהתרגיל , לקחת גם את הקשיים בצורה
חיובית וכמובן כמה שיותר להתייחס אליו כחוויה לימודית .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">התחלנו את התרגיל ביום ראשון בארוחת הצהריים. החוויה
היתה נעימה. כמובן מאתגר לאכול ללא
יכולת לראות. חשבתי על כל הארוחות בהן
ישבתי יחד עם אנשים בקורסים. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ההיכרות המוקדמת עם החדר עזרה לי באופן
משמעותי. בעת ההתארגנות בחדר חשבתי עד כמה
זה חשוב לשמור על הסדר. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">כשהכניסו את הכלבה דיוה לחדר, הרגשתי קצת איך
הקליינט מרגיש כשמכניסים את הכלב לחדר בפעם הראשונה. רציתי
ליצור קשר איתה, אבל חוסר היכולת לראות אותה יצר מעט ניתוק. נוכחות של הכלבה יותר מורגשת אם היא נגשת
מיד. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">הנסיעה ברכב בכיסויי עיניים משרה תחושה של חוסר
שליטה, והבנתי מדוע רועי נוהג להעביר לחברי הקורס מידע אודות היעד אליו אנחנו
נוסעים. ההליכה עם דיוה ברחוב לא מוכר
היתה בשבילי חוויה טובה ואף מעצימה. ביום
השני יצאנו שוב למסלול וההליכה היתה טובה, עם קצב מתאים. היה כביש סואן לידי, וכל
משאית, אופניים שעברו מולי במהירות,
ושינויי הקצב של דיוה קצת הבהילו אותי.
לרגע שכחתי את יכולותיי כמאמנת והתמודדתי עם המצב יותר כלקוחה. שאר התרגילים היו מאוד מעניינים והקנו לי עוד
ידע , כלים ונסיון להבנת הלקוח. הם הוסיפו
להבנה שלי כיצד מתמודדים עם צמתים וחציות והשימוש החשוב בחוש השמיעה. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="HE"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">עברתי גם שיעור ניידות עם מקל עם נתנאל שהיה מעשיר
מאוד. הרגשתי שהמקל פחות נוח מאשר כלב
נחייה, אך הבנתי את היתרונות שיש לעזר ניידות זה , בעיקר הקלות שבה ניתן לקפל אותו
או לפתוח אותו בעת הצורך.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="HE">החוויה של כיסויי העיניים היתה חיובית מאוד. אני
חושבת שהחוויה הזו הכרחית לכל מי שעובד במקצוע. ההתמודות ולו במעט עם מה שהלקוחות
שלנו חווים מעצימה ומחזקת את כל התכונות שמדריך זקוק להן: אמפטיה, סובלנות, ומודעות.
היממה שחוויתי ללא חוש הראייה העצימה לי את ההבנה שבשביל אנשים עם עיוורון
שום דבר אינו מובן מאליו. הדברים הכי
קטנים דורשים הרבה מחשבה ויש צורך להסתגלות מנטלית ופיזית. החוויה העשירה את ארגז הכלים שלי כמדריכה וכמאמנת
לעתיד.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trainers and instructors at the center undergo a three – year training
period. The training course and
assignments are determined by the International Guide Dog Federation and
include numerous learning tasks. One of
these tasks is to spend 24 hours blindfolded and to perform daily tasks and
navigate without seeing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yoav and Hilla, two future instructors in training at the center, spent
24 hours blindfolded. They stayed in the
guest rooms at the center, received a guide dog to work with, and experienced –
for a short time – what our clients cope with when they arrive at the center to
receive a guide dog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hila described her experiences during the 24 hours she spent
blindfolded:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the exercise began I decided that I would enjoy the exercise,
undertake the difficulties in a positive way, and that I would relate to the
entire task as a learning experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The task began at lunch on the first day. It was pleasant, but challenging to eat
without being able to see. I was
reminded of all the meals during which I sat with people during courses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the task of getting
organized in my room extremely helpful.
I was immediately aware that it would be extremely important to make
sure to keep everything in a precise place.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When they brought my dog Diva
into my room I was able to experience how clients feel when they meet their dog
for the first time. I wanted to make
contact with her, but my inability to see made me feel somewhat alienated. It is easier to sense the dog's presence if
it approaches you immediately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt a lack of control
while riding in the car blindfolded. I
realized just why Roee makes sure to tell clients where we are going when we
are driving to town during the course.
Walking down an unfamiliar street with Diva was a wonderful empowering
experience. During the second day we
took another route, and it was a good walk at the right pace. There was a busy street next to me and every
truck and cyclist that passed me by and every change in Diva's pace scared
me. For a moment I forgot my abilities
as a trainer and dealt with the situation as a client. The other exercises were very interesting and
offered me more tools, knowledge, and experiences for understanding
clients. These exercises helped me
understand how to deal with busy intersections and crosswalks, as well as the
importance of using one's sense of hearing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Netanel El Baz, a certified trainer and mobility
instructor at the center, gave me a mobility lesson using a white mobility cane
that was extremely enlightening. I felt
that the cane was much less comfortable than a guide dog, but I understood how
convenient a cane is, since it can be folded up and opened when needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The experience of living
blindfolded for a day was extremely positive, and I think that it is essential
for anyone working in the profession.
Coping with what our clients experience – even for a short time –
strengthens and intensifies empathy, tolerance, and awareness - all traits that
a guide dog mobility instructor needs.
The 24 hours that I spent without seeing helped me better understand that
people who are blind take nothing for granted.
Even the smallest things require a lot of thought as well as physical
and mental adapting. The experience gave
me valuable tools as a future trainer and instructor.</span></div>
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