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Associated Press
19-03-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Leader Dogs for the Blind Seeks Puppy Raisers
Rochester Hills, Michigan, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- You've likely noticed them around town, those remarkably well-behaved puppies wearing blue 'Future Leader Dog' jackets. While basketball teams across the country compete for championship glory this March, Leader Dogs for the Blind is recruiting its own essential team members: volunteer puppy raisers. Nature has been generous this season with exceptionally large litters of Labrador retrievers and Labrador crosses. This influx of puppies has created an urgent need for dedicated volunteers to raise these Future Leader Dogs. As a volunteer puppy raiser, you'll spend approximately one year working with a Future Leader Dog, developing the foundation they'll need before advancing to formal guide dog training. With guidance from your assigned puppy counselor and local puppy raising group, you'll learn to teach: Fundamental cues like sit, stay, and leash walking Critical skills such as maintaining focus despite distractions Confident navigation through various environments Appropriate greetings and home manner This opportunity is available to families, couples, and individuals who are able to pick up the puppy at Leader Dog's campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan. No previous dog training experience is necessary—the Leader Dog program provides all the support and resources you'll need. The benefits extend well beyond the satisfaction of training a well-behaved puppy. You'll help provide independence to someone who is blind, connect with a community of dedicated volunteers, enjoy daily companionship, and make a meaningful contribution to society. While brackets are being filled out across the country this March, consider joining a team that transforms puppies into life-changing partners for people with low vision. Ready to make a difference? Visit or call 888-777-5332 today to learn how you can help transform a puppy into a life-changing guide dog. All Leader Dogs for the Blind services are provided free to clients thanks to our volunteers and donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and service organizations like Lions Clubs International. Leader Dog receives no government funding or insurance payments. Go to to learn more about Leader Dogs for the Blind. About Leader Dogs for the Blind Leader Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization providing people who are blind or visually impaired with lifelong skills for safe and independent daily travel using a guide dog or a white cane. All services are provided free of charge. The organization also trains guide dogs for people who are DeafBlind, offers a summer camp for teens, and holds seminars for orientation and mobility (O&M) professionals and university students. Leader Dogs for the Blind partners with agencies and O&M professionals throughout the U.S. to provide their clients with supplemental O&M training. For more information, call (888) 777-5332 or visit
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Adrian Breakfast Lions Club ready to hit the airwaves in April for 29th radio auction
ADRIAN, Mich. — 'We serve.' It's a simple two-word phrase, but it's to the point and at the heart of what the mission is of Lions clubs internationally and locally. The Adrian Breakfast Lions Club — one of the few remaining Lions clubs in Lenawee County with 11 volunteer members strong — is gearing up for its biggest fundraiser of the year: the Adrian Breakfast Lions Club annual Radio Auction. This year marks the club's 29th anniversary of raising money for the benefit of Adrian and Lenawee County residents through its radio auction, scheduled for April 26 — a Saturday — from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the online radio station 'The Local Buzz,' 'The Local Buzz' serves Lenawee, Hillsdale, Jackson and Monroe counties as well northwest Ohio with classic hits and tunes across the decades, along with local news, weather and 'Talk Back' with Doug Spade and Mike Clement weekly on Saturday mornings. 'Again, we will be collaborating with the Hillsdale Lions Club in sharing the work and the proceeds to benefit the citizens of Hillsdale County,' Adrian Breakfast Lions Club President Terry Hicks said in an announcement. 'We will be auctioning off merchandise and services donated by businesses, individuals and organizations. The merchandise and services will be described on the air and listeners will bid by telephone. Every business that donates will have its name mentioned along with the item(s) donated.' From October 2023: Doug Spade, Mike Clement launch online radio station Local Buzz Radio All items donated must have a retail value of at least $20. Otherwise, they may be grouped with other items to reach the $20 minimum, Hicks said. Individual items valued at more than $100 will be placed in a special 'Big Board' category and receive numerous mentions throughout the day. Donations of items for the radio auction are being accepted and can be sent to Adrian Breakfast Lions Club, P.O. Box 412, Adrian, MI, 49221, or arrangements can be made to have merchandise picked up by calling 517-263-5473. More: Vision mission: Adrian Breakfast Lions Club donates electronic magnifier to Adrian library The radio auction is the Adrian Breakfast Lions Club's biggest fundraiser of the year. It brings in quite a bit of money, too: anywhere from $9,000 to $10,000 each year, Treasurer Larry Atkin told The Daily Telegram. Over the past 28 years, the radio auction has raised nearly $303,000 to help citizens and programs in the community including vision care, college scholarships and classroom supplies for the visually and auditory impaired, youth projects and the Leader Dog program of Michigan. In addition, they have supported the Penrickton Center for Blind Children, Midwest Eye Bank, Michigan Braille Transcribing, Paws with a Cause, the Associated Charities Christmas toy collection, the Shop with a Cop program, our "Evening with Santa" program, the Croswell Theater, Adrian Area Little League, the Adrian Symphonic Orchestra and others, Hicks said. Subscribe Now: For all the latest local developments, breaking news, and high school and college sports content. All money raised is used for Lions club projects with no operation or administration fees. The Adrian Breakfast Lions Club meets every Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. at the Family Kitchen Restaurant in the Madison Plaza along U.S. 223 and Treat Highway, 2984 Treat Highway, for anyone wanting to join or learn more about the service organization. — Contact reporter Brad Heineman at bheineman@ or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @LenaweeHeineman. This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Adrian Breakfast Lions Club accepting donations for April radio auction
