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Wild Geese Motorcyclists Rev It Up for 10th Annual Charity Run
The Wild Geese Motorbike club is very proud this year to celebrate their 10th anniversary Easter Run for the Irish Guide Dog Association. We have been approached on a few occasions by the organisation and with other commitments were not able to help out. However this year we are delighted to do the run for them and the local hospice.
Irish Guide Dogs for the blind is a registered charity founded in Ireland in 1976. The Irish Guide centre is situated at Model Farm Road Cork. The first guide dogs were trained in Germany to guide former soldiers who had been blinded in the First World War. Guide dog training centres now exist in almost every country in the developed world.
The people who benefit most from having a guide dog are those who are blind or visually impaired who want a dog and can look after them. Guide dogs are provided free of charge. The cost of interviews, residential training, after care service and the maintenance and health care of the dog throughout its life are all met by Read more
