2011-2012 Annual Report
A greater sense of
Adventure
MISSION
To create and nur ture a par tnership between a visually
impaired individual and a guide dog, facilitating life’s
journey with mobility, independence and dignity.
Dear Friend,
We are pleased to report that fiscal year 2012 has been
another year of achievement, honor, and dedication by
a family of volunteers, staff members, and supporters.
Together, we’ve worked to fulfill our organization’s mission
and make significant progress relative to our strategic
goals.
Our efforts have not gone unnoticed. For example, the
Tampa Bay Business Journal recognized Southeastern
Guide Dogs as the 2012 Nonprofit of the Year in the
Animals and Environment category. In addition, Charity
Navigator recognized us as a four-star charity (the highest
possible) and the highest-rated guide dog school in the
United States.
We’re grateful for the recognition. But we’re even more
grateful for the people behind the achievements, the
people whose hands and gifts make it happen.
Thank you for your generous support in helping us to reach
these milestones. We’ve always maintained that we work
together with a greater sense of community.
And the Southeastern Guide Dogs community has been
busy! As you peruse these pages, we’d like to point out
some interesting highlights:
• Demand for our guide dogs is steadily expanding.
Between our traditional levels of requests, our repeat
graduates who have retired aging guide dogs, the
recent conflicts affecting our veterans, and our growing
reputation for excellence, our waiting list keeps
growing. We never forget that each name represents
hopefulness and the pursuit of independence. We’re
doing all we can to raise great dogs and match them
Graduate Ed Burton and Guide Dog Van
with waiting students. Meanwhile, we continue to
support our roster of graduates in caring for their
guides.
• We never stop learning and improving. Our trainers
are some of the most skilled in the business, and
they’re pursuing best practices and fine-tuning the
guide dog training process every day. Our new Canine
Enrichment Program is just one more example of
pushing the envelope in developing incredible guide
dogs.
• Our new Margaret and Isaac Barpal Veterinary Center
is one of the most groundbreaking and exciting
stories we’re telling this year. The Barpals’ matching
challenges raised the funds for our long awaited,
purpose-built veterinary center, scheduled to open in
2013, and we are absolutely thrilled. Healthy dogs—
what better foundation can there be for guide dogs?
• Our 2012 Walkathon, set for the first time in St.
Petersburg, was more than a success—it was a
delight! The pros and cons of locating it that far north of
campus sparked many conversations and one big idea.
The result is that next year we’re holding a “trifecta” of
Walkathons, one each in St. Petersburg, Bradenton,
and Sarasota. Good things come in threes!
• We’ve moved our cute cottage of a campus gift shop
to accommodate plans for the new Veterinary Center,
and meanwhile launched an online gift store. We’re
spreading our logo across jackets, shirts, cups, picture
frames, and more, helping gain recognition while
raising funds to support our mission.
• With over 23 acres to care for, we’re making ongoing
campus improvements that say “welcome” and that
serve our puppies and people. This year, we’ve
repainted and refreshed the Training and Puppy
Kennel and developed two commemorative courtyards.
If you haven’t been on campus lately, stop by!
• Our downtown Sarasota location continues to thrive,
hosting our students, welcoming visitors, and granting
exposure to future supporters.
As you review this annual report, we’d like to recognize
the many hands working together that stand behind it.
We salute our many board members, volunteers, puppy
raisers, breeder hosts, and the army of workers behind
the scenes, doing things like answering phones, stuffing
envelopes, playing with and cleaning up after puppies,
and minding the stores. We tip our hat to our Donor
Circle and Heritage Society members whose generosity
fills our hearts and funds our programs. We honor the
professionals who lend us their knowledge, both our
Veterinarian Partners and our own valued staff.
And most of all, we admire, respect, and serve our
students and graduates, whose disabilities disappear in
the light of a dog’s devotion.
And that, our friend, is what we’re all about.
Warm regards,
Eric Williams
Chairman of the Board
Titus Herman
Chief Executive Officer
year in
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Purposeful Playfulness:
Canine Enrichment
Rallying for Healthier Dogs
Our guide dogs are remarkable, if we do say so ourselves.
And one of our secrets to well-socialized dogs is the precise
(and fun!) care we take from the moment our puppies are born.
Stimulating all five senses—hearing, sight, touch, taste, and
smell—with enriched playful and social experiences becomes a
top priority in developing extraordinary guide dogs.
The ribbon’s been cut, the ground’s broken, and we’re ecstatic
about the momentum we’ve enjoyed in planning our Margaret
and Isaac Barpal Veterinary Center. It won’t be long now!
Our new center will encompass ten times the space of our
current, cramped clinic, and soon our puppies and dogs will
stay on campus for the health care they need to thrive.
Our new Canine Enrichment Program minimizes kennel-related
stress and takes this stimulating priority to a new level. Our
trainers tailor our dogs’ experiences to their unique needs and
personalities, calling on our community of volunteers to spark
dogs’ minds and invigorate their bodies. We’ve added sensory
activities such as aromatherapy and sound therapy through
music, wind chimes, and percussion. We’ve introduced problemsolving challenges and visual stimuli such as wind-blown
objects and novel toys. And we’ve added “field trips”—weekend
furloughs to loving, interactive home environments. Dogs love it!
In 2012, the generous namesakes of our Veterinary Center
introduced a series of three matching challenges to raise
the funds needed to build Phase 1, add Phase 2, and
purchase necessary medical equipment. Our community—our
wonderful, caring community—rallied to the challenge and
donated the funds.
The impact cannot be underestimated. Healthier dogs are
happier dogs, learning better, faster. Our onsite Veterinary
Center will help us keep our dogs at optimum health,
maximizing our investment in breeding, raising, training, and
matching the finest guide dogs in the U.S.
The Power of Partnerships
Serving students and graduates with excellence while
doing what’s best for our dogs—that’s the power of
partnerships at Southeastern Guide Dogs. In 2012,
we created 72 new guide dog partnerships, impacting
deserving students with newfound freedom. We
served over 500 graduates by researching questions,
visiting homes, and providing specialized training
enhancements.
The power of partnerships continues, as we placed
40 dogs into alternative careers such as Veteran
Service, Canine Connections, and Public Service—a
22% increase over the previous year. And over 50
Ambassador Dogs generated nearly 9,100 hours of
community service, extending our culture of caring to
hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, and schools.
Puppies, Puppies Everywhere!
With an increased demand for our services and a waiting
list of potential students, we’re growing! We’ve responded
to the need with a 40% increase in puppies placed into
the training pipeline. That’s 259 puppies—and counting!
From the whelping kennels and the puppies not yet
weaned, to the puppies hosted with puppy raisers, we’re
busy keeping these little guys healthy, strong, stimulated,
and learning. Our puppies not only form the core of our
guide dog program, they provide an endless supply of
warmth, wiggles, and wags for everyone who comes on
campus. Puppy hugging anyone?
Discovering Dogs Downtown
Walking the Walk,
Southeastern Style
Our Sarasota location has created a welcoming downtown
hub. In its second year of operation, volunteers have
greeted over 10,000 guests coming through the doors for
puppy hugging, dog training classes, gift shopping, or to
gain information about our programs.
Nobody walks dogs like the friends of Southeastern Guide
Dogs. Our 2012 Walkathon started before dawn on a sunny
March morning, when teams of volunteers and staff members
arrived at St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Park to set up. It was our first
year to hold this event in St. Pete, and Mayor Bill Foster and
the city showered us with support. St. Pete’s “First Puppy” drew
about 6,000 naming suggestions, and “Petey” did a fine job of
representing the Walkathon.
The downtown center serves several key purposes. First,
our students train from here, using the lounge and kitchen
as a base while they take turns practicing urban skills with
their guide dogs. The center also helps to spread awareness
of our programs. With plenty of foot traffic, passersby often
stop in, especially on Saturday mornings during the bustling,
dog-friendly Sarasota Farmer’s Market. When puppy
hugging is in session, visitors must often wait for a turn
because of the puppies’ popularity.
But the big news of the day was the over 4,000 participants and
more dogs than we could count who showed up in support of our
mission. What a celebration we shared and what a difference we
made, raising over $450,000!
We count on our Walkathon as our biggest fundraiser of the year,
and the 2012 Walkathon came through.
Campus Improvements:
Keeping it Fresh
Sit. Stay. Shop!
With a hint of cottage appeal and front-porch southern
hospitality, our campus gift shop now sits just to the left
of our entrance so visitors can’t help but stop by. It’s a
delightful place to visit and a far cry from our old space
that felt a bit like a closet. Our students enjoy shopping
here, too, and now we can almost fit the whole class!
With plenty of room to work with, we’ve stocked our
shop with a lovely selection of logo and puppy-inspired
apparel, gifts, dog accessories, and cards. Manned by
friendly volunteers, our shop keeps the same hours as
puppy-hugging sessions.
Our gift shop has gone digital, too! Launched in the
summer of 2012, our online store is open for business at
GuideDogs.org/Store.
Sometimes our campus improvements focus on our people,
and sometimes on our puppies. We’re keeping it fresh!
When our students arrive for nearly a month, we want our
campus to say, “Welcome to your home away from home.”
This year, we remodeled the Training Kennel by repainting
the interior, refinishing the floors and adding new lighting.
We also repainted and brightened our Puppy Kennel,
making it more enjoyable for our puppies, staff, volunteers
and puppy huggers.
Outdoors, we developed the Bobby and Merideth Newman
Freedom Courtyard, named after friends of Southeastern
and paved with commemorative engraved bricks. We also
began implementing the Veterans’ Courtyard in honor of our
servicemen and women. Both spaces create a lovely setting
for students and dogs to practice their new skills, or for
guests and volunteers to enjoy.
Area
Coordinators
A greater sense of
SerVICE
Area Coordinator & Puppy Raiser Ellen Cox and Shelby
Volunteer Ellen Cox has been pouring
heart, soul, and time into raising puppies for
Southeastern Guide Dogs careers for the past
ten years. And she’s also been bringing out the
best in other puppy raisers from her hometown
of Kennesaw, Georgia as an Area Coordinator
for the past six years.
“Each puppy takes a little bit of our heart when
we return them to the school,” she explains,
then recalls the seven puppies she’s raised.
She names each one and describes their
personalities and talents. This one could find the
door better; that one was a “huge, handsome
stud” and became a breeder; another “wanted to
please, to meet and greet.”
Ellen contacted Southeastern after one of her
daughters saw a program on Animal Planet
about puppy raising. “That’s what I want to do,”
her daughter said. After much research, the
family discovered that Southeastern not only
needed volunteers, but offered extensive training
and support to help puppy raisers succeed.
As Area Coordinator, Ellen shares wisdom with
her group of puppy raisers through monthly
meetings. “We’re a big, supportive family and
we all have the same goal in mind—to turn in
the best guide dog puppy,” she shares. Meetings
give puppy raisers the chance to ask questions
and share experiences, and also give puppies
a chance to behave in a roomful of other dogs.
“They all want to play!” she says with a smile.
Rick and Joan Ackerman
John Bauer
David Caras
Leslie Cechan
Ellen Cox
Sue Croley
Becky Dan
Shay Doerner
Jocelyn Hargrove
Louise Henry
Carolyn Hersh
Russell and Mary Hillpot
Roy and Debbie Kennedy
Randy and Mary Ann Kerr
Laura Lawson
Susan LeBourgeois
Carey Leslie
Sandy Mann
Kim Marlow
Cheryl Miller
Ceil Morris
Ellen Neal
Carol Rone
Thresa Shaver
Donna Smith
Susan Souder
Kathy Vande Logt
Joyce Wells
Jan Williams
Suzette Williams
Puppy Raisers
Richard and Joan Ackerman
Sue and Christie Aldrich
Darlene Almont
Carol Anatrella
Diane and Glenn Anderson
Roxanne Arnal
Kathy Atkins
Judy Barde
Amiee Barth
John Bauer
Carolyn Baugh
Jennifer Becker
Marianne Beesley
Linda Bell
Amanda Bellamy
Jeannie Benson
Charles Beres
Janet Biel
Buff Bishop
Alan and Michelle Blackmon
Susan Blair
Lori Blantin
Ronald and Carole Bloom
Ben Bond
Sherri Booker
Alice and Bob Boose
Judith Bordignon
Joy Bostrom
Gretchen Botts
Diona and Meagan Boyle
Mary Britton
Tim Brown
Amber Bryant
Julie Buchtrup
Hettie Buck
Jenifer Burnham
Pamela Burton
Linda Buxton
Ellen Campbell
David Caras
Laurie Carlson
Connie Carlson
Jennifer Carter
Ric & Betty Jo Carvalis
Curtis Cearley
Donnie and Leslie Cechan
Kim Chronister
Dianna Ciletti
Joel Clark
Debbie Clark
Deborah Clary
Rosemary Cliburn
Susan Coates
Donna Cohen
Jenny Cole
Daphne Collier
Lyndsey Collins
Thomas Collins
John Connell
Dora Conser
Brandon Cooke
Pat and Mary Copeland
George and Nancy Cottrell
Ellen Cox
Karen Creason
Sue Croley and Bob Minthorn
Annie Culbertson
Elizabeth Cummings
Bruce Cunningham
Kathleen Daddato
James Daehling
Becky Dan
Janet Daniels
Liz Darmochwal
Kent Dash
Melissa and Greg David
Vickie Davis
Gabriela De Gracia
Donna De Marco
Lezlie DeGan
Connie Denmark
Lynn and Pam Denson
Shay Doerner
Jeff Douglas
Beverly Doupe
Elizabeth Eggers
Christine Erickson
Cynthia Ernst
Linda Erwin
Nick Falagrady
Doris Farrell
Brian Farrell
Beth Fish
Conor Flynn
Faye Flynn
Ed Foley
Ray Fong
Reid Foster
Amanda Fox
Carolyn Fox
Patricia Freise
Valerie Freund
Kathleen Furey
Pat and Gail Gagliardi
William and Lois Gagne
Bonnie Gallagher
Dennis Garcia
Mary Lou Garcia
Shari Garrett
William Gass III
Chance Gassett
Donna Gauthier
Robert Geskie
Luis Ghiglino
Joseph Giangreco
Heather Gibbs
Samantha Gilchrist
Charles and Joan Glaraton
Lynn and Roberta Graybiel
Morgan Grieninger
Sandy Griffin
Jillian Grode
Cheryl Hadovski
Kathy Hall
Karen and Ed Hamilton
Maureen Hamilton
Pat and Kathy Hansen
Jeffrey and Joy Hanson
Sam Hardee
Bill Hardwick
Carl and Jocelyn Hargrove
Leah and Cindy Harmon
Randy and Marcy Harrod
Kim Harvey
Helen Hassell
Kathleen Hayden
Lisa Hayes
Colleen Heagy
Elisabeth Hempfling
Beth Hendrix
Louise Henry
Carolyn Hersh
Nancy Hester
Jonathan Hicks
Cynthia Higgins
Russell and Mary Hillpot
Candice Holthaus
George and Margaret Horvath
Brenda Hoskin
Trudy Howe
Mike Carlson
Gary Hudson
Kelly Sheffield - Iznaga
Roger Jackson
William Jakes
Jimmie Jarratt
Lachlan Johnson
Mary Jones
Jill Jubenville
April Kalb
William Keele
Mary Jo Keeth
Amy Kelly
Roy and Debbie Kennedy
Suzanne Kenny
Randy and Mary Ann Kerr
Christy Ketz
Kayla Key
Aundrea Key
Karenna Kiper
Joyce Kistemaker
Blake Klein
Sandra and John Klingler
Rosemarie Koplau
Puppy Raisers
(cont.)
Frances Kramer
Mary Ellen Kramp
Dianne Kraxberger
Lesa Kretschmer
Kerry Kriseman
Ronald Landbeck
Erin Matthews
Carolyn Lang
Lauren Lapham
Melissa LaPointe
Arden Larsen
Cynthia Laukert
Laura Lawson
Cindy Leli
Lisa Leslie
Carey and Melisa Leslie
Nancy Levin
Katherine Lewis
Edward and Ann Lewis
Jim Lowe
Frances Lucas
William Lusk
Christine Maicon
Maria Mallick
Sandra Mann
Cynthia Mannor
Melvin Marshall
Victoria Martin
Kay Mathias
Chris Matlock
Amanda Matthis
Sylvia McChesney
Holly McConnell
Nancy McFadden
Sue McIntyre
Cheryl and Fred McLean
Robert Meatty
Donna Meltz
Cheryl Mendelsohn
David and Cindy Mihulka
Eileen Mikals-Adachi
Michael Miller
Cheryl Miller
Debra Miller
Stephanie Miller
Vickie Moore
Raandi Morales
Cecilia Morris
Katie Morrow
Judy Murray
Mary Ann Myers
David and Kathy Nateman
Ellen Neal
Audrey Nettlow
Judith Neuman
Judith Nevis
Tina Newberry
Jennie Nichter
Michele Nielsen
Taunnie Novak
Julie Omodio-Griess
Danny Overcash
Victoria and George Pagan
Suzanne Pahls
Dorrie Parsons
Susan Peak
Vanessa Peeden
Ann-Margaret Perkins
Frank Petrellis
Nicole Pfaff
Julie Pierce
Nicholas Pietrzak
Athena Pietrzak
Cristy Pilgrim
Kelly Plasket
Wendy Polisini
Amanda Poppe
Ann Poser
Julie Post
Rhonda Prevette
Jennifer Privateer
Shelley Pulte
George and Ruth Rae
Peggy Rasch
Belinda Ream
Barbara and Amy Rector
Gloria Reddall
Kristine Redmann
Michelle and Roger Reese
Jack Regan
Melisa Reiter
Chris and Abbie Riopel
Renae Roberts
Robert Robey
Joanna, David, and Chloe Robinson
Carol and Bob Rone
Kelley Rott
Sara Rounsville
Tina Rubino
Devereux Rudd
Jennifer Sacchitella
Tracee Samuel
Amber & William Sapp
Tina Sawyer
Eileen and Jennifer Scamardo
Sandra Schadwill
Donna Scudero
Christopher and Star Sessions
Thresa Shaver
Barbara Shellist
Leslie Shepard
Jean Shields
John and Joan Shimerda
Carol Shipley
Meredith and Michael Shoemaker
Nancy Simons
Marjorie Singer
Jim Skiles
Dwayne Sklar
Quincy Sklar
Lisa Smith
Sandi Smith
Paula Smith
Jean Snyder
Susan Souder
Joseph and Janet Staudenmayer
Victoria Stewart
Karen Strese
James Stumbo
Deborah Sutherland
Brian Swigert
April Taylor
Jennifer Taylor
Deborah Tessmer
Tracy Thielen
Audra Thielen
Linda Tiffan
Suzanne Tomasso
Susan Urbach
Karla Van Beek
Amy Van Riper
Kathryn Vande Logt
Theo Veclotch
Frances Vincent
Sharon Vollers
Robert Walker
Laurie Walsh
Rosemary Walsh
Pamela Warren
Dan Watson
Mary Watson
Skip Wegener
Joyce Wells
Bruce Werder
Sheryl Westbrook
Karl and Sharon Whitehead
Sharon Wilhelm
Jan Williams
Suzette Williams
Don Woodman
Sherry Woodruff
Ashley Wright
Victoria Wyckoff
Debra Yeh
Katie Young
Brenna Yuknis
Mark Zahorian
Laura Zellner
Maggie Zellner
Michelle Zimmerman
A greater sense of
C ARING
Pla tinu m Veter in ar ia n Par tn er s
It takes a remarkable person to become a veterinarian. Brains. Work ethic.
Perseverance to finish college plus four more years of veterinary school. The
fortitude to pass licensing and board exams. Whew!
But it takes someone even more remarkable to become a Veterinarian Partner
with Southeastern Guide Dogs. It takes a big, generous heart.
Our Veterinarian Partners make an impact on our ability to keep our future
guide dogs at optimum health while preparing them for their important
destinies. Our partnerships include Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, with
Platinum Partners donating 100% of routine and non-routine medical services
for our program puppies and dogs.
We count it a privilege to team up with these wholehearted Platinum
Veterinary Partner organizations and the generous veterinarians who lead
them.
Abrams Royal Animal Clinic
Dallas,TX
Gulport Veterinarian
Gulfport, FL
Advanced Veterinary Care of Pasco
Hudson, FL
Katy Trail Animal Hospital
Dallas,TX
Allen Veterinary Hospital
Allen,TX
La Vista Animal Hospital
Decatur, GA
Animal Hospital of Boone
Boone, NC
Park Cedar Animal Hospital
Charlotte, NC
Animal Hospital Champions Northwest
Spring,TX
Southwest Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bonita Springs, FL
Animal Hospital Jones Road
Houston,TX
Sugar Creek Animal Clinic
Sugar Land,TX
Ashton Animal Clinic
Sarasota, FL
Willowdale Veterinary Center
Orange Park, FL
A greater sense of
Trust
Graduate Amanda Furr and Guide Dog Alice
Southeastern Guide Dogs graduate and University of South Florida
(USF) student Amanda Furr likes to walk fast, but poor vision tried to
slow her down. Her severe vision loss stems from Leber’s congenital
amaurosis. “I have enough vision to be annoyed by it,” she explains.
“I can see if something’s there but I can’t make out what it is.”
Before she met her spunky Goldador guide dog named Alice, Amanda
navigated with a cane. “I don’t like using the cane because when I
walked fast, it hit me—I got ‘shish kebabed’ on it,” she shares.
As a high school senior at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind,
she decided to apply for a guide dog. But one of her concerns was
trust. She remembers wondering, “What if I’m walking fast and she
smashes me into something—or someone?”
Amanda and Alice started their journey together just as Amanda left for
college. Soon a deep bond formed and Amanda left her cane behind
for good. “We trust each other,” she says. Now, Amanda and Alice walk
all over campus, as quickly as they want.
Before Amanda received her guide dog, she mostly kept to herself. “I
was socially awkward and I wouldn’t talk to people. I was depressed,
and didn’t have a lot of friends. Then I got Alice. And once I got here
[to USF], I quickly learned Alice is the conversation starter. She makes
me really popular, and people remember me. Alice is the best thing
that ever happened to me!”
Treasurer’s
Report
Consistently, Southeastern Guide Dogs reports annual results
indicating exceptional performance at all levels of operation.
As Treasurer, I am pleased to report that the fiscal year ending
on June 30, 2012 reflects strong financial results as well.
Kerkering, Barberio & Co. completed its independent audit in
October and confirmed that our organization is operating in a
financially sound manner, with total revenues and investment
earnings of approximately $7.8 million and total expenses
of approximately $7.1 million. Both revenues and expenses
include approximately $679,000 in in-kind media contributions
that enabled our school to vigorously promote its mission and
programs.
During the fiscal year, the school invested 85 cents of every
dollar spent directly in programs and services.
The overall financial position of the organization remained
very strong. Total net assets of approximately $20.6 million
increased by about $674,000 over the prior year. Meanwhile,
liabilities of approximately $405,000 at year-end kept the
organization virtually debt free.
The achievements of this past year would not have been
possible without the dedication of our remarkable donors,
supporters and volunteers who have provided financial
support as well as time and talent in the execution of our
mission.
We welcome you to view our organization’s complete financial
statements which can be found on our website at
www.guidedogs.org.
Sincerely,
Lea LeVines
Treasurer
Combined Statements of Financial Position
June 30, 2012 AND 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Cash and investments for restricted purposes
Bequests and estates receivable
Charitable trusts receivable
Assets held for sale
Property and equipment, net
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Gift annuity liability
Total liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets
2012
$ 394,582 7,569,348
7,540,957
1,312,554 1,070,680
399,000
2,196,788
482,590
$20,966,499
$
2011
$ 1,228,402 8,448,606.
5,979,721
1,170,160 801,094 399,000 2,122,719 158,057 $20,307,759 275,200
$ 256,595 130,264
164,474
405,464
421,069 12,067,875
13,240,601 5,525,627
3,713,644 2,967,533
2,932,445 20,561,035
19,886,690 $20,966,499
$20,307,759
Combined Statement of activities
Year ended june 30, 2012 (with summarized totals for 2011)
2012
2011
Support and revenue
Individuals
$ 1,873,157
$ 1,331,296 Bequests
2,342,024
2,614,099
Lions and service clubs
457,892
586,645 Foundations and corporations
1,372,011
863,539 Contributed services
678,602
571,268
Other
486,279
452,571 Total support and revenue
7,209,965
6,419,418
Expenses Program services 5,643,639
4,501,314
Supporting services
Management and general 494,963
422,359 Fund raising
478,900
453,285 Total expenses
6,617,502
5,376,958
592,463
1,042,460 Current year operating revenues over operating expenses
Non-operating activities
Realized gain (loss) on investments
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments
Interest income
Other
Total non-operating activities
Increase in net assets
Net assets beginning of year
Net assets end of year
171,329
626,814
(492,366)
892,543 415,612
371,414 (12,693)
(94,447) 81,882
1,796,324
674,3452,838,784 19,886,690
17,047,906 $20,561,035
$19,886,690 A greater sense of
Compassion
Heritage Society Founders Margaret & Isaac Barpal
Isaac Barpal started out as an immigrant with empty pockets and a dream,
and between hard work and an education, earned his success. With a
master’s and a PhD in electrical engineering, he enjoyed a stellar career
in technology. Now retired, Isaac and his wife Margaret share remarkable
spirits of giving and generosity.
While driving down U.S. 41 one day, the Barpals noticed a Southeastern
Guide Dogs billboard. They visited the downtown Sarasota location, followed
up with a tour of the Palmetto campus, and started asking questions.
But behind their curiosity, one question surfaced: How can we help? With
empathy and compassion, the Barpals became staunch partners and fast
friends of Southeastern Guide Dogs.
“We don’t know what it means to be blind,” said Isaac. “By either disease or
by accident, they’ve lost their independence. Southeastern represents a very
tangible and effective way to see immediate results of giving. Now these
people will have a life of freedom and independence! It’s very gratifying.”
When Isaac first visited our campus, he spoke with veterinarian Dr. Jerry
Edington just as he was preparing a beautiful dog for transport to an offcampus clinic for treatment. That moment became the catalyst for the
Barpals’ series of matching challenges that raised funds for the new Barpal
Veterinary Center.
The Barpals’ vision for Southeastern carries well into the future. They
established an endowment that generates funds to sponsor a student during
their stay at our campus – in perpetuity. And as founding members of our
Heritage Society, Margaret and Isaac’s generosity will continue as they leave
a lasting legacy with Southeastern Guide Dogs.
FOUNDERS
David and Deborah Barnhart
Margaret and Isaac Barpal
Senator Mike and Dee Bennett
Warren and Marie Beuttenmuller
Suzanne and Dallas W. Branch
Diane Broda
Kathryn F. Champion
Philip and Linda Courtright
Dr. Charleen Evans-Thomas and James Spurgeon Thomas
Alix Franzblau
Missy and Tim Griffy
Fanny Haine
Anonymous
Keith G. Hirst
J.W. and Janice Kelly
Anonymous
Jerry Kramer
Dr. Lawrence G. and Ann Laiks
Carla and Don Landy
C. Thomas and Ruth E. McCully
Brian and Patricia McHugh
Dana and Muffett Moran
William and Tanga Moyle
Dr. David and Kathy Nateman
Bobby and Merideth Newman
The Newton Family
Anonymous
John Petkevis
Kathleen Riley
Frances Wood Roberts
Dr. Thad and Patricia Rodda
Neil W. Scott
Anonymous
Dr. Harris and Micheline Silverman
Norman and Phyllis Siskel
Katie and Scott Tyler
Anonymous
Russell and Ruth White
Aaron and Mary Wildstein
Eric and Jan Williams
Mrs. Roger Williams III
Helen Henderson
Rhoda Herr
Carolyn Hoe
Sandra Holder
Kathy Jablonicky
Roger Jackson
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jaki
Linda Kammire Tiffan
Dorothy Kendig
Anna Kondash
Dorothy La Greco
David and Esther Lax
Ann Lee
Lea and Jeff LeVines
Anonymous
Carl and Shirley Lingertot
Anonymous
Sally McDonald
Anonymous
Melinda Miller
Bob Minthorn and Sue Croley
Anonymous
Mary-Lou Moulton
Anonymous
Dorothy Neely
Amy Newton
David Nichols
Robert and Lorraine O’Dea
Patricia O’Donnel
Bruce and Michelle Odiorne
Anonymous
Del Palmer and M. Carroll Buchanan
Roger and Alisa Pettingell
Barry and R. Diana Phillips
Florence and Gill Ruderman
Sandra Schadwill
Mary Scharf
Kimberly Schulz
Violet Slicker
Margaret Snowdon
Mr. and Mrs. A. Jay Somers
Jerry and Marcia Stern
Roger and Kathy Stover
Jim and Linda Thayer
Danielle Ulfers
Ruth and Robert Werner
Jeffrey and Rachel Wolfson
MEMBERS
Delores and Dr. R. S. Beach
John and Regine Behoff
Anonymous
Tom Bremer
Jane Carroll
Mac and Kathleen Cauley
Murray Chidester
Scott and Kelly Collins
Henry and Anita Conrad
Catherine Costanzo
Tessie Cox
Rafael De Acha and Kimberly Daniel De Acha
Foundation
Jason and Jennifer DePaola
Anonymous
D. Jane Ellis
Carol and Nathan Forrester
Cousins of Earl Frederick (Rick) Wather, Jr.
Katherine Goad
Debbie and Frela Grubb
Anonymous
Laura and Mauro Harto
Ed Hayes
Anonymous
$25,000+
A greater sense of
community
Members of our Donor Circle
There’s something inviting about joining the circle. Maybe it
dates back to childhood, when we held hands to form a circle,
and then did something fun like sing a song or play a game
together.
After many years they eventually retire, and our graduates
return again for another chance at independence.
We’ve grown up now but the magic of the circle continues.
Our Donor Circle members have joined figurative hands with
us to form a wonderful community. Comprised of donors who
support our school with a gift of $25 and up, our Donor Circle
represents a vital part of fulfilling our mission.
The dedicated leadership of our Donor Circle provides the
essential funding we need to graduate class after class of
visually impaired students. Because of their commitment, we
know we can count on their support. And we enjoy sharing
the benefits and recognition opportunities for varying levels of
participation.
And even our mission resembles the circle. We welcome
a new litter of puppies, so tiny and warm. We give them
the healthiest start possible and then send them home
to volunteer puppy raisers. They return to us for “puppy
university” and formal harness training. We send them out
at the hands of our students, and they’re so eager to please.
And so the circle continues.
There’s always room to enlarge the circle. In 2012, our Donor
Circle continued to expand in a fabulous show of support.
We appreciate—and applaud—our Donor Circle members.
On the following pages, we’re delighted to recognize our
Donor Circle members who contributed $250 or more.
Animal Funds of America
The Annenberg Foundation
Margaret & Isaac Barpal
John Bauer
Edward E. & Lillian H. Bishop
Foundation
A.H. Burnett Foundation
Community Foundation of Sarasota
County
Disabled American Veterans
Charitable Service Trust
GemCon Family Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Edward G. Hayes
Gary & Melody Johnson
Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson
Foundation
Lightning Foundation
Mary Parker
Mary E. Parker Foundation
Queen’s Court, Inc.
The ROS Foundation
Rumsfeld Foundation
The Saunders Foundation
William G. & Marie Selby Foundation
Norman & Phyllis Siskel Donor
Advised Fund
The Ralph S. French Charitable
Foundation Trust
Vets Helping Heroes, Inc.
$10,000+
Amicus Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Client Foundation
Nancy Barnes
David & Deborah Barnhart
Helen W. Bell Charitable Foundation
Senator Mike & Dee Bennett
Catlin Charitable Trust
Joy Cunningham Charitable
Foundation
Kathryn J. Dinardo Fund
O.B. & Elizabeth Falls Foundation
Liliane Harris
J.A. “Bubba” Turner, Tampa Armature
Works
Mary & Leo Kachadurian
Lady Lake Orange Blossom Gardens
Lions Club
Gail Lake
Lions of Florida & Bahamas MD-35
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Bobby & Merideth Newman
The Newman Foundation
Old Town HOGS
Order of the Eastern Star Charitable
Foundation
Orlando Regional Realtors
Association
The PETCO Foundation
Ponce Inlet Lions Club
Rincon Lions Club
Rolling Thunder, Inc.
Dr. Harris & Micheline Silverman
Phyllis Siskel
Don & Connie Smith
$5,000+
Airlift Tanker Association - Tony Jannus
Chapter
ALM
Bank of America
William S. Barnickel Foundation
George & Jan Bauer
Barbara Baxter
Beach Cigar Group, Inc.
Gene & Anne Beckstein
Harold C. & Jacqueline F. Bladel
Foundation
Bob Minthorn & Sue Croley
Sherri Booker
Boynton Beach Lions Club
Diane Broda
Kevin Burrill
The Byrnes Family Foundation
Catalina Marketing Charitable
Foundation
Barbara Ann Cole
Rick & Shelley Coleman
Sue Croley
The Darby Foundation, Inc.
Daughters of the American Revolution
- St Petersburg Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
- Winding Waters Chapter
John A. & Joan M. Dietze Charitable
Trust
Paul Dresser, Jr.
Joan Fowler
Georgia Puppy Raisers
The Gordon Family Foundation, Inc.
Grateful American Coin, Inc.
Missy & Tim Griffy
Gulf Harbour Memorial Foundation
Richard & Cynthia Hartman
Barbara Heintz
Homosassa Lions Auxiliary
May K. Houck Foundation
Imperial Court of Arizona
Independent Charities of America
Jax-Arlington Lions Club
just jim fund
Susan L. Klimaitis Foundation
Knights of Columbus - Our Lady of
Light Council 10498
Knights of the Eagle
Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks Lodge
2855
Walter & Edith Loebenberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
John & Kris London
D.R. Long Foundation, Inc.
Macy’s Corporate Services, Inc.
Dr. Kamal Majeed
Doug Mansfield FoundationTrust
Chris & Lynn McNamee
Ellen & John McStay
Dana & Muffet Moran
Mote Scientific Foundation, Inc.
NAIFA - North Suncoast, Inc.
Dorothy Naugle
Newman’s Own Foundation
T.R. Paulding, Jr.
Ann-Margaret Perkins
Publix Super Markets Charities
Maureen Rosenfield
The Douglas and Gloria Rumberger
Foundation
Sanibel Captiva Lions Club
Sarasota Lions Club
The Schemel Family Foundation, Inc.
Cy & Joanne Spurlino
Katie & Scott Tyler
June Westholland
John & Yvonne Whitcomb
Jan & Eric Williams
Roger & Stephanie Williams
$1,000+
Lisa Adams
Mirela Aldea, PH.D.
The Allstate Foundation
American Ex-Prisoners of War
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 113
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 55
AMSIE LTD, LLC
Amvets 312 Riders
Brian Anderson
Auburndale Lions Club
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.
The Banks Foundation, Inc.
Mike & Polly Barbee
Norma Barker
Debra Bauman
Bausch & Lomb
Steve & Sara Bayard
Myron & Myra Becker
Esther Beckett
$1,000+ (cont.)
Bic Graphic USA
Robert Billingsley
Binnion Foundation
BNY Mellon Community Partnership
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Marci Bolton
Bonita Springs Lions Club
Alice & Bob Boose
Dora Borawa
Richard Bosley
James & Kristina Boudreau
Braden River Elementary School
Bradenton Lions Foundation
Bradenton Puppy Raisers
Suzanne & Dallas Branch
Kevin & Karen Brogan
Donald Brown
Jeff & Jennifer Brown
Brownie Troop #1017
William & Pat Bryant
James O. Buck Family Foundation
James Bugda
Janet Burke
Hugh Burton
Buttonwood Bay Mobile Home Park
Calendar Girls, Inc.
Calypso Boarding Kennels, Inc.
Camber Corporation
Cape Coral Association of Realtors
Ed & Susan Carrington
Carrollton Lions Club
Roger & Dee Carter
Tessie Cason
Cason Cattle Company
Ceres Foundation, Inc.
Chateau Village Mobile Home Park
Christus US Family Health Plan
City of Clearwater
Carolyn Clark
Clark Road Animal Clinic
Clearwater Lions Club
Marcene & Dan Coburn
Cojimar International Corp
Gary & Barbie Coleman
Scott & Kelly Collins
Anita & Henry Conrad, Jr.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Corman
Cox Consulting Services Inc.
Joseph & Vickie Crupi
Cypress Gardens Lions Club
Janet Dahl
The Morton and Dinah Danseyar
Family Foundation, Inc.
Daughters of the American Revolution
- Bucks County Chapter
Kim & Bryan Davis
Ron Debock
Deep South Dressage
Delray Beach Lions Club
Delta Gamma Fraternity
Delta Gamma Naples Alumnae
Chapter
Dennis Wylie Jordan Memorial Fund
Jim & Patricia Derryberry
Lois DeVuyst
Diamonds On Main, Inc.
Dick Neaves Stoneybrook Walk
Stephen & Marsha Dickey
The Margaret E. Dickins Foundation
Mary Dodge
Judy Walker Duck
William & Karen Duffey
Pam Duval
Ellenton-Parrish Lions Foundation
Jacqueline Elliott
Englewood Lions Club
Howard & June Entman
Kirby & Christine Erickson
The Farver Foundation
Ann Ferrentino
Marleen Finkler
Fins & Feathers, Inc.
Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing
Service
Florida Lions Foundation for the Blind
Florida State Society of Daughters of
the American Colonists
Florida Sunbeemers, Inc.
Paul & Barbara Flowers
William Howard Flowers, Jr.
Foundation
Patricia Flynn
Betty & Buddy Formby
Fort Myers Beach Lions Foundation
Jim & Sue Fox
Jacqueline Siegel- Frascella
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Paul Gallagher
Dick & Diane Gannon
The Gardens Mobile Home Park
Gentle Paws
Donald Geyer
Laurie & Art Ginsburg
Bay Area Arbor 763 Gleaner Life Ins.
Society
Evelyn Glidewell
Global Fund Investments, Inc.
Global Impact
Barbara Glover
Julia Graham
Mark & Ann Marie Gratz
Realtor Assoc of Greater Fort
Lauderdale, Inc.
Marvin & Lynne Gross
Don Hagedorn
Annette J. Hagens Memorial
Foundation
Eugene & Toby Halpern
Alton & Viola Halvorsen
David & Ruth Hamaker
Victoria Hamilton
Steven Harper
Larry & Liz Heinkel
Douglas & Doris Hendrickson
Titus & Bibiana Herman
Carolyn Hersh
Homosassa Lions Club
Honeywell International Matching Gift
Program
Trudy Howe
Margaret Hughes
Randy Humphries
Kenneth Hyatt
IBM Corporation
IBM Employee Services Center
Intellect Technical Solutions, Inc.
International Union of Police
Association
Tommy & Suzanne Inzina
J. Elizabeth Jeffress
Kelley & Renee Johnson
Ralph Johnson
Trevor Johnson
Wildey & Carolyn Johnson
The Ruth R. Hoyt - Anne H. Jolley
Foundation Inc.
Richard & Sandra Joyce
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Majors Dale & Denise Jurgensen,
USAF, Ret
Justice Columbia Lodge #3 FAAM
Karl-Storz Veterinary Endoscopy
Hester Jo Potter Keen
William & Christina Keffler
Keller Williams Realty Sarasota/
Lakewood
Leigh Kemnitz
Dorothy & Stanley Kendig
Key Biscayne Lions Club
Lani Khounvixay
King’s Gate Round Table
Vickie Klinger
Steve Knight & Associates, Inc.
Knights of Columbus 7414
Knox Family Foundation
W.A. & Joan Korn
Lake Sumter Lions Club
Jean Lambert
Ronald & Joyce Landbeck
Largay Foundation, Inc.
Largo Lions Club
Gary Lawrence
The Lazzara Family Foundation
Barbara Lear
John & Gene Leary
Lerner Cohen Healthcare
Lea & Jeff LeVines
Lexington Lions Club
Liberty Mutual
John Lillard
Keith & Linda Lippert
Kathleen & Richard Lofstedt
Loyal Order of Moose - Brandon
Lodge 1880
Manatee Association of Realtors
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Foundation
Gloria Manzenberger
Marina Markantonatos
Anita Ann Mason
Sally McConnell
Esther & Harold McCrackin
Anne McDaniel
Cathy McDowell
Brian & Pat McHugh
Carol McKnight
Brent & Susan McLean
Medicak Education Technologies, Inc.
Kevin & Jennifer Mercer
Tom & Lee Merrick
Military Officers Wives Club Lakeland
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Christy Milkovich
Fritz Miller
Jacqueline Mischou
Lee & Irene Mitchell
Anne Kristin Moore
Bill & Tanga Moyle
The Mudra Foundation
Fred & Delores Musbach
Mustang Club of West Central Florida
Naaman Forest High School
Dr. David & Kathy Nateman
Nature Coast Puppy Raisers
Dorothy Neely
Pat Nelson
Richard & Faye Nespola Charitable
Foundation
Lawrence Newman
Northeast Richland Lions Club
James O’Meara
Ocala Lions Club
George & Tara Off
James & Jill Ogden
Delmar & Audria Olson Family
Foundation
Orange City Lions Club
Orban’s Nursery, Inc.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Palm Coast Lions Club
Palmetto Elks #2449
Palmetto Mobile Home Club
Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
Walter Parrish, Jr.
Pass-A-Grille Woman’s Club
Ronald & Georgeann Paul
April Pearson
Elizabeth Peck
Harold & Gretchen Petraske
Roger & Alisa Pettingell
Pilot Club of Columbus
Suzanne & Jerry Pippins, Jr., Col., USAF
Ret.
Edgar Pitts
Bonnie & Brian Plikaytis
Port Orange Lions Club
Port St. Lucie Downtown Lions Club
William Pou
Jacqueline Preis
Prime South Properties
Punta Gorda Lions Club
Wells & Marsha Purmort
Thomas Rackley
Bradley Randall
Rath/Harper & Associates, Inc.
RCD Corporation
Si Redd & Tamara Redd Charitable
Foundation
Michael & Ann Reddington
Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
Phillip & Barbara Renaud
Kathleen Riley
Rogan & Associates
Carol & Bob Rone
Marjorie Rose
Eileen Rosenzweig
Rotary Club of Seminole
1st US Vol. Cavalry Regiment Rough
Riders, Inc.
Royal Garden/Seabreeze Mobile
Home Parks
J.M. Rubin Foundation
Gerard & Sue Ruvo
Saint Stephens Episcopal School
Samowitz Foundation Inc.
Sandestin Lions Club
Sarasota Hi Noon Lions Foundation
Satellite Beach Lions Club
Anthony & Eileen Scamardo
Mary Scharf
General & Mrs. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf
SE Texas Chapter of Association of
Rehab Nurses
Sebastian Lions Club
David Ellis Selby
Sellstate Priority Realty
Ferial Senesen
Sertoma Club of Venice
Susan Sherman
Mark & Marcia Sherwin
John & Joan Shimerda
Norman & Judith Silver
Silverliners Florida Gulfcoast
Stephen Simms
Lester Singer
Donna Skoll
Harold Skolnick
Charles & Jeannie Slater
Carol Snyder
Social Circle Lions Club
A. Jay & Alberta Somers
George & Bobbie Souder
Susan & Raymond Souder
South Broward Board of Realtors
South Shore Puppy Raisers
Spring Hill Lions Club
Jane Springrose
St. Pete Beach Lions Club
St. Petersburg Breakfast Lions Club
Stan Fried Private Foundation
Debra Starr
State Theatre Concerts, LLC
Kathy Stegall
R. Scott & Kathryn Steinfort
Foundation
Patricia Stephens
Jane Storms
Sun ‘n Fun RV Resort
Sun City Center Lions Club
Sun Key Village Homeowners
Association
Chris Swartz
George & Sheryl Talbot
Tampa Area Puppy Raisers
Tampa Bay Terrier Club Inc.
Tampa West Hillsboro Lions Club
Donald Taylor
Taylor Family Foundation
Taylor Ranch School
The Eye Associates
Joan Thibault
Shani Thimm
David & Margarite Thompson
L.V. Thompson Family Foundation
Janet Thoreson
Creighton & Dru Trahan
Trailer Estates
Transitions Optical, Inc.
Tropic Isles Mobile Home Park
Bruce & Karen Trott
David & Dorothy Marie Trumpeter
Endowment Fund
Valerie Tur
United Community Church
United Systems Computer Group, Inc
Paul & Priscilla Utter
V.F.W. Post #2473
V.F.W. Post #9272
$1,000+ (cont.)
Carol Van Gorp
VAXA International
Veranda Springs Mobile Home Park
Veterans Color Guard
Capt. Joseph G.Victor, USCG - Ret.
Village on the Greens
Sue Wagner
Wal-Mart Super Center #769
Chester Waldron
Wellington Lions Club
Robert Whitaker
Harvey & Judy White
Wilmington Trust Company
Patrick Wilson
Randy & Cynthia Wilson
Amy Wolfe
Women’s Club of Mainlands #6
Don Woodman
Zephyrhills Lions Club
$250+
AAA Tree Service LLC
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
ACS of Cape Coral, Inc.
Evelyn Adams
Dana Adkins
AEGON Transamerica Foundation
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Joyce Ahles
Alachua Lions Club
Charles Albritton
Betty Allen
Allstate Giving Campaign
Alternate Postal Direct, Inc.
American Ex-Prisoners of War
American German Club, Inc.
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #110
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #158
American Legion Herbert Griffin
Post 19
Amvets Post 113
Timothy & Daisy Andersen
Ann Anderson
Joan Anderson
James Angel
Application Processing Service, Inc.
Suzy Ardila
Armstrong Air & Heating, Inc.
Thomas Arthur
Ashton Elementary School
Askatz Investments LLC
Tampa Association of Insurance
Professionals
AT&T United Way Employee Giving
Program
Atlanta Metro Lions Club
Autaugaville Lions Club
Aventura-North Miami Beach Lions
Club
Jim & Camille Avore
Christine Baer
Clifford & Carol Baggott
Francis Bailey, Jr.
Michael & Joan Baker
Ball Ground Lions Club
Bank of America United Way
Campaign
William & Margaret Barati
Chuck & Gloria Barnett
Michael Barr
Mary Baugh
Jeffery Baxter
Joan & Donald Beall
Patricia Bedi
Glenn & Kathleen Bell
Virginia Bell
Bella Med Spa
Belle Glade Lions Club
Jennifer Bengston
Kerri & Peter Bermont
Mindee Besnard
Warren & Marie Beuttenmuller
Mary Anne Biddiscombe
Big Pine Key Lions Club #12726
Bill Riley Painting
Mark & Tracie Blitch
Ronald & Carole Bloom
Blountsville Lions Club
Blythewood Middle School
BOA Sisterhood Chapter #112
Bob Evans Restaurant
Boca Grande Woman’s Club
Boca Raton Lions Club
Bonita Springs-Estero Realtor
Association
Kathy Booth
Dick & Sheila Borchert
Roger Borthwick
Robert & Allison Botard
Bouchard Insurance, Inc.
Paul Bowers
Melvin & Jean Brackendorff
Brandon Hospital Auxiliary, Inc.
Nyal & Pat Brazee
Bright House Networks LLC
Jeanne Brossart
Anne & Lloyd Brown
E. Ann Brownell
Loretta Brustlin
Frank & Jena Brzezinski
Timothy Burke
Betty Burns
Bart Butler
Brett & Lyn Butler
Butler Pappas Weihmuller
Byron Lions Club
Grady & Lesley Caffin
Thomas & Frances Caleca
Calvary Lions Club
Calvary Lutheran WELCA
Christine Calvin
Barbara & Harvey Campbell
Betty Stein Campbell
James & Deborah Campbell
Cape Coral Kiwanis Foundation
David Caras
Carbon Resources of Florida, Inc.
Connie & Greg Carlson
Norman & Jessie Carpenter
Diane Carr
Jim & Margy Carraway
Mike & Jane Carroll
Dennis Carson
Millie Cassidy
Mary Jo Castle
Mac & Kathleen Cauley
Curtis & Susan Cearley
Mary Cebuhar
Cedar Key Lions Club
Beatrice Chasteen
Marjorie Childers
John & Mitzi Chiz
Christ Episcopal Church
Bruce & Sharon Christopher
Edward & Linda Chung
Suzanne Circle
Joel & Christy Clark
Clearwater Evening Lions Club
Donna Cler
Clermont/Minneola Lions Club
Jim Cliff
Rhoda & Paul Clovis
Richard Clune
Coastal Floors, Inc.
Sonny and Marvin Cohen
Beatty & Helen Collins
Columbia Northeast Lions Club
Columbus Lions Club
Community Foundation of Greater
Lakeland
Skip & Beverly Conkling Foundation
Fred & June Connelly
Continental Women’s Club of Ft.
Myers
Phil & Suzanne Conway
James Cook
Philip Cook
Pat & Mary Copeland
Coral Gables Lions Club
Nancy & George Cottrell
Jo & Jerome Couch
Theo Council
Thomas & Eileen Courtney
Ellen & John Cox
Lenvil & Mary Crews
Joan Crouthamel
Bob & DeLene Crown
Crystal River Lions Club
Alice Cunningham
Wayne & Andrian Cunningham
Anne Cuny
James & Susan Daehling
Mary Davidson-Lenz
Brian Davies
Ann Davis
Dixie Davis
Mike and Linda Davis
Rick & Robbi Davis
Daytona Beach Blind Bowlers Assoc.
Eric Dean
Daniel DeBruhl
Ann DeFries
Janet DeGroff
Phil & Julie Delaney
Delta Gamma Fraternity Clearwater
Alumni
Mark & Kathleen Denny
Patricia & Derrill DeRamus
Sherry DeZonia
Karen Dickinson
Carmen & Barbara DiQuollo
The Distillery Tavern
District One Inc.
Joseph Donahey
Dowell & Perez, P.A.
Carol & Michael Dubois
Major Lee & Jan Dunlap
Gale & Marjorie Dunn
Jean Dunn
East Polk County Assoc of Realtors
Mary Jo Eaton
Eaton Corp. Com. Involvement Team
Catherine Edington
Jerry Edington, DVM
Ralph & Audrey Ehrhardt
Anthony Ekonomides
Elba Lions Club
Wendy Ellis
Emerald Coast Assoc of Realtors
Employees Community Fund of
Boeing
Executive Network of Manatee
Adel & Doria Fahmy
Fair Lane Acres Mobile Home Park
William Fairweather, Jr.
Faith Presbyterian Church
Fantasy Travel
Herbert & Dwila Fecker, Jr.
Fidelity Information Services
Fiesta Grove RV Resort
Fifth Third Bank
Nelson Fishman
F. Barry & Kathleen Fitzgerald
FL Office Anesthesia Supplies &
Equipment
Fleming Lions Club
Irene Fleshner
Florida Dancing Birds
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Medical Clinic, P.A.
Flying Fish Fleet
Focardi-Great Bay Foundation
Kenneth & Deborah Folkman
Forge Labradors
Forsyth Lions Club
Fort Lauderdale Lions Club
Fort Myers Lions Club
Fort Pierce Lions Club
Four Buoys, Inc.
Lynne Foussat
Richard & Patricia Fox
Fraternal Order of Eagles-Bonita
Springs
Fraternal Order of Eagles-Daytona
Beach
Jeff & Kathy Freeman
Van & Becky Freeman
Phil & Laurie Lee-Hayes Fremon
Alice French
Dianne & Phil Frincke
Fruitland Park Lions Club
Fuzzie Buddies, LLC
Mike, Marcy and Madelyn Gabriel
Gainesville Alachua Co Assoc of
Realtors
Gainesville Lions Club
Michael & Kaitlyn Gallant
Dianne Gallinger
Norma Gannon
Martin & Betty Gilbert
Anna & Ron Gizzi
Theodore Glasrud
Beth Glenn
Robert & Robin Glenn
Rosanne Godsey
Herb & Sharon Alexander Gold
Golf Lakes Women’s Club
Rita Goluba
Dennis & Patricia Gomes
Asli Goncer
Carol & Mike Gonzales
Susan Gottschalk
Bill & Marylu Gowen
Greater Miami Baseball Club
Mark Green
Phillip Green
Greenville Lions Club
Jon Greer
Barry Grooms
Jean Grout
Wendy Grubbs
Gulf Coast Waves Unit #27
Gulf Shore Bank
Patricia Gurley
James & Patricia Haggard
Hahira Lions Club
Fanny Haine
Cheri & Lew Hall
Honorable Wallace H. Hall
Karoline & Bob Hall
Thomas & Cynthia Hall
Karen & Bob Hamilton
David Hammar
Susan Hanna
Margaret Hannigan
Lynne Hansen
Dinah Hanvey
Donna L. Hardy
Dean Allan Harkey
Karen Harkey
Guy & Bobbie Harley
Scott & Kristen Harman
Jeffrey Harper
Winfred & Sue Harrell
George & Bonnie Hart
Jeffrey Hatch
Michael & Susie Hatley
John Hayter
Headland Lions Club
Heart of Florida United Way, Inc.
Otto Helbig
Kathleen & Robert Hempel
William & Camille Hemsworth
Hendersonville Daybreak Lions Club
Sam & Sue Hendrickson
Susan Henley
Philip Henry
Ted Henter
Janet Herron
Richard & Christine Hess
William & Louise Hess
Hialeah Pan American Lions Club
Highwoods Realty LTD
Patricia Hill
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Hilton Head Noon Lions Club
Natashia Hines
Hire Quest LLC
William & Sandra Sue Holbrook
Holcomb & Leung, P.A.
Lee & Pat Holmes
Stephanie Holmes
Margaret & J. Carleton Holtby, Jr.
Homewood Metro Lions Club
Jim & Gerry Hopper
Ellen Horn
Colin Horne
$250+ (cont.)
Eric Hotchkiss
Doris & Roy Houchins
Tom & Sandie House
Houston Puppy Raisers
Donna Hovanec
Stephen & Sherri Hoyle
Timothy Hughes
Thomas Hughes, II
Humana, Inc.
Bradley Humphries
Bruce & Janet Hutcheson
Melinda Hyde
Hydrodog Management LLC
Tracey, Greg & Austin Iglehart
Catherine Iklody
Image 1 Studios
Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club
Interlachen Lions Club
Inverness Lions Club
Dan Iovacchini
David & Nancy Iverson
William Jackson
Jacksonville Beach Noon Lions Club
William Jahn, Jr.
Clyde & Pamela James
Robert Jantzen
Paul Jarzomkowske
Jet Mobile Home Park
Jewish Community Foundation
Shari Johenson
John’s Penny Pot
James Johnigean
Jon’s Fine Jewelry
Brian Jones
Irene Cole Jones
Jones Family Foundation
Michael Jordan
Marcus Juliano
Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound Assoc.
of Realtors
Patricia & Irwin Kaplan
Barbara Katz
Scott Keeler
Marsha Keesee
Kennesaw Acworth Lions Club
Randy & Mary Ann Kerr
Claudia Kersey
Key Biscayne Woman’s Club
Darlene Kiba
Katina King
Linda King
Kirk-Pinkerton P.A.
Josephine Kixmiller
Beverly & Blake Klein
Sheldon & Virginia Klein
Steve & Elinor Kline
USAF Ret. SMS Kenneth Klingler
Jill Klores
Knights of Columbus
Linda & Carl Koch
Jeffrey Kommuck
Joseph & Allana Kondisko
Geralyn Konigsberg
Greg & Polly Koontz
Joyce Koppel
Wayne & Dell Kosfeld
Nik Kozy
Andy & Jamey Kramer
Ted Kratt
James Kreuser
Dorothy Kroemer
Arthur Kuhlmann
David & Marie Kurtz
Julia La Barnes
Susan Laden
Lake Alfred Lions Club
Lake Placid Lions Club
Lake Seminole Lions Club
Brian & Laura Lambert
R. Kirk Landon
Bruce & Colleen Landy
Susan Langston
Herbert & Mary Lanham
Melissa LaPointe
Peggy Larson
Lauckgroup
Mary Ellen Lawler
Tom & Ruth Leaders
Sarah Elizabeth Leger
Lehigh Acres Lions Club
John Leinhardt
Kristi Lenart
Peter Lennon
Amy Lettelleir
Lincoln Arms MHP Fun Club
Lincoln Arms Mobile Home Park
Ron & Patty Linde
Lions of District 31-A
Lions of District 35
Thomas & Deanna Little
Richard Lockwood
John & Suzette Lodge
Katherine Logue
Martha-Ann Long
William Lopatta
Frederick Loring
George Lott
Loyal Order of Moose
Christopher Lubeck
Chelsea Lyman
Gordon MacDonald
Linda MacGregor
Marleen Mahon
Ann-Marie Majeskey, Ph.D.
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A greater sense of
wellbeing
B r i a n H a l l a n d Ve t e r a n S e r v i c e D o g J u d y
Retired Air Force Major Brian Hall hadn’t asked his wife out for dinner in
four years. At least not until recently when he met Judy, his new Veteran
Service Dog.
Since returning from Afghanistan in 2008, Brian mostly stayed home. He
couldn’t seem to readjust, not since experiencing the unspeakable on the
streets of Kabul. Clinicians call it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Soldiers and their families call it misery.
Now retired after 24 years, Brian received treatment for PTSD. He learned
that many find relief through the calming presence of a service dog. After
applying to Southeastern and waiting his turn, Judy came to stay. A laidback black Labrador, Judy transforms from a relaxed pet to an alert,
attentive service dog the moment Brian puts on her vest.
Before Judy, Brian’s anxiety mounted. Could a dog help?
“I rarely went out,” shares Brian. “Now on weekends, I’ll go out with
my wife. Judy calms my anxiety, surrounds me, and helps me keep my
distance from people. If somebody comes from behind, she lets me know
by nudging me. If there’s a crowd, she leans into my leg and walks closer.
This grounds me; she reminds me that these people aren’t bad, that I’m not
in downtown Kabul.”
Monica, Brian’s wife of 27 years, noticed the difference. “He’s a lot happier,
a lot more easygoing,” she shares. “He actually suggested we go out to
dinner Friday night. He hasn’t done that in four years!”
“I can’t explain how much Judy has changed my life,” says Brian. “Because
of Southeastern Guide Dogs, my world is completely changed for the
better.”
Board of Directors
Eric Williams
Chairman
Tampa, FL
David Barnhart
Member
Atlanta, GA
Chris McNamee
Member
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Kathleen Riley
Member
Atlanta, GA
Scott Collins, Esq.
Vice Chairman
Sarasota, FL
Ray Bishop
Member
Atlanta, GA
William Moyle
Member
Safety Harbor, FL
Harris Silverman, M.D.
Lifetime Member
Bradenton, FL
Roger Pettingell
Secretary
Sarasota, FL
Suzanne Branch, AIA
Member
Dallas, TX
Bobby Newman
Member
Tampa, FL
Katie Tyler
Member
Charlotte, NC
Lea LeVines
Treasurer
Tampa, FL
Tim Griffy
Member
Richardson, TX
Ann-Margaret Perkins, Esq.
Member
Carrollton, GA
John Whitcomb
Member
Tampa, FL
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Southeastern Guide Dogs is accredited by the International Guide Dog Federation
in Reading, England and is a member of the Council of U.S. Dog Guide Schools.