My Volunteer Expertise – Chief Canines for the Blind

Pleased Nationwide Volunteer Week to all my fellow volunteers!

My identify is Margaret Lopez, and I’m a Volunteer Engagement Assistant for the Puppy Improvement and Breeding Departments. By way of this position I discovered about being a breeding host for Chief Dog. My husband and I are at present breeding hosts for Chief Dog Mother Kaiya! I’m enthusiastic about each of my volunteer roles at Chief Canines for the Blind (LDB).

I started to seek for volunteer alternatives at Chief Dog after seeing a Fb submit from the 2023 Dinner within the Darkish occasion. I retired in late 2022 from a prolonged profession in healthcare, so I had quite a lot of time on my palms. I grew up in Rochester, MI and was accustomed to LDB and I wished to volunteer in my neighborhood.

Since I grew to become a volunteer at LDB I’ve discovered a lot concerning the group and that LDB reaches past the rapid neighborhood. I’ve discovered that volunteers at LDB make great every day commitments to the group. Each volunteer contributes to creating a constructive distinction for LDB purchasers and their households. Whether or not volunteering in all the assorted areas on-campus or as off-campus as puppy raisers and breeding hosts we assist the Chief Dog mission. I’m at all times so amazed after I speak to a few of you who’ve raised 30 plus Future Chief Canines and enthusiastically welcome your subsequent puppy. Additionally listening to from different breeding hosts who love this side of volunteering and have helped convey so many future Chief Canines into the world. I’m touched by the assist from different hosts who’ve reached out by way of Fb. I’ve had the chance to satisfy nice folks at varied occasions. I’m so grateful for the chance to volunteer at Chief Canines for the Blind. I additionally really feel appreciated and supported by the group particularly Anne Preston, Melissa Pletcher from volunteer engagement,  Dana Hunter, Alex Guigar and Sam McCormick from the breeding division.