Plenty of dogs are walked around the Narrabri West Lake each day, but probably none are quite as big as Gulliver.
The tall canine stopped by Narrabri last Wednesday with a support crew from Guide Dog NSW/ACT to celebrate National Volunteer Week.
The tour, which also included other parts of northern NSW, aimed to send a giant thank you to the 700 people across NSW and the ACT who regularly volunteer their time to support the organisation.
As part of the initiative, the 4.3 metre tall, fibreglass dog visited each of the organisation’s volunteer fundraising groups, which are located on the Central Coast, Mudgee, Dubbo and Moree to honour their dedication and present their members with a special Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Volunteer medallion.
“As Guide Dogs NSW/ACT receives minimal government funding, our volunteers are the lifeblood of our organisation,” said Charles Ulm, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT’s marketing and communications manager.
“With demand for guide dogs, which cost over $30,000 each to breed and train, and our other services growing due to increasing numbers of people experiencing vision loss, so does our reliance on the public’s generosity.
The tall canine stopped by Narrabri last Wednesday with a support crew from Guide Dog NSW/ACT to celebrate National Volunteer Week.
The tour, which also included other parts of northern NSW, aimed to send a giant thank you to the 700 people across NSW and the ACT who regularly volunteer their time to support the organisation.
As part of the initiative, the 4.3 metre tall, fibreglass dog visited each of the organisation’s volunteer fundraising groups, which are located on the Central Coast, Mudgee, Dubbo and Moree to honour their dedication and present their members with a special Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Volunteer medallion.
“As Guide Dogs NSW/ACT receives minimal government funding, our volunteers are the lifeblood of our organisation,” said Charles Ulm, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT’s marketing and communications manager.
“With demand for guide dogs, which cost over $30,000 each to breed and train, and our other services growing due to increasing numbers of people experiencing vision loss, so does our reliance on the public’s generosity.