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The Seeing Eye
Annual Report 2017
Cover
On the cover are pictures of many Seeing Eye puppies. The text on the cover reads “The Seeing Eye: 75 Years of Raising Puppies. Annual Report 2017”.
Contents
Letter from the President & CEO
Letter from the Officers
Executive Office and Leadership Team
Committed Members
Financial Statements
ON THE COVER:
2017 was the 75th anniversary of The Seeing Eye’s Puppy Raising Program. The cover photo is a composite of scores of photos of puppies born in Fiscal Year 2017, and arranged into the number “75”.
For the first 13 years of our history, The Seeing Eye acquired dogs from Dorothy Harrison Eustis’s dog breeding and training facility, Fortunate Fields, in Vevey, Switzerland. But by the late 1930s, the school was graduating more than 100 students a year, and it was apparent The Seeing Eye would soon need its own breeding program closer to our headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey.
The Seeing Eye began its program with six German shepherds born in February 1942. Following a system that had been created at Fortunate Fields, the puppies were raised not in the kennel but by area families, where they would learn valuable lessons about going new places and meeting new people. The Seeing Eye initially found families through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 4-H youth program.
In 1949, there were a handful of families participating in the Puppy Raising Program, all in Morris County; today, there are more than 550 families spread across New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Northern Maryland, and Warwick, New York.
Letter from the President and CEO of The Seeing Eye
Photo: This letter is accompanied by a photo of James A. Kutsch Jr., President & CEO of The Seeing Eye, and his Seeing Eye dog, a German shepherd named Vegas.
Thank you for helping to make 2017 such a success. Your generous support helped 257 people achieve their dream of being matched with a Seeing Eye® dog. I’ve worked with Seeing Eye dogs since 1970 – the photo shows me with my current Seeing Eye dog, a German shepherd named Vegas.
Thanks to your thoughtful gifts to The Seeing Eye, we haven’t had to raise our student tuition since our founding… a truly amazing achievement. The dollar certainly doesn’t go as far today as it did in 1929, when you could buy a dozen oranges for a quarter, an admission ticket to a New York Yankees game for a dollar, or a five-room colonial home in Morristown for $6,000… but it does at The Seeing Eye, where student tuition includes round-trip transportation from anywhere in the United States or Canada, three weeks’ room and board, training in how to use and care for a guide dog, equipment, ongoing support after graduation, and of course, the dog itself, can still be had for $150 for a first-time student, $50 for a returning student, or $1 for a military veteran.
You will find stories and photos of some of the people you helped achieve increased independence and dignity through the use of Seeing Eye dogs throughout this annual report. I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I do. Without you, we couldn’t have done it.
Highlights of Fiscal Year 2017 include:
• We served 257 students, received 421 applications, and accepted 260 candidates into our program. (Some candidates accepted in 2017 will attend in 2018.)
• We continued our follow-up support for our 1,771 actively working Seeing Eye teams, with Seeing Eye instructors conducting follow-up visits to Seeing Eye graduates in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and seven Canadian provinces.
• At our Chester breeding facility, 473 puppies were whelped from 62 litters, with an average litter size of 7.6 puppies. The success rate for the dogs that began the training program after returning to campus from their puppy raising families and went on to graduate from the program or entered the breeding program was approximately 75 percent, allowing us to train only the very best dogs, and to find the very best match for each of our students. We had 566 active families participating in puppy development in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and New York by providing foster homes for our puppies.
• On January 29, 2017 – the 88th anniversary of our founding – The Seeing Eye was featured on CBS’s Sunday Morning. As part of the segment, host Jane Pauley sat with a Seeing Eye dog in training, a yellow Labrador retriever named Phoenix. The video can be viewed at .
• Groundbreaking research on mothering styles in canines and the effect it has on their puppies’ development was done with The Seeing Eye’s breeding colony in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, and published in the February 2017 issue of Frontiers in Psychology. Initial findings indicate that the breed of the mother dog, the size of her litter and whether she was a first time or a more experienced mom affected her mothering style and were factors that appear to contribute to the success of her pups as guide dogs. The Seeing Eye received national media coverage for our involvement in the study.
• The Seeing Eye Orientation and Mobility Program held 14 seminars on the campuses of participating colleges and universities, including one at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Mobility specialists instruct people who are blind in how to travel safely using a long white cane. The goal of the Seeing Eye O&M Program is to give O&M students an understanding of guide dogs, so when they graduate and encounter an individual who would benefit from a guide dog, the specialist will recognize that the individual’s mobility would be enhanced by the use of a guide dog. Over 150 future O&M specialists attended the seminars.
• Public visits to our campus continue to be very popular. The public is welcomed to make reservations and visit on Thursdays and one Saturday per month. The visit includes videos, talks by a graduate and an instructor, and a history of The Seeing Eye. In FY17, over 2,300 people attended 56 visits (an average of 44 individuals per visit).
• On May 9, the second annual Dinner Party for The Seeing Eye was held, with 182 attendees enjoying the culinary skills of seven local chefs. Guests also enjoyed a video about one of our graduates, a graduate speaker and a live auction. Over $162,000 was raised for our mission.
On behalf of all the people you helped in 2017… thank you.
Sincerely,
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
President & CEO
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Letter from the Officers of The Seeing Eye
Photos: This letter is accompanied by photos of the Officers of The Seeing Eye: Thomas J. Duffy, Chairman; Ari Benacerraf, Vice Chair; Margaret E. Howard, Vice Chair; and James A. Kutsch Jr., President & CEO.
Dear friends:
In Fiscal Year 2017, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of our Puppy Raising program. It’s an extraordinary concept – taking 8-week-old puppies born at The Seeing Eye and distributing them to families or individuals throughout the area who volunteer to raise these dogs, teach them basic commands and house manners, bring them to different places and meet new people to socialize them, and most importantly give them the love, care, and attention that will develop the foundation of the uncanny bond they will share with the person they will eventually guide.
For more than a year, the puppy is a part of your life… and then the puppy, now generally 14 to 16 months old, comes back to The Seeing Eye to be trained as a Seeing Eye dog.
It really is a lot to ask of a volunteer. And we hear people say it all the time: “I’d love to do that, but I could never give the puppy up!”
Puppy raisers will tell you it’s not easy. But they know they are doing this for a higher purpose: To make a profound difference in the life of someone who is blind or visually impaired.
And those of you who have supported our mission in the last year with your gifts of money, dedication, and time have made it possible for our dogs to do what they truly love to do. If our puppies could thank each and every one of you, they would!
On their behalf… thank you!
Thomas J. Duffy
Chairman
Ari Benacerraf
Vice Chair
Margaret E. Howard, D.Lit.
Vice Chair
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
President & CEO
Executive Office and Leadership Team
Glenn Cianci
Director, Facilities Management
Peggy Gibbon
Director, Canine Development
Dolores Holle, V.M.D.
Director, Canine Medicine & Surgery
Randall Ivens
Director, Human Resources
David Johnson
Director, Instruction & Training
James A. Kutsch, Jr., Ph.D.*
President & CEO
Jennifer Lieberman
Executive Assistant to the President
Deborah Morrone-Colella
Director, Donor & Public Relations
Robert Pudlak
Director, Administration & Finance / CFO
Board of Trustees
Thomas J. Duffy
Chairman
Global Chief Operations Officer, Audit
KPMG LLP
Ari Benacerraf
Vice Chair
Senior Managing Director
Diamond Castle Holdings
Margaret E. Howard, D.Lit.
Vice Chair
V.P. of Administration & University Relations (retired)
Drew University
Robert A. Hamwee
Treasurer
Managing Director
New Mountain Capital LLC
Julie H. Carroll*
Secretary
Senior Attorney Adviser (retired)
National Council on Disability
James A. Kutsch, Jr., Ph.D.*
President & CEO
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Vikram Agarwal, Esq.*
Shareholder
Bean Kinney & Korman PC
Karon C. Bales, T.E.P., C.S.
Partner
Bales Beall LLP
Richard V. Boulger
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Arizona
Cynthia Bryant, LL.M.*
Special Legal Adviser
Federal Communications Commission
Dr. Lewis M. Chakrin
Dean, The Anisfield School of Business (retired)
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Anthony J. DeCarlo, VMD
Veterinary Management Consultant
President, Rayne Clinical Nutrition
Stuart H. Fine, D.H.A.
Associate Professor & Director
Fox School of Business
Temple University
Susan G. Gnall
Senior Vice President
Morgan Stanley
The Hon. Thomas H. Kean
Former Governor, The State of New Jersey
Former President, Drew University
Chairman, THK Consulting, LLC
Catherine A. Kiernan, Esq.
Vice President & General Counsel
Seton Hall University
OhSang Kwon
Private Investor
Michael G. May*
Executive Director
BVI Workforce Innovation Center
Envision, Inc.
Michael B. McKitish
Assistant Head for Finance and Operations
Peddie School
Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen, V.M.D., Ph.D., Dipl. ACT
Associate Professor, Genetics & Reproduction
J.A. Baker Institute for Animal Health
Cornell University
Michael H. Mittelman, O.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.O.
President
Salus University
Mark “Duke” Mulvoy
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager
First Republic Investment Management
Susan Pomerantz, Ph.D.*
Licensed psychologist
Private practice
Mark G. Steinberg
Managing Director (retired)
BlackRock
Honorary Trustees
Hugh A. D’Andrade, Esq.
Vice Chairman & Chief Administrative Officer (retired)
Schering-Plough Corporation
Michael W. Ranger
Partner
Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC
*Graduate of The Seeing Eye
Graduate Stories
Interspersed throughout this annual report are stories from people who graduated from The Seeing Eye in Fiscal Year 2017, plus one person who graduated several years ago but celebrated a significant life milestone in 2017. In addition to a photo of the team, each story also has a puppy photo of that same Seeing Eye dog when it was about 7 weeks old.
Ed Barnes and Voyager
Ed Barnes of St. John’s, Newfoundland, returned to The Seeing Eye in July to be matched with his third Seeing Eye dog, a black Labrador retriever named Voyager. The photo shows Ed smiling as he stands with his arm around Voyager.
“Voyager has a totally different personality from my previous dog, so it was a bit of an adjustment,” Ed said. “Once I got to know him, and learn his personality, and what worked best for him. I’m quite pleased with him.”
Ed says the aptly named Voyager is a great guide dog. “He has a lot of initiative,” Ed said. “The other day he was guiding me on the sidewalk and he stopped. I stuck my foot out and there was broken glass on the pavement. It wasn’t in his path, it was in mine. But he saw it and he alerted me to it.”
Christina Brino and Shasta
Christina Brino of Pompton Plains, New Jersey, is now working with her seventh Seeing Eye dog, a black Labrador retriever named Shasta. The picture shows Christina smiling as Shasta turns to lick her face.
“She is just the sweetest thing, she’s such a love,” Christina said.
“She has such a good work ethic. When she’s in harness, she is a pro,” she said. “Out of harness, she’s crazy! She loves to play. It’s amazing – it’s like a switch goes off in her head. She loves to fly around the house and play catch and go after her toys.”
Daniel Novielli and Lokai
Daniel Novielli logs a lot of air miles as the director of sales for SourceAmerica. “One year I was on 77 different planes,” he said. “I fly all over the country every month. Next month I’ll be in Indianapolis, then in Cleveland. It’s important that my dog be a good traveler.”
Daniel, who lives in Woodbridge, Virginia, said he found that dog when he was matched with Lokai, a golden retriever. The picture shows Daniel smiling as he holds Lokai.
“On the flights, he’s calm and well-behaved. When we’re walking, he’s outstanding. I love his posture. His head is up, his tail is up, and his feet are up – he walks up on his toes. He’s so smooth and graceful. This guy is absolutely excellent in every way.”
Jameyanne Fuller and Neutron
Jameyanne Fuller is a student at Harvard Law School and also takes classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In August, she returned to The Seeing Eye to be matched with her second Seeing Eye dog, a black Labrador/golden retriever cross named Neutron. The photo shows Jameyanne smiling as she hugs Neutron, who also appears to be smiling.
“In harness, Neutron is fast and focused, but he still has a wagging tail. He loves a challenge, but he's also very careful in complicated situations,” Jameyanne said. “Out of harness, he's all about getting cuddles and scratches. He likes to put his paw up on my knee and remind me that I've been studying for long enough now and I should start paying attention to him.”
Jessica Calvo-Varela and Jaime
Jessica Calvo-Varela of Wayne, New Jersey, is a high school Spanish teacher. Her dog’s name is Jaime – but it’s pronounced with a hard J.
“The students sometimes want to pronounce it ‘Jaime,’ but I tell them no – in Spanish, that’s a boy’s name!” she said.
The picture shows Jessica, with her eyes closed, smiling as Jaime, a yellow Labrador retriever, turns to lick her face.
“When we’re at school, she loves to walk up and down the aisle between the desks, like she’s a model on a catwalk,” Jessica said. “The kids love her, but they know when she’s in harness, she’s working and they can’t distract her. It’s a great lesson for them. The kids understand that she has a job to do, and they see that she does it well!”
John Stawasz and Isabel
John Stawasz of Rockwall, Texas, attended the wedding of his youngest daughter on May 28, 2017, with the help of his Seeing Eye dog, a black Labrador retriever named Isabel.
“My first daughter was married 11 years ago. At that time I had sight, I was able to function without any assistance and had full independence,” John said. “Since then my retinal degenerative disease, retinitis pigmentosa, had advanced to the point to where I had little to no sight. Although I could not physically see my youngest daughter's wedding, my vision could not have been clearer thanks to the assistance of my Seeing Eye dog. With Isabel’s help I was able to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away. Isabel performed flawlessly, as expected. She has been a blessing not only to my life, but to others around me as they see and recognize the independence that Isabel has provided to me. I am so thankful and grateful for The Seeing Eye and that I made the decision to step out there and go through the training and come home with a new part of me. Without Isabel, this wedding would not have been the same. It was absolutely perfect.”
Lance Ayers and Pitney
Lance Ayers, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, returned to The Seeing Eye in July to be matched with his second Seeing Eye dog, a black Labrador/golden retriever cross named Pitney.
Lance, who has been working for a blind and vision rehabilitation service for about two years, said he and Pitney make a great team.
“Pitney is always focused when he’s in harness,” Lance said. “He helps me get around my neighborhood and he helps me get around at my job. When he’s not in harness, he is a very playful dog!”
Nancy Trzcinski and Yale
Nancy Trzcinski of North Adams, Massachusetts, is the assistant program manager for an independent living center, where she says her Seeing Eye dog Yale unofficially “doubles as a therapy dog.”
“We have a lot of people who love to see him when they come into the office,” she said. “But when the harness is on, he’s all business!”
Yale, a golden retriever, is Nancy’s fourth Seeing Eye dog. The photo shows Nancy smiling with her head tilted into Yale’s head. He has his mouth open slightly so he also has a happy smile, and you can see his pink tongue!
Randy Banks and Ocean
Randy Banks of Bentonville, Arkansas, returned to The Seeing Eye at the start of the 2017 fiscal year to be matched with his fourth Seeing Eye dog, a golden retriever named Ocean.
“ ‘Oshi’ and I have become great trailwalkers,” said Randy, who is a retired school social worker. “There are a lot of great trails here in Northwest Arkansas and around Bentonville especially. Most all of the trails here go through wooded areas. Walking these trails is something that I love to do.”
Randy also is a charter member of the local Lions Club, a ham radio enthusiast, and volunteers to help people who have recently gone blind learn how to use adaptive technology.
“The Seeing Eye gets better every time I come back,” he said. “I couldn’t believe all the changes, but at the heart it has stayed the same – the spirit and the mission of The Seeing Eye. Those are the things that really matter, and that’s why The Seeing Eye is so successful.”
Tina Thomas and Gia
Tina Thomas of Los Angeles, California, returned to The Seeing Eye in May to be matched with her third Seeing Eye dog, a German shepherd named Gia. In the photo, Tina is smiling as she hugs Gia.
“She is awesome,” Tina said. “When she is in harness, she is totally focused on her work. But when she is out of harness, she loves to play and to socialize.”
Tina has been doing judo for many years, and about five years ago took up jiu-jitsu. She said Gia had to get used to watching her practicing with others. “It was a little tough for her to watch me rolling around with other people, she’s so protective of me. But she figured it out. She’s such a good dog.”
THE SEEING EYE SOCIETY
($25,000+)
Through their generous donations, the members of The Seeing Eye Society are ensuring that The Seeing Eye will continue its mission of enhancing the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of people who are blind or visually impaired through the use of Seeing Eye dogs.
This membership listing and the listings on the following pages are for gifts received between Oct. 1, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2017.
Rita Allen Foundation
Mrs. Patricia E. Altorfer
A.W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation
Bannerot-Lappe Foundation
Sandra Atlas Bass & Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund, Inc.
The Flora N. Beggs Trust
Eleanor Collins Boas Foundation
William* & Krystyna Breger
Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation
Ms. Tracy H. Dickinson*
Mr. Austin P. Doree
Lisa Drakeman & Donald Drakeman
Thomas & Deborah Duffy
Mrs. Jane V. Engel
The Robert G. & Jane V. Engel Foundation
Dorothy C. Finnegan*
The Emory & Laura Ford Charitable Fund
Jeri & Matt Frankel
Golden Dome Foundation Inc.
John & Sheridan Greeniaus
Mrs. Mary Ellen Harris
F.M. Kirby Foundation
Ms. Lori Martin
Ms. Sandra L. Mathews
Merck Animal Health
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Niemann
Alfiero & Lucia Palestroni Foundation, Inc.
L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Ranger
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Reed
Mrs. Nancy B. Richman
Ms. Abigail E. Rittmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Stiglitz
Miss Patricia Taylor
The Vanech Family Foundation
Mr. Robert M. Wagman
Florence C. Wertz Trust
Wildwood Foundation
Wohlers Family Foundation
Three members wish to remain anonymous
*Deceased
DOROTHY HARRISON EUSTIS SOCIETY
($10,000 - $24,999)
Dorothy Harrison Eustis had a determined, forthright spirit and a love for working dogs and her fellow man. This Society honors her courage and perseverance as founder of The Seeing Eye.
ADP Foundation
Allergan Foundation
Mr. Douglas M. Ancona
Mrs. Rana Arnold
David R. & Patricia D. Atkinson Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Bahm
Ms. Barbara Baumgaertner
Mrs. Andi Becker
Rita V. Bergerson
Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc.
Anton & Augusta Birkel Foundation
Jamacha Bloom Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Carrier
Julie H. Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Chase
The Douglas R. & S. Leigh P. Conant, Cookie Jar Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Coughlin
CTW Foundation
D'Andrade Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Davis
Mrs. Ellen Ann Eckman
Mello-Hill Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey
EONE Timepieces Inc.
Larry Paul Fleschner Charitable Foundation
Mr. Frederick M. Fultz
Stanley & Audrey Goldstein Foundation
The Goodnow Fund
Robert & Dana Hamwee
Mr. Leonard W. Harner
Healthy Vision Association
The Interpublic Group of Companies
Jephson Educational Trust #2
Ms. Cynthia Kuczkir
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
McCutchen Foundation
Miranda Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Mrs. Pamela Morlan
Morrison Family Foundation
Naddisy Foundation
Marjorie A. Neuhoff Private Foundation, Inc.
Richard A. Perritt Charitable Foundation
Carolyn A. Petrus Memorial Seeing Eye Dog Fund of the Centre Foundation
Mr. William J. Pimblott
John & Margaret Post Foundation
Ms. Birgit E. Prior
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Rasweiler
Ms. Linda M. Richards
Mr. & Mrs. Rob Ririe
Ritchie-Kirk Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Jeff Rohwer
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander H. Rubenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Lindley C. Scarlett
Corey & Suzanne Seitz
Katherine J. Shelton
The Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Steinberg
Martha Washington Straus - Harry H. Straus Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Mary J. Strelko
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Mr. William A. Trebilcock
Eleanor Twomey Charitable Trust
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC
The Walsh Family Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Josh & Judy Weston Family Foundation Inc.
Five members wish to remain anonymous
MORRIS FRANK SOCIETY
($5,000 - $9,999)
Morris Frank’s determination as the pioneer guide dog user opened the door to independent living for thousands of blind people forevermore.
This page has a photo of a man in a bicycle jersey, bicycle helmet, and bicycle shorts squatting in front of a yellow Labrador retriever puppy, wearing a green Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program vest. The man is laughing as the puppy licks the side of his face. The caption reads: Gran Fondo NJ, an annual September bike ride, has donated to The Seeing Eye each year since its founding in 2011. The Gran Fondo consists of multiple routes through the hilly, picturesque New Jersey Highlands, including the eponymous 100+ mile challenge. The Seeing Eye operates a rest stop along the way, and puppies in attendance make sure the riders are refreshed with a little puppy love! Photo by Victoria Alfonzo.
Mrs. Patricia B. Aresty
Mrs. Penelope J. Ayers
Barbara A. Backer, RN
Ms. Lisa Bardin
Mrs. Martha S. Bardin
Ms. Alma Baumgaertner
Bayer
Mr. & Mrs. Ari Benacerraf
Big Lots!
BlackRock, Inc.
Miss Candice R. Bolte
Brigantine Lions Club
The Emil Buehler Foundation, Inc.
Lolly & Jay* Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Callander
Ms. Molly Cameron
Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation
Jim & Donna Chambers
Mrs. Genevieve G. Conroy
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Cors
Mr. & Mrs. George Cottrell
Cranshaw Corporation
Crum & Forster
Mrs. Mary Ann D'Andrade
Margaret A. Darrin Foundation
Anthony J. De Carlo, VMD
Mr. & Mrs. Willard J. DeFilipps
Mrs. Anne DelVecchio
Ms. Lois Dezura
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
The Edouard Foundation, Inc.
The Roger & Ann Edwards Fund at the Arizona Community Foundation
Shelley & Steven G. Einhorn, The Einhorn Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Engerman
Mr. Michael Ervolini
Carol & Don Fleischman
Mrs. Grace Franze
Harriet G. Fredericks Foundation
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Miss Lynn F. Gantner
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Gnall
Gran Fondo NJ LLC
The Graymer Foundation
Mrs. Nicole Grech
Greenbriar at Fox Ridge Association
Paul B. Greetin & Beryl S. Greetin Foundation
Ms. Valerie Guenther
Ms. Mary Jean Gulden
Mr. Lawrence S. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Gates H. Hawn
Hermione Foundation
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Doris & Martin Hoffman Family Foundation
Mr. Robert W. Hoke & Ms. Colleen D. Brennan
Miss Margaret Q. Holdsworth
Mr. & Mrs. S. Theodore Horwitz
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hughes
Intecon, LLC
Miss Barbara L. Jennings
Mrs. Jean Jennings
Ms. Kelsey Johnson
Mr. Alton C. Jones & Mrs. Tami Scribner-Jones
Blanche & George Jones Fund
KAP Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kellner
Kinder, Porter, Scott Family Foundation/WRK Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George Kramer
Mrs. Mary Anne Kraus
Mr. Peter A. Kulin
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kulpa
The John & Mary Laverty Donor Advised Fund of the Black Hills Area Community Foundation
Mr. Blake Lewis
Mr. James Freeman & Mrs. Laura Lofaro-Freeman
The Hon. Steven Lonegan
LSV Asset Management
Ed Lucas Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Maher
Ms. Karen McCallion
Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt
McMullen Family Foundation
Medway Charitable Trust
Lions Club of Midland Park
Anna A. Moldrup Foundation
Morgan Stanley
NAIFA - Northwest Jersey Chapter
National Industries for the Blind
Steve & Georgiann Pangere
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation
Parr Family Charitable Foundation
Miss Donna M. Pastore
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Ms. Elinor L. Plumer
Mrs. Ann C. Poll
Rienzi & Rienzi Communications, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. C. Graydon Rogers
Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Shorser
William E. Simon Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Anthony Snyder
Mrs. Jane L. Strangfeld
Mrs. Mary E. Stratton
Mrs. Shelby Strudwick
Mr. Julius Szelagiewicz
Mrs. Susan Tagliaferro
Visually Impaired Partnership Inc.
The Ware Bluegrass Foundation
Sally A. Webb, Ph.D.
Ms. Katherine B. Weissman
West New York Leones Cubanos de Hudson/Hackensack UNC Palisades Hospital
Ms. Anne E. Whittington
Muriel & Jack Windolf
Ms. Colleen E. Wunderlich & Mr. James A. Ciarlette II
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Young
Dr. Anthony J. Zangara
Three members wish to remain anonymous
Guide Dog at Work
In 2017, The Seeing Eye created a social awareness campaign called “Guide Dog at Work. He’s Not Here to Play. Please Keep Yours Away.” The new campaign explains how pet dogs can cause harm if they are permitted to interfere with a guide dog’s work. The campaign calls for all pet owners to keep their dogs a safe distance away. A brief educational video and tip sheet for pet owners in both English and Spanish can be found at the new Guide Dog at Work website located at .
The site also features tips on what to do when pet owners meet a guide dog team, and more details about guide dogs and their partners. The Guide Dog at Work campaign was created in response to The Seeing Eye’s nationwide dog attack and interference survey located at protect. Findings showed that nearly 85 percent of guide dog teams experienced serious interference from other dogs, and that almost 75 percent of those incidents involved a dog that was leashed but inadequately controlled.
JACK HUMPHREY SOCIETY
($1,000 - $4,999)
The Seeing Eye’s first instructor and geneticist, Jack Humphrey trained Buddy, the first Seeing Eye dog, and Morris Frank, the first guide dog user. This Society honors him and all the Seeing Eye instructors who have followed in his footsteps.
This page has the AmazonSmile logo, which is the words “Amazon Smile: You Shop. Amazon Gives” over a line drawn to look like a smile. The caption reads: The Seeing Eye has been participating in a program with online retailer Amazon where people making online purchases can donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the non-profit organization of their choice... including The Seeing Eye!
To participate in this program, you log into Amazon by going to smile.. It’s the same Amazon, with the same login, the same products, and the same prices, but Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price, without any additional cost to the buyer.
It may not seem like 0.5% is a lot, but it adds up: Last year, Amazon donated nearly $4,500 to The Seeing Eye through this program!
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Adams
Mr. Richard H. Adelaar
Charles & Dianne Ahto
Mrs. Karin Akerson
Ms. Rebecca M. Altmann & Mr. J. Carter Lansing
Amazon - Community Engagement
Amazon Smile
The Adam F. & Judith H. Ambielli Foundation
The Ames Charitable Foundation
Ms. Audrey Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Anderson
Mr. Louis Antonucci Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David Armstrong
Ms. Dene J. Arnot
David S. Ascher, M.D., Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Avagliano
Ms. Johanna Babiak
Ms. Kathleen Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Baker
Mr. Joseph C. Balaisius
Mr. Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie R. Banach
Mr. Paul B. Barbin
Dr. & Mrs. Sol J. Barer
Ms. Gail F. Bartow
Raymond & Lucille Benedetto Charitable Fund
Mr. George Benekos
Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation
Mr. David M. Berwind, Sr.
Bethlehem Early Learning Center
Joanne M. Bicknese, DVM, MS, ELS
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl N. Biery
Mr. Buck Black
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Blair
Mr. Thomas M. Blanchfield
Mr. Sy Blechman
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Boland
Mrs. Barbara Anne C. Bolin
Mr. Paul S. Bollinger II
Mrs. Rebecca Bollinger
Ms. Mary Bonanno
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Branca
Mr. Joseph M. Braz
Ms. Donna Brazil
The Brenda Trust
Ms. Marianne Brigham & Mr. Brendan Dougher
The Brodsky Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Buckley
Mr. Joshua Burdick
Lloyd Burlingame
Cynthia Burns
Ms. Carla Campbell & Mr. Scott Stanton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Campbell, the Campbell Family Foundation, Inc.
Campbell Hall
Tess Cannon
Tracy & Jerry Carcione
Ms. Laura D. Carmody
Mrs. Josephine B. Carpenter
Ms. Evvy Carrubba
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Casey
Mr. Warren J. Casey & Ms. Andra Racibarskas
The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Mrs. Catherine A.M. Cavanaugh
Center for Corporate Innovation, Inc.
Ms. Elizabeth Chaden
Lew & Linda Chakrin
Dr. & Mrs. Nirmal Chatterjee
Mr. & Mrs. Jrjyan Chen
Chester County Paws with a Cause
Ms. Theresa Christie
Ms. Dorothy Churchill
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Clark
Mrs. Lisa Clarke
Miss Laurel Clement
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Cocoluxe Fine Pastries
Ms. Annick Cohen*
Ms. Kathleen A. Colbert
Mr. Michael Colbert
Ms. Patricia M. Colbert & Mr. Russ Steenberg
Ms. Margaret Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Covert
Ms. Lisa Crawford
Ms. Tracy Crimmins
Dr. Louis Crupi & Dr. Nicole Crupi
Ms. Kathleen R. Cryderman
Mr. Samuel Curtis III
The Dammann Fund, Inc.
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation
Ms. Frances Davidson
Mrs. Carolyn Davis
Ms. Kathy Davis
Rev. William Dean
Deerfield School
Ms. Barbara Del Tufo
Ms. Kimberly Delmont
Ms. Alice DeLuca
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Dematte
Mr. Dean Denniston, Jr.
Ms. Jackie DeShannon
Mr. Leonard J. Detoma, Sr.
The Devon Dog Show Association
Ms. Sandra DiCesare
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dick
Mr. & Mrs. Steven DiCola
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew DiLiberto
Ms. Shannon L. Dillon
Mr. Kenneth Dreyfuss
Mr. Jay Weinberg & Ms. Patricia Drozd
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Drury
DSW Inc.
Ms. Catherine DuBois
Mr. & Mrs. John Dynof
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. Eberle
Ms. Jennifer Eckert
Col. Carol Edgington
Ms. Loretta Elia
Ms. Mary S. Elledge
Ms. Linda Engel
Ms. Patricia M. Engelman
Mr. & Mrs. William Ennis
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Eshleman
Mr. Clifford F. Evans
Eye Care Specialists
Eyes of Hope Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Mr. John S. Fallow III
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Falzon
Fanwood Presbyterian Church - Thrift Shop
Mr. George Farrell & Ms. Wendy Knudsen Farrell
Ms. Joyce Feinberg
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart H. Fine
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce Fisher
Daniel Flannery & Tammy Flannery
Ms. Patricia E. Fleming
John J. Flemm Foundation
Ms. Betty O. Fogleman
Foglia Family Foundation
Mr. Brian Follett
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfredo Fornes
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Forst
Ms. Eleanor J. Fox
The Fox Foundation
Ms. Lynn Franklin
Mr. Stephen Frans & Ms. Beah Zander
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Freeberg
Mr. Mike Freeman
Mrs. Nanette Freitas
Ms. Anne B. Fritz
Mrs. Dorothy M. Fuller
Fund for the New Jersey Blind
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Gaertner
Mr. Alexander Gallagher
Ms. Frederica G. Gamble
Mr. C. Christopher Gaut
Mr. & Mrs. James Gerace
Dr. Philip V. H. Gerdine & Dr. Marjorie W. Gerdine
Miss Reese Giller
Girl Scout of Greater Los Angeles Troop #3296
Girl Scout Troop #45324
Mr. & Mrs. John Glynn
Mr. & Mrs. William Goetchius
Ms. Megan Goger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goldberg
Mr. Howard Goldberg & Ms. Joanne Hobbs
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Goldstein
Mr. Keith M. Gonzalez
Elizabeth C. Goodwin Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Goodwin
Senator & Mrs. William L. Gormley
Mr. Gary Gorrell
Mr. Jeff Gorvetzian
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gotz
Jeff Greenberg Charitable Foundation Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Greenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Gross
Mrs. Renee Gruenspecht
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Gryska
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gully
Mr. Kevin Hable
Mrs. Jeanne Hall
Ms. Shelly Hall
Mr. John P. Hanavan
Mr. Gerald Handel
Hasbrouck Heights Lions Club, Inc.
Mr. Gerald F. Hawkins
Ms. Leslie Hazenfield
Ms. Judith Hazlewood
Mr. & Mrs. Coleman V. Henry
Ms. Marilyn W. Hickey
Mr. Thomas M. Hill & Ms. Ann M. Flower
Ms. Merrilee Hill-Kennedy & Mr. Scott Kennedy
Hilltop Country Day School
Hi-Step Summer Program
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Holland
Ms. Frances Holland
Dolores M. Holle, VMD
John & Judy Hollenbach
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Holtaway
Ms. Theodora W. Hooton
Hoover Elementary School
Josephine Lawrence Hopkins Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hopkins
Miss Susan C. Hopkins
Margaret & William Howard
Ms. Jane H. Howe & Mr. Robert Lingeman
Mr. & Mrs. David Howe
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Howell
Mr. Scott Howell
Mrs. Jean Harrison Hyland
Investors Foundation
Mrs. Doris L. Irmiter
Ms. Susan Irmiter Barger
Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Isaacson
Ms. Connie Jacomini
Ms. Patricia Jehle & Mr. James Reidy
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. George R. Johnson
Ms. Karen B. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. L. William Kay II
Mr. Daniel Kaye
Ms. Elizabeth A. Keat
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Keith, Jr.
Mr. Dennis J. Kelleher
The MJ Kelley Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Kempf, Jr.
Anna W. Kerr
Ritu Khanna, MD
Catherine Kiernan, Esq. & Bill Van Nostrand
Mrs. Naomi Y. Kindsvater
Ms. Carol T. Kipilman
Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson W. Kirby
Ms. Linda Kirby
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Kirk
Mrs. Karen R. Kiser
Mr. Frederick K. Kleen III & Ms. Virginia M. DeLalla
KLM Foundation
Ms. Leatrice Knohl
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Koharian
Dr. Charlette S. Kohler
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Kollmer
Mr. Gregg Koop
Ms. Carol Krajewski
Mr. Daniel R. Kramer
Mrs. Gaytha I. Kraushar
Ms. Harriet F. Krupp
Mrs. Mary R. Kuczkir
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Kuntz
Mr. & Mrs. David Kupperman
Mr. OhSang Kwon & Ms. Alice Kang
Ms. Elissa La Bagnara
Ms. Dana LaCapra
Ms. Camille LaGatta
Mr. Jonathan Lamb
Ms. Barbara A. Landmann
Mr. Robert G. Lang
Ms. Nancy Langsan
Mr. & Mrs. Alexandre Lebeaut
Mr. & Mrs. James Leckie
Mr. Ralph W. Ledford
Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. Leff
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Levett
Ms. Kathy Levin
Ms. Judith C. Lewent
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Lolli
Ms. Cynthia Lowden
Mr. Allen Ludlum
Ms. Carolyn MacDonald
Mrs. Eugenia MacKellar
Ms. Margaret G. Madden
Mr. & Mrs. William Major
Mr. & Mrs. Justin Mamis
Ms. Ellen M. Mangan
Mrs. Ann Mann
Mariner Holdings, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Matloff
Maud Abrams Elementary School
Mr. & Mrs. Whitney M. Maull
Mr. Michael G. May & Ms. Gena Harper
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Maybury
McCarter & English, LLP
Ms. Virginia M. McCloskey
Mary & Jim McClure
J.A. McCoy CPA PC
Mr. Douglas P. McDaniel
Mr. & Mrs. Brian McDonald
Mr. Michael McDonald
MCJ Amelior Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McKenna
Mr. Charles P. McKenna
Mr. Michael B. McKitish
Ms. Lorraine McWilliams
The Elena Melius Foundation
Melkus Family Foundation
Memorial Junior High School
Dr. Gregory E. Menken & Dr. Michelle Menken
Vicki Meyers-Wallen, VMD, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Milici
Mrs. Ellen M. Miller
Ms. Mindy S. Miller & Mr. Robert M. Rayner
Lois Mills
Mr. & Mrs. Kash Mishra
Mr. Robert L. Mitchell
Dr. & Mrs. Michael H. Mittelman
Mr. & Mrs. Luis R. Mola
Mrs. Pim Montgomery
Mr. Robert J. Moore, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. George H. Morgan
Mr. & Mrs. Scott T. Morgan
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Drew Moss
Ms. Elizabeth A. Mrockovski
Ms. Margo Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Nash
E. Melvin Nash, Esq.
Ms. Joan Nelkin
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Nettleton
NJM Insurance Group & NJM Bank
New York Yankees Foundation
Mr. Roger J. Nicholson
Mr. John B. Nugent
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nussbaum
Mr. Roger A. Oberholzer
Ocean County Puppy Power 4-H Club
The Bill & Monica Oliver Foundation of the Ayco Charitable Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. William H. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Randy O'Neill
Ms. Inmaculada Z. Ortoll
Our Pool Company of NJ, Inc
Ms. Linda M. Palazzolo & Dr. Arthur M. Schackman
Parkview Animal Hospital, PC
Mrs. Linda Paul
Mr. Kenneth R. Paulan
Ms. Stephanie C. Payne
Mr. Michael R. Petru
Petsmart Charities Inc.
The Pingry School - Lower School
Cheryl L. Pitz
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Poskitt
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Postighone
The David & Joan Powell Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation
The Powell Family Charitable Trust
Ms. Susan Pratt
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Proschan
Ms. Kristi Quadrato
Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Quick
Dr. Peter H. Quimby & Dr. Laurie Z. Quimby
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Radcliff
Raffiani Family Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Alicia Rapp
Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Assoc.
Charles L. Read Foundation
Recreation Farm Society, Inc.
The Reidler Foundation
J. C. Reiss Optician
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart N. Rice
Ms. Sheri Richardson
Mr. Todd Roesner
Mr. Kevin P. Rohane & Dr. Patricia Rohane
Ms. Nanette Rosenbaum
Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation
Mr. Kenneth Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rosow
Ms. Regina Rubenstein
S. Rubenstein Family Foundation
Steven & Beverly Rubenstein Charitable Foundation
Ms. Alice H. Ryan
Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Saad
Mrs. Ruth E. Sacco
Saddle River Day School
Saddle River Valley Lions Club
Saint David's School
The Samantha Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Sand Dollar Foundation
Ms. Doris R. Satterwhite
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Schaenen, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Don Scharringhausen
Patricia & Richard Schnadig
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
School of St. Elizabeth
Mr. & Mrs. Hank Schram
Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation
Ms. Adrienne P. Scott
Ms. Pamella Scotto
Mr. Daniel B. Selcow
Mr. Richard J. Semple
Miss Helen E. Sheehan
Mr. E. Michael Shine
Gerald B. Shreiber Foundation
Ms. Irene Sidun
Ms. Michaeline Skiba
Ms. Eleanor L. Skinner
Skippack Eye Care
Dr. Robert Skotnicki
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Slugai
Ms. Dolores Smith
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Spangler
Specialty Management Company
Speedway LLC
Mr. Kelvin I. Spencer
Mr. Robert K. Steidlitz & Ms. Kirsten Hotchkiss
Mr. & Mrs. James Stenson
Mr. Kenneth F. Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Sweeney
Mr. Garrett Szibdat
Rev. Helen Jo Taliaferro
Ms. Agnes Tam
Mr. Stephen B. Tanner, Tanner Industries, Inc.
TD Bank - Community Relations
The Albert Payson Terhune Foundation
Dr. Carol Terry
Mr. Mark Tessler
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Thompson
The Tiger Baron Foundation
Ms. Carol L. Timm
Mr. Albert V. Tomea
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Torcicollo
George Toufexis, MD
Mr. Philip V. Tower
Ms. Alison Tozer
Mrs. Janet V. Trotter
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Trotter
Mrs. Suzanne Tufariello
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ujvary, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Ulman
Mr. Jeffrey A. Urbina & Ms. Gaye L. Hill
Ms. Elena M. Valencia
Mr. & Mrs. David Van Scott
VCA Newark Animal Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Vetere
Ms. Lisa Vigod
Mr. Frank Viscomi
Mr. Geoffrey L. Waaler
Ms. Susan L. Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Warzecha
Weatherstone Family Foundation
Mrs. Paula L. Webber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wegner
Mr. & Mrs. William Morrow Weiant, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Weichert
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Weinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Weisel
Mr. Fred Weiss
Mr. Eric Weitze
Mr. Chong Welch
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Wendeborn
Mr. & Mrs. Finn Wentworth, Jr.
Westfield Capital Management Company
Westfield Veterinary Group & Wellness Center
Mr. Thomas Whalen, Jr.
Ms. Lisa M. White & Mr. Michael LaVigne
Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Whitstock
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Wiesen
Alison Marie Wildman Foundation
Ms. Christine A. Will
Mrs. Millie E. Williams
Dr. Dwight R. Wilson, Jr.
Ms. Eileen Wilson
Windemere Equestrian Center
The Paul & Margaret Wutz Foundation
Mrs. Patricia S. Yarborough
Ms. Elaine Young
Mr. Michael A. Young
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Young
Ms. Beah Zander & Mr. Stephen Frans
Stanley & Cheryl Zankman
Mr. Lewis Zaretzki & Ms. Kimberly Carahasen
Zegar Family Foundation
Mr. John Zografos
Seven members wish to remain anonymous
GRADUATE SOCIETY
Any Seeing Eye graduate who contributes to the annual campaign becomes a member of the Graduate Society.
Mr. Barry P. Abbott & Ms. Barbara LeGay*
Mr. Gregory L. Adams & Mrs. Donna J. Adams
Ms. Lynne Adema
Mr. Vikram Agarwal
Ms. Julia M. Aguilar
Ms. Eileen Alcala
Mr. Todd Alewine
Mr. Robert Allen
Ms. Melissa R. Allman
Mr. Bahram A. Amiri
Michael J. Amoruso, Esq.
Miss Christine L. Appert
Mr. Bruce A. Archer
Jen Armbruster
Tamara Armstrong
Mr. Ed Arnold
Rana McMurray Arnold
Mr. Robert Arrabito
Mr. Larry S. Ashford
Mrs. Jane Austin
Mrs. Sharon L. Ballantyne
Mr. Donald Barnes
Mr. Todd Barnum
Dr. Elizabeth Bearden
Mrs. Julie Bentley
Ms. Eva T. Bergara
Mr. James W. Birch*
Ms. Barbara L. Black
Mr. William P. Blackwell
Mr. Daniel Blair & Mrs. Ruth S. Blair
Mr. James A. Boehm
Mrs. Barbara Anne C. Bolin
Miss Margaret A. Bonina
Mr. Brian J. Borowski & Mrs. Gladys Borowski
Miss Heloise Bouille
Mrs. Kathleen Brack
Mrs. Kristen Bradwell
Mr. Brian L. Braightmeyer
Mr. Clyde A. Brannan
Mr. Joseph M. Braz
Mr. George Brechmann
Mrs. Joan M. Breeden
Miss Christina A. Brino
Miss Charlotte Brown
Cindy Brown
Cynthia R. Bryant, LLM
Mr. John Buckley
Mr. Patrick Burch & Mrs. Judy Burch
Mr. Stephen Burel
Lloyd Burlingame
Dr. Reja-e Busailah
Mrs. Jane W. Buxton
Mrs. Joan Buzza
Mr. Patrick G. Byrne
Ms. Jessica J. Calvo-Varela
Ms. Carla Campbell
Mrs. Samantha M. Campbell
Ms. Judi Cannon
Ms. Tracy Carcione
Mrs. Brenda Carney
Mrs. Jane Carona
Mr. Niko A. Carpenter
Ms. Layla J. Carrillo
Julie H. Carroll
Mrs. Dorothy Casabianca
Ms. Lauren Casey
Mr. Eugene Cassidy
Mr. Fernando F. Castillo
Ms. Amelia Cazares
Ms. Marissa P. Chambers
Mr. Brian Charlson & Mrs. Kim Charlson
Mrs. Kay Chase
Mr. Gene Chelberg
Mrs. Leanne Cherry*
Mrs. Gail Christian
Mrs. Louise A. Chuha
Mr. Bryan S. Clardy
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Mrs. Maryann Coffey
Mr. Thomas Cole, Sr.
Mr. Jeffrey O. Colon
Mr. Timothy S. Connell
Mr. Robert Conrad
Mr. Alan Conway
Miss Tatiana Corri
Mrs. Mary Cowell
Mr. Geno M. Cox
Mr. Don Cronk
Mr. Vernon Crowder
Reverend Terri Cuppett
Mrs. Vickie H. Curley
Mr. Christopher J. Dacey
Mr. Alan Dalton
Ms. Kathy Davis
Mrs. Mary Davis
Rev. William Dean
Dr. Denise Decker
Ms. Flora M. DelCueto
Mrs. Laurie C. DeLuca
Mr. Dean K. Denniston, Jr.
Ms. Anna DeSantis
Mr. James Devan
Mrs. Janet L. Dickelman
Mr. Michael J. Dougherty
Dr. Lindsey Douglass
Ms. Margo D. Downey
Miss Joyce Driben
Ms. Catherine DuBois
Mr. Zachary T. Duffy
Mr. Raymond W. Dupler, Jr.
Mrs. Pamela Durant
The Honorable Davis Duty
Ms. Dawn N. Earle
Mrs. Trish Ebel
Dr. Sylvia Ebert
Ms. Karen L. Eisenstadt
Mrs. Sharon Elosser
Mr. Ken Elvington
Dr. Richard P. Ely
Mrs. Brenda Emerson-Alford
Mr. Dennis E. Enos, Sr.
Mr. Michael Ervolini
Miss Susan Etters
Mrs. Trudy Evans
Ms. Hilda Fair
Mr. Raymond Fairbanks
Mrs. Susan Falender
Lt. Timothy E. Fallon
Mrs. Christine Farnsworth
Mr. David Farough & Mrs. Adele Farough
Mr. Gordon Fehn*
Ms. Joyce Feinberg
Mr. John Ferdinand
Ms. Page Ferrell
Ms. Beth M. Finke
Mr. Richard Fiorello
Mrs. Eugenia F. Firth
Carol Fleischman
Mr. Ian M. Fleming
Mrs. Cindy K. Flerman
Ms. Kristin A. Fleschner
Mr. Brian Follett
Rev. Wanda Ford
Mr. Clyde C. Fox
Mr. Stephen Frans
Mrs. Susan Frazier
Ms. Stacy Fuehrer
Miss Elizabeth Fugini
Ms. Jameyanne Fuller
Miss Kathleen M. Gallagher
Mr. David H. Garee
Mrs. Peggy Garrett
Ms. Angela Gatteys
Miss Katherine l. Gauthier
Mr. Steven H. Gerken
Mrs. Catherine Getchell
Ms. Angela D. Gibson
Mrs. Jordan M. Gist
Miss Alexandria C. Golden
Mr. James W. Goodie
Ms. Rosemary Goodrich
Charlotte Gotz
Dr. Karen L. Gourgey
Mr. Jeremy W. Grandstaff
Dr. Stanley Greenberg
Mrs. Brandy Gullens
Mrs. Beatrice Guzzi
Miss Rachel S. Hage
Ms. Christine G. Hall
Mr. Robert Hall
Mr. Michael Halm
Miss Gail Hamilton
Mr. Gerald R. Handel
Mr. John F. Hanigan
Mr. Uwe Harders
Ms. Elizabeth Hare
Mr. Daniel C. Hart
Mr. Robert M. Hartt
Ms. Sarah Hayes
Mrs. Terri Hedgpeth
Miss Ronita Heller
Ms. Becky Hendricks
Miss Alyssa N. Henson
Miss Debra Hernstrom
Mr. Donald D. Hert
Mrs. Irma Smalley-Herzog
Ms. Mary Hiland
Ms. Nancy M. Hill
Ms. Merrilee Hill-Kennedy
Jamie C. Hilton
Mr. James Hoffert
Mr. Clyde Hoffman
Miss Margaret Q. Holdsworth
Mr. John D. Hollenbach
Miss Zhen M. Holmes
Mrs. Bette Homer
Mr. Scott Howell
Mr. Douglas G. Hudson
Ms. Betty Huffman
Mr. Barnett Hughes
Miss Lori Hysert
Mr. Keith A. Iten
Mr. Nimer Jaber
Miss Alysha Jeans
Ms. Tiffany Jessen
Mr. Gil Johnson
Mr. Richard Johnson & Mrs. Darlene Johnson
Ms. Sarah Johnson
Mr. Gary J. Jones
Mr. John Jones
Mrs. Tina Jones-Keels
Miss Brooke T. Jostad
Ms. Jane Judson
Mr. Richard A. Kassens
Mr. Robert Kennedy
Mrs. Susan D. Kerney
Miss Bernadetta J. King
Mrs. Shirley A. King
Mr. Larry E. Kittrell
Miss Shirley Koda
Mr. Philip M. Kragnes & Mrs. Rebecca J. Kragnes
Ms. Cynthia A. Kreis
Mr. Kyle J. Kreske
Mr. Ronald Kruzeniski
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Mr. Bobby Lakey
Mr. Larry Landro
Mrs. Belinda Lane
Mrs. Jane Lang
Mr. Marty Lanter
Mr. Robert Lassone
Miss Kristyn Leigh
AnnMarie D. Leikauf, Esq.
Dr. Louis Leotta, Jr.
Mr. Mark J. Levengood
Mrs. Nancy B. Leverett
Mr. Marshall Levett
Mrs. Eileen Levin
Mr. Phillip T. Levin
Miss Mia Lipner
Ms. Pamela L. Loch
Ms. Kathleen M. Locker
Ms. Mary Grace Lodico
The Hon. Steven Lonegan
Miss Abby E. Losordo
Mr. Edward J. Lucas
Mr. Jeff Lukacsena
Mr. Casey L. Lynn & Mrs. Crystal J. Lynn
Ms. Lori Lynn
Mr. D. Charles MacDonald
Mr. Alan B. Mackey
Dr. Joanne V. Magee
Miss Terrie Mailhiot
Ms. Ellen M. Mangan
Mary Manwaring
Mr. Donald Marr & Mrs. Lucy A. Marr
Mrs. April Martin
Mr. Dan Martin
Miss Rosemary B. Martin
Mrs. Sue Martin
Mr. Michael G. May & Ms. Gena Harper
Ms. Janet G. McBride
Mr. John McCallister
Mr. Gary W. McDaniel
Mrs. Toula McEllen
Ms. Christine McGroarty
Mr. Edward McInnis
Mrs. Shelley McMullen
Ms. Michelle McQuigge
Miss Maria Meade
Mr. John W. Meier
Mrs. Linda J. Meiter
Mr. Donald Meltz
Mrs. Mary Lou Mendez
Ms. Mary Beth Metzger
Mrs. Dianne L. Michels
Mrs. Becky Miller
Mrs. Deborah Miller
Ms. Harriet M. Miller
Lois Mills
Mr. Kevin R. Minor
Mr. Harry Monk
Ms. Shirley Moore
Mr. Frank Morrissey
Mrs. Maureen Moscato
Mr. Colin Mowbray
Ms. Sally Myers
Ms. Alma Myrick
Mr. David R. Nanney
E. Melvin Nash, Esq.
Mr. Leroy Nash
Mr. David Nelson
Mrs. Mary E. Nettleton
Mr. Mark Noble
Mrs. Janette Noe
Mr. Daniel Novielli
Steve Nugent
Mr. Roger A. Oberholzer
Mrs. Jill Ogden
Mrs. Barbara Ollila
Ms. Jordan Ortiz
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Mr. Jeff Oxborrow
Mr. Steve N. Pangere
Miss Sofia I. Pantel del Cueto
Mr. Charles Pardell
Mr. Brian S. Parsons
Mr. Tony P. Pasquale
Miss Donna M. Pastore
Mrs. Linda Paul
Mrs. Marina Heide Peacock
Mr. James E. Pelfrey
Mrs. Sherry S. Pelmear
Mrs. Judy E. Peltier
Mr. Richard E. Petty & Mrs. Karen Petty
Ms. Angelina Polizzotto
Mr. Gregory Polman
Dena L. Polston
Susan G. Pomerantz, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul Ponchillia
Ms. Victoria Post
Mr. Dirk Price
Dr. J. Eric Pridmore
Mrs. Maria Proschan
Ms. Pamela Provost
Mrs. Johnye Pryor
Mr. Kevin Puetz
Mrs. Elizabeth Radogna
Mrs. Lynn Raloff
Britt Raubenheimer, Ph.D.
Mr. Harold Ray
Ms. Penny Reeder
Mrs. Joy M. Relton
Rev. William J. Richard, Jr.
Ms. Sheri Richardson
Mr. Edward V. Rizzuto
Mr. Everett H. Roberts
Mrs. Ann Robson*
Miss Marilyn Rodda
Mr. Kenneth Rodgers
Mrs. Carolyn Roeder
Claire B. Roffino
Ms. Mary C. Rogers
Mr. Chad D. Rohr
Mr. Donald Roszmann
Dr. Sandra K. Ruconich
Sylvia Sammons
Mr. Frank Schack, Jr.
Mrs. Audrey Schading
Mr. Brian M. Schnabel
Mr. Clarence A. Schneider
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Mrs. Patricia Schwer
Mr. Ernest R. Seamans
Mr. Robert Sellers
Dr. Jeanette Sharp
Miss Ashley Shaw
Miss Emily N. Sheets
Mr. Allan Shelly
Mrs. Wendy Sherid
Ms. Susan Shevlin
Mr. Bradley Shorser
Mrs. Ann Sims
Mr. Harris Singer
Mr. Mike Sivill
Ms. Donna Smith
Mr. Russell L. Smith
Ms. Tessa Soderberg
Mr. Kelvin l. Spencer
Ms. Kayla M. Stace
Mr. Jerry Stadtmiller
Mr. James N. Stephens*
Ms. Janet Stites
Mr. Daniel Stroeing
Miss Cathy J. Stuckenberg
Mr. Kenneth F. Sullivan
Miss Haley N. Sumner
Miss Dawn Suvino
Mrs. Keri L. Svendsen
Ms. Carmen N. Symanski
Ms. Katherine Szinnyey
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Mrs. Kathryn A. K. Taylor
Miss Patricia Taylor
Mrs. Cynthia Temoshenko
Mrs. Larraine A. Thompson
Ms. Susan Tillett
Ms. Danielle Trevino
Mrs. Renee Tucker
Mr. William K. Turner
Mr. Bernard A. Urban
Mr. Alan Vandendriessche
Miss Deborah L. VerSteeg
Mrs. Penny Verity
Mr. Robert J. Vetere
Mrs. Ana L. Vlieg Paulin
Mr. Geoffrey L. Waaler
Dr. Donald Walhout
Dr. Brian Wallach
Mrs. Catherine C. Walters
Mrs. Gail Wardle
Mrs. Alice Ware
Mrs. Paula L. Webber
Mr. Chong Welch
Mr. Rick Wells & Mrs. Alysia Wells
Mr. Thomas Whalen, Jr.
Mr. Scott Wheat
Mrs. Chelsea C. White
Ms. Anne E. Whittington
Ms. Janice Williams
Miss Wendy Williams
Mrs. Bonna Williamson
Ms. Sharlene Wills
Mr. David Wood
Rev. Merrill Woolnough
Ms. Sharon Wright
Ms. Colleen E. Wunderlich
Mrs. Patricia Yarbrough
Ms. Suzan R. Yocum
Ms. Elaine Young
Mrs. Janet R. Young
Mr. Michael A. Young
Seven members wish to remain anonymous
Half Century Club
This page has a photo of a golden retriever in a field of bright yellow black-eyed susans.
In 2017, eight Seeing Eye graduates joined the ranks of the Half Century Club, signifying the milestone of working with Seeing Eye dogs for 50 years or more.
Ruth Blair
Winfred Brown
Mary Davis
Kathy Devin
Kathleen Faul
Andrew Hoffman
Marilyn Rodda
Susan Shevlin
…join the ranks of other alumni previously named to the Half Century Club:
Agnes Allen
Annette Anderson
James Barnes
Audley Blackburn
Donna Bluhm
Susan Bowmaster
Arnold Bowser
Cynthia Brown
Mari Bull
Reja-e Busailah
Dorothy Casabianca
Louise Chuha
Dolores Coombs
Diane Davis
Denise Decker
Joyce Driben
Hon. Davis Duty
Albert Evans
Clare Fox
Cristina Frias
Janice Frost
Peggy Garrett
Jacqueline Giles
Lee Hagmeier
Gerald Handel
Leonard Harris
Mary Hilton
Natalie Johnson
Jane Lang
Mort Kayser
Walter Keith
Norma Krajczar
Father Seamus A. Kuebler, O.S.A.
Louis Leotta Jr.
George Long
David Loux
Josephine Luland
Richard McStraw
Lois Mills
Frank Morrissey
Grace Napier
Linda Paul
Sylvie Sammons
Laura Sloate
James Swan
John Turner
Elba Velez
Douglas Wakefield
Donald Walhout
Brian Wallach
Lloyd White
Peggy Williams
SHEPHERD SOCIETY
With appreciation from The Seeing Eye, the Shepherd Society was established to recognize individuals who have provided 25 or more years of financial support to The Seeing Eye.
Mrs. Virginia A. Altmann
Mr. & Mrs. Rolf Altorfer
Mrs. Lois Altshul
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Anders
Ms. Mary Ellen Appleman
Rana McMurray Arnold
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie F. B. Ashburner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Baechtold
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. B. Baldwin
Ms. Dianne W. Batten
Ms. Norma H. Baum
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Beattie, Jr.
Mrs. Leoniece B. Beatty
Mr. & Mrs. George Benson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. H. Wayne Berens
Mrs. Ethel Berman
Ms. Elaine T. Bermas
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Bernard
Mrs. Marilyn A. Bieler
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl N. Biery
Mr. & Mrs. Scott A. Bilby
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Birnbaum
Mrs. Janet Blair
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Blanchard
Ms. Jean Blood
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Boime
Mrs. Robert H. Bolling, Jr.
Ms. Gail Bongiovanni
Miss Josephine Bonomo
Mr. Gerald J. Bour
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Boxill
Mrs. Donna R. Boyd
Fred & Kathy Brack
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Bradley
Mr. Timothy L. Brehme
Mrs. Vilma Briccola, Sr.
Miss Christina Brino
Mrs. Charlotte L. Brumbaugh
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Buchner
Mrs. Marjorie B. Buckley
Ms. Susan A. Burgstahler
Mrs. Lolly Burke
Dr. Reja-e Busailah
Miss June Buser
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Buzza
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Campbell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Carroll
Mr. Calvin Carver & Ms. Anne Delaney
Mrs. Dorothy Casabianca
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Chase
Mrs. Joan F. Chinal
Mr. & Mrs. Steven A. Cianci
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Clark, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Clark
Mrs. Carol D. Clayton
Gerald Cohen, MD
Mrs. Jane E. Coleman & Ms. Betsy J. Coleman
Ms. Anne P. Conway
Mr. Walter Cooper
Miss Marjorie A. Crammer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Cronin
Mr. Ralph J. Cuomo
Mr. Michael Curran
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Daniel
Ms. Rosalie Davis
Dr. Denise Decker
Mr. & Mrs. James S. DeGroff
Mr. Dean Denniston, Jr.
Ms. Maxine Denniston
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Dewitt
Mrs. Christine M. Dickson
Mr. Austin P. Doree
Mr. James F. Dougherty
Dr. Lindsey Douglass
Miss Joyce Driben
Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Dunham, Jr.
Mrs. Rheva Dutka
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Dutko
The Honorable & Mrs. Davis Duty
Mr. & Mrs. Basil Eavey
Mr. Charles H. Eckert
Mr. Alfred L. Elgert
Mr. & Mrs. Victor F. Evans
Mrs. Sonya F. Facher
Mr. Salvatore J. Falletta
Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Fancher
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Feldgarden
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Felton
Dr. & Mrs. James Ferwerda
Mary K. Fetzer
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Flax
Carol & Don Fleischman
Mrs. Lillian C. Fleming
Miss Margaret A. Flynn
Mr. & Mrs. Peter I. Ford
Mrs. Susan F. Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde C. Fox
Ms. Maria Franchino
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip A. Franzel
Mrs. Geraldine M. Fraser
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Freedman
Mr. Charles W. Frost
Dr. Richard B. Frost & Dr. Marty B. Frost
Mrs. Kiku Fukui
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Gaertner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Gaertner
Miss Kathleen Gallagher
Ms. Katherine K. Gardner
Mrs. Millicent C. Gay
Mr. John M. Geisel & Ms. Betsey McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Golovin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gotz
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Graff
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Graff
Miss Ann T. Graham
Mrs. Ann H. Granzen
Mr. Joseph Greenberg
Mr. & Mrs. John Greeniaus
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Grier
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Griffith
Mrs. Hedwig Grindley
Mrs. Virginia S. Grumbach
Ms. Josephine V. Gumaer & Mr. Michael Whelan
Mrs. Shirley B. Hackney
Mrs. Judith K. Hallowell
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Harlan
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Harrison
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Harth
Dr. & Mrs. H. Hugh Hawkins, Jr.
Ms. Allyson Helash & Mr. Denis De Grace
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard M. Heller, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Hennessy
Mrs. F. Lois Henry
Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Hensel
Ms. Patricia Hernandez
Ms. Eve R. Hershkowitz
Mrs. Irma Smalley-Herzog
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon C. Hill
Ms. Jamie C. Hilton
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hinshaw III
Mr. Robert W. Hoke & Ms. Colleen D. Brennan
Dolores M. Holle, VMD
Dr. & Mrs. H. Friedrich Holzapfel
Miss Susan C. Hopkins
Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Horton
Mr. Irwin Hott
Mrs. Jane S. Huck
Ms. Gertrude M. Huffman
Mrs. Vivian Hulse
Mrs. Betty M. Hunt
Mrs. Evelyn S. Irwin
Dr. Milton S. Jacobs
Jeanne Jaggard, MD
Ms. Carol Jaskula
Mr. & Mrs. Philip K. Jensen
Mrs. Palmira John
Priscilla H. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Barry P. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Jones
Mr. James J. Joyce, Jr.
Mrs. Gilbert Kahn
Mrs. Helen H. Kamish
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Karner
Ms. Mary P. Kassenbrock
Mr. & Mrs. John Katlic
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Kauders
Mr. Robert A. Kazdin
Mr. David B. Keeney
Mr. John C. Kelly
Mrs. Audrey Kiffer
Ms. Sarah A. Kilgore
Mrs. Rita Kilpatrick
Colonel & Mrs. William T. King
Mr. & Mrs.S. Dillard Kirby
Miss Grace M. Kirchner
Mr. Frederick K. Kleen & Ms. Virginia M. DeLalla
Mrs. Jane B. Knight
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Koenig
Earl Kragnes
Charles W. & Cissy R. Kramer
Mr. Daniel R. Kramer
Mr. Thomas J. Kruszewski
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Mr. & Mrs. Paige B. L'Hommedieu
Mrs. Rita Laubscher
Dr. Edward R. Laws, Jr.
Sally Ann Lazorchak
Ms. Patricia A. Lee
Dr. Harold F. Leeper & Ms. Ann B. Gourley
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin M. Leiby, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin D. Leonard
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Leonardo
Mr. Richard J. Letourneau
Ms. Sarah Dean Link
Mr. & Mrs. David Loux
Mr. & Mrs. F. James Lubas
Mrs. Jane C. Lyman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Lynch, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Malett
Miss Margery A. Manville
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Marsicovete
Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. McCabe
Mrs. Grace McCarrey
Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt
Mr. Joseph McFadden
Mr. & Mrs. James B. McGraw
Mr. & Mrs. Allen A. McIntosh
Miss Maria Meade
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Meade
Mr. Richard G. Mercner
Mr. & Mrs. Manton B. Metcalf III
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Meyers
Ms. Janice Miglin
Mr. Edward W. Miller
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Miller
Ms. Lois Mills
Mrs. Boyd E. Milum
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Moffitt
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Mooney
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory F. Moore
Mrs. Lillian H. Moore
Mrs. Ada E. Morris
Mr. William M. Morriss
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Mowder
Ms. Catherine T. Mudro
Miss Janet D. Murphy
Mr. Morgan J. Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Pat A. Nastro
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley L. Nathanson
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Nesci
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Nettleton
Dr. & Mrs. Allan W. Newcomb
Col. Suellyn W. Novak
Mrs. Barbara W. Nugent
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Nusbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Oden, Jr.
Ms. Mirdza Odins
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Mrs. Sandra Overton
Mr. Matthew A. Owen
Mrs. Mary Ann Oyer
Mr. & Mrs. Dean F. Paccioretti
Mrs. Theodore F. Paprocki
Mr. Charles Pardell
Mrs. Linda Paul
Dr. & Mrs. Stewart Perlman
Miss Rose N. Perotti
Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Petrow
Ms. Charlene C. Petsch
Mr. George E. Pickett, Jr.
Mrs. Sharon Pollard
Ms. Dena Polston
Ms. June Patricia Poppele
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Probert
Mrs. Rita E. Pyle
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Rachmiel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Ranger
Mildred & John Rasweiler
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Ray
Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Regan
Mr. Stanley Wojnarowicz & Ms. Sharon S. Regen-Wojnarowicz
Mr. & Mrs. Garry J. Relton
Ms. Sally E. Rice
Mrs. Patricia F. Richards
Ms. Joan Ripley
Mr. & Mrs. Max L. Robbins
Mr. & Mrs. Doug S. Roberts
Mr. Everett H. Roberts
Miss Marilyn Rodda
Mrs. Lucille A. Roener
Mr. & Mrs. C. Graydon Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Rosen
Dr. Sandra K. Ruconich
Dr. & Mrs. Frederic E. Rueckert
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough
Mrs. Ellen L. Russell
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Ryan
Mrs. Ruth E. Sacco
Mrs. Frances Schloss, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Schmoyer
Mr. Brian M. Schnabel
Mr. Charles F. Schneider
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Schuyler
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Sedlak
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Semanchik
Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Shaw
Miss Elisabeth Shellenberger
Mrs. Katherine J. Shelton
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Shepard III
Mrs. Shirley M. Shipston
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Shorser
Ms. Kathryn A. Sikorski
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Silverberg
Mr. Herbert S. Skovronek
Mr. & Mrs. Carl D. Slaughter
James B. Smith
Mrs. Nancy Spellman
Mrs. Florence Sterzer
Mrs. Durelle M. Stevens
Mrs. Joan T. Stiles
Mrs. George H. Strawbridge
Miss Suzanne Super
Ms. Helen M. Sutton
Miss Helen Swain
David & Janice Szumowski
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Mr. Richard B. Talmadge
Dr. Dean G. Taylor
Ms. Mina R. Terrana
Mr. J. J. Thomsen
Mr. & Mrs. R. D. Thomson
Mr. Albert V. Tomea
Mr. Terry K. Treadwell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Truax
Mr. William L. Trubeck
Mr. Barry E. Trumbauer
Mr. & Mrs. R. Hugh Van Brimer
Miss A. Ann Vaniderstine
Miss Karen Waldschmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Walker
Ms. Alexine Wallace
Dr. Brian Wallach
Mr. John G. Wallingford
Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Walsh, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Wardle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Weidenhammer
Mr. & Mrs. Solomon M. Weiss
Ms. Connie R. Weldon
Ms. Elisabeth A. Wells
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence White III
Mrs. Marie Whitlatch
Mr. Wayne B. Widmann & Rev. Cheryl Johnson
Miss Veronica M. Willant
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Williams
Mrs. Janet L. Willis
Mrs. Virginia E. Wilson
Mr. Henry F. Wood, Jr.
Mr. J. A. Wunderlich III
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred W. Wysocki, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Zepf
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Zuckerman
Mrs. Joann L. Zuercher
16 members wish to remain anonymous
Puppy Raiser Outings
This page has photos of Seeing Eye puppies and their raisers at Newark Liberty International Airport. The first photo shows many Seeing Eye puppies and their raisers sitting on the floor in an airport terminal. The caption reads: Puppy raisers inside the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 1, 2017.
The second photo shows puppies of various ages lying on the floor of a shuttle bus with their puppy raisers. The caption reads: Puppies learn how to behave on public transportation as they take a shuttle bus between terminals.
The third photo shows a firefighter greeting a golden retriever puppy. The caption reads: A Seeing Eye puppy greets a Port Authority emergency responder in full gear. Note the helmet says ARFF – that’s not to greet the puppy! It stands for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting.
Seeing Eye puppy raisers take their puppies on numerous outings to expose the dogs to new sights, sounds, and experiences. One such trip is the annual multi-club visit to Newark Liberty International Airport. About 150 puppies and their raisers parade through the airport, bringing smiles to travelers and employees alike. The trip culminates with boarding a plane so puppies become familiar with the experience.
Other puppy raiser outings include Liberty Science Center in Jersey City; pumpkin picking at local farms; bowling, miniature golf and mall outings; and a train trip to New York City.
GIFTS-IN-KIND
The following individuals and organizations contributed significant non-monetary gifts of goods and services.
4 Footed Leaders 4H Club
The Actors' Fund of America
Alicia Savoly Photography
Amazon
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Angers
Mrs. Anne Marie Barford
Mr. and Mrs. Steve H. Bauer
Mrs. Anne Marie Barford
Dr. and Mrs. Darryl N. Biery
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Bishop
Black Oak Golf Course
Mrs. Anne Marie Barford
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Blemings
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breglia
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calamanco
Mr. Brett Carriere
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Casey
Caesars Atlantic City Hotel/ Casino
Century 21 Department Store
Cherrybrook Pet Supplies
Kate Christie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cirillo
Mr. and Mrs. John Civello
Claremont Distillery New Jersey
Ms. Patricia M. Colbert and Mr. Russ Steenberg
Columbus Zoo
Mrs. Carolyn Conforti-Browse
Craft Restaurant
Ms. Tracy A. Crimmins
Ms. Lori Crotty
Mrs. Kristen DeMarco
Demarest Farms
Ariane and Michael Duarte, Ariane Kitchen and Bar
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Duffy
Ms. Louise C. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dicesare
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dowiak
Emerald Garden Design
Enhanced Vision
e5 Marketing, Inc.
EONE Timepieces Inc.
Eyes of Hope Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Samantha Rothman, Fairview Farm & Flowers
Flying Blind, LLC
Freedom Scientific
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Gibbon
Ms. Nancy C. Gordon
Gus & Bucky's - The Bedminster Car Wash
Harold Prince Organization
Ms. Hava Hegenbarth
Mr. Todd Heller and Ms. Michelle Mongno
Dolores M. Holle, VMD
Thomas and Frances Holt
Humanware Inc.
The Hotel Blake
iHome
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keely
Mr. and Mrs. James Kessler
Kramer Portraits
Ms. Erica Leahy, Jockey Hollow Kitchen and Bar
Mr. Ralph W. Ledford
Ms. Andrea Lekberg, The Artist Baker
Let's Go Design
Life Time Fitness
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Loew
Ms. Michele Loihle
M & M Auto Cycle
Madison Area YMCA
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Magnetti
Dr. Andrea Malmont
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mario
The McGeorge Family
Mr. Jack McGrath
Robert Milligan
Mintzer, Sarowitz, Zeris, Ledva & Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Kash Mishra
Mrs. Yvonne Newgent
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ogden
Mr. Michael O'Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ostar
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ostroski
The Pangere Corporation
Mr. Keunsoo Park
Peter Shields Inn
Mrs. Jeannie K. Phillips
Ms. Yvonne Quinn
Red Bank Veterinary Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. John Reddan
Ms. Diana L. Rochester
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Senderak
Sendero Group LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sheaf
Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Siedhof
Speedwell Design
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stanford
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stowman
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Swanson
Mrs. Susan Tagliaferro
Mr. Stephen Taylor
Tito's Burritos
Mr. Keith Umberger
Miss Cynthia Valesio
VFO Group
VSP - Parsippany Sales Team
Lisa Warburton
Willow Street Pictures
Zoomax Technology Co., Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Zoric
HERITAGE SOCIETY
The Seeing Eye Heritage Society was established to provide for the future of the school. Members have planned gifts through their wills, through gifts that provide life income, or through gifts of life insurance or real estate.
Helen O. Adams
Mr. Max E. Adkins
Ms. Pauline Alexander
Mrs. Cynthia Allen
William Allmer
Jen Armbruster
Tamara Armstrong
Rana McMurray Arnold
Ms. Murielle Arseneau
Mrs. Rhoda Attanasio
Barbara A. Backer, RN
James & Irene Baranski
Dr. & Mrs. James Barnes
Dr. Michael L. Barnett
Paul L. Bash
Ms. Betty Bassett
Andrea & Mitch Becker
Ms. Sandy Beery
Rita V. Bergerson
Frances H. Bernard
Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Bernstein
Ms. Nancy Conant Berresford
Mrs. Ruth S. Blair
Miss Barbara Blejewski
Nanette Boak
Miss Candice Bolte
Doris Bowen
Mr. Kenneth Bowles
Arnold Bowser
Fred & Kathy Brack
Carole J. Brand
Mr. Daniel P. Braun
Art & Mary Braunschweiger
Mrs. Robert A. Breitweiser in memory of Lt. Gen. Robert A. Breitweiser
Nina R. Brilli
William* and Gloria Brinker
Barbara Brooks Family Trust
Mr. & Mrs. William Brouillard
Cindy Brown
Carol & Ray Bsarany
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Buck
Dr. Mari Bull
Ms. Joan E. Burgomaster
Lolly & Jay Burke
Lloyd Burlingame
Cynthia Ann Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell
Thomas J. Cancro
Mr. Richard Cannon
Ms. Judi Cannon
Tracy and Gerald Carcione
Donna A. Carides
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Carrier
Julie H. Carroll, Esq.
Ms. Judith Carson
Carole Doosey Cascella
Ms. Lauren Casey
Ms. Rosemary Catalana
Mrs. Ann L. Cavalli *
Catherine A.M. Cavanaugh
David & Marion Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. John Charshafian
Mr. Thomas J. Cherry
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Marie H. Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Collin
Ms. Elizabeth J. Conklin
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick G. Constantinides
Mr. Alan Conway
Ian and Anne Cooper
Miss Ann L. Corbly
Stephen and Shelley Cors
George & Nancy Cottrell
Mrs. Joan Coughlin
Mr. Charles Crawford
Mrs. Lee Crossman
Deborah E. Curtis *
Mrs. Karen A. D'Alessandro
Mr. John A. D'Ambra
Mr. Alan Dalton
Ms. Regina Dantas
Mr. & Mrs. C. Edward Dasch
Craig Davis
Anthony J. De Carlo, VMD
Lois N. DeConca *
Mrs. Elizabeth Sandra DeGeorge
Ms. Raye L. Delle
Mrs. Anne DelVecchio
Lori & Dennis DeMarco
Francis & Karen DeNaro
Ms. Denise DePalma
Doris N. Desher
Ms. Barbara Dicks
Matthew DiLiberto
Margie Donovan
Dr. & Mrs. George Alexander Doumani
Mr. Michael P. Doyle
Janice G. Drake
Mr. Kenneth Dreyfuss
Ms. Michele Drolet
Kenneth Duncan & Patricia Lewis*
The Honorable and Mrs. Davis Duty
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Ebel
Douglas & Wyndham Eberle
Dr. Sylvia Ebert
Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Eld
Dr. James* and Allison Elston
Marcus Engel
Lorraine Engenito
Ms. Victoria L. Englishman
Elizabeth Esposito Chiarella
Miss Susan Etters
Gary A. Eulo
Donna J. Evans
Albert & Gloria* Evans
Mr. Paul H. Falon
Stuart H. and Sandra K. Fine
Ms. Eleanor A. Finnin
Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald
Patricia E. Fleming
Ms. Bonnie Fleming
Mr. Gene F. Forsyth *
Ms. Jane L. Fouraker
Maria Franchino
Jeri & Matt Frankel
Ms. Mary Franklin
Mr. Robert E. Friedman
Ms. Irene M. Gaitley
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Gallagher
Robert Garcia and Lauren Webster-Garcia
Tom Garner
Mrs. Peggy Garrett
Ms. Helen Gartman
Hank & Gudy* Gautschy
Drs. Philip and Marjorie Gerdine
Mr. John J. Gimmi
Shirley M. Giovannoli
Florence Susan Godek
Susan* & Keith Gonzalez
Charlotte Gotz
Mr. Brian Gourley
Ms. Marilyn Graham-Mulach
Joan Grandinetti
Edmund A. Grossman
Peggy Grow
Elsie D. Hajdics
Robert & Dana Hamwee
Peggy Harris
Marilyn & Gord Harris
Ms. Mary Ellen Harris
Mr. J. Philip Hart
Timothy & Lorraine Hartley
Ms. Joan D. Hassan
Robert & Jean Hegedus
Ken Hehan
F. Lois Henry
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Henry
Tidi B. Herndon
Mr. Drew Herron & Mr. Ryan Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon C. Hill
Jamie C. Hilton
Jim & Debbie Hoffert
Mrs. Elizabeth Hontz
David C. Horn
Don Horneff
Mrs. Vivian Hulse
Dr. Brook P. and Diane Hunt
Lori Hysert
Ms. Mary Jane Irwin *
Mrs. Jean Jaeckels
Graham & Jean Jeffrey
Miss Barbara L. Jennings
Priscilla H. Johnson
Miss Natalie Johnson
Mr. R. Bruce Johnson
In memory of Dolores Johnston
Lynda Jones
Michael and Sylvie Meyers-Jouan
Ms. Jane Judson
Mrs. Karen Julius
Mr. Howard J. Kahn
Arthur* & Esther* Kane
Dr. Sivia Kaye
Mrs. Virginia S. Kelcec
Mike & Eithne Kelly
Kevin & Gina Keyte
Mrs. Junerose Killian
Mr. Larry E. Kittrell
Joseph Dean Klatt, PhD
Ms. Toni M. Knie
Mrs. Virginia Knoll
Cameron & Martha Koblish
Raymond & Lois Kohan
Mrs. Janice L. Kolm
Earl & Anna Kragnes
Norma Krajczar
Charles W. & Cissy R. Kramer
Mrs. Gaytha I. Kraushar
Ulrike Kreiner-Holzhauer and Viktor Kreiner
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Ms. Elissa La Bagnara
Mrs. Jean C. La Plante
Mrs. Mary Lacatena & Mr. Jerome Lacatena
Mr. & Mrs. John Lafenhagen
Ms. Barbara A. Landmann
Annette M. Lange
Mrs. Myrna Laracuente
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lardine
Theresa Lassek
Thomas Lauria
Elaine J. Lawrason
Kathleen & Leonard Lederer
Mr. Ralph W. Ledford
Mrs. Denise Lee
Dr. Harold F. Leeper & Ms. Ann B. Gourley
Kaye Leslie
Helen and Robert Levins
CeCe Lichtenstein
Dr. Rebecca Lineberger
Irwin & Lois Ann Linker
Richard H. Livesey III & Mrs. Mae F. Livesey
Ms. Lori A. Locke
Judith and Victor V. Lolli
Mr. Michael Paul Lund
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Lurie
Mrs. Marjorie Machesney
James & Eugenia MacKellar
Mary Jeanne MacLaurin
Lois A. Mandato
Maureen S. Mangee
Mr. David S. Mangeim
Mrs. Ann Mann
Mary Manwaring
Carmen & Didi Mariano
Donna Jean Marrone in memory of Karen Ann & Louis Jr.
Ms. Phyllis J. Marsteller
Robert & Debra Mastera
Camille Mastri
Ms. Flora Mattis
Mr. Donald B. McCarthy
Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt
Mrs. Toula McEllen
Charles & Hana McKenna
Erin McNamara
Mr. David McShane
Mr. William Meinecke
Mr. Richard G. Mercner
Mrs. Judith Meyers
Stephen and Marsha Meyers
Mrs. Melba Middleton
Mr. Edward W. Miller
Ms. Betty I. Miller
Asya Miller
Lois Mills
Harriet E. Monaghan
Pim Montgomery
Rev. Bonnie L. Moore
Mrs. Barbara Moore
Jeanne-Marie Moore
Paul and Rosie Morline
Jed C. Morris
Mr.* & Mrs.* Joseph D. Moulton
Ms. Phyllis M. Murphy
Jeanne C. Myers
Dr. Grace Napier
Mrs. Jeanne Neale
Miss Evelyn M. Nemes
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Nettleton
Dr. Aminda Nicoloro
Lee* and Arlene Nihan
Mrs. Renate S. Nolius
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Norman
Steve Nugent
Barbara W. Nugent
Richard K. O'Dea
Mrs. Juanita B. Oleyar
Louise B. Olshan
Mr. & Mrs. L. Ostar
Mrs. Margaret S. Osterhoudt
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Margaret E. Otto
Mrs. Irene Palazzo *
Mr. & Mrs. Steve N. Pangere
Lois Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Parisi
Marion E. Paul
Theodore C. Paulson, Sr.
Mrs. Judy E. Peltier
Mr. Louis Pepe
Ms. Zucel Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peterson
Gail J. Petre
Miss Camille Petrecca
Dianne & Beverly Petty
Mrs. Lisa Pfleider
Mrs. Jeannie Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Piasecki
Mr. William J. Pimblott
Cheryl L. Pitz
Deacon Robert Pladek
Martha & Howard Polin
Mr. Sean Pollock
Dena L. Polston
Andrea C. Popick
Mr. Charles A. Prescott
Ralph and Sandy Price
Mr. William D. Quick
Ms. Ellen L. Quimper
Claire Durand Racamato
Mildred & John Rasweiler
Mrs. Ruth Reed
Miss Monte F. Richardson *
Buddy* & Nancy Richman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Roberts
Ms. Rachel Robinson
Miss Marilyn Rodda
Claire Barlow Roffino
Mr. Thom Rogers & Mr. James W. Stoecker
Richard & Lisa Roiseman
June Catherine Romano
Diane Romano
Barbara Ina Rosen in memory of Rose and Max Rosen
Elyse G. Rosenfield
Mr. Kenneth Rosenthal
Ms. Grace Rosenthal
Estelle Rothkerch
Mr. Jack Rouse
Jan Rumbaugh
David A. Salo
Mr. Anthony Salvati
Sylvia Sammons
Dave & Janet Sanders
Doris R. Satterwhite
Susan Schechter
Mrs. Linda D. Schmider
Patricia & Richard Schnadig
Stephanie Marie Schnatz
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Leon E. Schrader
Mr. David A. Schuh
Ms. Betsy Schuhart
Narrin Schwartz
Mary Dell Scobey and Stan Scobey
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott
Mr.* & Mrs. W. Sydnor Settle
Helen E. Sheehan
Katherine Shelton
Irene Sidun
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silver
Judith L. Sissick
Helen Skiba-Powell
Ann C. Smith
Mrs. Lenore Smith
Cornelia J. Smith
Janet L. Smith *
Mr. Gerald Smith
Susan V. Smith
James C. Solly * in memory of Eleanora M. Solly
Doreen Sproviere
Ms. Valorie Stanard
Mrs. Lois A. Stange
Mark & Barbara Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stephens
Eva Marie Stevens
Jo Anne Stevens
Carol Stevens Hewson
Mrs. Marilyn Stiglitz
Mrs. Gloria Strei
Mr. Bruce Strnad
David & Janice Szumowski
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Mr. J. C. Teeple
Ms. Carol Jean Telloeken
Irmgard Thoma
Leon A. Tierney, Jr.
Mr. Peter M. Tilkin
Jane Toleno
Kathy Towson
Miriam Travis
Eileen Trotta
Mr. John Turner
Carol A. Ungro
Ms. Peg Van Patton
Shirley M. Vavra
Mark Vellen
Ms. Karen Wales
Dr. Brian Wallach
Mrs. Doreen Waller *
Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Walsh, Jr.
Sally A. Webb
Ms. Jane Weidlund
Mrs. Dorothy Weidowke
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Whalen
Miss Suzanne Whalen
Gary E. and Beverly A. White
Mrs. Marie Whitlatch
Ms. Theresa Wierszylo
Ms. Virginia Wild
Ms. Diane Wilgan
Dwight Wilson, Jr.
Vicky Winslow
Mrs. Sharon F. Wolf
Ms. Karen A. Wood
Mary E. Wurst
Joyce B. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Young
Pamela and Robert Zisner
Richard & Simone Zoladz
32 members wish to remain anonymous
Family Day
This page has three photos. The first shows a girl hugging a yellow Labrador retriever. The caption reads: A puppy raiser hugs a dog in training after a demonstration by associate instructor Lauren Wheeler. Photo by Jacqui Wyatt.
The second photo shows a group of young people holding up certificates. The caption reads: Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser scholarship winners.
Third photo shows a family looking at a board displaying patches from various law enforcement agencies. The caption reads: A puppy raiser family checks out the career change dog exhibit. Some dogs that leave our program go on to become working dogs for law enforcement agencies.
Family Day on August 19 was attended by more than 1,250 puppy raisers, and scholarships were awarded to 48 puppy raisers who are continuing their educations. In addition to instructor demonstrations, graduate speeches and question-and-answer sessions, and photo exhibits of puppies and career change dogs, there were presentations about The Seeing Eye’s breeding program, how to spot dental problems in puppies and dogs, technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired, and a behind-the-scenes tour of The Seeing Eye kennels.
BEQUESTS
A bequest may include an outright gift, a percentage of the estate, or the remainder of the estate after specific gifts are disbursed. The Seeing Eye received or was notified of bequests from the deceased donors listed below.
Barbara Allan
Gladys K. Anderson
Leslie Baker
Norvell Barry Baugeard
Joyce P. Bedell
Betty Jane Beedle
Yolanda Bonanni
Geraldine W. Bowman
Samuel E. Boyle
Rose M. Bracco
Ethel R. Buckmir
George J. Burnett
Dorothy Charlton
William Clarkson Norris
Ruth Collin-Rohner
Dorothy J. Conte Finnegan
Kathleen F. Corbett
Victoria G. Cowan
Mary Lou Curran
Deborah E. Curtis
Josephine DeFini
Elena Doria
James Elston
Peter Fedorchak
Irene Emily Fischer
Rene J. Fontaine
Emory M. & Laura E. Ford
Margaret M. Freathy
Mary Fronsdahl
Veronica M. Gasper
Veronica Geiger
Kenneth M. Gleszer
John F. Gordon
Minerva L. Graham
Dolores Gray Crevolin
Richard Gumpher
Sieglinde Haller
Karl Halperin
Ethel Ham Palmer
Francis E. Hardy
Mary O. Harper
Fay Harwood
Rosann Herdyk
Katharine M. Hoffman
Sylvia Holder
Margaret Horten
Elizabeth Jeffrey Henn
Harry Kalish
Arthur O. Kane
Lewis Kaplan
Helene D. Kenney Nelson
Dorothy C. King
David Kolb
Irene Kosinski
Roberta Larsen
Louis & Helen Larson
Diane K. Leonard
Helen J. Lerit
Alice W. Lorillard
Sylvia Low
Theodore Macdonald
Loretta C. Maffei
Constantin Melinte
James A. Morgan
Victoria Moschella
Patricia D. Moulton
Elise R. Olton
Barbara O'Neill Allison
Genevieve Pearl
Betty J. Peer
Flora Phillips
Margaret G. Picarelli
Alexander Pinter
Malcolm G. Power, Jr.
Robert M. Read II
Monte Richardson
Anne M. Rubino
Julia Sadowsky
Jack Saitta & Myrtilla Mosca Saitta
Diane A. Schaeffer
Beverly Schiltz
Olive Schubach Heldt
Albert J. Schwarzler
John G. Shubeck
Helen Ann Smith
James C. Solly
Lillian S. Stamler
Arthur Stern
Ruth Stoetzel
Eleanor F. Storer
Sheron Rae Stover
John C. Stryker
Carol Vogel
Doreen R. Waller
Clytie Webber
Florence E. Wilson
Mary T. Wood
Patricia Woolard-Wolff
Albert & Grace Zeky
Morton Zivan
TRUSTS
The following named trusts have been established to provide a legacy of ongoing support to The Seeing Eye.
Jesse & Hertha Adams Trust
George V. Alloways Trust
James Annenberg La Vea Charitable Foundation Trust
Margaret D. Barber Trust
Josephine D. Bedle Trust
The Bette Fritz Bielefeldt Living Trust
Caroline B.R. Cepek Trust
Adrienne Chamberlain Trust
Flora B. Cherry Trust
Louise M. Curcio Trust
Alice A. Elsasser Trust
A. Somers Gardner Trust
Francis Abbott (Pitts) Gunn Trust
The Marion and Herbert Hess Charitable Trust
Blanche Hyslop Fund at the Boston Foundation
Jerry Icenogle Trust
Helen St. John Iverson Trust
Kathe Kasten Trust
May I. Kaufman Trust
Jean S. Lancaster Trust
George K. Large Trust
Virginia W. Little Charitable Trust
Zoe Blunt MacDonald Trust
Estelle A. Manning Trust
Edmund Piasecki Charitable Annuity Trust
Florence Power-Ott Trust
Robert B. Ransom Trust
Josephine V. Rogers Trust
Idalia Roth Trust
Jack P. Sanders & Marguerite E. Sanders Memorial Fund
Aldo Scafati Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Angeline R. Schad Trust, in memory of Charles Schad
Catherine D. Sharpe Trust
T. Max & Cardella Stanger Trust
Dollie Swarts Trust
Esther F. Teplitz Trust
Edward R. Tinker Trust
Truman-Hess Memorial Fund
Albert A. Walters Foundation
Allison Pierce Wood Trust
G.C. for Allison Wood Trust
Sarah Wolfberg Endowment Fund
Toby Wolfberg Endowment Fund
George H. Zendt Trust
Minnie E. Zschripe Trust
Devils Night
This page has a photo of Seeing Eye puppy raisers inside the lobby at the Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils hockey team.
For the seventh straight year, the New Jersey Devils and The Seeing Eye teamed up for “Seeing Eye Night” on March 26. A portion of every ticket bought using a special offer code benefited The Seeing Eye. Seeing Eye puppies and dogs-in-training were in attendance to meet and greet the fans. The game against the Dallas Stars was played at the Prudential Center in Newark.
NAMED ENDOWMENTS
The following named endowments provide support in perpetuity for various programs of The Seeing Eye. Endowment income allows The Seeing Eye to have a steady stream of financial resources each year.
Josephine Aresty Endowment
Ralph Hazler Baer and Laura M. Baer Fund
Bernice Barbour Foundation Endowment
Margaret Ann Barbour Endowment
The Anton and Augusta Birkel Foundation Harness Endowment
Jane H. Booker Endowment Fund for Canine Genetics
Edward A. Bragaline Endowment
Dolores A. Colombo Fund
Vincent De Cosmo Endowment Fund for the Blind
David M. Crowley Foundation Endowment
Janice G. Drake Endowment for Veterinarian Services
Linda Feinne-Roth Manager of Puppy Development Endowment
Fludzinski Foundation Endowment
Bruce J. Heim Foundation Endowment
Hermione Foundation Endowment
Sally A. Jumper Endowment
Kirk Library Fund
Michael J. Kosloski Foundation Endowment
Aaron and Rachel Meyer Foundation Endowment
PETCO Foundation Endowment
Sandy Hill Foundation Endowment
Toni Stabile Endowment
Vincent A. Stabile Canine Health Center Endowment
Vincent A. Stabile Endowment
Eleanor Merriam Tate Fund
Pizza Party
This page has a photo of a large number of puppy raisers posing for a photo on The Seeing Eye campus.
Seeing Eye puppy raisers came to The Seeing Eye campus in July after winning a pizza party through their involvement in the Seeing Eye’s Puppy Raiser Calendar contest.
PENNIES FOR PUPPIES
The following individuals and organizations participated in our Pennies for Puppies® (for schools, youth groups and community service projects) and Dollars for Dogs® (for businesses and civic organizations) fundraising programs.
This page has a picture of a giant novelty check. The check reads “Pay to the order of: The Seeing Eye” and is in the amount of $2,051.10. The check is signed “From the staff & students of Lower Twp. Elementary Schools”. The caption reads: Maud Abrams Elementary School in Lower Township, New Jersey, participated in Our Pennies for Puppies® program, helping to raise not only funds but also awareness about our mission. Pennies for Puppies is aimed at school groups, Boy and Girl Scout Troops, and other youth organizations, while the Dollars for Dogs® program is geared toward corporations, civic groups, churches, and so on. In FY17, 225 visits (attended by over 15,000 individuals) were made to these organizations, raising more than $118,000!
Abington Avenue School
Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Grade 8
The Academy of Our Lady of Peace - Panther Power Robotics Team 1159
The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi School
Adamsville Elementary School
Adler Aphasia Center
Allen W. Roberts School
Animal Benefits Club
Arden Courts Assisted Living
Avon Elementary School
Banyan Elementary School
Barnes & Noble
Battle Hill School
Belhaven Middle School
Ben Samuels Children's Center at Montclair State University
Berkeley Heights YMCA
Berlin Community School
Beta Theta Chapter of Delta Gamma Fraternity
Bethlehem Early Learning Center
Carol and Mario Bonito
BPOE #2151
Bridgewater Woman's Club
Brigantine Lions Club
Brownie Troop #6256
Burnet Hill School
Campbell Hall
Tess Cannon
Cargill United Methodist Women
The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Cedar Mountain Primary School
Central Elementary School
Chatham Day School
Church of the Sacred Heart
Circle #2, The Presbyterian Church in Morristown
Clifton Public School #12
Clifton Richfield Chapter AARP #4192
College Womens Club of Montclair
Linda Colligan
Congregation Kehilat Shalom
Copeland Middle School Leo Club
Cranford Village Improvement Association
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School
Crum & Forster
Cub Scout Pack #31
Cub Scout Pack #88
Cub Scout Pack #101
Cub Scout Pack #144
Daisy Troop #41276
Daisy Troop #96299
Daisy Troop #97068
Dallastown Area Intermediate School
Daughters of the American Revolution Valley Forge Chapter
Deal Elementary School
Deerfield School
Delanco Camp
Dogwood Hill School
Dominican College
Don Bosco Columbiettes
Donavan Catholic High School
Dover Area Senior Citizens Association
Dwight-Englewood School
ECLC of New Jersey, Chatham Campus
Early Childhood Center at Forest Glen
East Greenwish Township Schools
Abby Ellis
Eye Care Specialists
Zachary Fajge
Fanwood Presbyterian Church - Thrift Shop
Far Hills Country Day School
Flemington Lions Club
Franklin Boy Scout Troop #90
Friends & Neighbors of Allamuchy
Garwood Public Library
Stephen J. Gerace Elementary
Gill St. Bernard's School
Reese Giller
Girl Scout of Greater Los Angeles Troop #3296
Girl Scout Troop #7318
Girl Scout Troop #40613
Girl Scout Troop #45324
Girl Scout Troop #95420
Girl Scout Troop #96172
Girl Scout Troop #96292
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #20194
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #41106
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #60320
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #60786
Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Troop #743
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #5252
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #95609
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Troop #175
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Troop #585
Girls On The Run - West Orange
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Women of the ELCA
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Grandview Elementary School
Grandview School Third Graders
Greenbriar at Fox Ridge Association
Greenwood Lake Public Library
Hackettstown Middle School
Harrison Elementary School
Hasbrouck Heights Lions Club, Inc.
Helen Morgan Elementary School
Hi-Step Summer Program
Hilltop Country Day School
Hoover Elementary School
Irving Primary School
J.A. McCoy CPA PC
James Johnson Elementary School
Jessie F. George School
John Adams Elementary School
Kelsey Johnson
Kent Place School
Kiddie Academy
Knights of Columbus - St. Philip the Apostle Council #11671
KPMG
La Salle Academy
Dana LaCapra
Lacordaire Academy
Lafayette Learning Center
Lafayette Mills PTA
Lakehurst/Manchester Lions Club
Lebanon Lions Club
Lincoln Park Lions Club
Lionettes of Lions Head South
Lions Club of Haddonfield
Lions Club of Midland Park
Lions Club of Plainfield
Lions Club of Ridgefield Park
Lions Club of Warren Township
Lions Club of West Orange
Little Schuylkill Lions Club
Lower Valley Presbyterian Church
M. Povinelli & Sons, Inc.
MacUngie Elementary School
Madison High School
Madison Park Elementary School
Manito Elementary School
Sara Martin
Maud Abrams Elementary School
Medford Lakes Lions Club
Memorial Junior High School
Memorial School, Washintong Boro
Memory Cafe at Mendham Presbyterian
Merck & Co
Metuchen Lions Club
Middle Township Elementary School #2
Middletown High School South
Milburn/Short Hills 2017 Caring Kids Program
Milltown Lions Club
Monmouth University
Monroe Township Middle School
Moorestown Lions Club
Mountain Park Elementary School
Nehaunsey Middle School
Netherlands Reformed Christian School
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA
Northwest Christian School
Oak Ridge Rehab. & Nursing Center
Oasis Day Camp
Ocean County Puppy Power 4H Club
Packanack Elementary School
Palisades Country Day School
Palisades Pre-School & Kindergarten, Inc.
Paradise Knoll School
Pearl R. Miller School
Nicolette Pecorelli
Catherine Peterson
The Pingry School - Lower School
Pioneer Girls
Piscataway Public Library, Kennedy Branch
Point Pleasant Boro Rotary
Ralph Place Leomonade Stand
Ramapo High School
Red Bank Primary School
Redeemer Lutheran School
Retired Active Men
Ridgefield Lions Club
Rockefeller College - Princeton University
Saddle River Day School
Saint Augustine of Canterbury School
Saint David's School
School of St. Elizabeth
Schuyler-Cofax Middle School
Seven Generations Charter School
The Seven Hills School - Doherty Campus
Wendy Sherid/Dollars for Dogs Golf Event
Princeton University
Skippack Eye Care
SmithDesign
South Brunswick Lions Club
South Mountain School PTO
St. Andrew's Pre-School and Kindergarten
St. Ann's Social Seniors
St. Catherine of Siena
St. James School
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. Joseph RC Church
St. Jude Seniors
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
St. Michael's School
St. Nicholas School
St. Phillips Prime Timers
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Sussex Avenue School
Sussex Womens Club
Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim
Thomas Jefferson School
Toms River High School North
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ukrainian American Youth Assn. Inc.
Union Church of Lake Bluff
Union County Vocational-Technical High School
Unitarian Society of New Brunswick
The United Methodist Church of Morristown
United Steel Workers, Local 10-86
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Wanaque Reserve
Warnsdorfer Elementary School
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
West Berlin Lions Club
West Caldwell Public Library
West New York Leones Cubanos de Hudson/Hackensack UNC Palisades Hospital
Westmont Lions Club Foundation, Inc.
Westwood Girl Scouts Troop #5279
Widener Memorial School
Windsor Learning Center
Woodbridge Lions Club
Wyckoff Lions Club
Yeshivat Noam
Zeta Chi Chapter of Delta Gamma Fraternity
MATCHING GIFTS
Employee matching gifts were received from the following organizations.
Adobe Systems Inc.
AEGIS Foundation Inc. Matching Gift Program
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
AIG Matching Gifts
AllianceBernstein Matching Gift Center
American Express Foundation
Amica Companies Foundation
Aramark
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership
BD Matching Gift Program
Ben and Jerry's Foundation
Best Buy Corporate Giving Program
Biogen Idec Foundation
The Biondo Group, LLC
Boeing Gift Matching Program
Bristol-Myers Squibb Matching Gift Foundation
C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc.
The CA Technologies Matching Gifts Program
Chevron Humankind
The Chubb Corporation
ConocoPhillips
Dell DirectGiving Campaign
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Dominion Foundation Matching Gift Program
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Matching Gifts Program
Exelon Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Gannett Foundation
GE Foundation Matching Gifts
General Reinsurance Corporation
Give With Liberty
Go Daddy
Goldman, Sachs & Company Matching Gift Program
HSBC Matching Gift Program
The IFF Foundation Inc.
Intel Corporation
The Interpublic Group of Companies
The Janus Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gift Program
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Jonah Energy LLC Community Investment Matching Program
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Kate Spade & Company Foundation
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Medtronic Foundation
Merck Partnership for Giving
Neuberger Berman Gift Matching Program
Northern Trust Company Matching Gift Program
Novartis US Foundation
Oppenheimer Funds
Pepsico Foundation
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
PNC Foundation
Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Random House Inc.
Regeneron Matching Gift Program
Rockefeller & Co.
S&P Global Foundation
Sanofi-Aventis Matching Gifts Program
Shell Foundation
Susquehanna International Group LLP
State Street Matching Gift Program
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
Tauck World Discovery
Textron Matching Gift Program
ThermoFisher Scientific's Matching Gifts Program
Thrivent Financial
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
UBS Matching Gift Program
Union Pacific Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Voya Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
Waters Corporation
William Blair and Company Charitable Matching Gifts Fund
BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN
It is with great pleasure that we thank our generous donors to our Building for the Future Campaign. Through their support we surpassed our $10 million goal by $1.5 million! We are most grateful for their partnership in reaching this milestone. Listed below are those who made contributions in Fiscal Year 2017.
Cynthia R. Bryant, LLM
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Callander
Julie H. Carroll
John & Sheridan Greeniaus
Margaret & William Howard
Parr Family Charitable Foundation
John & Margaret Post Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Ranger
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC
One member wishes to remain anonymous
Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,595,000 $ 1,835,000
Prepaids and other assets 162,000 268,000
Unconditional promises to give, net 50,000 455,000
Investments 264,466,000 244,566,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others 22,965,000 22,540,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts 4,657,000 910,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net 44,376,000 45,738,000
$ 338,271,000 $ 316,312,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 2,961,000 $ 3,218,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 21,415,000 25,243,000
Interest payable 378,000 378,000
Capital lease obligation 2,415,000 2,437,000
Bonds payable 36,497,000 36,801,000
63,666,000 68,077,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 240,621,000 217,276,000
Temporarily restricted 5,039,000 2,452,000
Permanently restricted 28,945,000 28,507,000
Total net assets 274,605,000 248,235,000
$ 338,271,000 $ 316,312,000
Reproduced from the September 30, 2017, financial statements audited by EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2017, audited financial statements, please visit about-us/financials.
Statement of Activities
Year Ended September 30, 2017
(With summarized information for the year ended September 30, 2016)
Temporarily Permanently Total Total
Unrestricted Restricted Restricted 2017 2016
Operating revenue, gains and other support:
Contributions 6,872,000 287,000 13,000 6,658,000 6,658,000
Legacies 6,534,000 3,673,000 749,000 10,956,000 9,237,000
Trust income 1,202,000 — — 1,202,000 1,211,000
Investment return
appropriated for operations 11,510,000 306,000 — 11,816,000 11,472,000
Other 158,000 — — 158,000 166,000
Net assets released
from restrictions 1,470,000 (1,470,000) — — —
27,746,000 2,796,000 762,000 31,304,000 28,744,000
Operating expenses:
Program services 22,068,000 — — 22,068,000 22,879,000
Management and general 1,606,000 — — 1,606,000 1,488,000
Fundraising 3,429,000 — — 3,429,000 3,048,000
27,103,000 — — 27,103,000 27,415,000
Increase in net assets
from operating activities 643,000 2,796,000 762,000 4,201,000 1,329,000
Other changes:
Investment return, net 28,737,000 23,000 — 28,760,000 21,195,000
Investment return
appropriated for operations (11,510,000) (306,000) — (11,816,000) (11,472,000)
Unrealized gains on beneficial
interests in perpetual trusts
held by others — — (324,000) (324,000) 393,000
Pension and postretirement-
related changes other than
net periodic pension and
postretirement cost 5,512,000 — — (3,436,000) 5,512,000
Change in value of split-interest
agreements (37,000) 74,000 — — 37,000
22,702,000 (209,000) (324,000) 22,169,000 6,533,000
Change in net assets 23,345,000 2,587,000 438,000 26,370,000 7,862,000
Net assets - beginning of year 217,276,000 2,452,000 28,507,000 248,235,000 240,373,000
Net assets - end of year $ 240,621,000 $ 5,039,000 $ 28,945,000 $ 274,605,000 $ 248,235,000
Reproduced from the September 30, 2017, financial statements audited by EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2017, audited financial statements, please visit about-us/financials.
Veterinary Recognition Awards
This page has two photos. The first is a close-up of a yellow Labrador retriever puppy looking down at a camera. In the background is a tree in autumn, its leaves a vivid orange. The puppy is so close to the camera all you can see is his big black nose, eyes, and ears.
The second photo shows five German shepherds sitting in a row. The German shepherd on the far left appears to be about two years old, the one on the far right appears to be about two months old, and in between are German shepherd puppies at various stages in between.
Each year, The Seeing Eye receives nominations from our graduates and puppy raisers for our Veterinary Recognition Awards. These veterinarians, and many others who remain unnamed, have gone “above and beyond” as they provided extraordinary service and care to Seeing Eye dogs in all stages of their lives. Our puppies, our dogs-in-training, and the Seeing Eye dogs working with their owners all benefit greatly from the generosity of these veterinarians and their staffs.
This year, The Seeing Eye recognizes William Bischoff, D.V.M., of Fayette Veterinary Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Bischoff and his staff were nominated by Seeing Eye graduate Kevin Minor, who has been working with Seeing Eye dogs since 1985. He is now with his fourth dog, a golden retriever named Jilly.
Back Cover
A photo of a German shepherd, a golden retriever, and a yellow Labrador/golden retriever cross. The German shepherd and the cross are wearing green Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser Program vests; the golden retriever, who appears to be a few months old, is wearing a green Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser Program bandana.
The Seeing Eye
President & CEO
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
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Editor
Craig Garretson, Senior Communications Officer
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The Seeing Eye produces the annual report in print, Braille, audio, and electronic versions. Copies are available by request. This issue and past issues also are available on our website. Permission to reprint may be obtained by contacting The Seeing Eye.
Seeing Eye® is a registered trademark for guide dogs of The Seeing Eye, Inc., and is its registered service mark for training dogs as guides and instructing visually impaired individuals in their use and care. The Seeing Eye admits and offers students of any race, color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or ancestry all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or ancestry in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
The Seeing Eye follows the guidelines recommended by the Council of U.S. Dog Guide Schools for the humane care and training of dogs to be guides, and the instruction and graduate services offered to people who are blind or visually impaired.
The Seeing Eye is an accredited member of the International Guide Dog Federation. The mission of The Seeing Eye is to enhance the independence, dignity and self-confidence of people who are blind, through the use of specially trained Seeing Eye dogs.
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