Veterinarians are a critical part of the “making of a good guide dog”. Southeastern Guide Dogs recently launched our Veterinarian Partners program, designed to recognize and honor the outstanding contribution veterinarians make to the Southeastern Guide Dogs mission of providing freedom and independence to the blind and visually impaired.
Our Veterinarian Partners (VP’s) all donate services at some generous level, ranging from a 30% to 100% discount. Our “Platinum Partners” donate 100% of all services – routine and non-routine. That’s right, everything is covered. Stop and think about this for a moment. A business, in this economy, has agreed to donate their valuable staff time and resources to benefit someone they will never meet.
We launched the Veterinarian Partners program on July 1, and within 72 hours our fax machine was cranking out new contracts, and within one week we had five Platinum Partners. I didn’t recognize a few of the Platinum Partner names and thought perhaps they were new to the organization, nope, it’s because they've never submitted an invoice – they’ve been caring for our guide dog puppies in training for years and have asked for nothing in return. As of today, 71 veterinarians have returned contracts committing to partnering in our mission. If that doesn’t make you want to hug a veterinarian, I don’t know what will.
Okay, I’m not really suggesting you hug your veterinarian (we may lose VP’s that way!). I am simply asking that we all become more aware and appreciative of the significant role that our veterinarians play in the process of raising a guide dog puppy – and always take time to say “thank you” for their generosity, compassion and the loving care they provide for our dogs.
4 comments:
THIS IS SO GREAT. I KNOW A FEW VETS THAT WOULD LOVE TO HELP HOW DO I GET THEM INVOLVED ?
How about a plaque or framed certificate of recognition that the vets can display in their offices? Good PR for SEGDI too.
Donna Said
Veterinarians are so vital in the world of Southeastern Guide Dogs. It is great to recognize them and to give them Plaques to show appreciation. They definitely need a huge "thank you " from all of us who not only use them for medical and surgical issues, but also for Resources.
All VP's will be listed on our website, and Platinum, Gold and Silver Partners will receive a plaque. Do you know of a potential VP? Email me the contact information and we'll take it from there!
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