“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars”
If money was not an issue and we had several trees growing it in our back garden then this is what we would like. The list will change as our needs change and the charity grows.
You may be able to help on one or more items on our wish list.
You could organise a fundraising event to buy an item or you might have it or know someone that would gift it to us in kind. If something is not listed but you have it and think it would be good for us then get in touch.
Vehicles
2 additional vehicles fully sign written – an estate / MPV that would accommodate dog cages and still have room for passengers. 1 minibus type vehicle to transport volunteers, clients and equipment to exhibitions and the like.
We’d love some space…
Approx 100 acres of land somewhere easily accessible with public transport close to a vibrant township ideally situated in the Central Belt of Scotland.
Our dream community village
Designer, architect, builder and building materials, all the furnishings, telecoms, IT, etc, for said training village.
Uniforms
Salaries
Thanks to your support we now have 2 paid, full-time employees but would love to increase our paid employee numbers in particular specialist roles.
Puppy raising costs
It costs the charity around £36,000 to train each dog from birth to qualification (and this figure rises with increased costs). We would love to have more puppies join our programme to meet the demands of our waiting list. Remember, we still take care of the dog costs throughout the whole of their life.
Technology
Apple Macs for our personnel, whether it be Macs, iPads, Macbook Air laptops, iPhones, etc. Why not Windows OS on PCs? Apple Macs ALL have a superb speech system built in as standard so that blind people can use them without adding expensive software. However, a Windows Laptop would still be beneficial as well.
PR
More media coverage, positive coverage, of course, to tell the population that we exist and why we are doing what we are doing.
Stationary
Any donations of plain paper, envelopes and general stationary items.
Accountancy fees
An annual event!
Funding
ANY funding and ANY amount is always appreciated.
Microsoft Office
We do have an old Windows PC but only the basics. It would be good to have the full Microsoft 365 package on a more efficient and faster computer or laptop.
Photo and video editing software
For Mac and Windows, we would be appreciative of photo and video editing software as this would allow us to create a more professional level of media for our website, social media and PR.
By no means an exhaustive list.