September - May, 3rd Friday of the month
NCC Cooperative Extension
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June - August
Association for the Blind Summer Camp
The club has raised puppies as a joint effort with Seeing Eye, Inc. of Morristown, New Jersey since 1942— thousands over the years! Once the puppies leave their 4-H homes, they return to Seeing Eye, Inc. to receive intensive training for final placement with blind persons throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Although the overall project of the club is to raise puppies, club members may also work on other 4-H projects that interest them.
Monthly meetings provide training and socialization for puppies (and members!) Field trips are meant to give the puppies experience with the sights, smells and sounds of the types of places they will lead their masters. Examples include shopping malls, movie theaters, libraries, sporting events, community events, parks, museums and nursing homes.
Members of the club have received such awards as the Presidential Service
Award. In 2004 we received the 4-H Community Service Award, and in 2005 the
Governor's Service Award. Other members, as high school seniors, have also
earned college scholarships for raising two or more puppies.
For more information on raising a seeing eye puppy, visit www.seeingeye.org.
Learn more about the Guiding Paws 4-H Club by contacting NCC 4-H:
4-h@udel.edu or 302-831-8965.
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