The Seeing Eye
Annual Report 2014
Cover
The cover is set up like a four-by-four checkerboard, with squares of various colors. In every other
square is a photo of a smiling Seeing Eye graduate with his or her dog. Across the center of the
checkerboard is a dark green bar with The Seeing Eye’s logo, a German shepherd in harness guiding a
person. You can only see the person’s left leg and left arm. To the right of the logo is The Seeing Eye, and
below it the words “Independence & Dignity Since 1929.” To the right of the logo reads The Seeing Eye:
Annual Report 2014.
Contents
Letter from the President & CEO
Executive Office and Leadership Team
Letter from the Officers
Committed Members
Financial Statements
On the Cover: Eight of the 246 Seeing Eye teams you helped to create in 2014. Photos by John Keane.
Thanks to you, The Seeing Eye created 246 new Seeing Eye teams in 2014, a 7.5 percent increase from
the previous fiscal year. These men and women, coming from across the United States and Canada,
ranging in age from teenagers to senior citizens, and with diverse occupations and interests, are now
pursuing their goals with enhanced mobility, independence, and confidence. We hope you enjoy some
of their stories contained throughout this report.
Letter from the President and CEO of The Seeing Eye
Photo: This story has a photo of Seeing Eye President & CEO Dr. James A. Kutsch Jr. and his Seeing Eye
dog, a German shepherd named Vegas.
After several years of transition, 2014 was a year of moving full speed ahead… and there’s nothing more
thrilling for a student at The Seeing Eye than to move full speed ahead – to pick up the dog’s harness
handle and give the command, “Forward!”
Our renovations are complete, and in 2014 – for the first time since 2011 – all of the year’s classes were
held at home on our Washington Valley campus. Fittingly, 2014 also was our 85th anniversary year, and
we celebrated on May 16 with a gala held inside the Main House and under a giant tent on our lawn.
More than 250 people – graduates, donors, volunteers, and friends – were treated to a puppy parade, a
farm-to-table dinner, live music, and silent and live auctions. Awards were also presented to three
individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to our mission. This event, our first
gala in 10 years, raised approximately $400,000 in support of our mission.
Other highlights of FY 2014 include:
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Two-hundred and forty-six Seeing Eye teams graduated.
We received 523 applications and accepted 288 candidates into our program. (Some candidates
accepted in 2014 will attend in 2015.)
We continued our follow-up support for our 1,737 actively working Seeing Eye teams, with
Seeing Eye instructors conducting follow-up visits to Seeing Eye graduates in 41 states, Puerto
Rico, and six Canadian provinces.
At our Chester breeding facility, 551 puppies were whelped from 73 litters, with an average
litter size of 7.5 puppies. The success rate for dogs that returned 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 have 511 families in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Delaware participating in our volunteer puppy raising program.
After a two-year absence due to our renovations, Family Day returned to The Seeing Eye campus
on August 9 with approximately 1,450 puppy raisers in attendance. The Seeing Eye awarded
scholarships to 49 puppy raisers who plan to attend college. There were instructor
demonstrations, talks with Seeing Eye graduates, and presentations by Seeing Eye staff on the
history of the guide dog harness, veterinary aspects of puppy raising, and insights into traffic
training.
On January 22, 2014, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed Dusty’s Law, named in honor of
Seeing Eye puppy Dusty. Dusty was attacked by a loose dog and the trauma he experienced
necessitated that he be dropped from our program. The Seeing Eye Advocacy Council worked
for several years to bring attention to the problem of guide dog teams being attacked by loose
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and/or uncontrolled dogs. It is now a criminal offense in New Jersey to kill, injure, or interfere
with a service animal, guide dog in formal training, or a young puppy being raised to become a
guide dog. The law defines penalties for violators and requires restitution for medical bills, the
cost of retraining or replacement of the service animal, and lost wages. But, more importantly,
making attacks and interference a criminal offense ensures a police response to assist a blind
person whose guide dog has been injured.
In June, the Vincent A. Stabile Canine Health Center was again accredited following a
comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal Hospital Association. The evaluation,
performed once every three years, included a quality assessment review of the hospital’s
facilities, medical equipment, practice methods, and canine health care management. The
Stabile Center provides veterinary care to all puppies and dogs in The Seeing Eye program.
The covered student patio, not formally part of the 2012-2013 campus renovation project, was
completed in 2014. Use of the new area, which allows for practice of the crucial off-leash recall
command, is now a component of every class.
The Seeing Eye Orientation and Mobility Program held 17 seminars on the campuses of
participating colleges and universities, giving approximately 150 orientation and mobility
students an understanding of how guide dogs could benefit their future clients.
Public visits to our campus (which had been suspended due to renovations) resumed on March
6. 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 2014, 1,300 people attended 27 visits (an average of 48 individuals per visit).
The Seeing Eye kept in touch with other blindness, guide dog and animal-related organizations.
In July, members of The Seeing Eye staff attended the National Federation of the Blind
conference in Orlando, Florida; the American Council of the Blind conference in Las Vegas,
Nevada; the annual meeting of the Council of U.S. Guide Dog Schools in Chicago, Illinois; and the
bi-annual international seminar of the International Guide Dog Federation, the global
accreditation body for guide dog schools, in Tokyo, Japan, where I had the honor of being
elected to a two-year term as IGDF chairman.
Our online presence increased significantly as we nearly quadrupled our Facebook followers
from 25,000 to more than 90,000. The Seeing Eye’s Facebook page, at
www.Facebook.com/SeeingEye, has pictures and stories about our graduates, dogs, and
puppies.
Our 85th anniversary year was truly a historic one thanks to your generous support. Thank you for
helping to enhance the independence and mobility of people who are blind or visually impaired through
the use of our amazing dogs.
Sincerely,
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
President & CEO
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
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., Seeing Eye graduate
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
Peter N. Crnkovich
Chairman
Senior Advisor
Morgan Stanley
Thomas J. Duffy
Vice Chair
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
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, Seeing Eye graduate
Secretary
Senior Attorney Adviser (retired)
National Council on Disability
James A. Kutsch, Jr., Ph.D., Seeing Eye graduate
President & CEO
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Karon C. Bales, T.E.P., C.S.
Partner
Bales Beall LLP
Ari Benacerraf
Partner
Diamond Castle Holdings
Cynthia Bryant, LL.M., Seeing Eye graduate
Special Legal Adviser
Office of Native Affairs and Policy
Federal Communications Commission
Lewis M. Chakrin, Ph.D.
Dean, The Anisfield School of Business
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Christopher J. Coughlin
Executive Vice President and CFO (retired)
Tyco International Ltd.
Anthony J. DeCarlo, V.M.D.
Co-Founder & CEO
RBVH Veterinary Healthcare Network
Stuart H. Fine, Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Grand View Hospital
John D. Hollenbach, Seeing Eye graduate
President/CEO (retired)
First Savings Bank of Perkasie
The Hon. Thomas H. Kean
Former Governor, The State of New Jersey
Former President, Drew University
Chairman, THK Consulting, LLC
Kevin A. Lynch
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Industries for the Blind
D. Murray MacKenzie
President and CEO (retired)
North York General Hospital
Michael G. May, Seeing Eye graduate
President and CEO
Sendero Group LLC
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
Steve Pangere, Seeing Eye graduate
President & CEO
The Pangere Corporation
Mark G. Steinberg
Managing Director (retired)
BlackRock
Honorary Trustees
Hugh A. D’Andrade, Esq.
Vice Chairman & Chief Administrative Officer (retired)
Schering-Plough Corporation
Walker D. Kirby
Letter from the Officers of The Seeing Eye
Photos: This letter is accompanied by photos of the Officers of The Seeing Eye: Peter N. Crnkovich,
Thomas J. Duffy, Margaret E. Howard, and James A. Kutsch Jr.
Dear Friends:
When Morris Frank returned from Europe with Buddy and incorporated The Seeing Eye, Inc., on January
29, 1929, he could not have imagined what the world would be like 85 years later: Smartphones with
built-in GPS apps, access protections afforded by laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the
worldwide success of the guide dog movement itself… all tremendous improvements for people who are
blind or visually impaired.
But over those years there have been some new challenges too, such as nearly silent electric cars, the
decrease in mass transit outside of urban areas, and the risk of interference posed by unleashed or
unrestricted dogs.
It’s amazing to think that, 85 years from today, it will be the year 2100. We can’t imagine what the world
will be like in 2100 any better than Morris could have predicted the world of today. But thanks to the
steps The Seeing Eye has taken over the last three years, we do know that we will be here to breed and
train the world’s best guide dogs.
At a 2011 strategic planning retreat, The Seeing Eye’s Board of Trustees endorsed a three-pronged
strategic plan to ensure our long-term success. The first, completed in Fiscal Year 2012, was improving
our cost structure without reducing the number of people served or the quality of service; the second,
modernizing and upgrading our campus, was completed in 2013. We are halfway through the final
element – our five-year capital campaign for the endowment. We are already at 91 percent of our goal
to grow the endowment to the point that a 5 percent draw will cover half of our annual costs.
As the Officers of the Board of Trustees, our responsibility is to ensure The Seeing Eye will be here for as
long as people need Seeing Eye dogs. The steps we have taken, and your generous support, means The
Seeing Eye will be ready to face whatever challenges the future holds.
Thank you!
Peter N. Crnkovich
Chairman
Thomas J. Duffy
Vice Chairman
Margaret E. Howard, D.Lit.
Vice Chairwoman
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
President & CEO
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a German shepherd puppy sitting inside a harness. Today the harness is so
big he can fit inside the handle, but one day he’ll be big enough to wear it while guiding someone! Inset
into the larger photo is a smaller photo of a young woman, smiling as she stands next to a black
Labrador retriever. They are one of the Seeing Eye teams pictured on the cover. Below the photo, the text
reads: Juanita Woodcox of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, graduated from The Seeing Eye with Ophelia in
September 2014. The black Labrador retriever is her first Seeing Eye dog. “Ophelia has changed my life,”
she said. “I’m able to go places I never thought I could go before. We just came back from a wonderful
trip spent in New York and also went to Canada. My dog is always there for me. I feel very safe, secure,
and independent with her by my side. Ophelia is a wonderful partner and the greatest thing that could
have ever happened for me to be able to improve my independence!”
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 bringing increased independence and dignity to 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,
2013, and Sept. 30, 2014.
Mrs. Patricia E. Altorfer
A.W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation
Bannerot-Lappe Foundation
Sandra Atlas Bass & Edythe & Sol G. Atlas Fund, Inc.
Eleanor Collins Boas Foundation
Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Coughlin
Peter & Kay Crnkovich
Hugh & Mary D’Andrade
Robert G. & Jane V. Engel Foundation, Inc.
Daniel Flannery & Tammy Flannery
John & Sheridan Greeniaus
ICAP Services North America LLC
The Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation
F.M. Kirby Foundation
Legg Mason Investment Counsel
Miranda Fund of CFNJ
NJSFWC-Junior Membership
Richard A. Perritt Charitable Foundation
L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Ranger
Mr. and Mrs. Asher Richman
Ms. Abigail E. Rittmeyer
William E. Simon Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stiglitz
Villa Enterprises Mgmt. Ltd, Inc.
The Warner Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Weston
Wildwood Foundation
Muriel & Jack Windolf
Wohlers Family Foundation
Three members wish to remain anonymous
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.
Photo: This page has a photo of a smiling man and woman in their home. Donors Andrea and Mitchell
Becker are pleased to support the work of The Seeing Eye. In addition to their convenient, automatic
monthly gifts, they make additional gifts throughout the year. Thank you, Andrea and Mitchell!
Alcatel-Lucent Foundation
David R. & Patricia D. Atkinson Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Bahm
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Becker
Rita V. Bergerson
Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc.
Jamacha Bloom Family Foundation
The Brink’s Company
Mrs. Ann L. Cavalli
Lew & Linda Chakrin
Jim & Donna Chambers
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Chase
The Douglas R. & S. Leigh P. Conant Cookie Jar Foundation
David M. Crowley Foundation
CTW Foundation
Quentin & Evelyn T. Cunningham Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Davis Family Memorial Trust
Day Pitney, LLP
Mr. Stephen J. Deutsch
Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Thomas & Deborah Duffy
Shelley & Steven G. Einhorn, The Einhorn Family Foundation
Dr. Stuart H. & Sandra K. Fine
Larry Paul Fleschner Charitable Foundation
John Jr. and Michael Rohall Jr. Foundation of CFNJ
Gran Fondo NJ LLC
Guaranteed Rate
The New York Community Trust Gwenda & John Hanson Fund
Hermione Foundation
The Interpublic Group of Companies
Jephson Educational Trust #2
Dean Johnson Trust
The Kean Foundation
Ms. Cynthia Kuczkir
Mrs. Mary R. Kuczkir
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
LSV Asset Management
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Luciano
Mr. Eric Margolis
McCutchen Foundation
MCJ Amelior Foundation
Lois Mills
The New Jersey Fund at the CFNJ
Steve and Georgiann Pangere
The PETCO Foundation
Mr. William J. Pimblott
John & Margaret Post Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Rasweiler
Red Bank Veterinary Healthcare Network
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Schaenen, Jr.
Corey & Suzanne Seitz
Katherine J. Shelton
Wendy Sherid/Dollar for Dogs Golf Outing
Six Flags Great Adventure
The Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Steinberg
Martha Washington Straus - Harry H. Straus Foundation, Inc.
Janice & David Szumowski
Edward W. & Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund
Mr. Carlyle Weiner
Zakaria Family Foundation
Mr. Stanley Zankman & Mrs. Cheryl L. Rosenfeld
Three 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.
Photo: This page has a photo of a man and a woman smiling as they hold up puppies. Nancy and
Stephen “Skippy” Weinstein are wearing huge smiles along with their gauze gowns at The Seeing Eye’s
breeding station in Chester, New Jersey. The Weinsteins were lucky auction winners of a visit to the
breeding station during The Seeing Eye’s 85th anniversary gala. Here they are seen cuddling adorable
yellow and black labs and enjoying every minute.
Mr. & Mrs. Ari Benacerraf
Big Lots!
Anton & Augusta Birkel Foundation
Edward E. & Lillian H. Bishop Foundation
Ms. Elke Blaetz
William Blanchard Company
Bodei Contracting, Inc.
Bollinger Inc.
Helen Brach Foundation
Brigantine Lions Club
Lolly & Jay Burke
Calamos Investments
Ms. Eleanor S. Campbell-Swank and Mr. Darrell E. Swank
Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation
Catherine A.M. Cavanaugh
Cranshaw Corporation
Mrs. Helen G. Crowley
Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners
Ms. Raye L. Delle
Mr. Dean Denniston, Jr.
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Mrs. Ellen Ann Eckman
The Edouard Foundation, Inc.
The Roger & Ann Edwards Fund at the Arizona Community Foundation
William & Vivian Eiff Foundation
Mr. David Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Engerman
Ms. Zarina Feinman
Harriet G. Fredericks Foundation
Mr. James Freeman & Mrs. Laura Lofaro-Freeman
Mrs. Charlton Friedberg
Mr. Frederick M. Fultz
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Gilfillan
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Gnall
The Goodnow Fund
Paul B. Greetin & Beryl S. Greetin Foundation
Robert & Dana Hamwee
Mr. & Mrs. Gates H. Hawn
Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Ms. Jamie C. Hilton
Doris & Martin Hoffman Family Foundation
Mr. Robert W. Hoke & Ms. Colleen D. Brennan
Hot Rods for Hope
Industries for the Blind - Milwaukee
Miss Barbara L. Jennings
Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies Contribution Fund
Mr. Alton C. Jones & Mrs. Tami Scribner-Jones
Junior Woman's Club - Jefferson Township
Mr. George Kramer
Polly Annenberg Levee Charitable Trust
Labs With A Heart, Inc.
Mrs. Karen L. Lack
Mr. Beverly N. Lancaster
Ms. Melissa Leitch
Liberty Me Dance Center
Mr. Robert Lien
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Maher
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher T. McCallion
Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt
McMullen Family Foundation
Meerwarth Family Foundation Trust
Merck & Company, Inc.
Anna A. Moldrup Foundation
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morrison Family Foundation
The Naddissy Foundation
NAIFA - Northwest Jersey Chapter
National Industries for the Blind
Marjorie A. Neuhoff Private Foundation, Inc.
New Jersey Devils National Hockey League
NK Architects
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation
Mary E. Parker Foundation
Parr Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Patricia Peterson
Carolyn A. Petrus Memorial Seeing Eye Dog Fund of the Centre Foundation
Ms. Elinor L. Plumer
Ms. Joan B. Ritchie
Ritchie-Kirk Foundation, Inc.
The William P. & Gertrude Schweitzer Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott
Mr. William Shinners
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Shorser
Mrs. Helen Shorser
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
Mr. Julius Szelagiewicz
TD Bank - Community Relations
The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Patricia Trumpbour
Mr. Edward R. Uehling
Mr. & Mrs. Don Ullmann
The Vanech Family Foundation
Visually Impaired Partnership Inc.
Ms. Epsey Farrell Weatherbee
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Weinstein
Ms. Katherine B. Weissman
Mr. & Mrs. Dale White
Ms. Anne E. Whittington
Alison Marie Wildman Foundation
Mrs. K.W. Will
Ms. Colleen E. Wunderlich & Mr. James A. Ciarlette II
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Young
Four members wish to remain anonymous
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a smiling Seeing Eye student walking on the leisure path outside The
Seeing Eye, being guided by a golden retriever in harness. She is wearing a black sweater and long pants,
and there’s a key card around her neck on a lanyard. There are just a few leaves scattered on the grass.
Inset into this larger picture is a smaller picture of a man smiling and tilting his head back as a black
Labrador retriever licks his chin. They are one of the Seeing Eye teams pictured on the cover. Below the
photo, the text reads: Blaise Bryant of Albany, New York, was paired with his first Seeing Eye dog in
September – Flash, a black Labrador retriever. “Having Flash has given me an increased sense of safety,
independence, and companionship…as I tell him many times a day, he’s such a good boy!” Blaise said.
“He’s always very happy, even when the weather this winter has been everything except tolerable.”
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 a photo of a yellow Labrador retriever, in harness, lying on the floor between two pairs of
feet – two people having a conversation while the dog waits patiently for their next adventure. This page
also has a photo of a smiling man in a checkered shirt standing next to a German shepherd with her ears
erect and her head slightly tilted to one side, as if to say, “Take the picture already!” They are one of the
teams pictured on the front cover. The text below the photo reads: Dr. Lloyd White of Marshall,
Minnesota, was matched with his first Seeing Eye dog in 1959; in 2014 he returned for his seventh, a
female German shepherd named June. “June gives me the freedom to run errands, go for coffee, and in
general lead a normal life,” Lloyd said. “We walk from 25 to 40 miles per week, and she is wonderful!”
4 Footed Leaders 4H Club
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Aaron
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Adams
Mr. Richard H. Adelaar
Mr. Ronald Alley
Ms. Rebecca M. Altmann & Mr. J. Carter Lansing
American Humane Society
Ames Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Armstrong
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Arnold
David S. Ascher, M.D., Charitable Foundation
ASCO
AT&T
Mrs. Ann Axel
Ms. Johanna Babiak
Mr. & Mrs. Roger F. Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Myron A. Bakke
Mr. Joseph A. Balaisius
Mr. & Mrs. John Balletta
Mr. Todd Bechtold
Mr. David Behrman & Ms. Vicki Weber
Mr. A. J. Bell, Jr.
Raymond & Lucille Benedetto Charitable Fund
Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Bergh
J.E. Berkowitz, LP
Ms. Sharyl F. Bernatz
Mr. David M. Berwind, Sr.
Joanne M. Bicknese, DVM, MS, ELS
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl N. Biery
BJR Foundation
Mrs. Rebecca Bollinger
Boonton Main Street Inc.
Mr. Paul V. Bottorff
Ms. Catherine H. Bray
Ms. Marianne Brigham & Mr. Brendan Dougher
Ms. Sally F. Brittle
The Brodsky Foundation
Miss Charlotte Brown
Cynthia R. Bryant, LLM
Mrs. Rose Bryant
Carol & Ray Bsarany
Rev. & Mrs. Frederick Buechner
The H. Peter Burg Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Ms. Cynthia A. Burns
Ms. Patricia L. Burns
Ms. Karen Bushek
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Callander
Campbell Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Cancro
Mr. John Caponegro
Linda Caponegro
Tracy & Jerry Carcione
Mrs. Josephine B. Carpenter
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Carrier
Mr. Thomas M. Caruso
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Casey
The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Mr. John Charshafian
Mr. & Mrs. Nirmal Chatterjee
Mr. Gene Chelberg
Chester County Paws with a Cause
Chester Lions Club
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Clark
Clearbrook Investment
Mr. & Mrs. Courts Cleveland, Jr.
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Colantano
Ms. Kathleen A. Colbert
Ms. Patricia M. Colbert & Mr. Russ Steenberg
Mrs. Sarah Comella
Mr. Alan J. Constance
Mr. Joseph G. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Corcoran
Richard & Lisa Couch
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cox
Ms. Margot Cozell
Ms. Lisa Crawford
Ms. Tracy Crimmins
Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Heidi Cullen & Mr. Drew Wenke
Dade County Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
The Dammann Fund, Inc.
Lewis & Marjorie Daniel Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. Rich Davidson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeConcini
Defino Central Elementary School
Delta Gamma Foundation
Ms. Alice B. DeLuca
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt F. Denlinger
Ms. Jackie DeShannon
Mr. & Mrs. Steven DiCola
Mr. & Mrs. James Doty
Lisa Drakeman & Donald Drakeman
Mr. Kenneth Dreyfuss
Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust
Ms. Sheryl Eberhardt
Theodore H. Eiben
EisnerAmper, LLT
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Engleking
Mr. George Estes
Mr. Clifford F. Evans
Donna Evans/M & M Theatre Productions
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Falzon
Mrs. Dorothy Farrington
Ms. Joyce Feinberg
Ms. Pamela H. Ferguson
Ms. April J. Fey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Firth
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Graig Michael Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce Fisher
John J. Flemm Foundation
Mrs. Fredericka M. Flynt
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Frankel
Franklin County 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Franze
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Franzel
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Freeberg
Mr. Thomas Freedley & Ms. Sonia Troche
Mr. Robert E. Friedman
Fund for the New Jersey Blind
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Gaertner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Gaertner
Ms. Noel M. Gaeta
Mr. Alexander Gallagher
Mr. James L. Garard, Jr.
Mrs. Sally Garland
Gathering Tree Foundation
The Cris and Donna Gaut Family Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Geczi
Dr. Philip V. H. Gerdine & Dr. Marjorie W. Gerdine
GFWC Paskack Junior Woman's Club
Gill Family Foundation
Girl Scouts Heart of NJ Troop #40117
Mr. Richard Gist
Mr. & Mrs. John Glynn
Ms. Erica V. Goldfarb
Stanley & Audrey Goldstein Foundation
Elizabeth C. Goodwin Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Goodwin
Senator & Mrs. William L. Gormley
Mr. Gary Gorrell
The Jeanne and Joe Goryeb Family Fund
Mr. Joseph P. Goryeb
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gotz
Mr. Tim G. Guttman
Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of NJ
Mr. Jonathan Graybill
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Green
Greenwood Tree Experts
Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Gross
Renee & Manfred Gruenspecht Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund
The Guarino Family Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Valerie Guenther
Ms. Brenda D. Gumbs
Habdank Foundation
Ms. Lynn Hagman
Ms. Virginia L. Hajeian
Mr. Gerald Handel
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Hardin
Ms. Gena Harper & Mr. Michael G. May
Mr. Lawrence M. Harris
Ms. Leslie Hazenfield
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Helms
Jeffrey Henn
Mr. & Mrs. Coleman V. Henry
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Henry
Mr. Cody M. Hermeling
Mrs. Mary D. Hetherington
Mr. Thomas M. Hill & Ms. Ann M. Flower
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Holland
Dolores M. Holle, VMD
John & Judy Hollenbach
Ms. Theodora W. Hooton
Josephine Lawrence Hopkins Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hopkins
Miss Susan C. Hopkins
Mr. John Horna
Ms. Jane H. Howe & Mr. Robert Lingeman
Mr. Scott Howell
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hughes
Hunterdon Learning Center
Mrs. Doris L. Irmiter
Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Isaacson
Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Jacobson
Arthur & Esther Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. L. William Kay II
Ms. Elizabeth A. Keat
The Kefalas-Pinto Foundation
Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
Ms. Marilyn J. Kelsey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Kirk
Mr. Frederick K. Kleen III & Ms. Virginia M. DeLalla
Ms. Leatrice Knohl
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Kohan
Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Kolm
Mr. Christopher Kowalczyk
Mr. Daniel R. Kramer
Ulrike Kreiner-Holzhauer and Viktor Kreiner
Ms. Harriet F. Krupp
Mr. Ronald Kuenkler
Mr. Peter A. Kulin
Ms. Elissa La Bagnara
Ms. Camille Lagatta
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Landers
Ms. Barbara A. Landmann
Mr. Robert G. Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Alexandre Lebeaut
Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. Leff
Ms. Cathy A. Leonard
Mr. Marshall Levett
Ms. Kathy Levin
Mr. David T. Levine
Liberty Corner Elementary School
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lieberman
Judith & Victor V. Lolli
Mr. Eli Lomita
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation
Mr. Walter J. Luby & Ms. Joanne Pace
Mr. Edward J. Lucas
Mr. Allen Ludlum
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Lukacsena
James & Eugenia MacKellar
Mrs. Helen T. Madeira
Mr. Richard Malehorn
Ms. Kelly A. Maloney
Ms. Susan F. Mamis
Mrs. Ann Mann
Mary Manwaring
Mr. Stephen Marino
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob C. Matthenius
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McCann
McCarter & English, LLP
Ms. Lisa McCauley
John Gurd & Nathalie Warren McCulloch Donor Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Mr. & Mrs. Harold McDonald
Ms. Suanne McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McEllen
Ms. Jean McManus
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center
Mrs. Jacqueline J. McMullen
Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Junior High School
Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC
Vicki Meyers-Wallen, VMD, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Milici
Millburn Schools Caring Kids Program
Mrs. Ellen M. Miller
Ms. Mindy S. Miller & Mr. Robert M. Rayner
Henry B. Milnes School
Monmouth County Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Ms. Melissa Montgomery
Mrs. Pim Montgomery
Rev. Bonnie L. Moore
Ms. Tracy A. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Scott T. Morgan
Morristown Beard School
Mr. James Moynihan
Ms. Elizabeth A. Mrockovski
Ms. Margo Myers
Dr. Grace Napier
Mr. & Mrs. John Narburgh
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Naret
National Financial Services LLC
Natural Glass Corvette Association
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Nettleton
Mrs. Carol R. Netzer
New Bridge Veterinary Practice
New York Yankees Foundation
NJM Insurance Group & NJM Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Noelke
North Dover Elementary School
Northrop Grumman
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Noseworthy
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nussbaum
OB Services
The Bill & Monica Oliver Foundation of the Ayco Charitable Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. William H. Olson
Oxford Presbyterian Women
Ms. Linda M. Palazzolo & Dr. Arthur M. Schackman
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Papandreou
Mr. & Mrs. Preston S. Parish
Mrs. Linda Paul
Mr. Kenneth R. Paulan
Ms. Maryann Peins
Philadelphia Insurance Company
Mr. George E. Pickett, Jr.
The Pingry School
Cheryl L. Pitz
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Poskitt
The David & Joan Powell Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation
Mr. Thomas Powell
Premier, Inc.
Mr. Robert Price
Ms. Nancy Punola
Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Quick
Dr. Peter Quimby & Dr. Laura Quimby
Charles L. Read Foundation
Recreation Farm Society, Inc.
The Reidler Family Charitable Fund of the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation
Mr. William C. Renaut, Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey Rich & Mrs. Nancy Miller-Rich
Ms. Sheri Richardson
Ms. K. M. Roadside
Ms. Nanette Rosenbaum
Rosenthal Family Fund of CFNJ
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rosow
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Ross
Ms. Regina Rubenstein
S. Rubenstein Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Ryan
Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Saad
Mrs. Ruth E. Sacco
Saddle River Valley Lions Club
Sahly Family Foundation
Saint David's School
Salesforce.com Foundation
The Samantha Fund of CFNJ
Miss Sylvia Sammons
Sand Dollar Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Sanders
Ms. Doris R. Satterwhite
Patricia & Richard Schnadig
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation
Ms. Pamella Scotto
Mr. Robert G. Segel
Mr. Richard J. Semple
Mr. Kirk J. Schreiber
Gerald B. Shreiber Foundation
Ms. Irene Sidun
Siemens Caring Hands Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George Simon
Mr. Harris Singer
Ms. Melanie Smith-Taylor
Mr. Anthony Snyder
Ms. Sabrina Sodja
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Spangler
Mr. Donald M. Sperbeck
Mrs. Laura Sperber
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Mr. Robert K. Steidlitz & Ms. Kirsten Hotchkiss
Mr. & Mrs. James Stenson
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Stephens Holt Foundation at the CFNJ
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Stevinson
Ms. Judith Stewart
Mrs. Mary E. Stratton
Mr. George Strawbridge & Ms. Julia Jenkins
Mr. & Mrs. Meenagi Sundaram
Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Sweeney
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tagliaferro
Ms. Eva Talel
Mr. Jeffrey Tallo & Ms. Meredith Van Pelt
The Albert Payson Terhune Foundation
Ms. Carol Terry
Mr. Mark Tessler
The Tiger Baron Foundation
Ms. Norma Toenjes
Mr. Albert V. Tomea
George Toufexis, MD
Mr. Philip V. Tower
Ms. Alison Tozer
Mr. James Treacy & Mr. Shoan Morales
Tuckerton Elementary School
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ujvary, Jr.
Mr. Walter P. Ulicny
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
Mr. Jeffrey A. Urbina & Ms. Gaye L. Hill
The Valspar Corporation
The Van Brimer Family Foundation
Mr. Hendrik Van Hemmen
Mrs. Rima Vargas-Vetter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Vetere
Ms. Mary J. Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Warburton
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Warzecha
Marion Weatherstone
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wegner
Mr. & Mrs. William Morrow Weiant, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Weichert
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Weidenhammer
James & Virginia Welch Foundation
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Finn Wentworth, Jr.
Mr. Finis A. Werner
Westfield Capital Management Company
Westfield Veterinary Group & Wellness Center
Richard W. Wetherill Foundation
Ms. Colleen White
Ms. Lisa M. White & Mr. Michael LaVigne
Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Whitstock
Ms. Christine A. Will
Mr. Henry K. Willard II
Rudolph Williams Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Williams
Ms. Millie E. Williams
Mr. David H. Wilson
Dr. Dwight R. Wilson, Jr.
Ms. Katherine M. Wilson
Ms. Denise Wolf & Mr. Paul Rudick
Mr. Stephen L. Womack
Wyckoff Lions Club
Miss Ann S. Yagolnitzer
Mr. Lew Zaretzki
Mr. Kim H. Zinszer
Mr. John Zografos
Mrs. Sharon Zukowski
Nine members wish to remain anonymous
Note to reviewers: These brief stories about people who graduated in FY2014, with accompanying
photos, will be interspersed throughout the Annual Report. We may not have room to include all of
them.
Aylieh Xaveriss of Duncan, British Columbia, graduated with her first Seeing Eye dog in September -Wendy, a yellow Labrador/golden retriever cross. "Having a Seeing Eye dog changed my life by giving me
the confidence I need to be more independent," she said. "I am learning to trust myself more now, and
feeling I have a true friend and an angel in my life. Because that is what Wendy is to me, an angel, and I
am very grateful every day to have her in my life."
Charlie MacDonald of Halifax, Nova Scotia, came to The Seeing Eye in December and was matched with
a German shepherd named Peaches, his fourth Seeing Eye dog. Charlie, now retired, was a civil engineer
in the Planning Division of the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and later served as Executive
Director of the Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission. “I went two months between Seeing Eye dogs
and you find obstacles you never knew existed. There’s quite a few dented parking meters around town
that I’m responsible for,” he joked. “These dogs just take you right around things without ever breaking
stride. The first time I worked with one, it was like someone had turned the lights on. It was just magic.”
Christina Moore, who is studying psychology at Houghton College, was matched with a female black
Labrador retriever named Onyx in July. Onyx is her first Seeing Eye dog. “Onyx has changed my
perceptions of travel, helped me find confidence within myself that I did not believe I had, and most of
all, she has encouraged me to try ventures I never thought I would be able to attempt,” Christina said.
“Her presence as a guide is very valuable and I will never take for granted the blessing that being able to
attend The Seeing Eye and receive this beautiful Labrador has had for me. Not only is she my guide, but
she is a gift from God that I cherish and know far too few receive.”
“Getting a Seeing Eye dog was the best decision I've made so far in my life,” says Daisy Russell, a high
school senior in Saugus, Massachusetts. “Having such a happy, smart, well-trained guide dog like Mandy
has given me so much more confidence and independence, and has helped me become more social as
well. I have had the confidence to do things like travel into Boston with Mandy solo, with Mandy guiding
me perfectly on the bus, train, and the busy city streets in the middle of the rain, which is something I
have never even done with my cane on my own before, both because I wasn't completely comfortable
and because I wanted someone by my side – even someone with fur and a wagging tail.”
2014 Events
For the fourth straight year, The Seeing Eye and the New Jersey Devils teamed up for a Seeing Eye event.
On March 8, Seeing Eye staff and puppy raisers greeted Devils fans inside the Prudential Center in an
event that raised both money and awareness for The Seeing Eye. We even have a puppy named N.J.,
named in honor of the Devils’ mascot! There were demonstrations of how a Seeing Eye dog navigates an
obstacle course and of course plenty of opportunities to hug our puppies!
There are three photos. The first shows a yellow Labrador retriever puppy sitting on center ice in a
hockey arena. A woman stands on the left and a man stands on the right, each wearing a red, black, and
white Devils jersey and holding a hockey stick.
The second photo shows Seeing Eye instructor Jan Abbott being guided by a yellow Labrador retriever
through an obstacle course set up on the concourse of a hockey arena. There is yellow police tape to
either side and there are orange cones ahead. The dog is confidently navigating as a crowd watches.
The third photo shows a woman in a red, black, and white Devils jersey crouching to pet a chocolate
Labrador retriever in a green Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program vest. The puppy’s raiser is standing
behind the dog holding the leash.
The photos are credited: Photos by David Shapiro.
Family Day returned to The Seeing Eye campus in 2014 in grand fashion, with approximately 1,450
puppy raisers in attendance! Family Day is our opportunity to thank all of our puppy raisers, whose love,
patience, and selflessness exemplify The Seeing Eye’s mission. Also at Family Day, The Seeing Eye
awarded scholarships to 49 puppy raisers who plan to attend college. Puppy raisers also spoke with
instructors and graduates, seeing firsthand how their generosity and dedication helped put “miracles
into motion.”
This page has three photos: The first is a Seeing Eye graduate with her golden retriever, husband, and
young son, holding a golden retriever stuffed animal, on the lawn. The second shows Seeing Eye
instructor Lori Nagler smiling as she hugs a German shepherd against her body. The final photo shows a
little girl with her face painted to look like a dog, complete with tongue hanging out, and wearing a Tshirt with three puppies and “The Seeing Eye” below it, inside the Main House at The Seeing Eye.
The photos are credited: Photos by John Keane.
Puppy Raiser Outings
Seeing Eye puppy raisers take their puppies on many outings, which helps teach them not to be afraid of
new places, situations, and people. Puppy raisers go to baseball games, shopping malls, museums,
parades, airports, and other places where crowds, loud noises, and other challenges are sure to be
found.
This page has two photos. The first shows a black Labrador/golden retriever cross on a pier looking at a
huge aircraft carrier. The caption reads: A black Labrador/golden retriever cross named Howard looks
through a metal railing to check out the U.S.S. Intrepid, the decommissioned aircraft carrier that serves
as the cornerstone of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex in New York City.
The second photo shows puppy raisers assembling to march in the parade, holding a banner that reads
The Seeing Eye. Morristown, New Jersey. Independence & Dignity Since 1929. Seeing Eye puppy raisers
(and puppies) at the Morris County St. Patrick’s Day Parade held in Morristown, New Jersey.
Gran Fondo
Nearly 2,000 riders participated in the fourth annual Gran Fondo New Jersey, held on September 7. The
event raised more than $50,000 for The Seeing Eye. The bicycle tour offers four spectacular routes
through the beautiful Highlands region of Northern New Jersey. Four Seeing Eye graduates and six
Seeing Eye employees rode in the event, and a total of 75 riders used the ride as a Seeing Eye fundraiser.
This page has three photos. The first shows a woman in a Seeing Eye bicycling jersey and a helmet
smiling as she leans over to hug a golden retriever puppy. The second photo is a yellow Labrador
retriever in a Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program green vest. His tongue is hanging out of the side of his
mouth. Behind him there are people riding on bicycles. The final photo shows a man and a woman, each
wearing a bicycle helmet and a Seeing Eye bicycling jersey. The man is looking on as the woman points at
a map showing the Gran Fondo route.
GRADUATE SOCIETY
Any Seeing Eye graduate who contributes to the annual campaign becomes a member of the Graduate
Society.
Photo: This page has a photo of a woman in a white shirt with blue stripes laughing as she hugs a
German shepherd in harness. Hilda Fair of Niagara Falls, Ontario, returned in August for her seventh
Seeing Eye dog -- a German shepherd named Darly. “Darly goes with me to my volunteer position at the
CNIB Store in St. Catharines every Thursday. She is such a wonderful ambassador as she lies under my
desk and behaves herself very well,” Hilda said. “All of my Seeing Eye dogs have been great, and I will
always return to The Seeing Eye.”
Photo: This page has a photo of a man in a red shirt, smiling proudly as he stands with his arm around a
golden retriever in harness. “I should have gotten a Seeing Eye dog 30 years ago when I first lost my
sight,” said Kent Plemmons of Clyde, North Carolina. Kent graduated from The Seeing Eye in September
with his first Seeing Eye dog, a male golden retriever named Reilly. “Reilly has replaced my former travel
and mobility anxiety with easy confidence and joy. My trainer, Joan, and my entire experience at The
Seeing Eye were far beyond my highest expectations!”
Mr. Cliff Aaron
Ms. Debra Abel
Mr. Gregory L. Adams & Mrs. Donna J. Adams
Mrs. Helen Adams
Mr. Adekunle Adebiyi
Ms. Lynne Adema
Miss Elizabeth Aldworth
Mr. Carlos D. Aleman
Mr. Todd Alewine
Mr. Ronald Alley
Ms. Gean A. Andros
Mrs. Barbara A. Appleby
Jen Armbruster
Tamara Armstrong
Rana McMurray Arnold
Mr. Charles R. Aronson
Mr. Robert Arrabito
Ms. Cindy Arthur
Mr. Julius Artis
Ms. Rose M. Barber
Dr. James J. Barnes
Dr. Janice A. Bartleson
Ms. Elizabeth Baumgartner
Mr. A. J. Bell, Jr. *
Ms. Eva T. Bergara
Ms. Sherrie Bicknell
Mr. James W. Birch
Mr. Audley Blackburn & Mrs. Elizabeth K. Blackburn
Mr. William P. Blackwell
Mr. Daniel Blair & Mrs. Ruth S. Blair
Ms. Catherine M. Blais
Miss Margaret A. Bonina
Mrs. Darlene Borowski
Miss Heloise Bouille
Mrs. Kathleen Brack
Mrs. Kristen Bradwell
Mrs. Connie M. Bramble
Rev. Laura Bratton
Mr. Joseph M. Braz
Mr. George Brechmann
Miss Christina A. Brino
Miss Lorraine Brooks
Mrs. Sandra Brooks
Miss Charlotte Brown
Cindy Brown
Mrs. Karen H. Brown
Ms. Laura M. Brunke
Cynthia R. Bryant, LLM
Dr. John Buckley
Ms. Christina Buckley-Gera
Mr. Patrick Burch & Mrs. Judy Burch
Lloyd Burlingame
Mrs. Edith Burpee
Mr. Mark Burroughs
Dr. Reja-e Busailah
Mrs. Joan Buzza
Mr. Patrick G. Byrne
Ms. Carla Campbell
Ms. Judi Cannon
Ms. Tracy Carcione
Ms. Layla J. Carrillo
Julie H. Carroll, Esq.
Mrs. Dorothy Casabianca
Ms. Lauren Casey
Mr. John Casolo
Mr. Fernando F. Castillo
Mrs. Katie T. Cecil
Mrs. Debra Chandler
Miss Chi-Yu Chang
Mr. David R. Chappell
Mr. Brian Charlson & Mrs. Kim Charlson
Mrs. Kay Chase
Mr. Gene Chelberg
Mrs. Leanne Cherry
Mrs. Dawn Christensen
Mrs. Gail Christian
Miss Kathleen Cima
Mr. Brian William Clark
Mr. Jeff Clark & Mrs. Sharon Clark
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Mrs. Sarah Comella
Mr. Timothy S. Connell
Miss Eliza L. Cooper
Mr. Anthony Creapeau & Mrs. Danielle Creapeau
Mr. Don Cronk
Mr. Vernon Crowder
Mrs. Vickie H. Curley
Mr. Christopher J. Dacey
Mr. Alan Dalton
Mr. Marketoe Day
Rev. William Dean
Dr. Denise Decker
Dr. Josephine DeFini
Mrs. Lori DeMarco
Mr. Dean K. Denniston, Jr.
Ms. Anna DeSantis
Mr. James Devan
Mrs. Janet L. Dickelman
Ms. Shannon L. Dillon
Robert Dittman, Esq.
Margie Donovan
Ms. Janice Doremus
Miss Joyce Driben
Ms. Karin Duffy
Mr. Daniel M. Duhame
Mr. Raymond W. Dupler, Jr.
The Honorable Davis Duty
Mrs. Monica Dzialo
Ms. Laurie Alice Eakes
Mrs. Trish Ebel
Mr. David R. Egan
Mrs. Brenda Emerson
Mr. William J. Engleking
Mrs. Susan Etters
Mr. Roy Eubanks
Donna J. Evans
Mrs. Trudy Evans
Ms. Hilda Fair
Mr. Raymond Fairbanks
Mrs. Neva M. Fairchild
Mrs. Susan Falender
Mr. Robert G. Fallis
Mr. John A. Farina
Mrs. Christine Farnsworth
Mrs. Kathleen Faul
Mr. Edward Fedush
Ms. Joyce Feinberg
Mr. Robert Fenton
Ms. Beth M. Finke
Mrs. Eugenia F. Firth
Mrs. Carol Fleischman
Mrs. Cindy K. Flerman
Ms. Kristin A. Fleschner
Ms. Barbara Fohl
Mr. Gene F. Forsyth
Mr. Clyde C. Fox
Mr. Richard Fox
Mrs. Susan Frazier
Mrs. Rosemary T. Freedman
Miss Kathleen M. Gallagher
Mr. Matthew Gallagher
Mr. David H. Garee
Mrs. Sally Garland
Mrs. Peggy Garrett
Mr. Steven H. Gerken
Ms. Angela D. Gibson
Ms. Susan Gjolmesli
Mr. Parks Goodnight *
Mrs. Charlotte Gotz
Dr. Karen L. Gourgey
Mr. Jeremy W. Grandstaff
Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
Mrs. Beatrice Guzzi
Mr. Lyn Edward Gwizdak
Ms. Christine G. Hall
Mr. Doug Hall
Mrs. Enjie Hall
Mr. Lyndon C. Hall
Mr. Philip Hall
Mr. Robert Hall
Mr. Michael Halm
Miss Gail Hamilton
Mr. Gerald R. Handel
Miss Mariea Harris
Mr. Daniel C. Hart
Ms. Sarah Hayes
Ms. Susan Head
Mr. Mark Heaphy
Ms. Marie R. Heep
Miss Ronita Heller
Mrs. Nanette D. Henson
Mr. Cody M. Hermeling
Mrs. Irma Smalley-Herzog
Ms. Mary Hiland
Ms. Merrilee Hill-Kennedy
Jamie C. Hilton
Ms. Sandra Hix
Mr. James Hoffert
Mr. Clyde Hoffman
Miss Margaret Q. Holdsworth
Ms. Jennifer Holladay
Mr. John D. Hollenbach
Ms. Martha Hoover
Mr. John J. Horna
Mr. Scott Howell
Mr. Douglas G. Hudson
Miss Keri L. Hurst
Miss Lori Hysert
Miss Carol Jaskula
Mr. Gil Johnson
Mr. Richard Johnson & Mrs. Darlene Johnson
Mr. Bryan A. Jones
Mr. John Jones
Dr. Gaylen Kapperman
Ms. Linda K. Kassha
Christopher P. Kauders, Esq.
Mrs. Susan D. Kerney
Ms. Milena E. Khazanavicius
Miss Bernadetta J. King
Mrs. Shirley A. King
Mr. Larry E. Kittrell
Mr. Robert V. Kizere
Miss Shirley Koda
Mr. Nathan W. Kottler
Norma Krajczar
Mr. Ronald Kruzeniski
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Mr. William R. Laird
Ms. Sioban F. Leahy
Mr. Scott Leason
Mr. Gary LeGates
Mr. Barry P. Abbott & Ms. Barbara LeGay
Miss Kristyn Leigh
AnnMarie D. Leikauf, Esq.
Mr. Richard J. Letourneau
Mr. Marshall Levett
Professor Edwin Lewinson *
Dr. Michael L. Lichstein
Ms. Mary Grace Lodico
Ms. Lauren Long
Miss Lindsay A. Long
Miss Abby E. Losordo
Miss Carol S. Loughridge
Mr. John M. Loveday
Mr. George H. Lovely, Jr.
Miss Vanessa Anne Lowery
Mrs. Carolyn Ottilie Lucas
Mr. Edward J. Lucas
Mr. Jeff Lukacsena
Mrs. Josephine Luland
Ms. Lori Lynn
Miss MaryAnne Lynskey
Mr. D. Charles MacDonald
Mr. Alan B. Mackey
Miss Terrie Mailhiot
Ms. Robin Mandell
Ms. Ellen M. Mangan
Mary Manwaring
Mr. Donald Marr & Mrs. Lucy A. Marr
Mrs. April Martin
Mr. Dan Martin
Mr. Robert F. Martin
Mrs. Sue Martin
Mr. Vincent F. Martin
Mr. Michael G. May & Ms. Gena Harper
Mr. Gary W. McDaniel
Mrs. Toula McEllen
Mr. Ted McGillivray
Ms. Christine McGroarty
Mr. Edward McInnis
Mrs. Reba McLendon
Mr. Richard McStraw
Miss Maria Meade
Mrs. Laura Meddens
Mr. John W. Meier
Mrs. Linda J. Meiter
Mr. David Meltz
Mr. Donald Meltz
Lois Mills
Mr. Mark L. Minzes
Mr. Ratha Moeuy
Mr. Harry Monk
Mrs. Maureen Moscato
Mr. James Moynihan
Miss Morgayne Mulkern
Ms. Sally Myers
Mrs. Sara J. Naffah
Mr. Devin Nance
Mr. David R. Nanney
Dr. Grace Napier
Mrs. Alice E. Narburgh
E. Melvin Nash, Esq.
Mrs. Mary E. Nettleton
Mr. Daniel Novielli
Mr. John B. Nugent
Mr. Roger A. Oberholzer
Mr. Antonio Ortiz *
Ms. Jordan Ortiz
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Ms. Margaret Ostrowski
Mr. Steve N. Pangere
Mr. Charles Pardell
Mr. Tony P. Pasquale
Mrs. Linda Paul
Ms. Judith Pauza
Mrs. Marina Heide Peacock
Mrs. Judy E. Peltier
Mr. Richard E. Petty & Mrs. Karen Petty
Mrs. Yvonne M. Pilot
Mr. Kent J. Plemmons
Ms. Angelina Polizzotto
Mr. Gregory Polman
Dena L. Polston
Mrs. Joyce Pratt
Mr. Dirk Price
Dr. J. Eric Pridmore
Ms. Pamela Provost
Mr. Kevin Puetz
Mrs. Linda Ragland
Mrs. Lynn Raloff
Britt Raubenheimer, Ph.D.
Mr. Michael Reed
Mrs. Joy M. Relton
Mr. Arthur Reynolds
Rev. William J. Richard, Jr.
Ms. Shelley A. Richards
Ms. Sheri Richardson
Mrs. Elizabeth Rival
Mr. Everett H. Roberts
Mrs. Ann Robson
Miss Marilyn Rodda
Mr. Kenneth Rodgers
Mrs. Darla J. Rogers
Ms. Mary C. Rogers
Mr. Noel Romey
Dr. Sandra K. Ruconich
Mr. Richard A. Rueda
Mr. Kenneth D. Sammons
Sylvia Sammons
Mr. Thomas Schierioth
Mr. Brian M. Schnabel
Mr. Clarence A. Schneider
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Mr. Robert Sellers
Mrs. Susan Sepe
Miss Emily N. Sheets
Mrs. Wendy Sherid
Ms. Susan Shevlin
Mr. Bradley Shorser
Mr. Larry Showalter
Mr. Charles D. Siemers
Mrs. Ann Sims
Mr. Harris Singer
Ms. Donna Smith
Ms. Tessa Soderberg
Mr. Richard Sprague
Mr. John B. Stawasz
Mr. Albert Sten-Clanton
Mr. Anthony W. Stephens
Miss Nancy Stevens
Miss Phyllis Stevens
Mr. Jay H. Stiteley
Mr. Kyle J. Street
Mr. Kenneth F. Sullivan
Miss Dawn Suvino
Mr. Steve Sweeney
Mr. George C. Swilley *
Ms. Carmen N. Symanski
Mrs. Susanne L. Sytsma
David Szumowski
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Mr. Carlos E. Taylor
Mrs. Kathryn A. K. Taylor
Mr. John Turner
Mr. William K. Turner
Miss Tessa F. Urban
Mr. John Usinas
Ms. Desire Vail *
Miss Callie Van Wallendael
Mrs. Penny Verity
Mr. Robert J. Vetere
Mr. Michael F. Visone
Dr. Donald Walhout
Dr. Brian Wallach
Mrs. Catherine C. Walters
Mrs. Gail Wardle
Ms. Anne M. Weatherby
Mrs. Linnette Whalen
Mr. Scott Wheat
Mr. Wayne Whelan
Mrs. Chelsea C. White
Mr. Lloyd White
Mrs. Margaret Whitehead
Ms. Anne E. Whittington
Ms. Janice Williams
Miss Mariah N. Williams
Ms. Peggy W. Williams
Miss Wendy Williams
Mrs. Bonna Williamson
Ms. Sharlene Wills
Mr. Stephen L. Womack
Ms. Karen A. Wood
Ms. Colleen E. Wunderlich
Mrs. Patricia Yarbrough
Ms. Elaine Young
Mrs. Janet R. Young
Mr. Arko Ypma
Five donors wish to remain anonymous
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a golden retriever in harness sitting in front of a garden with yellow
flowers. Inset into the larger photo is a smaller photo of a graduate smiling as she stands next to her
Seeing Eye dog, a yellow Labrador retriever. They are one of the Seeing Eye teams pictured on the cover.
The words below the photo reads: “Words cannot begin to express what a joy it is to have Zappa in my
life,” says Melissa Roe, who is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in English and her master’s degree in
special education at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. Zappa, a yellow Labrador retriever,
is her first Seeing Eye dog. “From the moment his head eagerly dives into the harness, traveling
becomes a breeze, and I’m confident with my amazing guide leading the way. Whether we are
traversing the college campus, or rolling around on the living room floor, he never ceases to amaze me
with his unending love and loyalty.”
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a black Labrador retriever in harness. Inset into the larger photo is a
smaller photo of a graduate smiling as he stands next to her Seeing Eye dog, a German shepherd. They
are one of the Seeing Eye teams pictured on the cover. The words below the photo reads: Dr. Edwin
Staudt III of Aldan, Pennsylvania, was partnered with his first Seeing Eye dog in 1992; he returned last
year in February for his fourth, a male German shepherd named Ronan. “The best part of being blind is
the special relationship with a dog that I would not know without sharing every day with these
extraordinary beings,” Ed said.
Half Century Club
In 2014, five 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.
David Loux
Linda Paul
Laura Sloate
James Swan
Douglas Wakefield
…join the ranks of other alumni previously named to the Half Century Club:
Agnes Allen
Annette Anderson
James Barnes
Donna Bluhm
Susan Bowmaster
Arnold Bowser
Cynthia Brown
Mari Bull
Reja-e Busailah
Dorothy Casabianca
Dorothy Charlton
Louise Chuha
Dolores Coombs
Diane Davis
Josephine DeFini
Joyce Driben
Hon. Davis Duty
James Elston
Al Evans
Clare Fox
Cristina Frias
Janice Frost
Peggy Garrett
Jacqueline Giles
Lee Hagmeier
Gerald Handel
Mary Hilton
Natalie Johnson
Mort Kayser
Walter Keith
Norma Krajczar
Father Seamus A. Kuebler, O.S.A.
Louis Leotta Jr.
George Long
Josephine Luland
Richard McStraw
Lois Mills
Frank Morrissey
Grace Napier
Sylvie Sammons
James Scott
Otis Stephens
John Turner
Ernest VanKoughnet
Elba Velez
Morton Wagman
Donald Walhout
Brian Wallach
Lloyd White
Peggy Williams
85th Anniversary Celebration
These pages have photos taken at The Seeing Eye’s 85th anniversary gala. On the first page are three
photos. The first shows Seeing Eye President Jim Kutsch speaking on a stage with his Seeing Eye dog, a
German shepherd named Vegas, lying on the floor near his feet. The second shows a woman closing her
eyes as she kisses a German shepherd puppy. The third photo shows a woman with a wide smile as she
lifts an inquisitive Labrador retriever puppy toward the camera. The caption reads: Photos by Ron Wyatt.
On the second page are five photos. The first shows a man smiling as he holds a yellow Labrador/golden
retriever cross puppy. The caption reads: The Honorable Thomas Kean, former governor of New Jersey,
smiles as he holds a Labrador/golden retriever cross puppy.
The second photo shows a woman smiling as she holds up a yellow Labrador retriever puppy, and
another woman leaning forward to scratch under the dog’s chin. The caption reads: Seeing Eye
volunteers Susan Gnall, left, and Kay Crnkovich meet a Seeing Eye puppy in the Morris Frank Room
during the gala.
The final three photos are the award winners holding up a yellow Labrador retriever puppy. The caption
reads: Donna Chambers, Hugh D’Andrade, Esq., and Warren Casey, Esq.
The Seeing Eye celebrated its 85th anniversary with a gala at our Washington Valley campus on May 16.
More than 250 people attended, and we raised approximately $400,000 in support of our mission. The
event started in the Main House and then, led by a parade of Seeing Eye puppy raisers and their
puppies, guests went outside for a “farm to table” dinner under a giant tent. Items were auctioned off in
both silent and live auctions, and there was live music, a heartwarming video about our mission, and an
awards presentation.
At the gala, three people were recognized for their extraordinary commitment to The Seeing Eye’s
mission. Hugh D’Andrade, Esq., was presented with The Seeing Eye’s highest honor, the Dorothy
Harrison Eustis Humanitarian Award. Hugh was a member of the Board of Trustees from 2000 through
2012 and remains an honorary trustee; he retired as vice chairman, chief administrative officer of
Schering Plough Corporation. The Dorothy Harrison Eustis Award, named after our co-founder,
recognizes individuals who have the vision, the persistence, and the generosity to make the world a
better place, without seeking recognition.
Donna Chambers, a long-time volunteer and member of The Seeing Eye Board of Trustees from 2002 to
2013, and Warren Casey, Esq., who has been The Seeing Eye’s general counsel for more than 35 years,
were each honored with the Buddy Award, presented to individuals who have demonstrated an
extraordinary commitment to The Seeing Eye mission.
GIFTS-IN-KIND
The following individuals and organizations contributed significant non-monetary gifts of goods and
services.
The Actors' Fund of America
Ai Squared
Dr. and Mrs. Gideon Amos
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Angers
Annie's Cosmetics
Mrs. Martha S. Bardin
Ms. Alice Barford
Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Barta
Mrs. Peggy Barton
Mr. and Mrs. Steve H. Bauer
Beach Handbags
Dr. David Beck
Bella Faccia Painting LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Ari Benacerraf
Dr. and Mrs. Darryl N. Biery
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Bishop
Black Oak Golf Course
Blankiet Estate
Bloomingdale's
BMW Open Road Auto Group
Bose
Braunschweiger Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breglia
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carcione
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Casey
The Chatham Club
Cherrybrook Pet Supplies
Mr. Peter Cipollini
Mr. and Mrs. John Civello
Coastal Pet Products
Ms. Patricia M. Colbert and Mr. Russ Steenberg
Ms. Constance D. Coleman
Comfort Research
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Coughlin
Cove Haven Resorts
Craft Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Curley
Demarest Farms
Dogipot
Dolce Hotels and Resorts
Dolce Silverado Resort and Spa
Ms. Dixie Douville
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dowiak
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Drake
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Duffy
Ms. Louise C. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dybas
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ehmann
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Eigen
Ms. Jane V. Engel
Enhanced Vision
Enjou Chocolat of Morristown, Inc.
Ms. Barbara Epstein
Eukanuba
Eyes of Hope Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Feeley Landscaping
Feld Entertainment Inc.
Ms. Kristin A. Fleschner
Forty North Oyster Farms
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Gibbon
The Glass Gallery Studio
GolfCave
Grizzly Pet Products
Mr. Bob Gruen
Mr. and Mrs. William Hanna
Harold Prince Organization
Heavenly Temptations
Ms. Hava Hegenbarth
The Heldrich Hotel and Confernce Center
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Heller
Thomas and Frances Holt
Humanware Inc.
Hyatt Morristown
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch
Mr. Ronald J. Iervolino
Mrs. Martha Irion
James Beard Foundation
The John Barrett Salon at Bergdorf Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keely
Mr. Paul Kelly and Ms. Karen Fein Kelly
Kerzner International Resorts, Inc.
Mr. Ralph W. Ledford
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Levine
Ms. Lois Libretti
Ms. Jamie Lindholm
Ms. Michele Loihle
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Luba
Mrs. Betty White Ludden
M & M Auto Cycle
Macy's Parade and Entertainment Group
Madison Area YMCA
Dr. Andrea Malmont
Michael G. May
The McGeorge Family
Mr. Brian Mecca
Vicki Meyers-Wallen, VMD, PhD
Ms. Elizabeth Milliken
Ms. Debbi S. Moore
Morlet Family Vineyards
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New Jersey Festival Orchestra
Mrs. Yvonne Newgent
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nusbaum
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Nussbaum
Ocean Place Resort and Spa
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ogden
Ms. Judith O'Malley
The Omni Berkshire Place
OPI
Miss Samantha Paoletti
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parsons
Peak Performance
Peter Shields Inn
PetSafe
Mr. and Mrs. W. John Phillips
Mr. Norman Preston
Red Bank Veterinary Healthcare Network
Mr. and Mrs. John Reddan
Mr. Gary A. Reneau and Ms. Janice Delvecchio
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Ring
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sabol
Mr. and Mrs. James Sampson
Mr. David Scarillo
Mrs. Suzanne Z. Seitz
Selin Kent
Sendero Group LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Serviss
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sheaf
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd
Helen Skiba-Powell and Eugene Powell
Mr. Chip Smith
Ms. Loren Spiotta-DiMare
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Staab
Stampin' Up!
The Star-Ledger
Ms. Christine Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stiglitz
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stowman
Suzi's Salon and Spa
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tagliaferro
Tahiti Inn
Mr. Jeffrey Tallo and Ms. Meredith Van Pelt
Totem Pole Playhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Trinco
Miss Cynthia Valesio
Vita Fede
Ms. Bonnie P. Voiles
Ms. Jerilyn Weber
Mr. and Mrs. John Whalen
Steve Wheatley and Kathy Shuck
Ms. Jody Whitsell
Willow Street Pictures
Wind Swept Boutique
Dr. Ron Wish
Wyndham Hotels and Resort
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.
Ms. Pauline Alexander
Mrs. Cynthia Allen
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
Mr. Paul L. Bash
Mildred H. Beam
Andrea & Mitch Becker
Mrs. Susanna A. Berger*
Rita V. Bergerson
Ms. Nancy Conant Berresford
Nanette Boak
Ulrike Kreiner-Holzhauer and Viktor Kreiner
Miss Candice Bolte
Doris Bowen
Mr. Kenneth Bowles
Fred & Kathy Brack
Carole J. Brand
Mr. Daniel P. Braun
Art & Mary Braunschweiger
Lt. Gen. & Mrs. Robert A. Breitweiser
Nina R. Brilli
Mrs. 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
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell
Thomas J. Cancro
Mr. Richard Cannon
Ms. Judi Cannon
Donna A. Carides
Julie H. Carroll, Esq.
Ms. Judith Carson
Carole Doosey Cascella
Mr. Santo Cascio
Ms. Lauren Casey
Mrs. Ann L. Cavalli
Catherine A.M. Cavanaugh
David & Marion Chappell
Mrs. Margaret P. Chappell
Mr. Thomas J. Cherry
Dr. Lawrence X. Clifford
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Collin
Lt. Col. Norman F. Comly*
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Constantinides
Mr. Alan Conway
Miss Ann L. Corbly
George & Nancy Cottrell
Mrs. Joan Coughlin
Ms. Arline Cowell*
Mr. Charles Crawford
Mrs. Lee Crossman
Deborah E. Curtis
Mr. John A. D'Ambra
Mr. Alan Dalton
Craig Davis
Lois N. DeConca
Mrs. Elizabeth Sandra DeGeorge
Ms. Raye L. Delle
Lori & Dennis DeMarco
Francis & Karen DeNaro
Ms. Denise DePalma
Doris N. Desher
Ms. Barbara Dicks
Margie Donovan
Dr. & Mrs. George Alexander Doumani
Janice G. Drake
Ms. Michele Drolet
Kenneth Duncan & Patricia Lewis*
The Honorable and Mrs. Davis Duty
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Ebel
Douglas and Wyndham Eberle
Dr. Sylvia Ebert
Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Eld
Dr. & Mrs. James Elston
Marcus Engel
Lorraine Engenito
Elizabeth Esposito Chiarella
Mrs. Susan Etters
Donna J. Evans
Albert & Gloria* Evans
Mr. Paul H. Falon
Mrs. Lorraine R. Filiere
Stuart H. and Sandra K. Fine
Ms. Eleanor A. Finnin
Mr.* & Mrs. James Fitzgerald
Patricia E. Fleming
Mr. Gene F. Forsyth
Betty Foster
Ms. Jane L. Fouraker
Maria Franchino
Ms. Mary Franklin
Ms. Estelle Freedman*
Mr. Robert E. Friedman
Ms. Irene M. Gaitley
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Gallagher
Mrs. Frederica W. Gamble
Tom Garner
Mrs. Peggy Garrett
Ms. Helen Gartman
Hank & Gudy Gautschy
Drs. Philip and Marjorie Gerdine
Shirley M. Giovannoli
Florence Susan Godek
Susan* & Keith Gonzalez
Mr. Brian Gourley
Joan Grandinetti
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
Jeffrey Henn
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Henry
F. Lois Henry
Tidi B. Herndon
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon C. Hill
Jamie C. Hilton
Jim & Debbie Hoffert
Mrs. Elizabeth Hontz
Claire A. Hopkins
Don Horneff
Mrs. Vivian Hulse
Ms. Mary Jane Irwin
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
Kevin & Gina Keyte
Mrs. Junerose Killian
Rita Kilpatrick
Joseph Dean Klatt, PhD
Cameron & Martha Koblish
Raymond and Lois Kohan
Earl & Anna Kragnes
Norma Krajczar
Charles W. & Cissy R. Kramer
John G. & Ruth K.* Kramer
Marvin * & Gaytha Kraushar
Mr. Harry L. Krueger
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Ms. Elissa La Bagnara
Mrs. Mary Lacatena and Mr. Jerome Lacatena
Annette M. Lange
Jacqueline Lanning
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lardine
Theresa Lassek
Elaine J. Lawrason
Kathleen & Leonard Lederer
Mr. Ralph W. Ledford
Dr. Harold F. Leeper & Ms. Ann B. Gourley
Midge Leitch, VMD*
Kaye Leslie
Helen and Robert Levins
Hilda W. Lichtenstein*
Dr. Rebecca Lineberger
Irwin & Lois Ann Linker
Richard H. Livesey III & Mrs. Mae F. Livesey
Judith and Victor V. Lolli
Daisy Lundsten
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Lurie
Mr. Edward Macauley
Ted Macdonald
Mrs. Marjorie Machesney
James & Eugenia MacKellar
Mary Jeanne Maclaurin
Mrs. Ann Mann
Mary Manwaring
Donna Jean Marrone in memory of Louis Jr. & Karen Ann
Ms. Phyllis J. Marsteller
Robert & Debra Mastera
Camille Mastri
Ms. Flora Mattis
Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt
Mrs. Toula McEllen
Erin McNamara
Mr. David McShane
Mr. William Meinecke
Mr. Richard G. Mercner
Mrs. Judith Meyers
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Meyers
Barbara Michie
Mrs. Melba Middleton
Mr. Edward W. Miller
Asya Miller
Lois Mills
Harriet E. Monaghan
Pim Montgomery
Rev. Bonnie L. Moore
Mrs. Barbara Moore
Jeanne-Marie Moore
Helen F. Morgan
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
Ms. Arlene Nihan
Mrs. Renate S. Nolius
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Norman
Barbara W. Nugent
Richard K. O'Dea
Mrs. Juanita B. Oleyar
Louise B. Olshan
Mrs. Elise R. Olton *
Mr. & Mrs. L. Ostar
Mr. & Mrs. L. Ostar
Mrs. Margaret S. Osterhoudt
Elizabeth Ostrowski
Margaret E. Otto
Mrs. Irene Palazzo
Mrs. Ethel H. Palmer
Lois Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Parisi
Theodore C. Paulson, Sr.
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. William J. Pimblott
Miss Gladys R. Pincus
Cheryl L. Pitz
Deacon Robert Pladek
Martha & Howard Polin
Dena L. Polston
Andrea C. Popick
Mr. Charles A. Prescott
Mr. George T. Pullman
Mr. William D. Quick
Ms. Ellen Quimper
Claire Durand Racamato
Mrs. Ruth Reed
Miss Monte F. Richardson
Buddy & Nancy Richman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Roberts
Ms. Rachel Robinson
Claire Barlow Roffino
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
Jan Rumbaugh
David A. Salo
Mr. Anthony Salvati
Sylvia Sammons
Dave & Janet Sanders
Doris R. Satterwhite
Susan Schechter
Patricia & Richard Schnadig
Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Leon E. Schrader
Ms. Betsy Schuhart
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott
Mr.* & Mrs. W. Sydnor Settle
Helen E. Sheehan
Katherine Shelton
Irene Sidun
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silver
Judith L. Sissick
Janet L. Smith
Mr. Gerald Smith
Cornelia J. Smith
Susan V. Smith
Ann C. Smith
Mrs. Lenore Smith
James C. Solly in memory of Eleanora M. Solly
Mrs. Lillian S. Stamler
Ms. Valorie Stanard
Mrs. Lois A. Stange
Mark & Barbara Steinberg
Jo Anne Stevens
Eva Marie Stevens
Carol Stevens Hewson
Mrs. Marilyn Stiglitz
Mrs. Gloria Strei
Mr. Bruce Strnad
Mrs. Miriam Strong
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Leon A. Tierney, Jr.
Mr. Peter M. Tilkin
Jane Toleno
Kathy Towson
Miriam Travis
Ms. Eileen L. Trotta
Mr. John Turner
Carol A. Ungro
Ms. Peg Van Patton
Shirley M. Vavra
Mark Vellen
Dr. Brian Wallach
Mrs. Doreen Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Walsh, Jr.
Sally A. Webb
Ms. Jane Weidlund
Mrs. Dorothy Weidowke
Miss Suzanne Whalen
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Whalen
Mrs. Marie Whitlatch
Ms. Theresa Wierszylo
Virginia and James M. Wild
Ms. Diane Wilgan
Dwight Wilson, Jr.
Mrs. Sharon F. Wolf
Ms. Karen A. Wood
Patricia J. Woolard-Wolff
Mary E. Wurst
Joyce B. Young
Richard and Simone Zoladz
31 members wish to remain anonymous
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.
Joseph Alam
Catherine E. Appel
Anna May Belkewitch
Bette Fritz Bielefeldt
Katherine Bingham
Margaret D. Bishop
Mildred Bott
Rudolph Bottiglione
Lloyd A. Briggs
Elizabeth Broucek
Ruth A. Bueschel
H.W. William Caming
James M. Cantrell
Leslie Carpenter
Beatrice L. Carson
Cathleen Chern
Mary E. Cresitello
Dolores Gray Crevolin
John L. Dooley
Raymond F. Dooley
Edith Eger
Sharon L. Eiermann
Kathleen M. Florio
Virgie C. Fluhr
David J. Friedberg
Veronica Geiger
Herbert E. Gernert, Jr.
Thelma Geroux
John F. Gordon
Carol Gorto
Marion L. Graf Duhling
Sieglinde Haller
Charles W. Hampshire
Mary Hardman
Jeanne Helen
Laurel Himmelblau
Forrest Hirst
Ethel A. Hoff
Mary G.C. Holliday
Suzanne Holmberg
Carolyn S. Johnson
Hilding Johnson
William S. Jordan
Florence Kaminsky
Adam Keith
Dorothy I. Kolarsick
Aaron Kossoy
Kenneth Kraly
John G. Kramer
Eleanor Kuta
Victor Lancaster
Graziella Lands
Cyril & Virginia Lawless Charitable Remainder Trust
Mary I. "Midge" Leitch
Lindley A. Lentz
Aurora Lesino
Annette Levy
Gloria P. Lohmann
Edward G. Mace
Beverly B. Marino
Elizabeth V. McBride
Charles R. McCreight
Jean M. McPartland
Grace Travis Miljan
Louise Annette Moderau
Ralph V. Morone
Earle Muroff
Betty Ann Myers
Mary E. Noble
Eileen M. O'Connor
Virginia C. Ohmeis
Elise R. Olton
Donald A. Otenasek
Mary Pagnucco
Jeannette F. Pappas
Audrey Petersen
Doris H. Pierce
Anna Porter
Hester R. Prenis
Helen C. Price
Jack Saitta & Myrtilla Mosca Saitta Exemption Trust
Jack P. Sanders
Elaine L. Schulman
Albert J. Schwarzler
Mary Jane Shick
Doris E. Sieber
Mildred E. Simmler
Catherine J. Smith
Barbara L. Spaulding
Melville Spinney
Patricia A. Stewart
Eleanor F. Storer
LaVone Strauss
Margaret Struncius
Susan Sulla
Martha J. Sweeney
Steve L. Terry
Edith Clinton Truslow
Jeanne M. Turtzo
Bill Van Ert
Carol Vogel
Muriel F. Wall
Nan Walnut
Margaret S. Ward
Betty S. Weisenfeld
Veronica Wilczynski
Vivian A. Wolf
John C. Wolken
Christine M. Zuback
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a Seeing Eye graduate walking on the leisure path while being guided by a
yellow Labrador/golden cross. Inset into the larger picture is a smaller picture of a woman smiling as she
stands next to a black Labrador retriever. The caption under the photo reads: "Gale isn't a dog -- she is
my seeing eye," said Layla Carrillo, a resident of Orlando, Florida. She came to The Seeing Eye in June
2014 and was matched with Gale, a black Labrador retriever who was born three days after Hurricane
Sandy struck New Jersey. “She has made my life easier. Now that she is here, I could never imagine my
life without her. She is a part of me."
Graduate Story
This page has a large photo of a yellow Labrador retriever, in harness, looking off to the left with a
serene expression on her face. Sitting in front of her are two puppies, a black Labrador retriever and a
golden retriever, also looking off to the left. Inset into the larger photo is a smaller photo of a Seeing Eye
graduate smiling with one arm around her Seeing Eye dog, a yellow Labrador/golden retriever cross. The
caption reads: Betty Edge was partnered with her first Seeing Eye dog in 2014 – Nero, a yellow
Labrador/golden retriever cross. “I have never known such responsibility and love, and I believe Nero
feels the same responsibility and love toward me,” says Betty, a retired model, massage therapist, and
antiques dealer living in Dallas, Texas. “It was worth all the hard work!”
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
Caroline B.R. Cepek Trust
Adrienne Chamberlain Trust
Flora B. Cherry Trust
Louise M. Curcio Trust
Alice A. Elsasser Trust
Emory & Laura Ford Charitable Fund
A. Somers Gardner Trust
Francis Abbott (Pitts) Gunn Trust
Blanche Hyslop Trust
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
William Clarkson Norris 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
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
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.
Photo: This page has a photo of a smiling woman in a black and gold outfit and glasses with pink frames.
Janice Drake travelled from Birmingham, Alabama, to attend The Seeing Eye’s 85th Anniversary Gala in
May 2014. While in Morristown, Janice toured The Seeing Eye campus and met many of the staff
members. When she saw the instructors at work in town and the pristine canine clinic, she was sure that
her contributions to The Seeing Eye were very well utilized. Janice has created an endowment fund to
support our veterinarian services.
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 Endowment
Janice G. Drake Endowment for Veterinarian Services
Linda Feinne-Roth Endowment
Fludzinski Foundation Endowment
Bruce J. Heim Endowment
Hermione Foundation Endowment
Sandy Hill Foundation Endowment
Sally A. Jumper Endowment
Kirk Library Fund
Michael J. Kosloski Foundation Endowment
Aaron and Rachel Meyer Foundation Endowment
PETCO Foundation Endowment
Toni Stabile Endowment
Vincent Stabile Endowment Fund
Eleanor Merriam Tate Fund
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.
Photo: This page has a photo of an oversized check. The check is covered with the names of little girls
(Ellena, Sofia, Ellie, Devon, Summer, Clotielde, Katie, Amanda, Isabelle, Emma), obviously written by the
girls themselves, and has the Brownie Girl Scouts logo. The amount is made out for $544.42 and the
return address is Brownie Troop 5742, Central Avenue School, Madison, NJ 07940. The Brownie Troop
5742 of Madison, New Jersey, raised more than $500 for The Seeing Eye through our Pennies for
Puppies® program!
AARP of Central Morris
Aldrich School
Alpine Montessori School of Sparta
AT&T
Bayer Discovery Days Childcare Center
Ben Porat Yosef
Bernstein Medical
Bloomfield Lions Club
Boy Scout Troop #312
Boy Scouts of America Pack #185
Bradley School
Branchburg Central School
Briarcliff School
Brigantine Lions Club
Brookside Community Church
Brownie Troop # 71435
Brownie Troop #40350
Brownie Troop #5056
The Brownstone School
Cadette Troop #772
Califon Public School
Camp Daniel
Camp Sacajawea
The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Center for Educational Advancement/Spring Run School
Cherokee High School
Chesterbrook Academy
Church Of The Redeemer
Clifton E. Lawrence Elementary School
Clifton Public School #8
Linda Colligan
Community Park School
Community School - Summer Plus
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Cove Haven Resorts
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Cub Scout Pack #228
Cub Scout Pack #3
Cub Scout Pack #94
Cub Scouts Pack #2, Cedar Grove
Daisy Scout Troop # 40086
Daisy Troop # 95734
Daisy Troop #7038
Deal Elementary School
Defino Central Elementary School
Deron Elementary School
Discovery Charter School - Kids in Business
Dover Area Senior Citizens Association
Episcopal Academy
Essex Fells School
Donna Evans/M&M Theatre Productions
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club
Far Hills Country Day School
Fellowship Village Senior Living
Fernwood Women's Club of Whiting
First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge
First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen
First Presbyterian Church of Pitman
Flemington Lions Club
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School
Sophie Fox
Franklin County 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Middle School
Ashley Fredericks
Fredon Township School "Helping Hands Club"
Garfield Special Education Parents Association
George Washington School
Gill St. Bernard's School
Girl Scout Daisy Troop #96060
Girl Scout Troop # 770
Girl Scout Troop #1518
Girl Scout Troop #60065
Girl Scout Troop #66099
Girl Scout Troop #71345
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #20133
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #537
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Troop #40117
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Horizon Service Unit #648
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop # 7256
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop # 71445
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop # 7411
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop #71695
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop #71981
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop 71091
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop 71969
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Troop #71887
Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley Troop 71173
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #5742
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #5714
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #84371
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Troop #853
Avi Goldwasser
Greater New Jersey United Methodist Conference
Green Brook Lions Club
Greenwood Elementary School
Robin E. Groome
Grove Street Elementary School
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center Auxiliary
Katie Hall
Hampton Academy
Hebrew Academy of Morris County
Hightstown High School - Life Skills Class
Hoover Elementary School
Hunterdon Learning Center
Immaculate Conception Regional School
Industries for the Blind, Inc.
Jacksonville Elementary School
James Madison Intermediate School
Jefferson Elementary School
Jonathan Dayton High School
Juniata Co. 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Junior Woman's Club-Jefferson Township
Kappa Delta Pi
Kesher Israel Congregation
Kiddie Academy of Marlboro
KinderCare Learning Center
Knights Of Columbus of Chatham
Lamberts Mill Academy
Lancaster County 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
Lavallette School
Lebanon Boro Summer Rec Program
Lebanons Lion Foundation
Leesburg Presbyterian Church
Liberty Corner Elementary School
Liberty Me Dance Center
Lioness Club of Bethlehem
Lions Club of West Orange
Little Schuylkill Lions Club
Loantaka-Parsippany DAR
Loving Eyes 4-H Puppy Club
Luther Lee Emerson Elementary School
Madison High School
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center
Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Junior High School
Midland School
Millburn Schools Caring Kids Program
Henry B. Milnes School
Adi Mittler
Monsignor Donovan High School P.A.W.S Club
Morris Knolls High School Leo Club
Morristown Beard School
Mountain Lakes Community Church (SCEEP)
Brendan Mrotchek
Mt. Arlington Senior Living
NJSFWC - Junior Membership
North Dover Elementary School
Elizja Ogden
Old Farmers Road School
Old Tappan Public Library
Our Lady of Mercy Academy
P.E.O. Sisterhood - Chapter H
Palisades Country Day School
Palisades Pre-School & Kindergarten, Inc.
The Pangere Corporation
Paramus Area AARP Chapter 3834
Paramus High School
Parsippany Animal Lovers Club
Pearl R. Miller School
The Peck School
The Pingry School
Pleasantdale Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church at New Providence
The Presbyterian Church of Madison
Randolph High School
Red Bank Primary School
Douglas J. Reiter/Hot Rods for Hope
Religious Society Friends
Remax House Values 4
Revolution Eyes
Hugo's Bakery, Zakary Reynolds
River Plaza Elementary School
Chloe Rivera
Rockaway Borough's Super Seniors
Rockaway Valley School
Rotary Club of Denville
Rotary Club of Union
Roxbury Senior Citizens
Saint Augustine of Canterbury School
Saint David's School
Salem Drive Elementary School
Schuyler-Cofax Middle School
Senior Citizen Club of Florham Park
Senior Friendship Club of Ocean Township
Seven Generations Charter School
The Seven Hills School - Doherty Campus
Wendy Sherid/Dollars for Dogs Golf Event
Shongum Elementary School
Slawek Orthodontics
Evi Smith
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Steve & Kate's Camp
Stockton Presbyterian Church Sunday School
Stony Creek Elementary School
Suburban Womans Club of South Plainfield
Summitview Elementary School
Sun Chaser Sams Club
Sussex Avenue School
Temple Sholom in Broomhall
Toms River High School North
The Town School
Trinity Episcopal Church
Troy Hills Elementary School K-Kids
Tuckerton Elementary School
Kayla Tupper
Ukrainian American Youth Assn. Inc.
Union Church of Lake Bluff
United Steel Workers, Local 10-86
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Victorian Garden Adult Day Center
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
West Suburban Temple Har Zion
Whippany Park High School
Woodmont Elementary School
Wyckoff Lions Club
Yeshiva K'Tana of Lakewood
Young At Heartz
MATCHING GIFTS
Employees from the following organizations had their gifts to The Seeing Eye matched by their
employers.
Adobe Systems Inc.
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
American Express Foundation
American Water Charitable Foundation
Amica Companies Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Automatic Data Processing Inc. Matching Gift Program
BAE Systems Matching Gift Program
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership
Bank of the West Employee Giving Campaign
Battelle
Bayer
BD Matching Gift Program
Ben and Jerry's Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Matching Gift Foundation
C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc.
Chevron Humankind
The Chubb Corporation
Colgate-Palmolive Matching Gift Program
ConocoPhillips
Crum & Forster
Dell Direct Giving Campaign
Dominion Foundation Matching Gift Program
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Gannett Foundation
GE Foundation Matching Gifts
General Reinsurance Corporation
Give With Liberty
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Goldman, Sachs & Company Matching Gift Program
Washington Post Company Matching Gifts Program
Highmark Matching Gift Program
Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey
HP Company Foundation
The IFF Foundation Inc.
The Interpublic Group of Companies
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gift Program
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Kimberly Clark Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Macy's Foundation
MassMutual
McKesson Foundation
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Merck Partnership for Giving
Microsoft Corporation Matching Gifts Program
Moody's Foundation
Mutual of America
Northern Trust Company Matching Gift Program
Novartis US Foundation
Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program
Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc.
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Pimco Foundation
Prudential Foundation Matching Gift Program
PSEG Power of Giving Campaign
The Frank E. Rath * Spang & Company Charitable Trust
Rockefeller & Co.
Sanofi-Aventis Matching Gifts Program
Shell Foundation
Solix, Inc.
State Street Matching Gift Program
T. Rowe Price Community Involvement
Tauck
ThermoFisher Scientific's Matching Gift Program
Tyco
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
UBS Matching Gift Program
Unilever U.S. Foundation, Inc.
United Technologies Matching Gifts
Verizon Foundation
Voya Foundation
Graduate Story
This page has a photo of a golden retriever puppy peeking out from between two trees. There’s lots of
snow on the ground and on the tree. The caption reads: Photo courtesy of Forward to the Future Seeing
Eye Puppy Club of Gloucester County, New Jersey. Inset into the larger picture is a picture of a Seeing
Eye graduate smiling as she leans in close to her Seeing Eye dog, a golden retriever. They are one of the
Seeing Eye teams pictured on the cover. The text reads: “A Seeing Eye dog means many things to me,”
said Alyse Simon of Brick, New Jersey, who was matched in 2014 with a golden retriever named Lark,
her third Seeing Eye dog. “She gives me independence. Because of her I go places and do things I never
dreamed of. Lark is my companion and she protects me. I feel safe with her. Lark has taught me to love
unconditionally. It is amazing how much she loves me. It is great to have Lark to depend on me as I
depend on and trust her.”
BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN
Through their generous support, these individuals, corporations, and foundations will help ensure The
Seeing Eye will be here as long as people who are blind or visually impaired need Seeing Eye dogs by
donating to our capital campaign.
Mr. & Mrs. John Ackerknecht
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. Adams
Mr. Adekunle Adebiyi
Ms. Tamara Armstrong
Ms. Karon C. Bales & Mr. Charles Beall
Mr. Don Baumohl
Mrs. Nancy Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Ari Benacerraf
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin H. Berry, Jr.
Ms. Shazeeda Bhola
Mrs. Marie K. Bickof
Ms. Judy Bonds
Ms. Barbara F. Bowker
Mr. Robert Brownlee
Cynthia R. Bryant, LLM
Mr. Patrick G. Byrne
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Callander
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cander
Lew & Linda Chakrin
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Chuska
Mr. Peter Cole
Ms. Wanda Commance
Mrs. Alexandra C. Contney
Mr. Peter Cook & Ms. Sue Kong
Ms. Rosalind Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Coughlin
Mr. James Cox
Ms. Carolyn Creed
Peter & Kay Crnkovich
Ms. Ann Cypher
Hugh & Mary D'Andrade
Rev. William Dean
Ms. Raye L. Delle
Miss Grace G. Denbo
Mr. Timothy Dono
Thomas & Deborah Duffy
Ms. Sheryl Eberhardt
Dr. Lawrence Falender
Mr. Lowell Fein
Ms. Christine Felix
Dr. Stuart H. & Sandra K. Fine
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Fontanazza
Ms. Angela D. Gibson
Mr. & Mrs. William Goetchius
Mr. Sedi Graham
John & Sheridan Greeniaus
Robert & Dana Hamwee
The Bruce J. Heim Foundation
Hermione Foundation
Ms. Mary J. Hickey
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hontz
Mr. John Horna
Margaret & William Howard
Mr. Scott Howell
Mr. Bienvenido A. Iglesias
Miss Carol Jaskula
The Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kaspar
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kellett
Dr. Dawn Kennedy-Little
Ms. Andrea F. Kilby
F.M. Kirby Foundation
Mr. Richard Kopacz
Ms. Doreen A. Kraher
Norma Krajczar
Ms. Harriet F. Krupp
Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr. & Mrs. Ginger B. Kutsch
Ms. Victoria Larson
Miss Kristyn Leigh
Ms. Cynthia Llewellyn
Mr. Kevin Lynch
Murray & Marilyn MacKenzie
Ms. Carolyn S. Malone
Mr. Dan Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Martin
Mrs. Cathleen Miglietti
Lois Mills
Miranda Fund of CFNJ
Ms. Taryn Miranda
Dr. Sheila Mitchell
Mr. Zack Mower
Ms. Nancy D. Naddeo
E. Melvin Nash, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Andres A. Nieto
Parr Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. Tony P. Pasquale
Mr. Arthur A. Patchett
Mr. Rick J. Peavey
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Peltier
John & Margaret Post Foundation
Premier, Inc.
Mr. Wilson Quijada
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Ranger
Mr. Gary Rapaport
Britt Raubenheimer, Ph.D.
Red Bank Veterinary Healthcare Network
Rev. & Mrs. William J. Richard, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Rohane
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ruark
Ms. Millie Schuh
Mrs. Helen Scott
Corey & Suzanne Seitz
Mrs. Helen Shorser
Ms. Sandra L. Simpson
Mrs. Lisanne Smith-Morley
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Sobecki
Mr. Richard Sprague
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Stiglitz
Janice & David Szumowski
Helen Jo Taliaferro
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Torcicollo
Mrs. Jean H. Trygg
Ms. Susan E. Wade
Mr. Christopher Walling
Mr. James Wang
Mr. Jason Wang
The Warner Foundation
Ms. Margaret C. Whitaker
Miss Olivia Williams
Ms. Karen A. Wood
Mr. Thomas York
Ms. Cynthia Zarate
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ziegenbalg
One member wishes to remain anonymous
Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS
September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,732,000
Prepaids and other assets
291,000
Unconditional promises to give, net
1,300,000
Investments
238,934,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others
21,323,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts
966,000
Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee
1,921,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net
49,414,000
Deferred financing costs, net
1,383,000
$ 317,264,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 3,330,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits
18,239,000
Interest payable
625,000
Capital lease obligation
2,476,000
Bonds payable
39,302,000
63,972,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
222,663,000
Temporarily restricted
3,377,000
Permanently restricted
27,252,000
Total net assets
253,292,000
$ 317,264,000
September 30, 2013
$ 2,030,000
470,000
1,784,000
225,774,000
19,736,000
853,000
4,882,000
50,607,000
1,494,000
$ 307,630,000
$
4,875,000
14,113,000
625,000
2,514,000
39,410,000
61,537,000
216,952,000
3,458,000
25,683,000
246,093,000
$ 307,630,000
Reproduced from the September 30, 2014, financial statements audited by EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2014, audited financial statements, please visit www.SeeingEye.org.
Statement of Activities
Year Ended September 30, 2014
(With summarized information for the year ended September 30, 2013)
Temporarily
Restricted
Permanently
Restricted
Total
2014
Total
2013
$ 187,000
530,000
—
—
—
—
$ 1,000
—
89,000
—
—
—
$ 1,688,000
6,483,000
6,955,000
1,199,000
15,000
146,000
$ 1,963,000
5,741,000
7,862,000
1,094,000
14,000
132,000
(988,000)
(271,000)
—
90,000
—
16,486,000
—
16,806,000
21,576,000
1,514,000
2,650,000
25,740,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21,576,000
1,514,000
2,650,000
25,740,000
20,585,000
1,732,000
2,421,000
24,738,000
(Deficiency) excess of operating revenue,
gains and other support over
operating expenses
(9,073,000)
(271,000)
90,000
(9,254,000)
(7,932,000)
112,000
—
(12,000)
(139,000)
—
(2,000)
80,000
—
190,000
—
—
1,479,000
—
1,479,000
(7,003,000)
10,920,000
12,527,000
21,000
16,453,000
(286,000)
10,255,000
16,666,000
36,000
26,532,000
5,711,000
(81,000)
1,569,000
7,199,000
18,600,000
Net assets - beginning of year 216,952,000
3,458,000
25,683,000
246,093,000
227,493,000
$ 3,377,000
$ 27,252,000
$ 253,292,000
$ 246,093,000
Unrestricted
Operating revenue, gains and other support:
Dividend and interest income $ 1,500,000
Contributions
5,953,000
Legacies
6,866,000
Trust income
1,199,000
Student payments
15,000
Other
146,000
Net assets released
from restrictions
988,000
16,667,000
Operating expenses:
Program services
Management and general
Fundraising
Other changes:
Change in value of split-interest
agreements
(124,000)
Pension and postretirement- related changes
other than net periodic pension and
postretirement cost
(7,003,000)
Net realized gains
10,922,000
Net unrealized gains
10,968,000
Gain on disposal of fixed assets
21,000
14,784,000
Change in net assets
Net assets - end of year
$ 222,663,000
Reproduced from the September 2014 financial statements audited by EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 2014 audited financial statements, please visit
www.seeingeye.org/supportus.
Veterinary Recognition Awards
This page has a photo of a yellow Labrador retriever sitting calmly and looking off to the right.
Behind him is a beautiful lake with many boats docked. The caption reads: Photo courtesy of 4
Paws to Freedom Seeing Eye Puppy Club, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. 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.
Dr. Jay Berkowitz
Old Shore Animal Clinic
Port Washington, New York
Dr. Jay Buchholz, Dr. Denise Mulry, and Dr. Brett Swan
Maywood Veterinary Clinic
Maywood, New Jersey
Dr. Walt Diehl and Dr. Virginia Walters
Timberlyne Animal Clinic
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Mark Finkler
Roanoke Animal Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia
Dr. Cynthia Hartz
Animal Medical Center
Trappe, Pennsylvania
Dr. Gerald B. Latterner
Stoney Creek Veterinary Hospital
Morton, Pennsylvania
Dr. Dare Lott and Dr. Foster Lott
Minden Animal Clinic
Minden, Louisiana
Dr. Donna Manderino
Park Ridge Animal Hospital
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Dr. Edward Peretti
Amherst Animal Hospital
Butte, Montana
Dr. Russ Petro
Valley Cottage Animal Hospital
Valley Cottage, New York
Dr. Peter G. Slusser
VCA Animal Specialty Group
San Diego, California
Dr. Kim Vercande
Best Friends Veterinary Care of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Back Cover
The back cover has a photo of a yellow Labrador retriever puppy looking up at the camera with big black
eyes. She is sitting on a lawn strewn with leaves.
The Seeing Eye
President & CEO
James A. Kutsch, Jr.
***
Editor
Craig Garretson, Communications Manager
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Toronto, Ontario M5W 3W5
www.SeeingEye.ca
Registered Canadian Charity Number 89100 8690 RR 0001
ISSN 0037-0819
Publication number 488580
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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
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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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