Tuesday, May 7, 2024 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
$30 Payable at the Door CASH or CHECK ONLY
Program Only: $10 which includes a beverage (water, coffee, or tea).
The last day to reserve is Monday, April 29, 2024
CEDARS AT DUNGENESS – LEGENDS ROOM
1965 Woodcock Road, Sequim
Buffet Luncheon Menu
- Pan-Seared Cod with Mango Sals
- Wild Rice
- Salad with Assorted Dressings
- Freshly Baked Cookies
- Beverages: coffee, tea, water
- A full bar is available
Remember, because the restaurant has to place food orders based on our count, your orders are final and payable even if you decide not to attend. If you need to change or cancel your reservation before the close of reservations, please contact luncheon@olympicnewcomers.org with your request.
Program
Our featured speaker for May is Deb Cox of Guide Dogs for the Blind – Sequim. Over the years, Sequim’s group has trained over 45 individual dogs, with many becoming guides for blind individuals, some for service dog jobs, and others as therapy dogs. Sequim raisers get 8- to-10-week-old puppies — typically Labradors, or a Labrador-Golden Retriever mix — from breeders in California, and train and care for them for a little more than a year. Volunteers also help out by being sitters, who are on call and can take on a dog trainee for a specific time to help give the dog some variety and raisers a break. After a little more than a year, raisers send the dogs for further training at the Guide Dogs for the Blind facility in Boring, Oregon — typically a four-month, eight-phase program that tests the dog’s awareness of more complicated environments and circumstances. Two puppies will be joining us for this wonderful learning experience. Woof!