COVENTRY City fans were treated to doggy cuddles before last month’s match against Preston North End.
Two-legged and four-legged volunteers from sight loss charity Guide Dogs ran a pre-match collection at the game at the Coventry Building Society Arena, raising over £2,200.
Charles Bloch, former guide dog owner and deputy group co-ordinator for the Guide Dogs Coventry fundraising group, said: “We’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone at Coventry City Football Club for supporting us with this collection.
“Our volunteers and dogs had a fantastic time meeting football fans before the match and were overwhelmed by their generosity.
“My first guide dog Carlo has recently retired, after supporting me for nine years, so I know first-hand how amazing guide dogs are and what a difference they make to people with sight loss.
“We hope we can work with Coventry City FC in the future and raise more awareness, and vital funds, for our charity.”
It costs the charity £38,110 to train a guide dog, transforming them from a pup into a partnership.
Email [email protected] to fund-raise for Guide Dogs.
