Member Profile: Carolyn Green, Medical Detection Dogs

MEMBER PROFILE

NAME: Carolyn Green COMPANY: Medical Detection Dogs JOB TITLE: Community fundraiser

WHAT DOES YOUR ORGANISATION DO?

We train dogs to detect the odour of human disease, either as Medical Alert Assistance Dogs or Bio Detection Dogs.

HOW DID IT ALL START?

With a beautiful fox-red Labrador called Daisy, who warned Medical Detection Dogs’ now CEO and co-founder, that she had breast cancer. This was all the inspiration Claire Guest needed to dedicate her life to proving what she already knew that dogs can detect disease.

WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR?

In February 2020 I launched our first ever Campaign Week, asking people to help us Paint the Town Red and raised over £7,000.

WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT?

What community fundraising will look like in 2021. With summer events already being postponed, we need to find new ways to fundraise and try to replace that missing income.

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST RISK YOU’VE EVER TAKEN – AND DID IT WORK OUT?

I am taking it now. In partnership with Metro.co.uk and some celebrity support, we are holding a 42k or a gentler 10K trek through Buckinghamshire on 19 June 2021. We need 100 participants to make it work and be cost effective.

WHICH BUSINESS PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?

It has to be our CEO Claire Guest. From the start Claire has had to convince the medical world that there is a place for dogs in the diagnosis of disease and support of people with life changing illnesses.

WHAT EXCITING PROJECTS IS YOUR ORGANISATION WORKING ON?

The most exciting is our Covid-19 project to train our dogs to detect the virus, even in asymptomatic people.

WHY DID YOU JOIN THE CHAMBER?

Although we are a national charity, we are a small team and have found it difficult to get our voice heard. We want to tell our local area all about our ground-breaking work, and how they can support us.

Call: 01296 711217 Email: carolyn.green@medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk Visit: www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk

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