Toffee for Tails

Written by Jocie Rivera, CMP CTP | 08 December 2009

To Help Provide the Gift of a Guide Dog to The Visually Impaired

2010 SEC (Bonita Springs, FL) – Imagine what your day would be like without the gift of sight and the challenges that the simplest of things would present.  Now imagine the difference a gift of a guide dog would make would make in the life of a visually impaired person, guiding them through even the most mundane tasks.

The Tampa Bay Area Chapter of Meeting Professionals International is helping to make that a reality, by partnering with Toffee To Go owner, and MPI member, Lisa Schalk to raise funds for Southeastern Guide Dogs,  this year’s charity for the 2010 Southeast Educational Conference, presented by the Florida Chapters of MPI  August 19-21.

Toffee To Go will generously donate a portion of the proceeds from the sales of specific toffee gifts, now through March, at Tampa Bay Area MPI Chapter events and on their website at www.toffeetogo.com.

For the purchase of every 8 oz. gold bow box, Toffee to Go will donate $3.00 per box and for every purchase of a 12 oz. or 24 oz. tin, they will donate $4.00 and $9.00 respectively to the Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Located in Palmetto, Southeastern Guide Dogs is an internationally-accredited guide dog school and the only guide dog school in the southeastern United States. Their mission is simple, to create and nurture a partnership between a visually impaired individual and a guide dog, thus facilitating life’s journey with mobility, independence and dignity.

The 19th annual Southeast Educational Conference, hosted by the four Florida chapters of Meeting Professionals International, attracts between 450 to 650 meeting planners and suppliers to share knowledge and ideas, build relationships and provide business opportunity. www.mpisec.com

Perfect for the holidays, a “Toffee For Tails” purchase gives a gift that will help give the gift of sight through a guide dog to the visually impaired.

For more information please contact Jocie Rivera, CMP CTP - President of the Tampa Bay Area Chapter MPI at 813-514-0770  or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it