Movie launch of HACHIKO

SA Guide Dogs have kindly been allocated Cinema 4, thanks to Ster Kinekor at the Northgate Shopping Centre on April 15 to raise funds for the above movie launch.

The movie is based on a true story and stars Richard Gere and highlights the incredible bond that exists between humans and dogs.

The cinema seats 175 people and SAGA can sell tickets to supporters and volunteers as a fundraiser.

Take plenty of tissues with you; you are going to need them!

The tickets are on sale for only R50 and should you wish to attend please contact Florence at 011-705-3513/4 ext. 32 or e-mail: florence@guidedog.org.za to book your seats. It will be a first come first serve basis.

Please ensure that payment is effected into their bank account prior to the event as they will not be accepting payment on the night.

Hampers have been donated and they will be auctioned at the event.

The movie starts at 8pm so be there by 7pm for 7.30pm to obtain your tickets at the guide dogs registration table.

HACHIKO – A Dogs Story

Starring Richard Gere in the lead role and standing as a testament to the loyalty of man's best friend this heart-warming film by Lasse Hallstrom (whose other recent film Dear John is taking the world by storm) is based on a 1987 Japanese film which, in turn, was based on a true story.
Richard Gere plays Parker Wilson, a college professor who spots an abandoned puppy on a train platform and realizing he has no owner, takes him home to his wife Cate and daughter Andy (Joan Allen & Sarah Roemer).

This is the beginning of a wonderful relationship as Parker and the dog, who he names Hachiko, become inseparable forming a strong and unexplainable bond. Each morning Hachiko accompanies Parker to the station and then he goes home before returning in the evening to meet his master when he gets off the train.

However, when events unfold that lead to their separation Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station every day and begins touching the lives of everyone who work near and commute through it as he teaches the local people about love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty.