From NABlindVets at aol.com Sat Sep 14 16:12:29 2013 From: NABlindVets at aol.com (NABlindVets at aol.com) Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:12:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Echevarria Travel Bus Trip to Nation's Capital Washington, DC Message-ID: ____________________________________ From: REPCODDS at aol.com To: nablindvets at aol.com Sent: 9/13/2013 6:53:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Fwd: Echevarria Travel Bus Trip to Nation's Capital Washington, DC Dwight D. Sayer Consultant PO Box 784957 Winter Garden, Fl. 34778 Office-Mobile-(321) 948-1466 Email-mister.consultant50 at gmail.com Web Site-www.disability-consultant.com ____________________________________ From: reservations at echevarriatravel.com To: repcodds at aol.com Sent: 9/13/2013 2:35:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Echevarria Travel Bus Trip to Nation's Capital Washington, DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Echevarria Travel Event to our Nation's Capital Washington, DC $March 28-31, 2014$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ When Friday March 28, 2014 at 8:00 AM EDT -to- Monday March 31, 2014 at 1:00 AM EDT Add to Calendar [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Ada22A1wa2cJV0ssg15NBB9iV7ycSp1YXxB9f8YUJm9jXHACU04sifGFR9ex_oFZqhaHVVcmuteFVRv2vq_lRvHJ10STeP1s4iS07PK lWNOYFY-e7mzqoK_Odh78lOdcaclL2dWPGv1gGKWEobUNsXYhIjXpdLvzTo7WIBROsfMkxGyPGp0 pP_6LoTGJb0bxyo5l624ufFKgUA1bmYHziA==] Where Our Nation's Capital Washington DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Dear Dwight, We are doing a bus trip from Brentwood, NY and New York City on March 28-31, 2014 Here is the information about the trip. Join Cheryl, Nelson and Maxx (Best Guide Dog in the World and Mascot of Echevarria Travel) on our trip to Our Nation's Capital We will be departing Brentwood, NY at 8AM and depending on traffic at 135 West 23rd street, New York, 10011, between 6th and 7th avenues between 9-10AM. What is included in this incredible Price: * Motorcoach Transportation (included in needed Wheelchair lift for people permenatly in wheelchairs.) * 3 Nights Lodging * 6 Meals: Breakfast and Dinner * Our Tours feature o World Word II Memorial o Capital Hill o Embassy Row o The Korean War Veterans Memorial o The Vietnam Veterans Memorial o The Smithsonian o The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial o The Lincoln Memorial and more! * Two full-day Guided Tours of Washington, DC * Evening Guided Memorial and Monument Tour * Tips for Motorcoach Drive and Step-On Guides Continued: Day 1: Depart your group's location in a spacious video and restroom equipped motorcoach as you head for your destination: Washington, D.C. our National Capital! Later that day, enjoy a relaxing Dinner and check into your Washington, D.C. area hotel. Day 2: Enjoy a Continental Breakfast before departing for a full-day Guided Tour of Washington, D.C. Some of the awe-inspiring sights on this fantastic tour will include the US Capitol, the White House, the National Archives, Embassy Row, and Georgetown. During the day, you will see the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, and several War Memorials. This evening, enjoy Dinner at a local restaurant before continuing on the Guided Memorial and Monuments Tour. Day 3: Begin the day with a Continental Breakfast. Today's Guided Tour includes such poignant and inspirational sights as Arlington National Cemetery, including the Tomb of the Unknowns, and Kennedy Graves, as well as the Iwo Jima Memorial. You'll also enjoy a visit to the Smithsonian Institution. Later, you'll enjoy Dinner with entertainment before returning to your hotel for the night. Day 4: Today, after enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you will depart for home... a perfect time to chat with your friends about all the fun things you've done, the great sights you've seen, and where your next group trip will take you! Pricing: $394 per person double occupancy. For Single Occupancy add on $120 per person. $75 per person is due by 12/15/2013, Final payment due by 1/15/2014 Once deposit has been made I can arrange for payment plans. Payment options check or money order paid made out to Echevarria Travel and mailed to: Cheryl Echevarria Echevarria Travel 10 Aljan Drive Brentwood, NY 11717 If we do not get 30 people by 12/15/2013 money will be refunded. All will be notified. Please let us know if you are coming by registering now or I can't make it. If you are interested write us at reservations at echevarriatravel.com, we are doing a trip to New Orleans in May 2014. It will offer pricing leaving from New York or flying into Louisiana and we will meet you there on specific date. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Get more information [http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uqntbcdab&oeidk=a07e832czg4a93a0a74&oseq=a01g9gig7rnr9] Register Now! [http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=uqntbcdab&oeidk=a07e832czg4a93a0a74&oseq=a01g9gig7rnr9] I can't make it [http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/decline?llr=uqntbcdab&oeidk=a07e832czg4a93a0a74&oseq=a01g9gig7rnr9] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ You can register here or contact us at 631-456-5394 or reservations at echevarriatravel.com. Thank you very much for being clients and friends of Echevarria Travel, we appreciate your business. 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Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Veterans? community loss While all veterans are important, and some have lasting impacts, there are some who touch lives and make a true difference in our communities. May we all have such an effect. The veterans? community has been deeply saddened with the loss of the former long time Manager of Orange County Veterans Service Program. Mike Dixon, a retired Navy LCDR with service in Vietnam, died on Monday morning, 23 September. The following are some of the best, yet still understated, descriptive quotes: ?Mike had the reputation of being able to make things work for the veterans and people who had not had any success before found that Mike was able to resolve their issues.? And ?He always seemed to think that your problems were more important and his problems remained in the background.? As a result of Mike?s efforts and those of the VSO staff, they were able to assist over 11,000 veterans or their families a year, and over $10 million of earned benefits recovered for just Orange County veterans. It was not unusual for his expertise and resources to cross county and state lines and even after normal business hours. The following are the arrangements to celebrate and honor his life: Visitation: Sat. Sept. 28 10 ? 11am at Baldwin/Fairchild Funeral Home in Oviedo, 501 East Mitchell Hammock Rd., Oviedo, 32765. Service begins at 11am. Social Reception and Post-Everlasting Ceremony, open to all: American Legion Post #112, 4490 N. Goldenrod Rd., Winter Park, 32792 (btwn Aloma Blvd and University Blvd.) on Saturday after the Oviedo service. Light refreshments starting 12:30pm; Ceremony after 1pm. All are invited. Interment: Mon. Sept 30, 11am at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW. 102nd Ave. Bushnell, 33513. Cemetery office: (352)-793-7740. The cemetery is about an hour and a half drive from Orlando. Paying it back or passing it forward?Please consider donating a unit of blood and/or blood products in memory of Mike. It may help a veteran or someone that a veteran loves. Caring and sharing, Cathy Haynes Member/supporter of numerous veterans and military organizations 407-239-8468 chaynes11629 at yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------- "We only have one sacred obligation in the government. We have a lot of obligations ? to the old, to the young, to educate ? but we have only one sacred obligation, and that is to equip those we send to war and care for those we bring home from war. It is the single most significant obligation the United States of America has." - VP Joe Biden, at Camp Pendleton on Jan. 21, 2012. "The smallest act of kindness is larger than the biggest intention." - Unknown "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, caring citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead (Cultural anthropologist) -----------------------------------------------------------