[Flagdu] guide dog users meeting/seminar, invitation and agenda

[Sherrill O'Brien]

Hi everyone,

First I realize some of you may see this post several times, but I want to
make sure no one misses it.

You are enthusiastically invited to our Florida Association of Guide Dog
Users meeting and seminar, to be held Saturday, May 25, from 3:00 till
4:55pm, in the Skyway Pier Room of the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. We
have several great guest speakers, including an animal massage therapy
specialist, and a guide dog trainer who has been in that great business
longer than any other in the world! If you pay your guide dog users dues,
which are five dollars, at the FLAGDU table prior to our meeting, you will
be eligible for three cash prizes! Our table will be somewhere in the
vicinity of the NFBF registration window, so just listen for someone calling
out "flagdu table!" There will always be someone at our table during
convention registration hours, so consult your agenda for those times.
You'll find someone representing FLAGDU there starting tomorrow from 4:30
till 6:30. And we will have a great giveaway for all guide dog users!We're
again doing our popular 50/50 raffle, and you must be present at the meeting
to win. We can help you with all things guide dog related, including giving
you assistence in finding that all-important relief area!

   The FLAGDU Board reminds you that it is the policy of the National
Federation of the Blind that no dogs, be they guide dogs or puppies, should
be left unattended in hotel rooms. Thank you in advance for respecting this
policy.

If you have a guide dog related emergency, or need to share pertinent
information with all dog users at the convention, feel free to call me on my
cellphone at (813) 767-1890.

Our meeting and seminar agenda follows my signature. I've tried to make it
informative and fun.
The FLAGDU Board members are looking forward to greeting many of you at our
table, and at our meeting. You certainly do not have to be a guide dog user
to attend. All are welcome, especially those of you who  are wondering
whether a guide dog might be right for you.

Warm regards
Sherrill O'Brien, President
Florida Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind of Florida

Agenda
FLAGDU Meeting and Seminar

Florida Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind of Florida
Saturday, May 25, 2013
3:00-4:55pm
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
Skyway Pier Room

Roll Call OF FLAGDU Board Members, Jody Milisavic, Secretary

Your Turn!
Introductions audience members

Secretary’s Report Jody Milisavic

Treasurer’s Report Mike Lamb

You Can make a difference!
Help Us Educate Those In Law Enforcement
To Understand Our Rights as Guide Dog Users
Law Enforcement Education Committee Merry Schoch

We Can Help You Save Money!
Sales Tax Exemption for Guide Dog Expenses Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users

National Association of Guide Dog Users Update Marion Gwizdala, NAGDU
President

FLAGDU Elections
Vice President
Treasurer
Board Member

Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Guide Dog School  Reports
Freedom Guide Dogs John Bifield, Master Trainer
Guide Dog Foundation, Jenine Stanley, Consumer Relations Coordinator
Guiding Eyes, Jose Lopez-Masso, representative
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Representative

Our Special Dogs Deserve Some R and R!
Pooch Massage 101, Debbie Roik, licensed massage therapist
specializing in animal massage therapy
Introduction, Debbie Hietala

Announcements, including pats on the back for people, not pups!

You could be in the Money!
Special cash prize drawings ($25, $15 and $10)
Only those who have paid dues at our FLAGDU table prior to the meeting are
eligible.
50/50 Drawing
You must be present to win
good luck!

Adjourn

Thanks so much for your participation!

Sherrill O’Brien, FLAGDU President