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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Yes, I knew Tina well. She went to University of Kansas and got a master’s degree in working with people with speech problems I think. It has been a long time. Last I knew she was working at the Kansas School for the Blind or whatever it is called right now. She is a delightful person. I think she used to belong to the Lawrence Chapter when that was what the chapter was called and before it dissolved the first time. She and Heather Kirkwood, whom some of you know, used to work with blind kids to help them do activities that would make them more fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cindy Lou Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Home-on-the-Range [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dianne Hemphill via Home-on-the-Range<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List <home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Dianne Hemphill <diannehemphill@cox.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Home-on-the-range] Fwd: NFBNJ-Seniors] Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello federation exercise enthusiasts! Here's a guide dog that works with his blind Kansas runner. This info was forwarded by someone in New Jersey - I hadn't even heard of Tina Jenkins who lives in Kansas - Are there any runners out there? ..want to become a runner? Dianne<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>nancy Lynn via NFBNJ-Seniors <<a href="mailto:nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org">nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: NFBNJ-Seniors] Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>April 26, 2017 1:03:37 PM CDT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>"nfbmo list" <<a href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">nfbmo@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFBC List" <<a href="mailto:nfbc-info@nfbnet.org">nfbc-info@nfbnet.org</a>>, "Seniors" <<a href="mailto:NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org">NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Cc: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>nancy Lynn <<a href="mailto:seabreeze.stl@gmail.com">seabreeze.stl@gmail.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Reply-To: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>NFB of New Jersey Seniors Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org">nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Article Link:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.kshb.com?p=eyJzIjoiQjZnV3dvNXI0eGVQbmc2NkJGb1g2eWl1OExBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmtzaGIuY29tXFxcL25ld3NcXFwvc3RhdGVcXFwva2Fuc2FzXFxcL21lZXQtb25lLW9mLXRoZS1maXJzdC1ndWlkZS1kb2dzLXNwZWNpZmljYWxseS10cmFpbmVkLWZvci1ydW5uZXJzXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOGFiZDFjN2M5NjkzNDIxNDk2NjAwNWM5NGVmYWJlYzFcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJkOGE5MDJmMjAzM2NlZGE2NjVjMjE0ZTAyYzAyMTU4MDlmMjJiM2QwXCJdfSJ9"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/meet-one-of-the-first-guide-dogs-specifically-trained-for-runners</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>EUDORA, Kan. - Millions of American runners pound the pavement every day, many running several miles. But few run them like Tina Jinkens. The Eudora, Kansas native is one of the first in the U.S. to receive a guide dog specifically trained for running.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"Sometimes it's hard to find people every day that will run with me,” said the blind runner who just recently retired her last guide dog.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Jinkens always wondered what it would be like to have the freedom to choose whenever and wherever to run. Once she heard about the new, unique program training guide dogs specifically for running, she jumped at the chance to have her own.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"Since she's specifically trained to do that I feel really safe with her,” said Jinkens.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Her new companion is Clara, a two-year-old black lab.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"We work as a team. I tell the dog, like, ‘forward’ at a street intersection. But if a car were to run a light or something then she's trained to back away from it,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tina and Clara run three to four miles a day and always keep their route simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"I always make sure people know I'm not running a marathon. Dogs don't have that kind of stamina so I wouldn't run a long distance with her,” said Jinkens.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Clara is also trained just like a normal guide dog, only with an emphasis to dodge obstacles and move more quickly. She was trained as part of the new program from the non-profit,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.guidingeyes.org?p=eyJzIjoiS3ZUbnBsTndXTXh2Tl8zZHhYbkZRZDE3TENJIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5ndWlkaW5nZXllcy5vcmdcXFwvYWJvdXQtdXNcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOGFiZDFjN2M5NjkzNDIxNDk2NjAwNWM5NGVmYWJlYzFcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJhMWU1NGU1ZmI0Yjk5ODBhYjE0NDI0MTk4MDI2MjUzZmUwNzJmYzQ4XCJdfSJ9" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Guiding Eyes For The Blind</span></a>, out of New York state.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"A dog that makes a good running guide is simply a dog that loves to run,” said Tom Panek, president and CEO Of Guiding Eyes For The Blind. “So we select the dogs that enjoy working at a fast pace."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tina is now thrilled to have not only a running companion but one she can consistently trust with her life one step at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>"I just have the freedom to, if I decide I want to go running today I don't have to wait for a person,” she said. “I have trained with her to get ready for the race and I feel more ready than I've ever felt.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tina is a graduate of the Children's Center For The Visually Impaired and will be running in the Trolley Run in Kansas City on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2BECE.AB2254E0" alt="Image removed by sender. 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