<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi all!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I hope you are having a great beginning of the new year.  We are ready to resume our guide dog group. Since Laurie has stepped down, is there anyone who is willing to lead the group?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I am willing to lead, but since I have several responsibilities within the affiliate, I am hoping someone else is able to take the lead, or at least co-lead. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you for your time as we support each other in our personal guide dog worlds and advocate together as needed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Have a great day.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Debbie Malone</font></i></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">National Federation of
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