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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Fellow NABSters:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been asked to circulate the below announcement regarding a free summer program for blind teens offered by Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, MI. Please see the information below and contact Leader Dogs directly with any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Leader Dogs for the Blind is Accepting Applications for their 2016 Summer Experience Camp<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Are you a teenager who could use a week of fun, outdoor activity and friendship this summer? Does kayaking, rock wall climbing and tandem biking sound good to you? Would you enjoy the challenge of developing new travel skills and stretching your independence? If so, the Leader Dogs for the Blind Summer Experience Camp was designed with you in mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The program combines outdoor activities with things exclusively Leader Dog—GPS training and the opportunity to spend time with Leader Dogs in training and guide dog mobility instructors. The combination will help you increase the skills you need to live independently!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Summer Experience Camp is for boys and girls ages 16 and 17 who are legally blind. The program is completely free including airfare to Michigan—and everyone receives a free HumanWare Trekker Breeze+ GPS device to keep. Summer Experience Camp is scheduled for June 25—July 2, 2016. Applications are due by April 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For more information and to download an application, go to <a href="http://www.leaderdog.org/clients/programs/summer-experience-camp">www.leaderdog.org/clients/programs/summer-experience-camp</a> or call the Leader Dogs for the Blind client services department at 888-777-5332.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Nusbaum, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryland Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice President, Greater Carroll County Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member, National Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (443) 547-2409<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com">dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: @Chrisn98 and @nabslink<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>