[nagdu] 9/11 survivor will speak at Heroes breakfast

[John Doering]

Congratulations Michael!

Regards,
JD

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> Mike, congratulations on being recently named one of the top ten
> educational speakers in the United States by the Innovators
> Speakers Network.
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> 9/11 survivor will speak at Heroes breakfast
>
> All it takes is the month and day. Not even the year is necessary
> to evoke images in the minds of most Americans - 9/11.
>
> We remember the images that we saw that September morning on our
> television screens and the feeling as we watched the scene unfold
> over and over again. Together, we discovered hour by hour, day by
> day, as the dust settled the true impact of what had occurred.
>
> As spectators, we can visualize the television footage, but what
> was it like for others, especially for those that were inside the
> World Trade Center towers that day? We hear the accounts of those
> that made it out to safety. The chaos and uncertainty they had as
> they descended each floor. It is hard to imagine, unless you were
> there.
>
> Michael Hingson and his guide dog Roselle were among those
> working in the World Trade Center, experiencing the terrorist
> attacks first-hand. Through a remarkable demonstration of trust
> and teamwork, Michael and Roselle escaped from the 78th floor of
> Tower One moments before it collapsed.
>
> On Wednesday, March 30, Hingson will be the guest speaker for the
> fifth annual American Red Cross Clinton and Highland County
> Heroes Awards Breakfast at the Roberts Centre, located off the
> Interstate 71/U.S. Route 68 interchange north of Wlmington.
>
> As a WTC survivor and Guide Dog user, Hingson was thrust into the
> International limelight. He and Roselle have since become
> well-known representatives of the strength of the human/animal
> bond, as well as the life-affirming power of trust and teamwork,
> highlighted in many media interviews and public presentations.
>
> As an internationally acclaimed public speaker, Hingson has
> traveled the world speaking on topics such as developing one's
> personal inner strength, turning the tables on terrorism and
> heroism to overcome whatever challenges we face. He was recently
> named one of the top ten educational speakers in the United
> States by the Innovators Speakers Network.
>
> Prior to forming The Michael Hingson Group, Inc. in 2008,
> Hingson's career spanned nearly 30 years in senior sales and
> management for high tech, innovative companies. Most recently, he
> worked as the National Public Affairs Director for Guide Dogs for
> the Blind.
>
> Hingson is a former member of the California State Guide Dog
> Board. In November 2008, he was appointed a National Ambassador
> for the Braille Literacy Campaign of the National Federation of
> the Blind.
>
> An Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, Hingson earned his
> master's degree in physics from the University of California at
> Irvine and is a lifetime member of the Physics Honors Society,
> Sigma Pi Sigma. He is an authority on assistive technology and an
> advocate for empowering people with varying abilities.
>
> Hingson and his wife Karen live in the San Francisco Bay area
> with three yellow Labs: hero dog "Roselle," now retired; Africa,
> his seventh guide dog; and Africa's mother, Fantasia. A feline
> named Sherlock is also a member of the household.
>
> On March 30, the doors at the Roberts Centre will open at 7 a.m.,
> and Red Cross Heroes Awards Breakfast will start at 7:30 a.m.
>
> Money raised through the Heroes Campaign supports critical
> disaster relief, assistance to military families, carbon monoxide
> and smoke detectors, and lifesaving courses that teach CPR, first
> aid and the use of the automated external defibrillator.
>
> For more information or to register, call Kelley Robbins at
> 937-382-0083 or e-mail robbinsk at cincinnatiredcross.org.
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