[nagdu] Atlantic city NJ Yesterday

[rhonda cruz]

hey marilyn.
yay! glad that you had a great time.
wags.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: marilyn <t21114 at optonline.net
>To: nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:42:29 -0500
>Subject: [nagdu] Atlantic city NJ Yesterday

>Hi Everyone,
>Yesterday I went with a Lions club from Queens, NY on a bus trip 
to Atlantic City, NJ.  My fellow lion and I had to travel an 
extra hour from where we live to go to Queens.  The president of 
that lions club opened his funeral home for 100 people to meet 
there.  He had bagels , rolls , Danishes , coffee and tea.  While 
I was sitting there eating I heard birds.  Anna looked but didn't 
pay much attention.  I was told they were finches.  Outside I 
heard a water and was told there was a pond in front of the 
building.  We boarded the bus.  50 people on each as there were 
two buses.
>I was asked to say a few words as a Lion , blind person and guide 
dog user.  Everyone loved Anna.
>Since I am also involved with the Organ donor network I got to 
see my friend Marilyn a fellow lion who is very involved with the 
eye bank.  Our first stop in NJ was lunch at a Winery.  It was 
family style eating.  Anna sat under the table while we waited 
for the second bus to join us.  When my friend and I got up to 
leave to take Anna out the people who were on the second bus and 
sat at our table had no clue I was blind or had a guide dog under 
the table.  they told my friend Marilyn they were shocked.  We 
walked through the gift shop there and around the beautiful 
grounds.  It was windy but not cold.  We went back to our bus and 
was talking to some of the people outside.  I was asked to go on 
the second bus and speak for 5 minutes before the buses left.  So 
my friend Marilyn introduced me on the second bus and after I 
spoke I introduced my friend and fellow lion.  I could not begin 
to tell you how comfortable and welcomed I was made to feel with 
Anna.  100 people loved her and talking to me.  In fact our bus 
was worried I was going to ride on the other bus .  I got to pick 
the 50/50 and raffle tickets too winning numbers.  I am not much 
of a gambler so I lost 26 dollars and my friend Marilyn and i 
decided it was time to walk on the board walk.  I told Marilyn we 
would walk to the mall that was built on a pier.  She never new 
there was a mall on the boardwalk .  She was very happy to see 
Anna work and thought she was a great dog.  As we were walking 
and it was very windy I hear a dog on my right growl and a table 
fall over .  My heart was raising because I didn't know if the 
dog was loose.  Thankfully it wasn't .  Seems it was on a flexi 
leash and when it spotted Anna he decided to run at us and growl.  
My friend Marilyn said I had the look of fear in my face.  she 
said the dog was a big rot wilder.  Anna was not distracted and 
we just kept going.  there was a cat , other dogs and pigeons on 
the board walk.  When we got into the mall and went on a glass 
elevator .  My friend said the view was spectacular seeing the 
ocean with its white caps.
>We headed back to meet up with my friend who I came with who 
wanted to gamble.  we had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.  Anna ate 
her dinner there too.
>we boarded the bus to go home and then from Queens back to Long 
Island.
>Marilyn and Anna who are now off to the blind group
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