[nagdu] Hurricane Update from GDF

[judotina48kg at gmail.com]

Hello Janine: Glad to hear that students and dogs are safe at GDF.
Tina

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On Oct 30, 2012, at 7:29 AM, "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com> wrote:

> Hi All, 
> 
> We are happy to report that though the Guide Dog Foundation is closed again
> today for general business, the Smithtown, NY campus suffered minimal damage
> from Hurricane Sandy. There are some trees down and the power is off but we
> do have generators for the main administrative/residence building and
> kennels that are up and running. 
> 
> The class that is in its second week now is all safe as are our dogs. 
> 
> We thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and good wishes and hope to be
> open for business tomorrow. 
> 
> We encourage anyone in storm-affected areas to please be very careful when
> going outside. There is a great deal of debris in some areas.  There may
> also be downed power lines along your way. If your dog strongly refuses to
> go forward, pay attention. It could mean a downed line or other seriously
> dangerous obstacle. 
> 
> If you have boots for your dog, please use them now as there may be a lot of
> broken glass, sharp sticks and other debris in your area, even if you are
> not directly in the path of the storm. Many areas west of the coast have
> also had high winds throughout the night. 
> 
> Everyone stay safe and thanks again to our amazing staff and all of our
> friends out there!
> 
> Jenine Stanley
> Consumer Relations Coordinator
> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind/America's VetDogs http://www.guidedog.org
> jeninems at wowway.com http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
> 
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
> http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
> 
> 
> 
> 
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