[nagdu] Better Late than Never - Introduction

[Chantel Cuddemi]

Terry,

Welcome to the list.

I am Chantel, working my first guide dog from Pilot Dogs named Motley.

He's a standard poodle.

Feel free to chime in anytime you wish.

Again, welcome!

Chantel and Motley.

On 7/16/13, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
> Terry, welcome to our group.  Jump in any time.
>
> Margo and Arrow
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Capt. Terry M.
> Christensen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:54 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Better Late than Never - Introduction
>
> Greetings Fellow NAGDU List Members,
>
>
>
> Let me begin with an apology. For a variety of reasons,  including a
> catastrophic computer crash shortly after I subscribed to the list, my
> introductory post to this list is egregiously tardy. On to the
> introduction.
>
>
>
> As you have no doubt gathered from my message header, my name is Terry
> Christensen. The title "Captain" is a sentimental holdover from my sighted
> career as a professional mariner.
>
>
>
> I travel with Zane, a 65 pound, male, yellow lab. Zane, who will turn three
> in December of this year, is my third guide. He follows two other yellow
> labs; Shippey whom I worked with for five years before travel anxiety ended
> his career, and Dutton with whom I traveled for eleven years. All my guides
> have come from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
>
>
>
> At the moment, and among other things, I serve on the Alumni Association
> Board of Directors of Guide Dogs for the Blind (see GDB website at this
> hyperlink
> <http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer/text/javascript/PageServer?pagenam
> e=about_people_alumboard> ). In that capacity, and among other
> responsibilities, I feel a strong obligation to offer GDB leadership candid
> and unvarnished feedback from the greater alumni community.
>
>
>
> Here, I want to take the time to express myself very clearly and
> simultaneously reassure any who might be concerned about my purpose. My
> intent is provide GDB leadership with a SENSE of how various communications
> and policy decisions are being received by the greater alumni community and
> other GDB stakeholders (note that the word sense is spelled with all
> capital
> letters for intentional emPHAsis).
>
>
>
> So, to be clear, I have NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER of forwarding or otherwise
> disseminating any post from this list UNLESS, the person originating that
> post has provided me with a written authorization to do so.
>
>
>
> Along those same lines, it is one think to report public sentiment, it is
> quite another to attempt to shape it. The moment I begin to advocate for or
> against a particular policy, I corrupt the feedback. Therefore, you should
> not expect me to opine on the issues that concern GDB.
>
>
>
> I am very pleased at the opportunity to make your acquaintance and
> establish
> new connections within the guide dog community.
>
>
>
> With every good wish and (from Zane) wags aplenty,
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>
>
> Terry M. Christensen, Ph.D.
>
> Zane Christensen, G.D.
>
> 3224 Farragut Court
>
> Bensalem, PA 19020-1822
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>
>
> phys.hist at gmail.com
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>
> 267-568-2195 (office)
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> 503-522-9297 (cell)
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