[nagdu] We Have Returned from D.C.

[Jenine Stanley]

Marion, 

So glad you both made it back safely. 

It was a pleasure talking with you and hanging out during the SARA Forum. 
Jenine Stanley
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On Apr 12, 2014, at 1:41 PM, National Association of Guide Dog Users <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Dear All,
> 
>                Merry Schoch and I returned from D.c. on Friday after a very
> productive week doing NFB work. Of particular interest to guide dog users
> was our participation in the Service Animal Relief Area (SARA Forum
> conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration. We heard from Governmental
> officials and engineers who are working to place SARAs in airport terminals
> and were provided the opportunity to offer input and suggestions on this
> valuable initiative. We also had the opportunity to network with others in
> the service animal training and advocacy fields, strengthening our position
> in this arena. More details of this meeting will be made available in the
> very near future.
> 
> 
> 
>                I want to thank Dr. Marc Maurer and the staff at the
> Jernigan Institute for their incredible hospitality. On our first day, we
> had the unique honor of attending a monthly staff meeting at the Jernigan
> Institute and had a tour of the amazing facilities conducted by chris
> Danielson. A special word of gratitude to  Lorraine Rovig who gave Merry and
> me a locals perspective of Baltimore by showing us around Fell's Point, an
> explanation of how the ballast stones became roads, introduced us to
> Bertha's Mussels, and taught us about the history of the area in and around
> Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor! If you have not been to the Jernigan
> Institute, you owe it to yourself to see the wonderful facilities of this
> organization of which you are a part. It will certainly give you a new
> insight into the National Federation of the Blind and its culture!
> 
> 
> 
> Fraternally yours,
> 
> 
> 
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> 
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
> 
> (813) 626-2789 (Office)
> 
> 888-NAGDU411 (Hotline
> 
> President at nagdu.org
> 
> www.nagdu.org
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