[nagdu] We Have Returned from D.C.

[sheila]

Marion, I'm glad your trip was successful and that you participated in 
the meeting concerning relief areas for guide dogs and I also agree that 
vuisiting the institute gives needed perspective about this wonderful 
organization.
On 4/12/2014 11:41 AM, National Association of Guide Dog Users 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.
>
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>
>                  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!
>
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>
> 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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