[nagdu] Georgia Guide Dog Users Meeting, April 12

[Marj Schneider]

Georgia Guide Dog Users
Spring Membership Meeting


On Saturday April 12, Georgia Guide Dog Users will return to Atlanta 
to the Center for the Visually Impaired, 739 West Peachtree Street NW 
Atlanta. 
<http://cviga.org/directions/index.shtml>http://cviga.org/directions/index.shtml 


We will be holding a meeting from 10:30 AM until 3:00 PM. Save the 
date and invite other guide dog users you know to attend.

Our morning session will be taken up with GGDU business, which will 
include discussion of recent access issues, relief areas at airports 
and elections in our national organization. The morning will conclude 
with an interactive discussion of grooming, what works and what doesn't.

Lunch will be at CVI. Call or email GGDU President Betsy Grenevitch 
by April 9 to order a Chick-fil-A box lunch at $10. Beverages will be 
provided. Contact Betsy at, <blindangel at joimail.com> or 770-464-0450.

At 1:30 we will hear from Lisa Ducworth, a puppy raiser and speaker 
for Patriot Paws, an organization that trains service dogs for 
veterans nationwide with mobility disabilities and PTSD. The Patriot 
PAWS Service Dogs program addresses a number of needs in the 
community. Disabled veterans regain lost independence and emotional 
stability. Prison inmates, who have an active part in training the 
service dogs, have the opportunity to learn a new vocation and give 
back to society while incarcerated. Rescue     and shelter dogs are 
given a new lease on life and will help to change people's lives.

Since returning to South Carolina in 2012, Lisa Ducworth has been a 
puppy raiser for Patriot Paws. Her prior experience was with training 
dogs for Patriot Paws with its prison program. She brings much to 
share with us about her experiences with Patriot Paws.


If you have questions or would like more information about this 
event, contact President Betsy Grenevitch at, 
<blindangel at joimail.com> or 770-464-0450.

You are welcome to attend, whether you are a guide dog user or not. 
We encourage anyone with an interest in guide dogs to participate in 
our events.