[NAGDU] Introducing myself to the list

[Vanessa Lowery]

Replying away from the group so I don't exceeded my limit of five messages. So Margot Downey? If so, yes! We do know each other. Cool beans.
Vanessa and the zoo  
Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 1, 2024, at 12:52 PM, Margo Downey via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey, Vanessa! Great to see you here.
> 
> I've known Vanessa for quite a while. Venessa, I beat you by one year. I got
> my first dog from The Seeing Eye in 1981. The dinosaurs were really roaming
> even more then. Lol!
> 
> But you beat me. I am with my sixth dog from The Seeing eye. 
> 
> I also belong to the GDUI list. 
> 
> Anyway, jump in any time.
> 
> Margo and Tami
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vanessa Lowery
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2024 11:44 AM
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> Cc: Vanessa Lowery
> Subject: [NAGDU] Introducing myself to the list
> 
> Good morning from mostly warm Lutherville, Maryland. My name is Vanessa
> Lowery, and I was on this list many years ago. So a few of you might
> remember me from that time or may know me from other Guide Dog related
> circles.
> 
> I am currently working with my seventh dog from The Seeing Eye, a large male
> shepherd named virtue (27 inches tall, 87 pounds). I obtained him in the
> late January, 2023 class (though most of the class was in February). I
> received my first Seeing Eye dog way back in the day when the dinosaur still
> roamed the Earth in 1982.
> 
> In 1993, I obtained the second dog, in 1998, the third dog, in 2001 the
> fourth dog, in 2004 the fifth dog, and in 2013, the sixth dog. In total,
> three of the dogs were labs, and the rest have been shepherds.
> 
> In a separate email, I will explain why I have decided to join the list. But
> let me also be transparent in that I also am a member of the List run by
> Guide Dog Users Inc. I think it is reasonable to share information on both
> lists that will benefit all Guide Dog Users. But in short, I was unfairly
> removed from the LYFT platform, and  Al Elia was instrumental in getting me
> back on the platform. I was connected to him by Melissa Allman, the go to
> advocacy staff member at The Seeing Eye who is an attorney and also a
> graduate of The Seeing Eye. Cut kudos to Al for getting me back on the
> platform! Again, I will go into more about that situation in a later email.
> But I wanted to take the time to introduce myself. Everyone have a good one,
> and stay warm if you're in an area of the country where it is freezing.
> 
> 
> Vanessa and the zoo  
> Sent from my iPhone
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