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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please join us for our monthly conference call for September, this Sunday, 9/22/2019 at 8:00 P.M. EST. The call-in number is (605) 475-4786 and the pass code is 869480. We are continuing our series of calls interviewing guide dog training programs in the US who are either located in or who will serve people living in New York State. This month we will be interviewing GDA, guide dogs of America to find out what they think sets their program apart and what they think they do best.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Until we get our website issues sorted, I will be creating a drop box link, with the help of my husband Jim, who is a sighted handler of a PSD, and who truly gets the “blindness thing” and is actually a member of NYAGDU. I will share this link in an email which I will send out to all of the list-serves and individuals I typically send this announcement to. So, please come and join us and make this another great training program call.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We only have 3 months left in 2019, and we have Freedom Guide Dogs, South Eastern and Guide Dogs of the Desert Lined up. I am still working to get speakers from Pilot, Leader and Fidelco. We have other interesting topics lined up for after we finish interviewing all of the schools, or all of the schools who are willing to be interviewed. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any suggestions/requests for upcoming calls.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>