[Nfbf-l] NFB of New York Member Seeking Assistance

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear NFB of Florida Members,

 

If anyone could help Heather out, I know she would greatly appreciate it!
Please read on!

 

Fraternally yours,

Marion

 

 

Marion Gwizdala, President

National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)

National Federation of the Blind

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Hello. My name is Heather and I am the president of the New York Association
of Guide Dog Users (NYAGDU). I will be traveling with my husband's family to
Florida from Friday 6/22/2018 through 8/1/2018 and I am hoping that someone
in FLAGDU or in one of the chapters near where we will be staying, Tampa,
Orlando. could lend me a hard dog crate? I need either a metal crate or a
plastic airline crate. My dog can unzip, yes, even if the zipper lock is
used, a soft sided crate if unsupervised. She has pried open, without
ripping, Noz2Noz, Guardian Gear, and Pet Nation soft sided crates. We will
be staying in Auburndale, I may be spelling that incorrectly. We will be
renting two vehicles and so could drive a ways to pick it up and then return
it. Ilsa is on the small side, less than 60 lb., and a 36 inch crate, front
to back measurement, would be plenty, although a larger crate is also
alright. I would only need it for a few days. I have checked empty airline
crates and folded steel crates as baggage and have had them damaged every
time, so I thought borrowing a crate would be a better bet. I would be happy
to make a donation for the privilege of borrowing the crate, say $20 to the
FLAGDU or whichever Florida based NFB chapter is able to help me out. Thanks
so much. I appreciate your consideration in reading my email and an extra
thank you to anyone who is able to help.

 

My phone number is (585) 739-6473 and my email is heather.l.bird at gmail.com.

 

I think the earliest I would need it would be Monday or Tuesday, the 25th or
26th. I do not need it the day I arrive. I will be bringing Ilsa with me,
most of the time to most places, but need a crate for a few short times when
I need to leave her. No, she is not comfortable on a tie down for more than
a quarter of an hour or so, if unattended, and a crate would make her life
much more pleasant and she and I would appreciate the loan of a crate
greatly