[nfbmi-talk] Michigan Starts a New Guide Dog Committee

[Larry D. Keeler]

We could do that.  I use both.  But, folks who use guide dogs face somewhat 
different issues than cane users.  For example, where can and can't you take 
your dog.  Also, we had 11 guide dog users at convention and several more 
who are considering getting dogs.  And lastly, why not!  After all, we have 
other divisions and there is a national division, the National Assocaition 
of Guide Dog Users.  They are a strong and proud division and we sure want 
in on that@!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Michigan Starts a New Guide Dog Committee


> I'm just curious, why it becomes necessary once three or four individuals 
> have dog guides why you feel it necessary to have a division? It seems to 
> me that anything your division wanted to do could be endorsed and acted 
> upon by the organization known as the state affiliate. How about a white 
> cane division since there are so many cane users?
>
> Fred Olver
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
> To: "Wunder," <gwunder at nfb.org>
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> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 7:42 PM
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Michigan Starts a New Guide Dog Committee
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>
>> October 19, 2112, the great state of Michigan has the first committee 
>> meeting of the Michigan Guide Dog Users Comittee.  We hope to become an 
>> official division by 2113.  Are officers are: Larry Keeler, chairman, 
>> vice chairman, Bob Rehahn, Secretary, Cynthia Cross and treasurer, Karen 
>> Evans. Are first goals are forming a communications network, arranging 
>> conference meetings and educating others on guide dog use and the law. At 
>> are first meeting, Marion Gwizdala, President of the National Association 
>> of Guide dog users sent a letter read by Margo Downey from the New York 
>> Association of Guide Dog Users who was are guest speaker and who also 
>> helped us organize our committee.  This letter welcomed us and endorsed 
>> are efrforts in wanting to become the Michigan Association of Guide Dog 
>> Users, a proud and strong future divission of the National Federation of 
>> the Blind!  On Saturday, both Margo and I reported to our general 
>> population at our state convention with favorable results.  I was also 
>> glad to see members from several chapters such as Lansing, Wayne and Ann 
>> Arbor attend.  Larry D Keeler, Chairman of the Michigan Guide Dog Users 
>> Committee and Secretary-treasurer of the Ann Arbor chapter of the 
>> Michigan Affiliater of the National Federation of the Blind.
>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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