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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Cook, Board Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>National Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:scook@nagdu.org"><span style='color:#467886'>scook@nagdu.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(803) 260-1292<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/"><span style='color:#467886'>www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.nagdu.org/"><span style='color:#467886'>www.nagdu.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subscribe to the NAGDU public calendar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Facebook Group <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Email list <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mastodon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Stacie Gallegos <sgallegos@nagdu.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 15, 2025 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> announce@nagdu.org; NAGDU Discussion List <discuss@nagdu.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [NAGDU-Discuss] Announcing the Next NAGDU Yappy Hour on Saturday, October 18, 22025<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt'><a name="_Hlk164503792"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> Hello from the National Association of Guide Dog Users,</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please share this announcement wherever appropriate. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The National Association of Guide Dog Users would like to invite you to our next Yappy hour. Yappy hour is a virtual gathering to socialize, make new friends, and have a good time in a non-formal environment.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Everyone is welcome whether you are a current or former guide dog user, thinking about becoming a guide dog user, are a puppy raiser or trainer, are friends with other guide dog users, puppy raisers, or trainers, or simply want to come hang out with others for an hour or two on a Saturday.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This informal meeting takes place on the first and third Saturdays of each month unless otherwise noted. By informal, we truly mean it. While serious topics about guide dog users may come up from time to time, we will not hold any NAGDU or NFB business during this meeting. The meeting information is as follows.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Time: 3 PM Eastern.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span 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The information for this meeting, along with other NAGDU events is available in the NAGDU Public Calendar.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nagdu.org_7eopjofhnd4968m46rcmgrck0s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Subscribe to the NAGDU Events Calendar</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please note that everyone who participates in this and all other NAGDU meetings is expected to abide by the </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/codeofconduct"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NFB Code of Conduct</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>If you have any questions about Yappy Hour or anything else concerning NAGDU, please contact the NAGDU board of directors, <a href="mailto:board@nagdu.org">board@nagdu.org</a>, 346-439-7444.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you this Saturday.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><br>\u2014<br>Stacie Gallegos / Secretary<br>National Association of Guide Dog Users<br><a href="Https://www.nagdu.org">Https://www.nagdu.org</a><br>(346) 439-7444 | <a href="mailto:SGallegos@nagdu.org">SGallegos@nagdu.org</a><br>\u201cYou can live the life you want. Blindness is not what holds you back.\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the NAGDU Discussion Group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:discuss+unsubscribe@nagdu.org">discuss+unsubscribe@nagdu.org</a>.<br>You can visit the NAGDU discussion group on the web at <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/nagdu.org/g/discuss/">https://groups.google.com/a/nagdu.org/g/discuss/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>