From braille at satx.rr.com Wed Nov 2 02:00:15 2011 From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue) Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:00:15 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Community Service Membership Call Message-ID: <4EB0A42F.3090306@satx.rr.com> Hello everyone, Save the date: Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 7:00. The second Community Service membership call will take place that night. To participate, please call (218) 339-3600, and then press Access Code 208277#. The discussion is about when to talk about blindness, and when not to. I am not sure whether I will stay on after the membership call, but if any of you are, I will do so. Hope you can participate! Mary Donahue, Community Service Group Member and Chapter List Moderator From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com Sat Nov 12 18:31:38 2011 From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:31:38 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Rozelle Wins Two American Humane Dog Hero Awards Message-ID: <005b01cca169$518bdba0$9e010b43@yourfsyly0jtwn> Hello everyone, Last night Roselle, a guide dog of Mike Hingson received two awards from the American Humane Association for her courage and devotion to her work and her master particularly on 9/11. Mike spoke several times during the presentation and emphasized the importance of the man-dog relationship and the team work that allowed Roselle to not only lead him safely out of the World Trade Center but to help other evacuees escape certain death. The American Humane Association awards an annual "Dog Hero" award along with awards for dogs in various categories such as guide dogs. The presentations were broadcast on the Hallmark Channel last night. Mary and I watch and cheered loudly when Mike was presented with Roselle's awards. Roselle received The American Humane Associations Distinguished Guide Dog Award as well as the 2011 Dog Hero Award. Mike also told the audience that the name "Roselle"has been retired by Guide Dogs for the Blind due to her notoriety and her distinguished place in the history of the Guide Dog Movement. Those who know the history of The Seeing Eye will know that the name "Buddy" was retired from use for many of the same reasons. Buddy was the first Seeing Eye Dog of Morris Frank. All of his subsequent dogs were also named "Buddy." Upon Morris's death the name "Buddy" was retired and is no longer in use. Buddy now has company in the annals of guide dog history. Congratulations to Mike Hingson and Roselle. Peter Donahue Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered. And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you." Will You Come to the Bower Traditional Irish Folk Song From braille at satx.rr.com Sat Nov 12 19:32:01 2011 From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:32:01 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Rozelle Wins Two American Humane Dog Hero Awards In-Reply-To: <005b01cca169$518bdba0$9e010b43@yourfsyly0jtwn> References: <005b01cca169$518bdba0$9e010b43@yourfsyly0jtwn> Message-ID: <4EBEC9B1.9070305@satx.rr.com> On 11/12/2011 12:31 PM, Peter Donahue wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Last night Roselle, a guide dog of Mike Hingson received two awards from > the American Humane Association for her courage and devotion to her work and > her master particularly on 9/11. Mike spoke several times during the > presentation and emphasized the importance of the man-dog relationship and > the team work that allowed Roselle to not only lead him safely out of the > World Trade Center but to help other evacuees escape certain death. > > The American Humane Association awards an annual "Dog Hero" award along > with awards for dogs in various categories such as guide dogs. The > presentations were broadcast on the Hallmark Channel last night. Mary and I > watch and cheered loudly when Mike was presented with Roselle's awards. > Roselle received The American Humane Associations Distinguished Guide Dog > Award as well as the 2011 Dog Hero Award. > > Mike also told the audience that the name "Roselle"has been retired by > Guide Dogs for the Blind due to her notoriety and her distinguished place in > the history of the Guide Dog Movement. > > Those who know the history of The Seeing Eye will know that the name > "Buddy" was retired from use for many of the same reasons. Buddy was the > first Seeing Eye Dog of Morris Frank. All of his subsequent dogs were also > named "Buddy." Upon Morris's death the name "Buddy" was retired and is no > longer in use. Buddy now has company in the annals of guide dog history. > Congratulations to Mike Hingson and Roselle. > > Peter Donahue > > Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber > And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered. > And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you > On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you." > Will You Come to the Bower > Traditional Irish Folk Song > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/braille%40satx.rr.com > Good afternoon everyone, I second what Pete said about last night's Hero Dog Awards. I was on the phone part of the time, but witnessed Mike Hingson getting Roselle's awards. As list moderator, I'm glad a message such as this one is on this discussion list. All the best for a great afternoon and a great weekend! Mary Donahue, List Moderator From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Wed Nov 16 00:53:45 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:53:45 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Final Chapter Meeting of the Year! Back Home! Message-ID: NFB Monthly Chapter Meeting Come join the NFB local chapter at this months meeting at our permanent location! Date: Saturday, November 19, Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm Location: Trinity Building 4204 Woodcock Dr., Suite 274 DBS Conference Room Agenda, ? Local and national updates, ? State Convention Update ? Treasurers report ? Committee row call, The National Federation of The Blind is the voice of the nation?s blind and leader in blindness related projects such as The Blind Driver Challenge. For more information go to: WWW.NFBSATX.ORG From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com Mon Nov 21 20:06:53 2011 From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:06:53 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] New rules mean it will be easier and cheaper to travel to the United Kingdom with Guide Dogs Message-ID: <003701cca889$1e05bc20$5a113460$@satx.rr.com> Hello everyone, Some recent discussions on one of our list got my curiosity up concerning travel to certain countries like the United Kingdom with a guide dog. There have been special procedures in place for a number of years that permit guide dogs from certain countries to enter or return to the UK without having to undergo quarantine and to accompany their owners in the airplane cabin on the inbound flight. I was not prepared to read what appears below. Beginning on January 2012 the door of opportunity for travel to the UK with guide dogs as well as pets even from previously unlisted countries where quarantine was required upon arrival in the UK will change making the movement of pets and guide dogs in to the UK and the European Union much easier. Hawaii take note! Here is the press release: >From the Web Site: http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2011/06/30/new-rules-pet-passports/ New rules mean it will be easier and cheaper to travel abroad with pets It will become cheaper and easier to travel abroad with pets when new rules are introduced at the start of next year. The UK will harmonise its pet movement rules with the rest of the European Union from 1 January 2012, bringing the UK?s Pet Travel Scheme into line with the most recent science. The UK will maintain its high level of protection against animal diseases after the changes, which have the potential to save pet owners around ?7 million in fees. Forcing pets to spend six months in quarantine, a practice dating from the 1800s, is no longer necessary because of vastly improved rabies vaccines and treatments. All pets will still need to be vaccinated against rabies. Pets from the EU and listed non-EU countries such as the USA and Australia will no longer need a blood test and will only have to wait 21 days before they travel. Pets from unlisted non-EU countries such as India, Brazil and South Africa will be able to enter the UK if they meet certain strict criteria to ensure they are protected against rabies, including a blood test and a three-month wait before they enter the UK. The changes will ensure the risk of rabies coming to the UK remains extremely low. It?s estimated that the new rules mean there would be one case of rabies in a pet in the UK once every 211 years, with the possibility of a person dying from rabies obtained from a pet once in every 21,000 years. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said: ?The UK?s quarantine system was designed to combat the threat of rabies in the 19th century and has now been left far behind by scientific advances. It?s time we changed these outdated rules which have caused hardship to generations of pets and pet owners, and those who rely on assistance dogs, with too many animals cooped up unnecessarily. ?What is needed is a simpler, evidence-based system for protecting the UK from rabies which recognizes the actual risk to pets and pet owners. The EU?s pet movement scheme has been working very well for nearly a decade, and it makes sense for us to have similar rules. It means the UK will remain protected from rabies and other exotic diseases while making it easier and cheaper for people to take their pets abroad.? Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said: ?Rabies is a very serious human disease and the rabies-free status of the UK must be protected. The pet travel scheme provides important protection of public health by ensuring that pets entering the UK are free of rabies and other infections. ?Scientific evidence shows that there is a robust alternative to quarantine in preventing rabies incursion from those countries where there is a high incidence of rabies and good reason for changing our very precautionary rules. The EU pet travel rules have been successful in preventing any cases of rabies occurring in legally moved pets since the scheme started, so harmonizing the UK?s rules with those of the EU will make it easier for those who wish to travel with their pets. ?It is important to continue to protect the public against the risk of serious exotic tapeworm infections and the government is pressing to retain our tapeworm controls for pets entering the UK. The wider public health risks from exotic tick-borne infections and the need for tick controls for pets entering the UK will be kept under review.? The UK has been discussing with the European Commission the most appropriate form of tapeworm controls for dogs, to ensure the UK continues to be protected from Echinococcus multilocularis. The Commission has recently indicated that its proposals, expected shortly, would enable the UK and other tapeworm-free countries to retain tapeworm controls, with a requirement that animals be treated between one and five days before returning to the UK. Tick treatment for pet animals returning to the UK will no longer be required. All pet owners travelling abroad with their animals should discuss with their vets the use of treatments, including those designed to control ticks as part of good animal health practice. The UK, along with Ireland, Sweden and Malta, has an exemption from the standard EU pet travel rules. They are all harmonizing their entry rules with the rest of the EU at the same time as the UK. Peter Donahue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From braille at satx.rr.com Mon Nov 21 22:02:40 2011 From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:02:40 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Elf Louise Gift Wrapping Project As Community Service Message-ID: <4ECACA80.4070208@satx.rr.com> Hello everyone, I announced this past Saturday about the Elf Louise gift wrapping project that the Region 20 Lions Club will be participating in on December 3. Elsa has already volunteered, but the more members who can come, the merrier. It means some community service, too. Please see the flyer pasted below. Happy Thanksgiving! Mary Donahue The Region 20 Lions Club has volunteered to: Wrap Christmas Gifts for children of needy families in San Antonio. Saturday, December 3, 2011 From 1:00-3:00 PM At 1401 SW Loop 410 (Marbach and Loop 410) Suite 111 in the old Montgomery Ward building. If you have a few hours to give back to your community and want to have fun and fellowship with Region 20 Lions Club members, contact Ken Book at kbook0 at hotmail.com by *November 23^rd *^to sign up.You are welcome to bring with you any children able to pick out toys to be wrapped. From danlcarr at carrtronics.com Tue Nov 22 03:47:27 2011 From: danlcarr at carrtronics.com (Daniel Carr) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:47:27 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Hot Tamales is selling homemade Tamales Message-ID: <4ECB1B4F.2030705@carrtronics.com> Hi All, The Hot Tamales is selling homemade Tamales for $7 a dozen. They are making pork, chicken, bean and Chili Tamales Call Spicy Hot Tamale Christina at 210-291-2896 Pass this on. They are very good!!! From braille at satx.rr.com Tue Nov 22 18:52:43 2011 From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue) Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:52:43 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Elf Louise Gift Wrapping Project Deadline Message-ID: <4ECBEF7B.2040602@satx.rr.com> Good afternoon everyone, Just in case you haven't read the pasted flyer I sent yesterday, the deadline for signing up for the Elf Louise gift wrapping project is tomorrow. Please let me know if you wish to volunteer by tomorrow evening after 5:00 P.M. so I can let Ken Book, our Service Project chairperson, know. Elsa, that does not include you, since you've already let me know. Otherwise, all of you have a happy Thanksgiving. Mary Donahue, List Moderator and Region 20 Lions Club Second Vice President From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com Fri Nov 25 03:21:45 2011 From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue) Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:21:45 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] [Blindtlk] happy Thanksgiving everyone! References: <4ece879a.a270340a.4461.0cfc@mx.google.com>, <7.0.1.0.2.20111124130403.023c69f8@sbcglobal.net>, <000001ccaae5$da128020$8e378060$@com> Message-ID: <002101ccab21$5d037580$9e010b43@yourfsyly0jtwn> Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the Donahues, It was a joyous Thanksgiving here in South Texas. We spent the morning watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. My nephew picked us up this afternoon to take us to the ranch where my niece and her husband live. This Thanksgiving will go down in history in our family as the first time we ate our Thanksgiving Dinner outdoors. They set up a long table and another table for the food. We enjoyed great food, fellowship, and shared with each other why we were thankful for what has happened in the past year. Mary and I led the grace. She sang a verse of "We Gather Together" followed by a prayer that I recited. Lee and her husband Jason prepared two turkeys. One was fried and the other roasted over coals in an outdoor roaster. That turkey was yummy but the fried turkey wasn't bad either. We had the usual Thanksgiving trimmings including cranberry sauce, mashed and sweet potatos, green bean caserole, dressing, gravy, and for dessert we had ice cream and pumpkin pie. It was a feast under a sunny South Texas sky on a grand scale. Eating outside with the wind blowing, birds chirping, and hearing the sounds of the livestock on the ranch made for a peaceful setting to enjoy our national day to give Thanks. Here's hoping all of you had similar Thanksgiving celebrations to remember. Now it's on to Christmas. Peter Donahue From braille at satx.rr.com Sat Nov 26 01:37:02 2011 From: braille at satx.rr.com (Mary Donahue) Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:37:02 -0600 Subject: [Nfbsatx] How Was Your Thanksgiving? Message-ID: <4ED042BE.4040605@satx.rr.com> Good evening everyone, I'm just curious to know how everyone's Thanksgiving was. Pete already told you how we spent ours, and about sharing what we were thankful for, as we did at last Saturday's meeting. Now, it's your turn. Please tell me and the rest of the list how your Thanksgiving was. Thank you in advance. All the best for a great and blessed weekend! Mary Donahue, List Moderator and Braille Instructor Extraordinaire