[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

[Margo and Elmo]

Cheryl, I'd like at least one brochure nd for everyone's future reference, 
my snail mail address is:

Margo Downey
274 Hoyt St.
Buffalo, NY  14213

Margoa nd elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report


> In reference to the brochures Margo, I totally apologize for not brining 
> them, I knew I forgot something and they were sitting right next to my 
> suitcase.  Please send me mailing address to everyone that wants them and 
> I will make sure you get them, I do not write in braille yet or have a 
> braille printer, so if you want me to send it the the person that does all 
> of our brailling I will do so that you can read the brochure. please let 
> me know.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Treasurer
> National Federation of the Blind
> Greater Long Island Chapter
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <President at nfb-nagdu.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report
>
>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>> I am margo Downey, the newly elected president of Nyagdu.  We just had a 
>> wonderful Nyagdu luncheon and NFB New York state convention.
>>
>> I'd like to report first on our elections.
>>
>> Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick stepped down from office due to 
>> circumstances in their life situations which need more of their time at 
>> this point.
>>
>> elections were held to fill the two vacancies for the coming year.
>>
>> the officers are:
>>
>> Margo Downey, president
>> Joyce Carrico, Vice President
>> Julie Phillipson, Secretary-Treasurer
>>
>> We have officers but everyone is important and it's time for all of us to 
>> enthusiastically roll up our sleeves and help Nyagdu really take off to 
>> do many things.
>>
>> some of those things were discussed at this year's NYAGDU luncheon:
>>
>> 1.  find more members so we can do more work to expand what it means to 
>> be blind and what it means to be a guide dog handler;
>>
>> 2.  Start the process of revising our state access law to strike the 
>> sentence which states an I D card can be requested and to begin the 
>> process of getting the  access law into the Penal Code.  At next year's 
>> National Convention in Detroit, a resolution will be presented which will 
>> state that all state access laws will be in the state penal codes.
>>
>> 3.  We need to do more community outreach and education with the public 
>> at large and with entities such as health care facilities, police and 
>> fire departments, emergency medical personnel, and so on.
>>
>> Rayne Wayne, our state NFB NY Treasurer who is also an attorney, talked 
>> with us about our rights and responsibilities as guide dog handlers.
>>
>> I want to thank Lucy Cox and Shelley Bamrick for serving as officers and 
>> hope you'll be able to help us with our Nyagdu projects.
>> Tracy Carcione is gong to look at our state website to see what's up 
>> there and will help determine what types of  items to be placed on the 
>> Nyagdu page. From her work with that, we will plan a Nyagdu brochure.
>>
>> We will probably want to take a look at the guide dog brochures from NFB 
>> itself so we don't have to completely invent the wheel.
>>
>> Very shortly, I want to write a letter and/or email to Chapter Presidents 
>> and division Presidents to find other guide dog users who are not 
>> presently attending Nyagdu functions or who are not on this list.  We 
>> want to invite them to join with us.
>>
>> After Tuesday's elections, I'm going to talk with a couple of 
>> Assemblypeople about the state access law.  I have approval from Carl 
>> Jacobsen to at least start talking to people.  Let's hold off on that 
>> until we see who's elected in our districts and then we can all figure 
>> out what to do.
>>
>> Please send your comments, questions, complaints, thoughts, and ideas to 
>> this list so we can all work together.
>>
>> also, very shortly, we will begin to hold regularly scheduled conference 
>> calls.
>>
>> I want to thank all of you for helping us move forward in our journey.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Margo Downey, president
>> new York Association of Guide Dog users
>>
>> Email:
>> margo.downey at verizon.net
>>
>> Phone:
>> (716)886-0567
>> Cell:  (716)541-5574
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