[Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

Mon Nov 3 15:30:58 UTC 2008

it will be in the mail sometime this week.

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>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Nyagdu Convention Report

> 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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