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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Below is an excerpt of a press release from a senator in New Jersey which has bearing on all dog guide users’ lives. I’m sharing it here. Perhaps we could do something nation-wide to support dog guides and dog guide schools throughout the country?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Joy Relton, Vice-president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Virginia association of Dog Guide Users<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> VAGDU <vagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>NAGDU President via VAGDU<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 30, 2018 12:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu@nfbnet.org>; flagdu@nfbnet.org; 'Colorado Association of Guide Dog Users List' <coagdu@nfbnet.org>; Michigan Guide Dog Users Committee List <micgdu@nfbnet.org>; kaybaycar@gmail.com; New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users <njagdu@nfbnet.org>; nyagdu@nfbnet.org; oagdu@nfbnet.org; vagdu@nfbnet.org; txagdu@nfbtx.org<br><b>Cc:</b> NAGDU President <blind411@verizon.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [VAGDU] Florida Grocer: No Dogs in Grocery Carts!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>We are very pleased that one major retailer is putting the clamps on the counterfeiters! It is my assertion that no legitimate service animal user would put their dog in a grocery cart and am pleased that one of Florida’s most respected grocers is taking a stand on this topic! Please read the whole story below!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fraternally yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Marion Gwizdala, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(813) 626-2789<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:President@NAGDU.ORG">President@NAGDU.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nagdu.org/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Visit our website</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://twitter.com/nagdu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want! Blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:.5in'>Publix: No dogs in grocery carts, including service pets Publix: No dogs in grocery carts, including service pets The Associated Press MIAMI . MIAMI (AP) If you've been bringing Fido grocery shopping with you, sticking him in your shopping cart and passing him off as a "service animal," beware. Florida grocery chain Publix is cracking down. The grocery store has posted new signs at the store saying only service animals trained to aid those with disabilities are allowed in the store. No service animals are allowed to sit or ride in shopping carts. A spokesman for Publix told the Orlando Sentinel that's always been the policy, but said the store decided to post the signs to make customers more aware. Service animals have become a controversial issue as several states have tried to crack down on people potentially abusing federal disability laws. Growing complaints have also emerged as more people have tried to sneak pets onto airlines under the guise of service dogs. Information from: Orlando Sentinel, <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/">http://www.orlandosentinel.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>