[nagdu] something pretty cool

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Awesome Julie!  This is a great story and I for one am glad that you shared 
it with us.  It's always good to hear something positive like that.  All I 
can say, is keep up the good work and give that fabulous dog lots of hugs 
and lovin!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:20 PM
Subject: [nagdu] something pretty cool


> Hi everyone.
>
> I know this list has been pretty busy lately, but I just wanted to
> share something awesome that happened today.  This might seem trivial
> to some of you, but it really meant a lot to me.  I am a sophomore in
> college, and I am a voice major.  I am in the choir at school, and as
> a part of the choir, we do a few Christmas concerts.  Well, today we
> walked up to the school a block away from our university to sing for
> the nuns that work there.  I sing soprano in my choir and stand at the
> very end of the first row.  I was not really sure before today why my
> director put me there.  I always thought it was the spot where the
> person with a disability was usually put.  Don't ask me why.  This
> afternoon it didn't work like that.  I was not the person with the
> disability who was dragged on stage, depending on another choir member
> to walk safely in order.  No.  Our choir director let Brie and me lead
> the way up on stage.  I never thought he would actually do this.  He
> was great about it too.  Brie and I just followed him into the room,
> and she and I moved quickly between the rows of people and the walls
> and right up there.  We did a good job, and the only time I needed
> help was when I was told when to stop.  It was great!  Brie was so
> proud of herself.  She kept sitting when we got there and staring at
> the rest of the choir to make sure they got up there too.  She is such
> a performer dog.
>
> I was just very impressed that he even let me walk on stage by myself,
> let alone lead everyone else.  I thanked him and told him that I had
> never done that before.  He seemed surprised, like blind people with
> guide dogs led his choirs on stage everyday.  Lol!  This is just a
> first for me.  After being told in high school that I shouldn't even
> bring my dog on stage because she is distracting, this just amazed me.
> How many people would do that?
>
>
> -- 
> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
>
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
>
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