[nagdu] PA chapter

Tue Oct 26 00:17:59 UTC 2010

Marsha,

Great!   But I have a family member who will just out of surgery that 
I have to take care of so I will not be there.

Passle

>Passle,
>
>We are going to try to get the PAgdu division together at the convention
>November 12, 13, and 14th. It would be wonderful if you could join us.
>
>Marsha
>
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>Of Passle Helminski
>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:15 AM
>To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>Subject: [nagdu] PA chapter
>
>Hi Marion,
>
>When are we going to have the phone call to set up a PA chapter?
>Passle
>
>>Marsha,
>>     Thank you very much for the update. I am pleased that I was able
>>to be of assistance to you and that the trip was such a huge
>>success. I am also encouraged by your statements about the level of
>>support you received from your classmates and instructor, even
>>though he was a bit anxious about it all!
>>     Another effect of this issue is that we have made an excellent
>>contact with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and had the
>>opportunity to educate the Assistant AG over the Civil Rights
>>Division on some issues of service animal use. I sent him some
>>documents and he has already given them to the Attorney General. I
>>discussed with him our resolution and he told me he was supportive
>>of it. Now we need to get a division organized in Penn. and begin
>>working on it!
>>
>>Fraternally yours,
>>Marion Gwizdala
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Drenth"
><marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>>Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:37 PM
>>Subject: [nagdu] once in a lifetime trip to jail
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>My trip to Jail happened. It was a once in a life time sort of trip. Emma
>>>was the most well behaved dog ever, and no one at the prison gave us any
>>>trouble. My professor was a worry wart about it on the way there, mainly
>>>that the general message that I was permitted in, had not reached the
>prison
>>>it self. We met with 4 inmates, who share their stories with us. We were
>>>also able to ask questions, as well have a tour of the prison. It was in
>>>total about a 2 mile walk around. On the way there, my professor and I
>>>shared the access issue with them all, and every single one of them was
>>>behind me. And knew that even though, granted a small chance, once we
>>>arrived, I could still be denied, told me later, that they would have
>stayed
>>>behind with me, to protest the injustice. I made some great friends from
>the
>>>trip with the students. And of course not only did I learn a lot but they
>>>did too. I am so happy I got to go, now I know what it was like, I would
>>>have been missing out on a incredible experience. I not only educated the
>>>prison system, but the other students, and my professor. I have to write
>up
>>>a paper for my political science class, and will use that as a journal
>>>entry. Once I get that done, if anyone wants to read, I will email it to
>>>them directly.
>>>
>>>Thank you, to all of you for the support. Thank you, to Marion, for
>working
>>>hard to help the state change their minds.
>>>
>>>If I can stress anything to anyone about this trip. Yes all that was
>>>involved in me actually being able to go, was stressful. Yes, I had to
>make
>>>a big stink about it. Yes I stood up for my rights. But see there in that,
>>>is what it really means to change what it means to be blind. My professor,
>>>learned more about me and blindness and generally about guide dogs. The
>>>college learned, that blind people can visit a prison on a field trip. I
>>>showed the prison system, about civil rights, and about blindness. I
>showed
>>>the students about civil rights, standing up for those rights, and a
>>>invaluable amount of information about blindness and guide dogs. Before
>all
>>>of those people had different ideas of a blind person, about guide dogs,
>and
>>>maybe about me. Now they do not, and little old me, has changed those
>>>thoughts. Wow it is incredible what I have done. Never did I think I was
>>>ever going to be put into such a position. But as blind people, as guide
>dog
>>>users, we have/must/should to fight, stand up for our rights every single
>>>day. So its just all in a days work LOL
>>>
>>>Marsha
>>>
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