[nagdu] Better Late than Never - Introduction

[Marsha Drenth]

terry, 
Welcome to our list. 

I'm Marsha, working my third guide from GDF. She is a black lab cross who will be 3 in October. I'm a ful time non-traditional student at Temple University in Philadelphia PA. 

I am also the moderator of this wonderful list, if you need anything please don't hesitate to let me know. 

Marsha drenth  
Sent with my IPhone 

On Jul 16, 2013, at 10:53 AM, "Capt. Terry M. Christensen" <phys.hist at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings Fellow NAGDU List Members,
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> Let me begin with an apology. For a variety of reasons,  including a
> catastrophic computer crash shortly after I subscribed to the list, my
> introductory post to this list is egregiously tardy. On to the introduction.
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> As you have no doubt gathered from my message header, my name is Terry
> Christensen. The title "Captain" is a sentimental holdover from my sighted
> career as a professional mariner.
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> I travel with Zane, a 65 pound, male, yellow lab. Zane, who will turn three
> in December of this year, is my third guide. He follows two other yellow
> labs; Shippey whom I worked with for five years before travel anxiety ended
> his career, and Dutton with whom I traveled for eleven years. All my guides
> have come from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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> At the moment, and among other things, I serve on the Alumni Association
> Board of Directors of Guide Dogs for the Blind (see GDB website at this
> hyperlink
> <http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer/text/javascript/PageServer?pagenam
> e=about_people_alumboard> ). In that capacity, and among other
> responsibilities, I feel a strong obligation to offer GDB leadership candid
> and unvarnished feedback from the greater alumni community. 
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> Here, I want to take the time to express myself very clearly and
> simultaneously reassure any who might be concerned about my purpose. My
> intent is provide GDB leadership with a SENSE of how various communications
> and policy decisions are being received by the greater alumni community and
> other GDB stakeholders (note that the word sense is spelled with all capital
> letters for intentional emPHAsis). 
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> So, to be clear, I have NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER of forwarding or otherwise
> disseminating any post from this list UNLESS, the person originating that
> post has provided me with a written authorization to do so.
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> Along those same lines, it is one think to report public sentiment, it is
> quite another to attempt to shape it. The moment I begin to advocate for or
> against a particular policy, I corrupt the feedback. Therefore, you should
> not expect me to opine on the issues that concern GDB. 
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> I am very pleased at the opportunity to make your acquaintance and establish
> new connections within the guide dog community.
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> With every good wish and (from Zane) wags aplenty,
> 
> Terry
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> Terry M. Christensen, Ph.D.
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> Zane Christensen, G.D.
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> 3224 Farragut Court
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> Bensalem, PA 19020-1822
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> phys.hist at gmail.com
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> 503-522-9297 (cell)
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