[Cagdu] [nagdu] Board Meeting Last Tuesday

[robert stigile]

Hello All,
One more e-mail.
If you didn't receive this e-mail the other day from the NAGDU 
list, here it is again.
Below, you will find what the NAGDU Board discussed in their 
meeting last week.
Take care,

Robert Stigile


 ---- Original Message ------
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Board Meeting Last Tuesday
Date sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:53 -0500

Oh yes.  I appologize for leaving those very important points 
out!  Both
are definitely exciting parts of the future of NAGDU.
Melissa
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On
Behalf Of Marion & Martin
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:47 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Board Meeting Last Tuesday


Melissa,
    One other thing we discussed, in relation to forming state 
NAGDU
divisions, was the possibility of having the national office 
financially

support the presence of a NAGDU representative at state 
conventions in
which
a division is being formed.  We also discussed asking Dr.  maurer 
to write
an
official statement concerning the position of the NFB on guide 
dogs.

Marion


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:48 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Board Meeting Last Tuesday


> Hello list,
> I appologize this message is coming to you so late; my husband 
and I
> have been having a terrible time with our internet connection 
and home

> phone service.  I really hope this goes out to the list!
>    The NAGDU board met last Tuesday evening.  During our meeting 
we
> decided to have Marion and his helper, Craig, draft a couple of
> amendments to our constitution.  One would be to increase the 
members
> on the board, and the others would talk about when each officer 
and
> board position would be elected, and the responsibilities of the 
board

> members.  These amendments will be voted on at our National
> Convention, and if they pass the new members of the board will 
be
> elected at the same meeting, along with other officer elections.
>    We also discussed the program items at our National 
Convention.  We

> hope to have panels concerning the "why" and "how" of forming 
state
> NAGDU divisions.  We also hope to have some type of networking
> sessions for those interested in forming NAGDU divisions in 
their
states.
>    We discussed having some type of panel with guide dog schools 
so we

> could discuss different ownership policies and their pros and 
cons.
> (This is certainly still a work in progress.)
>    Harness Up was also talked about.  Julie Johnson is the new 
editor
> of Harness Up, and we certainly need material for this 
publication.
> Julie, is it correct to say that you would be happy to accept
> submissions?  How should people get articles to you?
>    In addition, we discussed the importance of educating local 
law
> enforcement about the state laws pertaining to dog guides.  
(This
> discussion led us right back to the fact that a NAGDU division 
in
> every state would help with this process tremendously...  Thus 
we need

> to help each state create a NAGDU division.)
>    These were the major highlights of the meeting.  Marion, 
please
> feel free to send your own comments to the list if there is 
anything I

> didn't mention!  Please continue to let Marion and/or I know 
what
> things you would like to see at National Convention, what things 
you
> would like the board to discuss, what changes you would like to 
see in

> NAGDU, etc.  We are here to listen, and to do what we can in 
order to
> lead NAGDU in the most productive and positive direction 
possible.
> Melissa



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