[Cagdu] letter to sponsers for local dog walk

[Ken Volonte]

    As a customer of your establishment for some little time, I'm writing 
you to ask if you would sponsor me in a three mile march.  This march is 
being put on by the California Association of Guide Dog Users, and will 
occur on May 16.

    We are marching to demonstrate to the public that Guide Dogs are an 
effective mobility tool for quickly getting safely where we need to go.

    We are having such marches in many cities throughout California from San 
Diego to Sacramento.

    We would appreciate you sponsorship, as we need to procure insurance, 
water stations, and snacks for our marchers.

    At the end of the march, we might go to a restaurant for a fine brunch, 
or we might end up at a Cineplex for a movie; but when the march is done, we 
will all feel a sense of accomplishment and pride,  and you will have been a 
part of history.

    Your contribution will not end with the march.  The California 
Association of Guide Dog Users advocates tirelessly for the rights of blind 
people and our guides to be out and and abroad in the world.  There are 
still incidents of guide dogs being denied access to taxi cabs, restaurants, 
hotels and other places of entertainment.  You wouldn't think these problems 
still exist, but it does.

    If you can help in this endeavor, please send a check make out to 
CAGDU, along with your contact information to:  National Federation of the 
Blind of California, 39481 Gallaudet Drive #127, Fremont, CA  94538.

     If you have any questions about this event or about the work of CAGDU, 
please contact  Ken Volonte, Chairperson at   kenvolonte at comcast.net, or you 
can reach him by phone at 209-464-6766.  Thank you for sponsoring me.