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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Welcome Mike and Terra,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is great to have you two as part of our chapter.
I don't know if you guys are aware about the upcoming seminar, August 11, 2007.
I will attach a flyer. Also, GDB, is a great school! Many of us on this
list are graduates from there. I know some of my friends have applied more
than once before being accepted, so do not give up. However, there are a few
other guide dog schools that are also good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JC and M (M is for Marly she is my
dog(</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=its_mike@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:its_mike@sbcglobal.net">Michael
Peterson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cagdu@nfbcal.org
href="mailto:cagdu@nfbcal.org">cagdu@nfbcal.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Cagdu] introduction</DIV>
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<DIV> Mike Peterson here.<BR> I
tried to check in before but it didn't take so hopefully I'm doing
this<BR> right.<BR> Many of you haven't
met me before because it's been a while since I attended<BR>
an NFB convention but I and my wife Terra are going to try to attend
this<BR> one. Many of the old timers will remember me
but for those who don't I was<BR> active prodominantly in
the 70's and 80's and when Sharon Gold began as<BR>
president I held offices in the San Fernando Valley and was for a time
prior<BR> to Michael Bayliff, president of the Student
division of the NFBC.<BR> Not bragging but actually just
want those who don't know me to know I have a<BR> good
working knowledge of and believe in the NFB philosophy. I also at
one<BR> point had an article in one of the Kernel books I
think it's out of print<BR> now.<BR>
Currently I'm pursuing a masters degree in vocational rehabilitation and
my<BR> wife Terra is trying to obtain training as an access
technology instructor<BR> when Rehab gets it set
up.<BR> so we will in the next couple years be back in
the city Thank God.<BR> Hopefully I will renew old
acquaintances and both Terra and I will make lots<BR> of new
ones.<BR> We put our reservations in today and it looks like
we're going to come in on<BR> AMtrak.<BR>
We did find some really great rates for flying though about $106 a
person<BR> from Burbank on Southwest I think.<BR>-
Ignored:<BR> I can send the info Terra found if anyone's
interested.<BR> Looking forward to meeting all of you and
Terra is really excited because<BR> she's never been to an
NFB convention. She grew up in Ralston PA than
moved<BR> to Nashville TN I met her
there.<BR> She has no real involvement with the organized
blind and so far we haven't<BR> been able to round up enough
folks out this way to start a chapter.<BR> We live in
Rosamond, CA which is just across the Kern county line.<BR>
Terra did try to get a guide dog from San Raphael as did I last year.
In<BR> her case they thought her vision is to good in mine
my mobility isn't as<BR> good in the rural setting as it was
in the city. Actually in part what<BR> messed me up it was a
little windy on the day the lady came out and we have<BR>
trains that come by fairly often, I have a 50% hearing loss and use
hearing<BR> aids so that affected my street crossings, I
guess I didn't wait as long as<BR> she thought I should have
to make sure traffic wasn't coming.<BR> We might try
again at some point at another guide dog school.
Terra's<BR> phipheral vision has seemed to be getting worse
lately so her time may come<BR> sooner than later I can use
a cane still so I might let her pursue her dog<BR> first.
She also uses a cane but I don't know how much of it was with
a<BR> qualified mobility instructor.<BR>
We look forward to doing what we can to assist with your
project.<BR> and Sorry that last message went to the wrong
list I didn't pay attention to<BR> the headers and subject
line as well as I should.<BR> God
Bless:<BR> Mike</DIV>
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