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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Theresa Stern <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 16, 2021 4:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> mike@michaelhingson.com<br><b>Subject:</b> GDB Announcement - CA Assembly Bill 468<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #DDDDDD 3.0pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.4pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Show your support for AB 468<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=180 valign=top style='width:135.0pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.4pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Email not displaying correctly?<br><a href="https://communications.guidedogs.com/webmail/896181/75578382/bf8af529af53633fb12ef8c073d96790b166575d25c8f764ec8a4f4ca36dbb0a" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>View it in your browser</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%' id=templateHeader><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><br><a href="https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/2021-03-16/dpyp/75578382?h=Fsq6HFgqbLBe3yl7FZcCZEmQ7kEH_6wTmmJZ_vpIVdE"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=500 height=90 style='width:5.2083in;height:.9375in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://go.pardot.com/l/896181/2020-11-11/7cq/896181/1605116289VpwD394W/GDB_Logo_Full4_w.png"></span><br></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>GDB Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%' id=templateBody><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:solid white 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>Greetings California GDB Alumni!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>We’re excited to share good news about our efforts to curb the sale of online certificates for emotional support animals. The California Assembly Bill AB468 has been filed on our behalf by Assemblymember Laura Friedman. This is an exciting first step in the process. Now we need your help to encourage California state legislators to support it.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>You can read the full text of the bill and follow its progress at the following link:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'><a href="https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/t-xhtml-bill-id-202120220AB468/dpyr/75578382?h=Fsq6HFgqbLBe3yl7FZcCZEmQ7kEH_6wTmmJZ_vpIVdE" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/t-xhtml-bill-id-202120220AB468/dpyr/75578382?h=Fsq6HFgqbLBe3yl7FZcCZEmQ7kEH_6wTmmJZ_vpIVdE</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>What the bill is about:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>AB468 is designed to address the growing online sale of fraudulent service animal certificates by unscrupulous opportunists. These certificates are sold to consumers with promises of giving their pets public access equal to that of legitimate service dogs. In addition to cheating people out of their money, these misleading business practices have also resulted in putting innocent, untrained animals in uncomfortable, scary, and even dangerous situations. Unfortunately, legitimate service dogs as well as innocent bystanders have also been hurt by these untrained animals. GDB is sponsoring this bill to protect guide dogs’ public access rights and ensure long and productive partnerships for our guide teams.</span><span style='color:#505050;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>How to help: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>Email your Assemblymember urging them to vote yes on AB468. You can find your Assemblymember and their contact info by using the following link: <a href="https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/2021-03-16/dpyt/75578382?h=Fsq6HFgqbLBe3yl7FZcCZEmQ7kEH_6wTmmJZ_vpIVdE" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/2021-03-16/dpyt/75578382?h=Fsq6HFgqbLBe3yl7FZcCZEmQ7kEH_6wTmmJZ_vpIVdE</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#201F1E;background:white'>Also consider encouraging your family and friends who live in California to support this effort. Feel free to contact GDB Director of Outreach and Advocacy, Rabih Dow, with questions or comments about the bill, </span><span style='color:#201F1E'> <a href="mailto:rdow@guidedogs.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>rdow@guidedogs.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#505050;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#505050;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:#505050;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%' id=templateFooter><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Our mailing address is:</span></strong><br><br>Guide Dogs for the Blind<br>National Headquarters<br>P.O. 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