From Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Wed Feb 1 17:25:22 2012 From: Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org (Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:25:22 +0000 Subject: [gdum-l] Perkins-U.S. Postal Service Working Dog Event Invitation Message-ID: <26403A4D987A9E48813E69BF7B8EC27B0FC69A@PERK-VMBX01.Perkins.org> Hello All, Please see the invitation below to all of you and your wonderful working dogs to attend a special recognition ceremony at Perkins on Tuesday, February 14th at 1:30 PM. Please share with other guide dog handlers as we are hoping for a really great turnout of working dogs. See details below for the RSVP. [cid:901092122 at 01022012-2435]You are Invited... Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library and U.S. Postal Service/Boston "Dogs at Work" Stamp Unveiling Ceremony Honoring Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Search & Rescue Dogs Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dwight Hall, Howe Building Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 We hope you can join us and our prestigious guests and speakers, including... Randy Price, WCVB-TV Channel 5, our Master of Ceremonies. James Holland, Postmaster, Boston USPS, unveils the "Dogs at Work" guide dog stamp and speaks about the message the stamps represent. Kim Charlson, Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, thanks and recognizes the important role of our mail carriers and the U.S. Postal Service in serving Library patrons. David Lynn, a veteran who served in the U.S. Air force both domestically and internationally, with pilot dog Blazer, shares his special insights. Meet our special guests, the teachers and student chefs from Perkins Deafblind Program "Canine Cookery" bakery, plus Norm the facility dog with his friend and companion Jen Feinstein. Enjoy refreshments and a few surprises. Please RSVP. For details call 617-972-7376 or email library at perkins.org All we see is possibility www.Perkins.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please come as this will be a very good event to spotlight well-behaved working dogs with media possibly present. Thanks so much. I am hoping to see many of you there. Kim [cid:829441119 at 06022012-1270]You are Invited... Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library and U.S. Postal Service/Boston "Dogs at Work" Stamp Unveiling Ceremony Honoring Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Search & Rescue Dogs [cid:829441119 at 06022012-1277]Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dwight Hall, Howe Building Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 We hope you can join us and our prestigious guests and speakers, including... Randy Price, WCVB-TV Channel 5, our Master of Ceremonies. James Holland, Postmaster, Boston USPS, unveils the "Dogs at Work" guide dog stamp and speaks about the message the stamps represent. Kim Charlson, Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, thanks and recognizes the important role of our mail carriers and the U.S. Postal Service in serving Library patrons. David Lynn, a veteran who served in the U.S. Air force both domestically and internationally, with pilot dog Blazer, shares his special insights. Meet our special guests, the teachers and student chefs from Perkins Deafblind Program "Canine Cookery" bakery, plus Norm the facility dog with his friend and companion Jen Feinstein. Enjoy refreshments and a few surprises. Please RSVP. For details call 617-972-7376 or email library at perkins.org All we see is possibility www.Perkins.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: clip_image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 803 bytes Desc: clip_image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Attached to this message is the .doc and .pdf version of the invitation to the BTBL February 14th special ceremony recognizing working dogs and spotlighting the role of the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of braille and talking books to Library borrowers all across Massachusetts. The ceremony will feature guide dog users, Perkins teachers in the dog cookie bakery program in Deafblind and Secondary, and Norm the therapy dog with Jen Feinstein. Randy Price, Channel 5 anchor will be the Master of Ceremonies, along with other speakers. There will be a Globe West feature February 9th on the stamp and the event on February 14th. Thanks so much! Kim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I think Cindy did an elegant job of highlighting the Library services and encouraging people to get in touch. There are full-color images of all the stamps. One photograph is of Anne giving Viv a smooch, another of the two of them on her front porch. Anne is dressed in red providing a vivid (pardon the pun) to Viv's blonde coat. Just marvelous! At Perkins, applause for stamps honoring service dogs By Cindy Cantrell Globe Correspondent February 09, 2012 WATERTOWN - Anne DeFeo had always found ways to compensate for her vision loss since contracting toxoplasmosis at age 19, but the natural aging process forced her to get a white cane about seven years ago. Then she noticed several fellow senior citizens at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown had guide dogs, and, at age 70, she decided to get one of her own. Now 73, the Arlington resident said it was one of the best decisions she's ever made. She's the love of my life, and she loves me. We're joined at the hip," DeFeo said of her 4 1/2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, Viv. On Valentine's Day, DeFeo and Viv will participate with other guide dogs and their owners in a ceremony at Perkins honoring the US Postal Service for its new 65-cent "Dogs at Work" series of stamps. The series depicts a guide dog, therapy dog, military tracking dog, and search-and-rescue dog, and celebrates the "enduring partnership between dogs and people. Designed by Postal Service art director Howard E. Paine, the four stamps feature original paintings by John M. Thompson, an illustration professor at Syracuse University. Television newscaster Randy Price will emcee the 1:30 p.m. ceremony Tuesday in the historic Howe Building on the Perkins campus, 175 North Beacon St. The event will include speakers on the importance of guide and service dogs in their lives, and a presentation by Perkins Elder Book Club members on "Thunder Dog," a true story recounted by Michael Hingson about a guide dog's heroics on Sept. 11, 2001. There will be gift bags of dog biscuits made by Perkins students, and the presentation of a plaque to Boston's postmaster, James Holland, in honor of the Postal Service's longtime commitment to the blind and visually impaired. DeFeo will be there as a person with first-hand knowledge of the bond between guide dogs and their owners. She's meant a whole new life of independence for me," said DeFeo, describing the confidence she feels from Viv's presence, guiding her almost imperceptibly. I'm a people person, and now I'm never alone. My pal is always right by my side. She's just the best. Watertown resident Kim Charlson, director of the Braille & Talking Book Library at Perkins, coordinated the event after learning about the stamps. Through the Postal Service's free delivery of reading material and sound recordings for the blind, the library serves 25,000 people across Massachusetts who cannot read ordinary printed material due to visual impairment, reading disability, or physical disability. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without the post office," said Charlson, who will attend the event with her 3 1/2-year-old guide dog, Dolly, a 44-pound German shepherd who accompanies her to conferences nationwide. Charlson said she estimates that there are 100,000 residents who would qualify to use the library's free services and materials such as large print, Braille, and digital audio books and magazines, but aren't aware of its existence. Events like this help get the word out" that the library "is here and we can help," she added. So many borrowers say they don't know what they'd do without access to books and reading. It makes such a difference to their quality of life. Canton resident Dave Lynn, the Blinded Veterans Association representative to the Braille & Talking Book Library, will be accompanied Tuesday by his 6-year-old guide dog, Blazer, a red Doberman pinscher. Lynn, whose degenerative retinitis pigmentosa forced him to medically retire from his 14-year Air Force career in 2003, will share the steps involved in being matched in need and personality with a service animal, and how Blazer has improved his life. While he previously used a white cane to navigate public transportation, Lynn said, Blazer helps him find doors, escalators, and elevators more quickly. At times, however, Blazer has become too smart for his own good, Lynn said. He emphasizes the importance of dog handling and directional skills, particularly when long-practiced routes suddenly change - such as when he gets a new class schedule at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where he is majoring in history. Blazer gives me the ability to navigate the world much more efficiently," said Lynn, who describes the 94-pound canine as a "terrific" guide dog, but also "the biggest goof on the planet" who resumes his fun-loving, attention-seeking ways the second that his harness is removed. The Postal Service's new stamps depict a guide dog, a therapy dog, a search-and-rescue dog, and a military tracking dog. In addition to posting a sign on the harness alerting strangers that Blazer is working, Lynn said, he looks for opportunities to educate the public that guide dogs are service animals, not pets. As such, he is serious about his responsibility of properly controlling his dog in public places. In return, he wishes people would ask before petting Blazer - a distraction that can be compared to pulling on a driver's steering wheel. I understand people like dogs, but it's so nice when I walk into a place and they don't acknowledge the dog is there," he said. They treat me like everybody else, which is what should happen. Brighton resident Carl Richardson, president of Guide Dog Users of Massachusetts, will speak about "these amazing dogs who dedicate their entire lives to us," and the assistance they provide for a wide range of disabilities: safely navigating around obstacles, retrieving items, helping with balance, alerting people to everything from a ringing doorbell to an oncoming seizure. Richardson, who is visually impaired and hard of hearing, emphasizes that the use of a service dog versus a white cane is strictly a personal choice. And while he agrees that people should ask permission before approaching guide dogs, he credits his first guide dog, Kiva, with helping to court his wife, Megan Sullivan, a Boston University associate professor. Richardson credits his current guide dog, Kinley, a 7 1/2-year-old black Lab, with reducing his reliance on his wife, and providing an extra set of eyes and ears throughout his daily commute on the bus and subway. She doesn't have to worry about me because that's Kinley's job," said Richardson, who is the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator at the State House. Richardson said he is fortunate to still have Kiva, a 14-year-old yellow Lab whom he retired as his service dog due to her arthritis at age 9. Because 70 percent of the blind community are unemployed, he said, many guide-dog owners can't afford to care for multiple animals. I'm so glad the US Postal Service is honoring these magnificent dogs, because I can't imagine my life without one," he added. 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From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:34 PM To: gdum-l at acb.org Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event Hello All, I have heard from a few folks who are planning on coming to the U.S. Postal Service Working Dog Stamp Ceremony on February 14th at Perkins. But I would really like to have a stronger showing of guide dog users ... please check your calendars and if you can possibly make it, please let Debby Smith know at 617-972-7376 or email debby.smith at perkins.org. Attached to this message is the .doc and .pdf version of the invitation to the BTBL February 14th special ceremony recognizing working dogs and spotlighting the role of the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of braille and talking books to Library borrowers all across Massachusetts. The ceremony will feature guide dog users, Perkins teachers in the dog cookie bakery program in Deafblind and Secondary, and Norm the therapy dog with Jen Feinstein. Randy Price, Channel 5 anchor will be the Master of Ceremonies, along with other speakers. There will be a Globe West feature February 9th on the stamp and the event on February 14th. Thanks so much! Kim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Thu Feb 9 16:25:45 2012 From: Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org (Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:25:45 +0000 Subject: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event In-Reply-To: <007401cce771$28501780$78f04680$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <26403A4D987A9E48813E69BF7B8EC27B103854@PERK-VMBX01.Perkins.org> Great -- thanks John. Kim ________________________________ From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of John Usinas Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:24 PM To: 'Guide Dog Users of Massachusetts' Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event I called Debby and will be there with Kramer. From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:34 PM To: gdum-l at acb.org Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event Hello All, I have heard from a few folks who are planning on coming to the U.S. Postal Service Working Dog Stamp Ceremony on February 14th at Perkins. But I would really like to have a stronger showing of guide dog users ... please check your calendars and if you can possibly make it, please let Debby Smith know at 617-972-7376 or email debby.smith at perkins.org. Attached to this message is the .doc and .pdf version of the invitation to the BTBL February 14th special ceremony recognizing working dogs and spotlighting the role of the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of braille and talking books to Library borrowers all across Massachusetts. The ceremony will feature guide dog users, Perkins teachers in the dog cookie bakery program in Deafblind and Secondary, and Norm the therapy dog with Jen Feinstein. Randy Price, Channel 5 anchor will be the Master of Ceremonies, along with other speakers. There will be a Globe West feature February 9th on the stamp and the event on February 14th. Thanks so much! Kim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaeann.rausch at comcast.net Thu Feb 9 20:57:09 2012 From: kaeann.rausch at comcast.net (KaeAnn Rausch) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:57:09 -0500 Subject: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event In-Reply-To: <26403A4D987A9E48813E69BF7B8EC27B103854@PERK-VMBX01.Perkins.org> References: <007401cce771$28501780$78f04680$@comcast.net> <26403A4D987A9E48813E69BF7B8EC27B103854@PERK-VMBX01.Perkins.org> Message-ID: <010d01cce797$4cfd5310$e6f7f930$@comcast.net> Aw, too bad it's not on a weekend day! Melody and I would have loved to be able to come! KaeAnn Rausch From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:26 PM To: gdum-l at acb.org Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event Great -- thanks John. Kim _____ From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of John Usinas Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:24 PM To: 'Guide Dog Users of Massachusetts' Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event I called Debby and will be there with Kramer. From: gdum-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:gdum-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:34 PM To: gdum-l at acb.org Subject: Re: [gdum-l] Invitation to February 14th U.S. Postal Service Recognition Event Hello All, I have heard from a few folks who are planning on coming to the U.S. Postal Service Working Dog Stamp Ceremony on February 14th at Perkins. But I would really like to have a stronger showing of guide dog users ... please check your calendars and if you can possibly make it, please let Debby Smith know at 617-972-7376 or email debby.smith at perkins.org. Attached to this message is the .doc and .pdf version of the invitation to the BTBL February 14th special ceremony recognizing working dogs and spotlighting the role of the U.S. Postal Service in the delivery of braille and talking books to Library borrowers all across Massachusetts. The ceremony will feature guide dog users, Perkins teachers in the dog cookie bakery program in Deafblind and Secondary, and Norm the therapy dog with Jen Feinstein. Randy Price, Channel 5 anchor will be the Master of Ceremonies, along with other speakers. There will be a Globe West feature February 9th on the stamp and the event on February 14th. Thanks so much! Kim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Will be thinking of you and all who are there. Warmly, Anne and Visa In a message dated 2/1/2012 5:25:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org writes: Hello All, Please see the invitation below to all of you and your wonderful working dogs to attend a special recognition ceremony at Perkins on Tuesday, February 14th at 1:30 PM. Please share with other guide dog handlers as we are hoping for a really great turnout of working dogs. See details below for the RSVP. You are Invited... Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library and U.S. Postal Service/Boston ?Dogs at Work? Stamp Unveiling Ceremony Honoring Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Search & Rescue Dogs Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dwight Hall, Howe Building Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 We hope you can join us and our prestigious guests and speakers, including? Randy Price, WCVB-TV Channel 5, our Master of Ceremonies. James Holland, Postmaster, Boston USPS, unveils the ?Dogs at Work? guide dog stamp and speaks about the message the stamps represent. Kim Charlson, Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, thanks and recognizes the important role of our mail carriers and the U.S. Postal Service in serving Library patrons. David Lynn, a veteran who served in the U.S. Air force both domestically and internationally, with pilot dog Blazer, shares his special insights. Meet our special guests, the teachers and student chefs from Perkins Deafblind Program ?Canine Cookery? bakery, plus Norm the facility dog with his friend and companion Jen Feinstein. Enjoy refreshments and a few surprises. Please RSVP. For details call 617-972-7376 or email library at perkins.org All we see is possibility _www.Perkins.org_ (http://www.perkins.org/) _______________________________________________ gdum-l mailing list gdum-l at acb.org http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/gdum-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You may obtain the email address and other contact information for your legislators at http://www.malegislature.gov/people/findmylegislator. We also encourage you to send the paper to officials of your cities and towns. To facilitate sending the paper, we have also attached a cover letter that you should address appropriately and sign in addition to Bob Hachey. You may also personalize the cover letter. This paper is being delivered to the MBTA, Governor Deval Patrick, MassDOT Secretary Richard Daley, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Therese Murray along with key members of the press, and leaders in other advocacy organizations. We have also prepared a press release that we will post underseparate cover. The attached version of the Position Paper is formatted so that footnotes are read easily by screen reader software. There is also a 12 point version with footnotes that is the version that you should forward to your legislators and others outside the blindness community and a large print 18 point version for persons with low vision who may wish to print the document. Download links for all documents follow: The cover letter can be downloaded from: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28875218/BSCB%20MBTA%20Position%20Paper%20Cover%20Le tter%20Master.doc The 12 point footnoted version of the Position Paper for wide distribution can be downloaded from: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28875218/BSCB%20MBTA%20Fare%20Proposal%20Position%20 footnoted%2012%20pt%20FINAL%2020120221.doc The 18 point large print version can be downloaded from: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28875218/BSCB%20MBTA%20Fare%20Proposal%20Position%20 footnoted%2018%20pt%20Large%20Print%20FINAL%2020120221.doc The 12 point version formatted for screen reader software can be downloaded from: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28875218/BSCB%20MBTA%20Fare%20Proposal%20Position%20 Screen%20Reader%20FINAL%2020120221.doc Please do not hesitate to contact David, Rick or Bob with any questions or concerns. Again, it is crucial that each of you contact your legislators about this matter. 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Hope to see many of you in Woburn on the weekend of March 24. Bob Hachey ----- Original Message ----- From: Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org To: bscb-board at acb.org Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [bscb-board] Final Revised 2012 Convention Letter.doc Hello All, Attached to this message is the final revised BSCB 2012 convention letter for posting on the website and sending out to people who get email and to send to BSCB Announce. The mailing will go out in the next two days. I will not be at the convention as I will be attending a meeting on behalf of ACB in San Francisco that same weekend. Good luck with everything! Kim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ bscb-board mailing list bscb-board at acb.org http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/bscb-board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4234 - Release Date: 02/26/12 14:34:00 From vjoey0 at gmail.com Mon Feb 27 17:56:42 2012 From: vjoey0 at gmail.com (JoeY) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:56:42 -0500 Subject: [gdum-l] FW: GDUI 2012 PawTracks, spring download2 In-Reply-To: <000001ccf4e5$a633c300$f29b4900$@com> References: <000001ccf4e5$a633c300$f29b4900$@com> Message-ID: <3D3AB6B3-820A-4ED2-BD3A-19C39CDBE1DF@gmail.com> Thank you Sent from my iPhone On Feb 26, 2012, at 7:20 PM, "Carl Richardson" wrote: -----Original Message----- From: JANE SHEEHAN [mailto:jcsheehan1 at verizon.net] Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:28 AM To: jcsheehan1 at verizon.net Subject: GDUI 2012 PawTracks, spring download2 Hi everyone, Below is the SendSpace link for the Spring 2012 PawTracks. Enjoy! If you're curious, the 2 at the end of the subject line means that you're in the second of two batches of people I'm sending this link to. Thanks for choosing this format, it's much easier for me, and much cheaper for GDUI. Jane Sheehan, Treasurer/Office Manager Guide Dog Users, Inc. 14311 Astrodome Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906-2245 301-598-2131 or 1-866-799-8436 extension 1 jcsheehan1 at verizon.net http://www.gdui.org -----Original Message----- From: sendspace [mailto:no-reply at sendspace.com] Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:08 AM To: jcsheehan1 at verizon.net Subject: You have been sent a file (Filename: gdui 2012 pawtracks, spring.zip) Sendspace File Delivery Notification: You've got a file called gdui 2012 pawtracks, spring.zip, (32.9 MB) waiting to be downloaded at sendspace.com (It was sent by jcsheehan1 at verizon.net). You can use the following link to retrieve your file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qptzlp The file may be available for a limited time only. If you have any questions, please visit the sendspace FAQ at http://www.sendspace.com. 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