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This page is the place to learn about new people, products, issues and gatherings in the world of GDUI. We hope you will stop by often. Here are just a few things we have to share.
Current issues of Dog Fancy magazine feature Dean Koontz's latest novel "The Longest Evening of the Year" which is a DOG story. The MAB Recording Studio would like to make this book available in special format to GDUI members at a discount. Our usually cost for the 4 track recording would be $24 for a copy of the 3 tape set. We are offering it for $12 to GDUI members. The National Library Service is in the process of recording the book through the lending library. Our version is now ready for sale.
For more information, please contact:
Robert Pierson, MBA
Recording Studio Manager and VIEP Billing Specialist
MAB Community Services (formerly the Massachusetts Association for the
Blind)
313 Pleasant Street 2nd Floor East
Watertown, MA 02472
ph: 617-972-9117
fax: 617-926-1412
Join GDUI on September 27, 2008 for a 7-day cruise on the Carnival Victory, departing from New York and cruising to Boston, Portland Maine, St. Johns NB Canada, and Halifax. This itinerary was chosen over one with a Caribbean destination, because there will be no access issues for guide dogs, and all tours and on shore environments will be guide dog friendly. Damar Travel specializes in setting up Blind/VI friendly cruises with all nine so far having received rave reviews from guide dog teams who rate Damar’s services heads and tails above those of other companies in all aspects of meeting our special travel needs. Damar’s staff will complete all your forms, meet you at the airport, orient you to the ship's layout, provide menus and other documentation in braille and large print, create accessible room signage on board, provide personal assistance with tours, shopping and much more! Carnival will contribute matching funds, enabling GDUI to raise $100 per booking for its important work. Prices are $942.00 for an inside cabin, $1122.00 for an ocean view, and $1292.00 for a private balcony. All prices include 7-day cruise, port charges, government fees and gratuities. Please contact Dave Kronk with Damar Travel at 800 999-6101 for specific details about the cruise and deposit deadlines, and be sure to mention you are interested in the guide dog users, GDUI cruise.
Carolina Paws, Guide Dog Users of North Carolina, is pleased to announce the third annual Southeast Regional Top Dog Workshop: January eighteenth, nineteenth & twentieth, 2008; at the Holiday Inn-Brownstone, , in Raleigh, North Carolina. Room rates are $65 plus 12.75 percent sales tax a night. Our planning committee is already busy planning a great program, with helpful suggestions from Dixieland Guide Dog Users. It's going to be a GREAT weekend! Please stay tuned to the Leaders List for more details as they become available. We are working hard to put our best, Carolina Paws, forward. Please start planning now to join us.
Trekker is a GPS (Golbal Positioning System) that talks, giving information about landmarks, intersections and points of interest. It's a great tool for use with your guide dog for increased independence. Now you can purchase the Trekker through GDUI at a $100.00 discount. Humanware will then donate $100.00 to GDUI. to learn more visit our Trekker page.
GDUI has entered into a partnership with GT Trends to provide excellent travel deals. Book airline, hotel or cruise reservations or check out other travel opportunities and GDUI benefits. For more information, check out our GT Trends page.
Special thanks to the sponsors of our first ever Dog Club internet radio coverage of the GDUI National Convention! We'd like to recognize:
GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION
SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS
THE SEEING EYE
GUIDING EYES
You can listen to the convention sessions by going to:
ftp://gdui.org/mp3
Your car donation to Guide Dog Users, Inc. will support our 1,100 members in all aspects of training, working and living with dogs specially prepared to guide blind and visually-impaired people. Save yourself the time and trouble of selling your vehicle. Donate your car with one convenient call to a customer service representative, at 800-553-3018. Your vehicle donation will be picked up at your home or office, at no cost to you, and you can take a tax deduction, if you itemize, for the fair market value of the donated vehicle. Click here to learn more about car donation.
