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  ,f/ ( all1 9 |r ,satur"d1 ,july #d meet+1 we elect$ (fic}s1  & all b "o is a new face4 ,! (fic}s' "ns1 a4resses1 & ph"o  numb}s appe> else": 9 ? public,n1 b1 0way (  9troduc;n1 let's id5tify a "n ) ea* (fice "h4 ,! (fic}s  >e z foll{s3 ,suzanne ,:al51 ,presid5t2 ,dana ,>d1 ,vice-,presid5t2  ,eug5ia ,fir?1 ,secret>y4 ,priscilla ,f}ris rema9s z |r ,tr1sur}4  ,k>la ,we/john is |r ,h>;s ,up $itor4  ___________  
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  role z a divi.n ( ! ,n,nal ,f$},n ( ! ,bl1 ,,nagdu %d  focus xs meet+s & xs >ticles 9 ,h>;s ,up on guide dog-relat$  ___________  
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  a6ili,n1 or ( no a6ili,n :at"e4 ,y h only 6?9k1 7if  y >e a graduate ( a s*ool t has n -e 6|r 3v5;ns 9  s"eal ye>s71 h{ y feel :5 !y s5d no "o = yet ano!r ye>4  ,if y >e a graduate f a s*ool : does att5d |r 3v5;ns  regul>ly1 h{ wd y feel if !y sd t f n{ on !y 7  go+ only 6,,acb 3v5;ns8  ,! second r1son t we %d n try 6re/rict ! s*ools 9  _! d1l+s ) o!r organiz,ns is t "s"ts ? attempt  has be5 p}ceiv$ 0! s*ools 6be an ultimatum4 ,!y ?9k we're  say+1 9 e6ect1 8,if y h any?+ 6d ) ano!r  organiz,n1 we won't "w ) y at all40 ,:ile ? may 2 an  9correct p}cep;n on _! "p1 _m ( ! s*ool p}sonnel )  :om ,I spoke express$ ! idea t we 7 putt+ !m 9 an  unt5a# posi;n1 box+ !m 96a corn}4 ,"s repres5tatives 7  ev5 m blunt1 say+ !y felt attack$ at ,,nagdu meet+s4 ,!y us$  phrases l 8go+ 6a lyn*+0 or 8be+ slapp$ 9 ! face40 ,_!  r1c;n 9 _m cases has be5 6avoid -+4  ,if y're 9cl9$ 6ask1 8,:o c>es80 ?9k ag4 ,d y want  ! s*ools 6rcv only ,,acb p}spectives & philosophy8 ,d y want  !m 6he> ! views only ( bl p :o w alw agree )  !m1 or d y want !m 6he> |r views z well8 ,we m/ 3v9ce  ! s*ools t !y w 2 welcome at |r 3v5;n & at |r ,,nagdu  meet+s4 ,we m/ tr1t _! repres5tatives ) c|rtesy & respect4  #d
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  at l1/ "o >ticle : vividly describes h{ ! ,n,nal ,(fice or  9dividual ,f$},ni/s assi/$ a guide dog h&l} fac+  4crim9,n 2c ( 8 use ( a guide dog4 ,9 a4i;n 6appe>+ 9 ,h>;s ,up1 "s ( ~! >ticles cd al 2 submitt$  ____________  
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  or ;,e-mail !m ,6|r secret>y1 ,eug5ia ,fir?1 at 8gigifir?`,aol4com40   
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  6sp1k ab ,f$},n philosophy & ab ,,nagdu 6classes (  /ud5ts 2f !y l1ve tra9+ at ! s*ools4 ,if y h an  active ,,nagdu divi.n 9 yr /ate1 pl1se report regul>ly 6,h>;s  ________
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  w 2 9vigorat$1 motivat$1 & 9spir$ 0yr gd id1s4 ,if yr  /ate does n yet h a ,,nagdu divi.n1 & if y wd l ei  6volunte} or 6be appo9t$ 6help organize "o1 pl1se let me  "k1 ei 0ph"o or mail4  ,n{ a ~w ab |r la/ objective3 9volv+ all ( |r memb}s  0! grte/ ext5t possi#4 ,we want m p 6jo9 or rejo9  ,,nagdu1 b ev5 m important1 we want !m 6"picipate4 ,p w  only /ay active 9 ,,nagdu1 7or 9 any o!r 5d1vor1 = t matt}71  z l;g z !y feel x is important & 9t}e/+ & has m1n+ &  relev.e 6_! lives & _! situ,ns4 ,6ea* p}son r1d+  ? message1 ,I wd say ! foll{+3 ,? is yr divi.n4 ,,nagdu  does n bel;g solely 6! elect$ (fic}s4 ,! ,bo>d & ,I w  "w z h>d & z sm>t z we "k h{ 6revitalize ? divi.n1   b we don't h an unlimit$ numb} ( h|rs 9 ! "d1 & we al  don't h a monopoly on cr1tiv;y & gd id1s4 ,d y rememb} !  rec5t >ticle 9 ! ,brl ,monitor -p>+ a br1k danc+ crew 6________________  
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  n{ t all f|r ( ! (fic}s & ! ,h>;s ,up $itor >e loyal1  ___________  
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