<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div class="WordSection1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; page: WordSection1;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I was asked to share this message. This is not an endorsement of this program.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Thanks.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Welcome to Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Path to a Guide Dog E-Series! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Get the facts, straight from the dog’s mouth on a variety of topics about the guide dog lifestyle! Join hosts Jane Flower, Youth Outreach Specialist and Jake Koch, Community Outreach Specialist at Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) for this three-part online series. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This event </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">is designed for those who are interested in exploring guide dog travel as a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">mobility option. (Recommended for ages 14 and older.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style="font-family: "Gotham Book";">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Day 1: Overview of GDB, a discussion about the differences between white cane and guide dog mobility, how to determine guide dog readiness, and GDB’s youth services.<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Gotham Book";">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Day 2: Application path and criteria to GDB’s guide dog program, and a description about the Orientation and Mobility Immersion program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Gotham Book";">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Day 3: Client training options, and Guide Dogs for the Blind’s suite of follow-up services. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Interested?</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Wag this way!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">February 24-26</a> (<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">Wednesday-Friday</a>) <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific Time</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Registration Required.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> RSVP to the Path to a Guide Dog E-Series by emailing: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Jane Flower </span><a href="mailto:jflower@guidedogs.com" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">jflower@guidedogs.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> or Jake Koch </span></span><a href="mailto:jkoch@guidedogs.com" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">jkoch@guidedogs.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">by <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">February 22</a><sup><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">nd</a></sup><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">.</a> <a name="OLE_LINK1">If you feel comfortable, feel free to let us know if you are a person who is blind or visually impaired, a blindness professional, both, or a friend or family member of a person who is blind or visually impaired in your emailed RSVP. <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The Path to a Guide Dog E-Series will be held via the Zoom platform. A Zoom link and call-in details will be provided a couple days before the event to all participants who RSVP by email to</span><a href="mailto:jflower@guidedogs.com" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">jflower@guidedogs.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> or </span></span><a href="mailto:jkoch@guidedogs.com" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">jkoch@guidedogs.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Questions?</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Get in touch by contacting the event hosts, Jane Flower and Jake Koch <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">You are also welcome to contact us by phone at <a href="tel:1%20(800)%20295%204050" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8" style="color: blue;">1 (800) 295 4050</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>