Ok great! I will get the link and the flyer added to it when I get home.
Glad your email is up and running!
LaBarre Dressage
www.labarredressage.com
On Jul 2, 2022, at 5:36 PM, Marcia Springston - Dillon
<wakerobingallery@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Michelle and organizers, I think the letter is great! I just got my email
back so I will be able to send out the information to Paths etc.
Best,
Marcia
From: blindequestriancommunityorganizers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of
Michelle LaBarre ("michellelabarre")
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:45 AM
To: blindequestriancommunityorganizers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindequestriancommunityorganizers] Dear {fill in the name},
Hi organizers!
Here is a rough draft of the form letter we can send out to invite people to
the zoom meeting Please read through it and suggest changes or edits. I
will finish editing it and add the zoom link and flyer and then send to the
group at large. Then those of us who have assignments to reach out to
certain groups can use this from letter if they would like to get that ball
rolling. As always, please share far and wide once the final copy is
created. Thanks for checking it over and let me know what I should change I
have a 10 lesson day, so I will finish it when I can!
Dear {fill in the name},
I am writing to you on behalf of the Blind Equestrian Community (BEC) to let
you know about our upcoming Zoom meeting featuring Andrew Burfitt and
Sue-Ellen Lovett. They will be introducing and discussing the value of the
DAMA system that Andrew created and produces and Sue-Ellen uses as a blind
rider. The Dressage Arena Marker Announcer system has been used in FEI
competitions successfully as well as in various therapeutic riding centers
around Australia. It is the first technological system designed to help
identify arena markers for riders with low or no vision and as such it helps
level the playing field. Normally, to compete and train blind riders need to
find a lot of people (up to 12) willing to commit the time and learn the
techniques necessary to be living letters. This issue has made it very
difficult for blind riders to travel to compete and even to train at home
accurately. The DAMA system is easy to transport and set up and requires only
one person to operate. This is a huge step forward towards equity for this
community!
Naturally, we at the BEC are very excited to learn that this system exists
and are so happy that Andrew and Sue-Ellen are willing to answer our
questions and talk about how the DAMA system has been used by both individual
riders and dressage organizations as well as by various therapeutic centers.
We are wondering how the dressage community at large in the US may be able to
support blind riders by having such a system available for use.
Please consider joining us at this zoom meeting and feel free to invite
anyone you think may be interested in learning more about the DAMA system.
The meeting will be recorded, so for those interested but unable to attend.
they can contact Michelle LaBarre at michellelabarre@xxxxxxxxx for a copy of
the recording.
The meeting is at 8 pm eastern on Thursday July 14.
Here is the zoom link:
Thank you for considering this invitation and if you have any further
questions you can either ask me or contact Michelle at the above email
address.
Hopefully we will ‘see’ you Thursday July 14th!
Sincerely,
{your name} for the BEC.
LaBarre Dressage
www.labarredressage.com
