Perspectives Sample Sale - Blind jewelry designer and friends host sample sale extravaganza Event to benefit Guiding Eyes for the Blind New York City (November 19, 2010) – Jewelry designer Susan Michel is producing her ninth annual sample sale, to be held on Friday December 10th and Saturday, December 11th, from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Because Michel is waiting to receive a guide dog, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the non-profit organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Michel has been a jewelry designer for the past 25 years. She began losing her vision five years ago due to a degenerative disease of the retina. With only 10% of her vision remaining, Michel is now legally blind. This hasn’t held her back from her passion for jewelry design; a talented staff member sketches ideas and projects them onto a large screen where Michel is able to view them. Michel currently makes her way around the city with the use of a white cane, but has been struggling since her additional vision loss. She’s a lifelong dog lover, and will be receiving a guide dog early next year. She hopes a dog will improve her quality of life and her ability to travel independently. Twelve other award-winning jewelry designers - each with a full showcase of fabulous items offered at reduced prices – will be in attendance: Catherine Iskiw, Etienne Perret, Jane Gordon, Jessica Fields, JKG and Associates, Murano Di Susanne and Natalie Frigo. Also exhibiting will be a leather accessories company, and JJ Sweets - a gourmet candy company. What: Jewelry show and sample sale Where: Divine Studio. 21 East Fourth Street, Suite 6. New York, N.Y. When: Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. About Guiding Eyes for the Blind Guiding Eyes for the Blind (www.guidingeyes.org), an internationally accredited nonprofit guide dog school, was founded in 1954 to enrich the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and expanded horizons of opportunity. Since that time, Guiding Eyes has become one of the foremost guide dog schools in the world, graduating more than 7,000 guide dog teams. It provides superbly bred Guiding Eyes dogs, professional training and follow-up support services to students at no cost to them and depends on contributions to fulfill its mission. The comprehensive cost of breeding, raising, preparing, training, and supporting a Guiding Eyes team is $45,000. Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Headquarters and Training Center is located in Yorktown Heights, NY and the Canine Development Center is in Patterson, NY. Press Contacts Susan Michel: 888.738.3400 or smltd@hotmail.com For Guiding Eyes: Michelle Brier at 914.243.2208 or mbrier@guidingeyes.org

Blind jewelry designer and friends host sample sale extravaganza

Event to benefit Guiding Eyes for the Blind

New York City (November 19, 2010) – Jewelry designer Susan Michel is producing her ninth annual sample sale, to be held on Friday December 10^th and Saturday, December 11^th, from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Because Michel is waiting to receive a guide dog, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the non-profit organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Michel has been a jewelry designer for the past 25 years. She began losing her vision five years ago due to a degenerative disease of the retina. With only 10% of her vision remaining, Michel is now legally blind. This hasn’t held her back from her passion for jewelry design; a talented staff member sketches ideas and projects them onto a large screen where Michel is able to view them.

Michel currently makes her way around the city with the use of a white cane, but has been struggling since her additional vision loss. She’s a lifelong dog lover, and will be receiving a guide dog early next year. She hopes a dog will improve her quality of life and her ability to travel independently.

Twelve other award-winning jewelry designers - each with a full showcase of fabulous items offered at reduced prices – will be in attendance: Catherine Iskiw, Etienne Perret, Jane Gordon, Jessica Fields, JKG and Associates, Murano Di Susanne and Natalie Frigo. Also exhibiting will be a leather accessories company, and JJ Sweets - a gourmet candy company.

What: Jewelry show and sample sale

Where: Divine Studio. 21 East Fourth Street, Suite 6. New York, N.Y.
When: Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

About Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Guiding Eyes for the Blind (www.guidingeyes.org), an internationally accredited nonprofit guide dog school, was founded in 1954 to enrich the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and expanded horizons of opportunity. Since that time, Guiding Eyes has become one of the foremost guide dog schools in the world, graduating more than 7,000 guide dog teams. It provides superbly bred Guiding Eyes dogs, professional training and follow-up support services to students at no cost to them and depends on contributions to fulfill its mission. The comprehensive cost of breeding, raising, preparing, training, and supporting a Guiding Eyes team is $45,000. Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Headquarters and Training Center is located in Yorktown Heights, NY and the Canine Development Center is in Patterson, NY.

Press Contacts

Susan Michel: 888.738.3400 or smltd@hotmail.com

For Guiding Eyes: Michelle Brier at 914.243.2208 or mbrier@guidingeyes.org

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