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Special
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VSDB Throw
Blanket  (new order form for 2008)
The VAD 2009 Fund Raising Committee is
now selling VSDB throw blanket.
Please click the link for more
details.
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Identity Theft presentation
at NVAD meeting
this Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 pm. More info in the flyer.
2008 VAD Mini-Conference
at Fairfax VA
Mark your calendar! Save June 27 & 28 for the
mini-conference. More info in the flyer.
Entertainment: ASL Film, VPMan PG-13
NVAD is showing a film on Friday night & Sunday afternoon, June 27
& 29.
Congratulations to Mazie Hellen Smith Crews!
Mazie, known as Helen Crews to most of us, will celebrate her 80th birthday
this June! Mary Nunnally plans to have a cake at the VAD
Mini-Conference this June to celebrate Mazie's 80 years. Click on the link to see
the photos of her life.
MDVP is hosting Spaghetti Dinner in Staunton on Friday, May 9, 2008
to help with Christy's expenses of attending the Miss Deaf America
Pageant in New Orleans this summer. Mark this event in your
calendar. More info in the flyer.
MDVP is hosting a
Fashion Show
at Spotsylvania Towne Centre in Fredericksburg VA on Saturday, April 26, 2008.
Journey through the
Far East - Photos
Vicki Shank and Barry Harlan talked about their traveling
experiences through India, Nepal, Tibet, China, and Japan at the NVAD
meeting on April 10, 2008.
Gina Tester Coleman Passed Away
Motorcycle accident kills deaf teacher
Hampton Roads Chapter to host a Picnic
at Gosnold Hope Park in Hampton on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Check the
flyer for more info.
Sign Interpreted and Captioned Events at the Kennedy Center and Washington
Metro area during April 2008
Christy Bowers needs your support!
Christy Bowers,
Miss Deaf Virginia, plans to attend the 49th Biennial National
Association of the Deaf Conference and the Miss Deaf America Pageant in
New Orleans, July 7-11, 2008. She will need your help with the expenses.
Note: To see a larger photo of Christy in the pdf flyer, visit the Miss
Deaf Virginia page.
Journey through the Far East
Vicki Shank and Barry Harlan will talk about their journey through
India, Nepal, Tibet, China, and Japan at the NVAD meeting on April 10,
2008. The public is invited.
Wayne Frick to receive the Fred P. Yates, Jr. Service Award
The Skyline Chapter will hold a reception and presentation in honor of
Wayne Frick who will receive the Fred P. Yates, Jr. Service Award on
Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the Shenandoah Valley Club of
the Deaf (SVCD) clubhouse.
The Reverend Charles Christie passes away
Charles Christie of Fredericksburg VA, a well-known preacher,
passed away at the age of 93. A picture and an obituary are
included.
VAD Board Meeting - Photos
The VAD Board held a meeting at Gethsemane Church of Christ in
Mechanicsville last January 26, 2008.
Janet L. Bailey is the recipient of NVAD's Reuben I. Altizer Award
Janet was honored with NVAD's highest award at the NVAD general meeting.
ASL T-Shirt
presented to NAD
Photos taken at NAD Holiday Party.
NVAD Holiday Party
Photos by Donna Graff
Photos of Reception for Nancy B.
Rarus and Steven K. Chough , Deaf Mother & Father of the Year.
Photos of 2007 VAD Conference
at Williamsburg VA.
2007 VAD Conference
Hosted at the Colonial Williamsburg July 19-22,
2007 by the Hampton Roads Chapter. Click to find latest news and
information.
VAD Announces Deaf
Mother & Father of the Year
Centra Health of Lynchburg VA selects Sign Language Associates, Inc.
Centra Health of Lynchburg, VA, has announced that it has selected Sign
Language Associates, Inc., (SLA) to provide sign language interpreting
services to deaf and hard of hearing patients and family members.
DeafNation Expo at
Richmond - Photo Show
Making friends at DeafNation
Richmond Times-Dispatch article about the DeafNation Expo in Richmond
March 31, 2007.
Sorenson Communications
Community Workshop
Held at NVRC on Saturday, February 24, 2007. Photos.
What is CERT?
Gary Viall talks about his experience in becoming a certified rescuer.
Consolidated VSDB could open doors as early as 2007
Renovation to begin next year.
Optical Illusions
Are your eyes tired? Bored? Want to look at something strange?
Frances "Peggie"
Parsons
Frances "Peggie" Parsons, retired Associate Professor of History of
Art at Gallaudet University and international traveler and author, was
the guest speaker at the NVAD general meeting on March 9, 2006.
She talked about the impact of two Frenchmen, L'Epee and Sicard, who
used sign language as the primary
means of communication in the
earliest efforts to educate deaf children. Photos.
NVAD celebrates its
60th Anniversary
NVAD was established on September 16, 1945. NVAD members celebrated
the occasion with a buffet banquet. Photos.
Congratulations to Mazie Hellen Smith Crews!
Mazie, known as Helen Crews to most of us, will celebrate her 80th birthday
this June! Mary Nunnally plans to have a cake at the VAD
Mini-Conference this June to celebrate Mazie's 80 years. Click on the link to see photos of her life.
Photos of the 2005
VAD Conference
The Virginia State Capitol
Restoration and Extension Project 2004-2007
For more than 200 years the Capitol has stood as an architectural
monument and as the active seat of Virginia's government. In 2004,
Virginia has embarked on a comprehensive three-year restoration project to
both the exterior and interior of the Capitol.
VSDB Museum
See photos to see
what the museum looks like.
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VAD raise funds for the leadership training program by ordering:
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