Bright Futures Walkathon
Please join us for the 14th annual Bright Futures Walkathon, on Sunday, May 24, 2015, in support of BC Family Hearing Resource Society. Registration begins at 9:00 am and the walk begins at 10:00 amat Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley. The Walkathon will start with a 1.5 or 3 km non-competitive walk/run along the designated trails, followed by a free barbecue lunch, beverages and activities provided by our sponsors. All proceeds go towards programs and services for children with deafness and hearing loss.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeXIO1Ajja4
Event: Bright Futures Walkathon
Date: May 24, 2015
Location: Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley (200th Street& 8th Avenue)
Time: 10:00 am
Registration Fee: Individuals – $20; Families – $30; fee waived for those collecting pledges over $50
Proceeds: Programs and services for deaf and hard of hearing children at BC Family Hearing Resource Society
BCDSF’s 40th Gala – Saturday October 17, 2015
Come and celebrate BCDSF’s 40th Gala, a formal dinner with entertainment, speaker and awards.
Early bird ticket price deadline is April 15th, 2015
You have a choice to pay by credit card or by cheque/cash.
Click this link to order tickets: https://bcdeafsports.bc.ca/bcdeafsports40gala/
Fill in your information and if you don’t want to pay by credit card, please click “Invoice Me” and print the form.
Thank you.
Business Meet Up
WELCOME TO OUR 1ST EVENING RECEPTION OF 2015!
IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO MEET FELLOW ENTREPRENEURS, LEARN ABOUT A VITAL ASPECT OF RUNNING A BUSINESS THAT’S OFTEN IGNORED…AND INDULGE IN SOME TASTY BITES!
Accessibility. It’s a hot buzzword in the realm of business.
Did you know that according to the Canadian Association of the Deaf, roughly 1 in 10 Canadians are Deaf or Hard of Hearing? That’s nearly 3.15 million people!
And while many businesses talk about being accessible, few have yet to put it into practice. HEATHER VINCE & KIMBERLY WOOD want to show you HOW, and more importantly WHY, accessibility is so important.
Bring along plenty of business cards and join Heather and Kim as they give a glimpse into living with hearing loss and the challenges of being a customer — which can help give your business a critical edge over your competition.
You’ll learn about:
• How to make your business and website more accessible to people with hard-of-hearing.
• Discover the importance of captioning for video content and technology such as video-relay service and TTY.
• Learn some basic signs in ASL (American Sign Language) so you can get a head start on making your business accessible!
BE INSPIRED! There’ll be ASL interpreting students on hand to interpret ASL to English and facilitate discussion.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Heather works in publishing. She has a strong interest in accessibility and deaf rights as well as business and social entrepreneurship, which combined create opportunities to educate the public on the deaf experience and show businesses how they can be of value to the underserved market of people with disabilities.
Kimberly Wood founded the Hands On Fun Club with Hands On Fun Week in August 2012 which provides workshops for the general public on American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. Kimberly also has done a lot of advocating in the community and helping Deaf and hard of hearing people break down the barriers that face them. Kimberly is VP of External Relations at the Greater Vancouver Association for the Deaf, and was a part of the BC-VRS (Video Relay Service) Committee.
Tickets: $10pp / $15pp at the door.
Price includes complimentary appetizers. Partial proceeds will go to support Surrey-based Hands On Fun Club.
RSVP at: http://www.meetup.com/SurreyBusinessMVPs/events/221660859/
BRITISH COLUMBIA DEAF YOUTH RETREAT 2015
British Columbia Deaf Youth is excited to announce to host our first Leadership camp for our youth in British Columbia! During the leadership camp, you will participate in workshop, team building, activity and special guest speakers!
This camp relies on grants in order to make this camp successful. Our sponsor has a criteria that we must follow, and unfortunately we cannot accept any campers above the age of 30 to be part of British Columbia Deaf Youth Retreat 2015.
We still want you (30-35) to be involved! We are planning to have a panel, and if you are interested to be a panelist, please email me at Scott@deafyouth.ca.
Camp Information
Date: June 12 to 14 2015
Who: Deaf/Hard of Hearing between the age of 19-30
Location: Camp Alexandra – 2916 McBride Ave, Surrey, BC
Registration Fee: $50 (includes meals, 2 night accommodation, and t-shirt)
To Register click here
Deadline: May 15th, 2015
QUESTIONS – please contact Scott@deafyouth.ca
Want To Leant International Sign?
Want to learn International Signs?
Date: Saturday May 9th, 2015
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: Admission*: $5.00
Where: New Westminster Douglas College: Room 1812/1814
Workshop is provided by Nigel Howard and Scott Jeffery
Questions: email HowardN@douglas.bc.ca or Scott@deafyouth.ca
*Minimum Donation. All proceeds go to the World Federation of the Deaf & World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section to support participants from Developing Countries to attend the WFD Congress & WFDYS Camp in Istanbul, Turkey in July 2015.
Poker Fundraising Tournament
Deadline has been postponed to April 17th.
Deaf Youth Today Job Posting
Summer is coming! We need AWESOME DYT Staff to apply and work with us! Are you interested in applying for a job with Deaf Youth Today this coming summer 2015? Deaf Youth Today (DYT) has TWO different posting.One is for DYT Staff which we received grants from Canada Summer Job which has requirement that we need to follow. Please see attachment and read red fonts. If you do meet the requirement; APPLY!
Second one is for Contract Staff for any one who is interested in working with DYT. This can be for 1-1 worker or a camp leader. Contract staff will be hired based on the registration of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Campers. The number of Contract staff hired is depended on the needs of our 2015 camps.
Application deadline is APRIL 17, 2015.
Have any questions or want to apply send a email to DYT@fndc.ca
Thank you,
Deaf Youth Today
Internship/Volunteer Opportunities
Hello!
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Donatas Pocesiunas. I am a deaf architect and city planner and graphic designer from Lithuania. I received a Bachelor Degree in Architecture from Vilnius Arts Academy in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2011. During my four-year enrollment at Vilnius, I participated in student exchange program called Erasmus, during which I took courses at Bremen University, Germany in 2010. My previous architecture experience includes stints at the Vilnius Architecture Studio (Lithuania), the architecture company “Forma” (Lithuania) and Gallaudet University (the USA). I have three years in professional experience.
I have worked with a team of architects, researchers and designers to establish the first World Deaf Architecture (WDA) Conference. In the month of May, the conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia located in United States.
Having said that, the purpose of this letter is to inquire information about internship/volunteer opportunities in your city, Vancouver.
Thank you for your time in this matter. I trust you will respond in the near future.
Respectfully,
Donatas Pocesiunas
dpocesiunas@gmail.com
mob. 0037060504984 (only txt)
