If you are interested in participating with this study click here to see the complete flyer
Grief Recovery Group
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, CODA (Children of Deaf Adults), Interpreters or Hearings Grief Recovery® GROUP
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss.
Whether your loss is from:
· Death of a loved one
· Divorce or end of relationship
· Loss of Pet
· Loss of Career
· Loss of Trust
· Loss of Dreams
· Loss of Health
…an action plan for moving beyond loss
“The goal of Grief Recovery® is to help you complete your relationship to the pain, isolation, and loneliness caused by significant emotional losses of any kind.” —The Grief Recovery Institute®. Recovery from loss is achieved by a series of small and correct choices.
The 10-week Grief Recovery® program has you:
- Look at old beliefs about dealing with loss
- Examine which losses have affected your life
- Take new actions that lead to completion of the pain attached to one of those losses
This 10-session program will be conducted by Susan Dahlgren, Registered Social Worker and Certified Grief Recovery® Specialist. This group is in ASL/ American Sign Language.
If you have experienced one or more losses, and wish to move beyond the pain, this program offers you the probability of a richer and more rewarding life.
Upcoming Group (10 weeks):
April 12 – June 14, 2011 Tuesdays, 7 pm to 9 pm
Location:
202-8662 120 Street, Surrey, BC
Cost: $360 (excluding The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses by John W. James and Russell P. Friedman)
Flexible Payment Plan Available
For further information or to register, contact Susan: 604-360-8662, susan.dahlgren@telus.net
Grief©Recovery® is a registered trademark of the Grief Recovery Institute. The program is affiliated with and endorsed by the Grief Recovery Institute®.
Canadian Deaf Games
Canada Deaf Games will happen in Edmonton, Alberta in May 2012.
This will be huge fun event ~~ almost like the Deaflympics but for Canadian athletes only.
Sports are …
Volleyball
Basketball
Bowling
Beach Volleyball
Curling
Hockey
Soccer
More details will announce later.
If you are interesting to participate, do contact BCDSF Sport Director, Paul Landry, plandry@bcdeafsports.bc.ca and cc to bcdeafsports@telus.net .
Amazing Race Contestant
Hello Deaf community,
I have two pieces of exciting news.
The first exciting TV news is we have returning Deaf racer Luke Adams, back on “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business,” with his mother, Margie Adams, of Colorado Springs, CO, again racing around the world for the supreme prize, one million dollars.
The Mother/Son team is competing in his second chance to win a million dollars, after falling short in Season 14 due to struggling with a surfboard challenge in the last episode of Season 14’s “The Amazing Race.”
Hence, the title of Season 18’s Amazing Race, “Unfinished Business,” where teams from seasons 12 to 17 get a second chance for the ultimate prize. Margie and Luke are often seen using sign language for communication with each other throughout the show.
In the Lower Mainland, the show appears on Channel 9 or 15, 8pm. on Sunday evenings. Weekly gatherings to watch with each other in the deaf community are currently in the works. More details to come.
For more information about the show, check out the following internet links:
Check out profile of Team#10 at this link:
http://shows.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRace/article/Amazing-Race-Unfinished-Business-to-premiere-in-HD-for-first-time-with-11-former-teams#c_0
More complete details about Season 18 of The Amazing Race can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_18
Picture of the Mother/Son team can be found by clicking here
The second most exciting news is B.C. will be lucky to know that a committee of deaf community members is currently working with Luke Adams to get him to come to Vancouver, to give a motivational presentation about his experience as a Deaf person on the show, complete with photos and videos. The event will include trivia games and prizes, opportunities for questions, photographs and autographs.
More details about the event, are to come soon.
Questions, please do feel free to e-mail me, Lisa Anderson-Kellett at lisandkellett@gmail.com
BCDSF Membership
BC Deaf Sports Federation Needs More Membership!
NEW POLICY from “Ministry of Healthy Living and Sports” (Province of BC) with support of “2010 Legacies Now Society” requires a minimum of 350 BCDSF members in order to get grant for 2012.
BCDSF needs this special project grant for 2012!
This money will help affiliation clubs and BCDSF to use for…
BC Deaf Athlete grant
Interpreters
Travel expenses in BC
Clinics, workshops
BC Playdowns & tournaments
WE NEED 200 MORE MEMBERS! PLEASE HELP SUPPORT OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ATHLETES
Anyone! Your wife, your husband, partner, your parents, your friends, ex-members, interpreters, hearing or deaf or hard-of-hearing, etc …
Membership fee is on sale until Sunday March 13th
Includes all benefits
$15.00 for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$10.00 for hearing
FREE for age 18 and under for Deaf and Hard of Hearing only.
PLUS! There will be PRIZES to win several Tim Horton gift certificate ($15 value each), plus other prizes for ALL members of 2011
as THANK YOU for support BCDSF and athletes.
Winners will announce by Friday March 18th.
Art Community Update
Group visual art exhibit at BC Individualized Technology and Services for people with disabilities
March 1 until June 15
103 – 366 East Kent Avenue South, Vancouver BC V5X 4N
This is an industrial area. The building is closest to Fraser River, away from the street.
For more information: 1 877 333 7554 or til@bcits.org
www.bcits.org
A Reason to Care: A fundraising event for the BC Association for Community Living.
Saturday, March 12, 11 am to 4 30 pm
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, at 15th Avenue.
For more information: Melissa Bennett Knights 604 777 9100, ext 522 or mbennett@bcacl.org
www.bcacl.org/
Vancouver Lightworkers Spiritual Exhibition
Sunday, March 13, 3 pm to 9 30 pm
Unity of Vancouver, 5840 Oak Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $15
For more information: Bill Campbell billcamcan@gmail.com
http://vanlightworkersexhibit-aj.eventbrite.com/
A.J. Brown also posted a new blog:
Focus Group
Do you have questions about the law or the justice system, but can’t find the answers? Have you faced barriers in accessing information about the law or the justice system?
Come participate in a focus group for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
We need 4 to 8 Deaf and Hard of Hearing participants to come on March 15th to WIDHH (2125 West 7th Avenue) The focus group will be held downstairs in the Brodie Hall.
There will be two separate groups, one for Deaf and one for Hard of Hearing. Interpreters will be provided.
Hard of Hearing Focus Group: Tuesday March 15th 9:00 a.m.
Deaf Focus Group: Tuesday March 15th 1:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to Tammy Lawley by Wednesday March 11th, 2011 at one of the numbers below.
604.731.8136 TTY
604.001.0025 Videophone
604.765.3011 Voice
604.736.4381 Fax
tlawley@widhh.com
This is first come serve so hurry and sign up!
Coffee and Tea will be provided.
Acting Classes
Want to have fun on stage or film/TV? Self-drama in videoing blogs in your ASL, drama for your pleasure and participate with a group or stage, etc. Register now for Acting Courses, starting on March 29th. Come on and see at
http://www.gphoeppner.com/series_workshops.html/acting.html
Please spread the word to your friends
YogaPah
LAST CHANCE!
Yoga PAH! (yoga in ASL) class at BONSOR
(see attached flyer)
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011
2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
cost: $ 9:50 per person
$ 7.15 for student/ senior
instructor: Leonarda
BONSOR RECREATION CENTRE
6550 Bonsor Ave (near Nelson / Imperial)
Burnaby, BC
closest skytrain: METROTOWN
pls note: this will be the final ‘deaf yoga’ class at Bonsor
see you there
namaste
blessings and BLISS-ings
Leonarda EHL
www.yogapah.com
Videos from BC-VRS TownHall on February 3, 2011
Here it is… what you have all been waiting for, especially those who could not make it from around the province of B.C., the videotaped BC-VRS TownHall on February 3, 2011
We apologize for the delay, as we were having difficulties with youtube. We have now used vimeo to upload the videos in sections, Part One, Part Two and provided links to Nigel’s part of the TownHall which Part Two has referred to.
Part One BC-VRS Town Hall can be viewed at: http://www.vimeo.com/20415311
(approx. 9 minutes)
BC-VRS TownHall Part Two can be viewed at: http://www.vimeo.com/20420777
(approx. 6 minutes)
Nigel Howard’s vimeo Report on the Telus Videoconferencing meeting on August 10, 2010 can be viewed at: http://vimeo.com/19492954 (approx. 6 minutes)
Nigel Howard’s vimeo Report on the CRTC meeting in November 2010 can be viewed at: http://vimeo.com/19455164 (approx. 14 minutes)
We also completed Sarah-Anne Hrycenko’s part of the TownHall information session with IP-Relay information updates, which can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ869635C3E
Part Three and Four will include other Committee members speaking or participating in the TownHall, and videotaped comments and sharing of personal experiences by Deaf community members.
Thank you all for your patience, as we learn how to do this video uploading process as volunteers.
BCCSD News
Greetings BC Deaf Community!
We have some updates to share:
1. New CCSD President
2. New BCCSD Mailing Address
3. BCCSD AGM 2011 Reminder
4. Volunteers for IDSLR 2011!!
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1. NEW CCSD PRESIDENT
BCCSD’s Parent Organization, Canada Cultural Society of the Deaf has a new President, Vincent Chauvet!
He is our own former President of BC Cultural Society of the Deaf!
2. BCCSD MAILING ADDRESS
BCCSD has a new mailing address for those needing to send paper mail 🙂
BC Cultural Society of the Deaf
PO Box 16024
617 Belmont Street
New Westminster, BC
Vancouver, BC Canada
V3M 6W6
Yes, it is the same PO Box as as the 4×4 (NWDOC) club! Many thanks to this club for sharing their resources with us!
This information has been updated on our website as well www.bccsd.ca !
3. BCCSD AGM 2011 REMINDER
Our upcoming Annual General Meeting 2011 is Friday April 15, 2011 at Douglas College. Book the Date on your calendars! We will have some pizza! Go ahead & send us email of pizza preferences through bccsd website!
4. VOLUNTEER FOR IDSLR 2011!!
International Day of Sign Language Rights is coming up this Fall 2011, it is one of BCCSD’s favorite & most successful event! We are preparing for it early this year- we are looking for volunteers! Please email us your interest to volunteer and availblity.
WBP Workshop in Victoria on March 11, 2011 – Mood Disorders
Well-Being Program Workshop “Mood Disorders” is coming to Victoria, BC:
Title:
“What are Mood Disorders: How to Identify and Understand”
Description:
– What are the triggers (how cause)?
– What is the difference between: anxiety, depression, and bipolar?
– How does a support system help?
Presenter: Eileen (Edinger) Marshall (check out her Bio on the flyer!)
Date: Friday March 11, 2011
Time: 6:30 – 9:30pm.
Location: #100 – 754 Broughton Street, in downtown Victoria, BC
To Register, please contact either
WBP Co-Workshop Volunteer for Victoria: Wendy Warwick: sweetcookie02@msn.com
OR
Lois Wood, WBP Mental Health Counsellor, lois.wood@vch.ca
See flyer for more information/details including a Bio of the Presenter.
View the full flyer by clicking here
