Come see Marlee Matlin at the “Speaking of Kids” Conference Friday, October 23rd, 2009.
Tickets are $55
Phone: 604-873-8139
or Email: events@ldav.ca for ticket information.
For more conference information visit: www.LDAV.CA
Marlee Matlin to present at Vancouver conference
BEACH YOGA PAH! Sunday August 23rd
BEACH YOGA PAH!
sunday, august 23, 2009
time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am
location: KITS BEACH POOL area
2305 Cornwall Street
Vancouver, BC
near Cornwall and Arbutus
(click on website below for ‘how to get there”)
by donation: $ 7.00 suggested donation
bring your own yoga mat and blanket (to put underneath yoga mat) in case we go on the sandy beach.
RSVP is nice, but not needed
MEET in the parking lot at Arbutus and Cornwall see you there !
blessings and BLISS-ings
leonarda
how to get there? click below
Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf Celebrate 80 years
Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf is welcoming you to join them on Saturday, September 12th, 2009 to celebrate their 80th Anniversary.
Please print the attachment (below), fill out the RSVP form and mail to the address provided. There are only 60 seats available to this very special occasion, so don’t wait too long!
SILENT WALK & RUN IN VANCOUVER ISLAND
BC DEAF SPORTS FEDERATION: SILENT WALK & RUN IN VANCOUVER ISLAND
BCDSF 2009 Silent Walk and Run Victoria
WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2009
WHERE: Elk Lake, Hamsterly Beach, (on Patricia Bay Highway (#17) in Saanich)
See website for direction: http://www.crd.bc.ca/parks/elkbeaver/
TIME: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
WHY: Help support deaf and hard of hearing youths/athletes in BC to participant in training camps for provincial and national competition levels.
REGISTERATION: 10:00 am
WALK: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
BEVERAGES AND PRIZES WILL BE PROVIDED
1 hour for 5 KM 2 hours for 10KM
PAY UPON ARRIVAL: $25.00
For more information, please contact: Cynthia Dunn, SVIADHH Public Relations/event planner bones.68@hotmail.com OR BCDSF E-mail: bcdeafsports@telus.net
CDSF IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DONATIONS WELCOME TAX RECIEPT IS AVAILABLE FOR $20.00 AND UP.
OVAD Corn Party
Annual OVAD(Kelowna)
Proudly presentsCORN PARTY At Reiswig Park in Winfield BC
On August 29, 2009 @ noon (12:00pm) to 10pm
Admission:
Early-bird tickets:
MUST reply for reservation before Aug 22nd, 2009
Jerome Yager (jgerome40@hotmail.com)
Adult (members) 13 and up $15
Adult (non-members) 13 and up $20
Senior (60+ members) $10
Senior (60+ non-members) $15
Child (7-12) $ 7
Child 6 and under free
At Door tickets:
Adult (members) 13 and up $20
Adult (non-members) 13 and up $25
Senior (60+ members) $15
Senior (60+ non-members) $20
Child (7-12) $ 9
Child 6 and under free
No pets allowed at the park
Meal:
Burger (Pick one) Beef, Chicken Burger, Hot Dog or Smokies
coming with “all you eat corn”
Admission includes:
Dinner Meal
Excellent door prizes at 6 pm
Games Fun
There will be a beach for your pleasure!
Rain or Shine! Bring your own lawn chairs.
NON REFUNDABLE, NO CHEQUES PLEASE, CASH ONLY
Corn Party Prize Update
Corn Party Prizes this year are out-of-control! Over $2500 worth of prizes! WOW!
This is just a taste of all the goodies instore for the August 15th Corn Party!
- Burnaby Village Museum: 2 passes
- CTV BC: logo hat, t-shirt, pen, chapstick, pin, keychain
- Cypress Mountain: 2 Adult lift tickets
- Harbour Cruises Ltd. : 2 passes
- IMAX Theatre LN: 4 passes
- Keg Steakhouse & Bar (corporate office): $25 gift certificate
- Maplewood Farm: 1 year family membership
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE): 2 all-day passes, 2 admissions tickets
- Prince of Whales Whale Watching: 2 hr trip for 2
- Sammy J. Pepper’s Grill & Bar (head office): $25 gift card
- Sewell’s Marina: 2 1-hour boat rental gift certificates
- Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours Ltd.: 4 tickets and 2 horseshoes
- Vancouver Aquarium: 2 general admission passes
- Vancouver Canadians Baseball : 4 Reserved Grandstand tickets
- Vancouver Giants, the (head office): 4 tickets
- Vancouver Trolley: 2 2-day passes
- VanDusen Botanical Gardens: 2 admission tickets
- Sorenson: TWO Dynex 15” 720p LCD TV’s
- Unicycle.com Canada: 2x 2-hr unicycle lessons
- BC Lions: TWO Bronze tickets
- Vancouver Canucks: Autographed picture of Darcy Hordichuk
- Greater Vancouver Zoo: Family day pass
- Capilano Suspension Bridge: 4x day pass
- Wendys: 150 free frosty vouchers
NEW PRIZES
- Polished – Makeup by Tasha Vu: HUGE assortment of professional makeup gift bags (7 to choose from)
- Yoga PAH! – 4 x 90min class gift certificate & 1 free yoga instructional dvd in ASL
- Fitness World – 2 x 1-month VIP club passes
INADEQUATE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION FUNDING FOR BC DEAF STUDENTS
Tue 11 Aug 2009
Vancouver – Peter Julian (Member of Parliament, Burnaby–New Westminster) was joined by members of the Deaf community as well as key representatives from Deaf service organizations on August 11th at Vancouver Community College to bring attention to the chronic underfunding for BC deaf students seeking post secondary education.
Julian stated “I believe that deaf students from the province of BC should be given the opportunity to join their peers at a university where everyone uses the same language – American Sign Language. Gallaudet University in Washington, DC is the only university in the world that offers 100% accessible and inclusive academic and social post secondary programs for deaf and hard of hearing students. No program of this kind is available anywhere in Canada and to deny this opportunity to deaf and hard of hearing students in BC is unconscionable and wrong-headed”.
Prior to 1998, BC provided funding (Vocational Rehabilitation Services) to post-secondary programs that use American Sign Language as its language of instruction.
“‘Top-up funding as is done in Alberta & Ontario is a practical and necessary option for deaf students to become contributing members of society. It would be more prudent financially to provide these funds so that deaf students could attend Gallaudet University than to fund interpreters at a BC university”, said Julian.
Post Secondary Access for Gallaudet & NTID from Forrest Smith on Vimeo.
Deaflympics and Pan American Games Position Openings
Dear members of the CDSA,
Please see attached the application forms for the position of Chef de Mission for the 2011 Deaflympics in Slovakia and for the position of Chef de Mission for the 2011 Pan American Games in Brazil. If you are qualified, please seriously consider applying for these two prestigious positions as Team Canada will surely be represented at both!
The deadline for submission is Monday, September 14, 2009. Please send all
applications directly to me at the address below!
Applications for mission staff will be sent out in the fall once the Chef de
Mission’s have been selected.
If you have any questions about the job description or the application,
please feel free to contact me (mthompson@bcdeafsports.bc.ca) directly for more information.
Go Canada Go!
CHEF DE MISSION APPLICATION FORM_EN 2011_Slovakia
CRTC GETS IT WRONG WITH VRS … AGAIN!!!
Once again, the CRTC has gotten nearly everything wrong!
In February 2008, the CRTC asked Bell
Canada to test VRS in Ontario and Quebec,
while Telus would test it in B.C. and Alberta. Before the end of that year, Bell said it made no sense to go ahead with
these tests, and they cancelled their plans.
In the public hearing in November 2008, and in written
comments in January/February 2009, Bell joined Sign Relay Canada (SRC),
Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD), and Canadian Cultural Society of the
Deaf (CCSD) in telling the CRTC that Canada needs national VRS’s, not
provincial or regional ones.
Despite this united front of consumers and telcos, the CRTC
has now stubbornly ordered Bell and Telus to proceed
with the provincial tests.
As if this wasn’t bad enough, the CRTC has also told Bell and Telus they don’t have to start their VRS’s until 31 December 2011. That’s right — another two years before Canada
gets VRS in even four provinces!
To read more on this subject please click on the link below for the entire article:
Corn Party Count Down! 4 More Days!
Are you ready for the party of the year?
The 31st Annual Corn Party is Saturday August 15th, 2009, ONLY FOUR DAYS AWAY!
This year we have a TON of prizes worth over $2000, TONS of activites for ALL ages, and ALL the corn you can eat!
Bring the whole family for a fun day shared with friends!
Tickets can be bought at the door!
Tickets include:
- ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CORN
- A hotdog or smokie
- Can of pop
- All activities and games
- 1-Year GVAD membership
Hot Dogs, Smokies, and Veggie Dogs are available for a low price of $3, chips, pop & bottled water are only $1
Wine and beer will be served after 4 pm.
See you Saturday!
Click on the image above twice to enlarge
In Memory of Keith Cooke
BCRAD (British Columbia Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf) would like you to join us for vigil in memory of Keith Cooke. We will be meeting at the The Inukshuk by English Bay (The Inuit Rock Statute). We will be bringing our own candles and will light them up in honour of Keith Cooke. Please come and join us on Sunday August 9th at 8pm .
You may share your memories and stories with the group. See you there!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rytch at bcrad@ymail.
Have you seen Drive TV yet?
Drive TV Vancouver is a NEW project brought to you by SOPOS (Sense Our Possibilities).
Drive TV Vancouver – Deaf Culture Channel – features Deaf Culture and Community events. Hosted by Craig Loehr & Denise Read.
Here are a couple videos to check out:
Stay tuned for more videos to come!
For more information check out: Drive TV Vancouver
If you have ideas for new Drive TV-Deaf Channel News
please email: Patrick Hennings: drivetv.ph@gmail.com
Exciting Event Friday August 7th – VCA Party & SOPOS
SOPOS – Sense Our Possibilities AND Viva con Agua – a charity based organisation campaigning for clean drinking water worldwide, together are bringing you a new and exciting community event.
On Friday, August 7th Sopos and Viva con Agua are holding their very first fundraising event.
Featuring entertainment by our very own Deaf sign-singer Denise Read.
Please come out and show your support!
Where?
The Beaumont
316 West 5th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1J5
604-733-3783
When? Friday, August 7th
Time? 8pm
For more information check out:
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=bcrad&init=quick#/group.php?gid=93212561711
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34708254314#
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=101128634816&ref=ts
Beach Yoga Sunday
Leonarda was hoping to hold a beach yoga session on Sunday, August 9th at 8am. Location TBA.
If you are interest please email: Leonarda Ehl: leonarda@shaw.ca
In memorial of Katherine Buta
Jericho Hill School class of 1970 graduate, Katherine Buta passed away Monday August 3rd, 2009.
Katherine Marie Buta had been living in Owings, Maryland with her family.
She will be remembered fondly.
