{"id":10355,"date":"2010-05-03T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=10355"},"modified":"2010-05-03T23:14:11","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T04:14:11","slug":"why-should-i-bother-joining-rid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/05\/03\/why-should-i-bother-joining-rid\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should I Bother Joining RID?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why Should I Bother Joining RID?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DATE: 5\/5\/10<\/p>\n<p>TIME: 11:30 am-12:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>ADDRESS:<br \/>\n9191 Barker Cypress Road<br \/>\nCypress, Texas (Houston area)<\/p>\n<p>WEBSITE:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?invites&amp;eid=119950211364004\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?invites&amp;eid=119950211364004<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Grooms is glad you asked!  Chris is our RID Region IV Representative<br \/>\nand we are lucky enough to have him in Houston.  Come hear him speak to the<br \/>\nadvantages of joining professional organizations.<\/p>\n<p>We will meet at Lone Star College-CyFair in CENT 152 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm<br \/>\nand here are maps of the campus: <a href=\"http:\/\/lonestar.edu\/maps-cyfair.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/lonestar.edu\/maps-cyfair.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CONTACT PERSON NAME: Leyel Michon Hudson<br \/>\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: leyel.m.hudson@lonestar.edu<br \/>\nCONTACT TELEPHONE #: 832-326-3367 (Voice\/text)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Should I Bother Joining RID? DATE: 5\/5\/10 TIME: 11:30 am-12:30 pm ADDRESS: 9191 Barker Cypress Road Cypress, Texas (Houston area) WEBSITE: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?invites&amp;eid=119950211364004 Chris Grooms is glad you asked! 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