NEWS FROM THE DAD PRESIDENT:<\/p>\n
Hello Dallas and Ft. Worth friends!<\/p>\n
We, the Dallas Association of the Deaf (DAD) officers and members, are having some exciting entertainment going on this coming weekend!<\/p>\n
Friday, March 2, 8:00-10:00pm – Prime Time, Sign Time (PTST)
\nSaturday, March 3, 1:00-2:30pm – United We Stand, GUAA\/DFW Chapter
\nSaturday, March 3, 3:30pm – North Texas Deaf Poker Tournament<\/p>\n
Read below for more details about the above events: <\/p>\n
Friday, March 2, 8:00-10:00pm – Prime Time, Sign Time (PTST)
\nAre you just learning ASL?
\nAre you an intermediate ASL user?
\nAre you planning on becoming an Interpreter?
\nAre you an ASL expert?<\/p>\n
Friday night PTST is open to any and everyone (minors welcome!) who wants to learn more about our language or just to refresh about our language; as well as, sharing ASL with us! <\/p>\n
We will have ASL storytelling, jokes, skits and play some games.
\nCome and have some fun!! (Psssss, hey, students, know what the best part of this is? No class lectures nor any grading stuff!!!)<\/p>\n
Admission fee: members, free; non-members $3.00 and children under 14 free.
\nContact Cathy R. Edler-Ashley for more information. Email: president@dallasdeafclub.org<\/p>\n
Saturday, March 3, 1:00-2:30pm – United We Stand, GUAA
\nOPEN to the PUBLIC!!! No admission fee<\/p>\n
UNITED WE STAND: GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE ALUMNI <\/p>\n
The GUAA – DFW Chapter proudly present Sam Sonnenstrahl 79 & G-84 who is also currently the Director of the Alumni Relations and Executive Director of GUAA at Gallaudet University. <\/p>\n
Sam will share with the audience the latest improvements\/renovations on campus; i.e., ‘the Ole Jim’. <\/p>\n
He will also share briefly of what he knows has happened during the protest, at Gallaudet University, last fall.
\nAnd there will be a question and answer session after Sam’s presentation. <\/p>\n
Please do come and hear Sam’s presentation about Gallaudet! FYI: voice interpreting will not be provided. <\/p>\n
The GUAA-DFW Chapter officers are: President: Patricia Covell, 86 – paccovell@tx.rr.com Vice President: Cathy Edler-Ashley, 87 – catromaine@verizon.net; Secretary\/Treasurer: Patty Underbrink, 85 – deaf_froggie@juno.com <\/p>\n
FYI: DAD will begin selling lunch at noon at $5.00 per plate. Desserts: 50 cents each. <\/p>\n
Saturday, March 3, 3:30pm – North Texas Deaf Poker Tournament
\nFYI: this event will be held at DAD, each month, until the end of June 2007.<\/p>\n
8 out of 100 players, who have earned the most points, will enter the final tournament in July, 2007, to determine who will win the North Texas Deaf Poker Championship. <\/p>\n
It will be your great challenge to grab your highest-making points for this classic event!<\/p>\n
See below who holds the 21 leading points:
\n37 SHARON HOWELL
\n31 ANDY BECKHAM
\n29 TERRY WISTRAND
\n25 TOMMY SMITH
\n24 LINDA GREEN
\n24 TIM SISLEY
\n23 SONJI COOKSEY
\n23 JODY DUNN
\n22 JOEY CALVANO
\n22 YEN DUNN
\n20 TOMMY LE
\n19 JESSE LAYMAN
\n18 CYNTHIA VELASQUEZ
\n17 ANDY ADAMS
\n17 JERRY ADAMS
\n17 STANLEY GREEN
\n17 DAVID HOWELL
\n16 ATTILA GAAL
\n16 KENT RENEAU
\n15 JIMMY COOKSEY
\n15 DON GREER
\n15 JACK ROSENTHAL<\/p>\n
The competition begins at 4 p.m., no exceptions and no holding a seat(s) for your friends!
\nEntry Fee: $20.00 per member and $23.00 per non-member.
\nNumber of participants is limited to 80.
\nHearing individuals, with sign language fluency, are welcome to participate.<\/p>\n
Sign-Up is at 2:30 p.m. Explanation of rules and seating assignments will occur then.<\/p>\n
Come and sign-up for this classic tournament and you will have a chance to go home as a winner!!<\/p>\n
Fans: $2.00 per member and $3.00 per non-member.<\/p>\n
Fantastic and fabulous foods, drinks, and desserts will be sold.<\/p>\n
For the information about this North Texas Deaf Poker Competition, see or contact Stanley Green (doymet@sbcglobal.net), Jody Dunn (northtexasdeafpoker@yahoo.com), Attila Gaal, Tommy Smith, and Kent Reneau (s.reneau@comcast.net). <\/p>\n
Location:
\nDallas Association of the Deaf (DAD)
\n4215 Maple Avenue
\nDallas, Texas 75219
\nVP: 214-522-0380
\nhttp:\/\/www.dallasdeafclub.org
\nDAD’s VP: 214-522-0380<\/p>\n
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NEWS FROM THE DAD PRESIDENT: Hello Dallas and Ft. Worth friends! We, the Dallas Association of the Deaf (DAD) officers and members, are having some exciting entertainment going on this coming weekend! Friday, March 2, 8:00-10:00pm – Prime Time, Sign…<\/p>\n