{"id":4718,"date":"2008-11-14T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2008-11-14T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2008-11-14T20:38:56","slug":"message-from-dad-president-111408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/11\/14\/message-from-dad-president-111408\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from DAD President 11\/14\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello DAD Members and Friends &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I had a really nice &#8220;mini&#8221; weekend visit in Dallas, recently, during<br \/>\nthe Annual Awards Night. I was fortunate to have a sister who was able<br \/>\nto take care of my Mom while I was in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>I want to congratulate Marianne Sasseen, Chair of the Annual Awards<br \/>\nNight, for a successful evening. Dr. Angel Ramos, our keynote speaker,<br \/>\ngave us an excellent presentation about &#8220;partnership&#8221; and &#8220;teamwork&#8221;.<br \/>\nI know I had mentioned often about how teamwork is very important to<br \/>\nkeep our organization together and strong. Partnership is what I<br \/>\nbelieve in, as well. Every organization may have a different mission<br \/>\nyet we can join together for a specific project and\/or mission in<br \/>\norder to reach our bigger goals.<\/p>\n<p>I hope we will have the Annual Awards Night powerpoints and pictures<br \/>\non our DAD webpage &#8220;Photo Gallery&#8221; by the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>I regret to inform you t hat it was necessary for us to cancel the<br \/>\nHalloween Party a couple weeks ago, due to an unexpected personal<br \/>\nissue.<\/p>\n<p>While the Annual DAD Bowling Tournament last Saturday attracted more<br \/>\nfans than bowlers the fans were able to see their old friends and make<br \/>\nnew ones. Congratulations goes to Harold Stuart, who rolled 925 in<br \/>\nfour games with handicap, James Cooksey who was just 24 pins short<br \/>\nwith total of 901, and then Joan McCowin, who came with 895 pins .<br \/>\nBowlers and fans went to DAD afterwards to socialize and to play<br \/>\ncards.<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday, Nov 15, the Winter Holidays for the Children Committee<br \/>\nwill sell delicious lasagna, salad, garlic bread &amp; dessert for only<br \/>\n$6.00! They will begin to serve at 5:30PM. They also will have 50-50<br \/>\nfundraising raffle tickets. The holidays are coming just around the<br \/>\ncorner! Come and show your support for the Winter Holidays for the<br \/>\nChildren. The committee did an excellent job last year and are marking<br \/>\ntheir goal to be the same for this year too. Adults, please remember<br \/>\nto secure (RSVP) a present\/gift for your child or children from Santa.<br \/>\nYou must sign and submit the form by Dec 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas Ornaments and Crafts Party will be held on Dec 13, and<br \/>\nthe Chair of this is Maria Walker. She will need you to RSVP your<br \/>\ngifts and money by Dec 6. Please see flyer for more information.<\/p>\n<p>See below for our upcoming events at DAD:<\/p>\n<p>November 15, Saturday &#8211; Dallas Black Deaf Advocates Meeting &amp;<br \/>\nElection (3:00 PM)<\/p>\n<p>November 15, Saturday &#8211; Southwest Deaf Bowling Association Meeting<br \/>\n(6:00 PM)<\/p>\n<p>November 15, Saturday &#8211; CINGO (8:30 PM)<\/p>\n<p>November 21, Friday &#8211; DAD General Members Meeting (7:30 PM)<\/p>\n<p>November 22, Saturday &#8211; North Texas Senior Citizen (1-4PM) Krown<br \/>\nMfg.\/Dallas Fire Dept. (4:00PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 3, Wednesday &#8211; Tejas Senior Citizens Gathering<\/p>\n<p>December 6, Saturday &#8211; Body Nutrition Presentation by Larry Umberger<br \/>\n(3-6PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 13, Saturday &#8211; Christmas Ornaments and Crafts Party (12:00<br \/>\nNoon)<\/p>\n<p>December 13, Saturday &#8211; D\/FW Women Basketball Meeting (8:00PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 20, Saturday &#8211; Winter Holiday for the Children (1:00-4:00PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 20, Saturday &#8211; CINGO Christmas Dinner (6:00 PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 20, Saturday &#8211; CINGO (8:30 PM)<\/p>\n<p>December 31, Wednesday &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Eve Party (7:00PM-2:00AM)<\/p>\n<p>I strongly encourage DAD Members to attend January&#8217;s General Members<br \/>\nmeeting &amp; Elections on Jan 23, 2009. I believe DAD is the most<br \/>\nbeautiful and updated clubhouse around in the nation. DAD needs YOU to<br \/>\nkeep it beautiful and going strong.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information about any of the above events; please<br \/>\ngo to the following websi te:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.dallasdeafclub.org\/calendar.htm<br \/>\n, then click onto the event\u2019s hyperlink for flyer.<\/p>\n<p>And always do continue to check out our website first, before coming<br \/>\nto DAD, for any updates and\/or any rescheduling, which may occur, at<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.dallasdeafclub.org<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>DADly yours,<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Edler-Ashley<\/p>\n<p>President<\/p>\n<p>cashley@dallasdeafclub.org<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for<br \/>\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! Try http:\/\/www.i711.com for free today!<\/p>\n<p>NEW! Try out our Deaf Network of Texas Calendar! 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