{"id":9869,"date":"2010-03-29T02:23:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T07:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9869"},"modified":"2010-03-29T02:51:12","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T07:51:12","slug":"join-the-nad-board-for-%e2%80%9can-evening-in-paris%e2%80%9d-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/03\/29\/join-the-nad-board-for-%e2%80%9can-evening-in-paris%e2%80%9d-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the NAD Board for \u201cAn Evening in Paris\u201d and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join the NAD Board for \u201cAn Evening in Paris\u201d and More!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submitted by NAD<\/p>\n<p>03\/27\/2010<\/p>\n<p>The NAD Board of Directors is coming to town! They will visit Capitol Hill<br \/>\nto educate legislators on the importance of H.R. 3101 on Thursday, April 15,<br \/>\nhold their quarterly meeting at the NAD headquarters in Silver Spring,<br \/>\nMaryland on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, and take part in \u201cAn Evening<br \/>\nin Paris\u201d &#8211; 2010 Spring Gala in North Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday, April<br \/>\n17.  Members, supporters and the public are invited to join the board in<br \/>\nthese three activities.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Leah Katz-Hernandez announced a national virtual NAD Legislative<br \/>\nDay on Thursday, April 15, in support of H.R. 3101 &#8211; the Twenty-first<br \/>\nCentury Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009.  Members of the<br \/>\nNAD Board will be visiting key Congressional members and staff to explain<br \/>\nwhy this bill is so important to deaf and hard of hearing individuals.  Your<br \/>\ncalls, letters, faxes, and emails on the same day will help our efforts to<br \/>\npush for the passage of this important bill.  Click here to view Leah\u2019s vlog<br \/>\n(transcript also available) to learn how you can get involved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http\/\/www.nad.org\/blogs\/lkatz-hernandez\/support-hr-3101-april-15\" target=\"_blank\">http\/\/www.nad.org\/blogs\/lkatz-hernandez\/support-hr-3101-april-15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, April 16 from 9 am until 5 pm and Saturday, April 17 from 9 am<br \/>\nuntil 4 pm,  the NAD Board of Directors will meet at the organization&#8217;s<br \/>\nheadquarters to discuss the CEO search process, policy issues of importance,<br \/>\nprogress on priorities, and preparations for the 50th Biennial NAD<br \/>\nConference (see link below) which takes place July 6-10, 2010 in<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. Members and the public, as always, are welcome<br \/>\nto observe the board in action and interact with individual members during<br \/>\nbreaks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nad.org\/philly\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nad.org\/philly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of the year when we welcome spring cherry blossoms in the<br \/>\nWashington, DC area \u2013 come and mingle with the NAD Board of Directors,<br \/>\nfriends and colleagues for \u201cAn Evening in Paris\u201d &#8211; 2010 Spring Gala (see<br \/>\nlink below) on Saturday, April 17 from 6 pm to 11 pm at the beautiful<br \/>\nBethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Your participation will<br \/>\nbenefit and sustain the NAD and its work on behalf of the American deaf<br \/>\ncommunity. Sheena McFeely, as event coordinator, has wonderful plans for a<br \/>\nmemorable celebration that includes cocktail hour and an elegant<br \/>\nthree-course dinner, with spectacular entertainment, remarks by President<br \/>\nBobbie Beth Scoggins, a special tribute to Anita B. Farb, brief live<br \/>\nauction, opportunity to be photographed and take prints home with you, and<br \/>\nmuch more.  Table reservations are available for sponsors and supporters<br \/>\nalike.  Monday, April 12 is the deadline for gala tickets and reservations.<br \/>\nMake plans to join us for a festive evening!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nad.org\/evening-paris-2010-spring-gala\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nad.org\/evening-paris-2010-spring-gala<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2010\/3\/join-nad-board-%E2%80%9C-evening-paris%E2%80%9D-and-more \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2010\/3\/join-nad-board-%E2%80%9C-evening-paris%E2%80%9D-and-more <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the NAD Board for \u201cAn Evening in Paris\u201d and More! Submitted by NAD 03\/27\/2010 The NAD Board of Directors is coming to town! They will visit Capitol Hill to educate legislators on the importance of H.R. 3101 on Thursday,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/03\/29\/join-the-nad-board-for-%e2%80%9can-evening-in-paris%e2%80%9d-and-more\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2183,3917,1078,98,1655,3913,35,136,1187,3914,1812,100,630,2021,3915,3916],"class_list":["post-9869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-50th-biennial-nad-conference","tag-anita-b-farb","tag-auction","tag-banquet","tag-bobbie-beth-scoggins","tag-captitol-hill","tag-community","tag-conference","tag-hr3101","tag-leah-katz-hernandez","tag-legislators","tag-nad","tag-national-association-of-the-deaf","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-sheena-mcfeely"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-2zb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1361,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/03\/16\/nad-announces-appointment-of-new-region-iv-board-member\/","url_meta":{"origin":9869,"position":0},"title":"NAD Announces Appointment of New Region IV Board Member","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"March 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"National Association of the Deaf NAD Announces Appointment of New Region IV Board Member A News Release from the National Association of the Deaf For Immediate Release Contact: Anita B. 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