What's Happening at DAD for the Autumn of 2008?
What's New to DAD and the website?
Updated on
October 01, 2008.
 Messages
from the President
by Cathy Edler-Ashley
The messages were posted on September 4, 2008.
Hello DAD Members and Friends,
It was so good to see many of you during my
recent two weeks in the Dallas area. And I miss you
all again. I had to return to Wisconsin again to
care for my mother..
When I first walked inside the DAD Clubhouse, I was so impressed at
how the floor looked with the new tiles. It certainly gives the whole
bar area a much needed uplift feeling along with the new bar.
DAD is blessed to have these three very hard working guys,
Preston Ashley Jr., Preston Ashley Sr., and
Mitchel Bien. Imagine them on their knees, nearly
everyday, removing the old tiles and getting new tiles all set. They had
to be patient to make sure that the tiles fit perfectly around the poles
and/or trim them to the right size, or else the tiles would chip or
crack. Then they had to do the smoothing out the grouts in between the
tiles.
DAD had a few guys who came and help whenever they were able to:
David Normand, Kent Reneau and Chris Nicolay.
Then there's
Maxine Satarino, Laura Lemmon-Moore,
Marianne Sasseen, Cindi Nagy, and Susan Lane who came in
and cleaned, dusted, and swept after the guys completed their work
before any of DAD's weekend events.
Hey, have you checked out the restroom yet? It's a JOY to walk into
now and be able to feel good sitting on one of the toilets. Maybe it
sounds silly to you reading this but I know that the DAD Members and
friends would agree with me! Those who haven't been to DAD for a long
time, COME and VISIT! And a very special thanks goes to
Alfredo Gonzales
who's an expert in doing compound joint and paint in the restrooms.
The renovation is still on-going. As of now, the guys could only
complete the tiles in the bar area, restrooms and admission area. The
guys really need help in removing the old tiles from the recreation
center area. Since the money has run low, we need some more donations in
order to purchase more grout bags and sealers. Donations will help to
complete the recreation center area. For anyone who donate over $100 you
will receive a thank you donation letter for your 2008 tax write off.
DAD almost had a couple possible winners at the previous CINGO!
Some of us are already are anxious to come to the next CINGO and
hope to become one of the big WINNERS. It would be a great to win some
money for some Christmas shopping for one, two or three winners.
Speaking of Christmas, the Winter Holiday
for the Children
committee rolled up their sleeves and are getting their gears
going. We had a successful party for the children last year and we are
hoping for another great holiday celebration for the children again this
year on December 20th. If any of you are interested in participating
and/or desire to make a donation, please do contact
Larry Campero. It'll be his second year as the chair
of this event and his email address is
pizzeria22@verizon.net.
Some upcoming events at DAD are:
- September 6 - "World Venture Travel", for more info see:
http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2008/08/20/worldventures-travel-ceo-of-fun-dfw/,
@6:00PM
- September 7 - First Dallas Cowboys Game on TV - door opens @2:30
PM
- September 12 - "Communicating With Your Doctor", presented by
DARS, @7:30 PM
- September 13 - DCCD Seniors, @10:00 - 4:00 PM
- September 19 - "HAVA, Helping America Vote Act of 2002",
presented by DARS, @ 7:30 PM.
(fyi: HAVA is the Help America Vote Act of 2002 which requires
accessible polling places and voting machines and funds agencies
like ours to protect voting rights of people with disabilities)
- September 20 - DAD fundraiser: A Scents Event, @ 2:00-4:00 PM
- September 20 - Dallas Bass Anglers of the Deaf meeting, @ 3:00
PM
- September 20 - Dallas Black Deaf Advocates meeting, @ 3:00 PM
- September 20 - CINGO, @ 8:00 PM. Food will be sold by the WINTER
HOLIDAY PARTY FOR CHILDREN committee
- September 26 - DAD General Members Meeting, @ 7:30 PM
- September 27 - DAD booth at Deaf Celebration, Plano Centre,
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
I also want to share with you about a special upcoming event which
will occur in November. I hope you will mark your calendar and plan to
attend the Annual Awards Night on November 1, 2008.
Marianne Sasseen, the chairperson,
had succeeded in inviting Angel Ramos (formerly a Dallas
resident) as a Guest Speaker, thanks to CSDVRS support. Also
Brian Brizendine, from Maryland, will be the Master of
Ceremonies. As you know, both are Deaf individuals. Do come, enjoy, and
also praise the awardees during this evening together. Buy your advanced
tickets now. Please check out the flyer:
http://www.dallasdeafclub.org/pdfs/flyer_20081011-awards-night.pdf.
Please always do continue to check out our website first, before
coming to DAD, for any updates and/or any rescheduling, which may occur.
http://www.dallasdeafclub.org
DADly yours,
Cathy Edler-Ashley
President
cashley@dallasdeafclub.org
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