NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AREA NEWS -- May 5: FRVAD General Meeting & Social -- May 5: Cinco de Mayo at Waverly Beach, Menasha -- May 12: NEW Deaf Light House Coalition Meeting -- May 13: Special BlackBerry/Sprint Offer EXTENDED!! -- May 22 & 23: Understanding Your Benefits -- Aug 4: Green Bay Deaf Club Picnic ================================================ May 5: FRVAD General Meeting & Social Fox River Valley Association of the Deaf General Meeting Doors open at noon Meeting starts at 1:00pm Social: FISHING & BBQ/COOKOUT PARTY! Doors open at 6:00pm Social starts at 7:00pm Special fun: MINNOW RACES!View flyers by going to WAD site at http://www.wi-deaf.org then click on "WAD Chapter Events" in the "WAD Chapters" box on the left side of the screen
OR Click on the event calendar on WAD site, then navigate to May 5, 2007 date. (Contributed by: Faye Peters, FRVAD) ================================================== May 5: Cinco de Mayo at Waverly Beach, Menasha 2:30pm-6:00pm Tiki Bar at Waverly Beach Come Spend a Fun Afternoon! Featuring Vale Todo, the Valley Salsa Sensation Benefit for Deaf Empowerment For more information contact Deaf Empowerment, info@xxxxxxxxx THEN... Special Event! Kellie Pickler (from American Idol) with Special Guest Box Kar Doors open 7pm For ticket information contact Waverly Beach 920-733-9721 (voice) (Contributed by: Scott Seefeld, Deaf Empowerment) ================================================== May 12: NEW Deaf Light House Coalition Meeting Saturday, May 12, 2007 Menasha Goodwill Community Center Appleton Room 1800 Appleton Road Menasha, WI (enter through glass doors at north end of the building) 9:00am - Noon We will start off with coffee & light snacks. POTLUCK LUNCH - bring a dish to share!IMPORTANT NOTE for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-blind Residents of the Fox Valley Area: During April and early May, we will be working on a "Senior Citizens Housing Location" survey - some of us will be at events around NE Wisconsin during April to pass out the survey forms. If you want to fill out the survey, contact any member of the NEW Deaf Light House Coalition committee*, or one of the co-chairpersons. At the next meeting, we will be discussing possible locations for a new residence for Deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind in the Fox Valley area. Your ideas and opinions are IMPORTANT!
*Members of the NEW Deaf Light House Coalition committee: Wendy Altmann Laura Jean Davis Joe Heidemann Faye Jordan-Peters Kathy Kamasky Julie Meyer Troy Peters Sara Rhoades Leslie Riggs Scott Seefeld Barbara Stapleford Marie StaplefordQuestions? Need more information? Contact Leslie Riggs, skyeyes@xxxxxxxxxx or 920-832-9235 (VP/TTY).
(Contributed by: Leslie Riggs, WADNet Reader) ================================================== May 13: Special BlackBerry/Sprint Offer EXTENDED!New BLACKBERRY 8703e from SPRINT RELAY… Special offer FREE after mail-in rebate!
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Thank you & Happy Sprint! Faye Peters (Contributed by: Faye Peters, WADNet Reader) ================================================== May 22 & 23: Understanding Your Benefits Need help with: • Medicare? • Medicaid? • Social Security? • Food Stamps? • Family Care benefit? • housing programs? • unemployment benefit? • employment benefit? • Work incentives • or any other benefit? There is someone who can help you! Jeffrey Cucinotta, Disability & Work Incentives Benefit Specialist, is available to help you understand your benefits or benefits you may qualify for. Come and see me on May 22 & 23, 2007 at Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing 555 Country Club Rd Green Bay WI between 9 am to 4 pm each dayTo schedule an appointment, please call Jeffrey Cucinotta at 1-866-796-9725 tty or 608-266-3118 voice or 608-266-1000 videophone (vp) or email at
cucinjm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx View flyer at http://www.wi-deaf.org/images/community/DBS_Day_GreenBay.pdf (Contributed by: Jeffrey Cucinotta, Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing) ================================================== Aug 4: Green Bay Deaf Club Picnic Green Bay Deaf Club invites you to a PICNIC Saturday, August 4, 2007 Bay Beach Amusement Park 1313 Bay Beach Rd. Green Bay, WI 54302 Bay Beach Shelter #2 10:00AM to 8:00PM Lunch at Noon Hamburgers & Homemade Brats Corn on the Cob Supper at 5:00PM Chicken Cost for Supper $7.00 per person What's at Bay Beach? Go Karts Mini Golf Zoo Wildlife A Fair DRAWING AT 7:00PM For online map to the park: http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/geninfo/baybeach_web/baybeach_location.html View flyer on WAD Website, click Chapter Events, then GBDC. (Contributed by: Monalisa Smith, Green Bay Deaf Club) ================================================== ================================================== Leslie Riggs WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator Wisconsin Association of the Deaf -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- TO SUBSCRIBE to the WADNet Post, please email to wadnetpost-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field. IF YOU ARE CHANGING EMAIL ADDRESSES, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE TWO STEPS:1) UNSUBSCRIBE from the WADNet Post by sending an email from your OLD email address to wadnetpost-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
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