MADISON AREA NEWS -- NO Madison Deaf Senior Housing Meeting in August -- Aug 17: BlackBerry 101 Workshop, Janesville -- Aug 23: Picnic in the Park -- Sand Volleyball @ CRI -- Fall ASL Classes @ Access to Independence ================================================== No Madison Deaf Senior Housing Meeting in AugustThere will be NO Madison Senior Housing meeting in August. There will be a meeting at 10 a.m. on September 8th. More information to come later.
(Contributed by: Karen Dishno, WADNet Reader) ================================================== Aug 17: BlackBerry 101 Workshop, Janesville Blackberry 101 – How to use your Blackberry? Workshop provided by Mike Finneran, Sprint Relay *UP TO 40 PEOPLE. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS* WHEN: August 17, 2007 TIME: 7pmWHERE: Holiday Inn Express – Janesville I-90 & US HWY 14
3100 Wellington Place Janesville, WI 53546 UNITED STATES Hotel Front Desk: 1-608-756-3100 / Hotel Fax: 1-608-756-3111RSVP: Contact Faye Peters at Faye4Sprint@xxxxxxxxx
(Contributed by: Faye Peters, Sprint) ================================================== Aug 23: Picnic in the Park ********* SAVE THE DATE ************** Deaf and Hard of Hearing Family Potluck Picnic in the Park WHEN: Thursday, August 23rd 6:00pmCome one, come all. Gather with old friends and make new ones in this relaxed environment.
Bring a dish to share.Students who are deaf and hard of hearing, and their families, who live in any Dane County school district, are strongly encouraged to attend.
Collaborated event with Family Enhancement/Shore to Shore, Access to Independence’s Denise Pulfer and Madison Metropolitan School District’s D/HH Department’s Jovita Gandolfo and TDHH Deb Anken-Dyer.
WHERE: Westmoreland Park, a City of Madison Park, 4114 Tokay Blvd (go to www.cityofmadison.com/parks/major/westMorePark.html for details and directions)
QUESTIONS: Please contact me for any questions and suggestions. Connie Stevens Shore to Shore Parent EducatorShore to Shore is a program for families with a deaf or hard of hearing member. We believe that communication in the family is the foundation to social, emotional and academic development.
A program of Family Enhancement 2120 Fordem Avenue, Suite 210 Madison, WI 53704 cstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 608-241-5150 ext. 16 (Contributed by: Connie Stevens, Shore to Shore) ================================================== Sand Volleyball @ CRI (Crossroads)Hi all!! Come and support your local sand volleyball team!! We have lots of fun and it is a great place to see everyone!!
People on our team: Scott Evans, Ted Trenkamp, Kim Bagley, Brian Bagley, Laurie Evans, Becky, John Payne, and Kayla Timm
Here is the rest of the season's schedule: Volleyball Schedule at CRI on Thursdays June 21 8:30pm June 28 6:30pm July 5 No Volleyball- HOLIDAY July 12 8 30pm July 19 7 30pm July 26 Rain/Make up/Playoffs Aug 2 Rain/Make up/Playoffs Aug 9 Playoffs Aug 16 Playoffs Aug 23 Playoffs if needed See you there!!! (Contributed by: Kim Bagley, WADNet Reader) ================================================== Fall ASL Classes at Access to Independence Access to Independence will be offering ASL 1 and 2 in the fall. When: Tuesdays Start: Sept 11, 2007 Where: Our Savior Deaf Church 3110 Dairy Dr Madison What: ASL 1 and 2 Kid's class and childcareWho: Classes are open to the community. Kid's classes will be held at the same time.
Cost: $50 individual $80 familyDeadline is Sept 4 to sign up. A $10 fee will be added if you sign up after the deadline.
Contact Denise for sign up forms. Denise Pulfer Access to Independence Coordinator for Deaf and hard of hearing 2345 Atwood Ave. Madison WI 53704 608 242-8480 (tty) deaf.accesstoind.org IP videophone deaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1 800 316-3304 for hearing users only (Contributed by: Denise Pulfer, Access to Independence) ================================================== ================================================== 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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