It is great to know that we are over 20 years old as a non-profit organization serving the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community and we are looking forward to serve you another 20 years or more!

A little about our history. We grew very fast in the 1980s, first in Southern California then some parts of the nation and the world after we were established but then by the late 1990s we had to slow down and close the chapters because they were inactive and we did not want to lose our non-profit status if the chapters did not file the tax returns to WRAD so the Board of WRAD decided to close the chapters. (We have a Group Exemption privilege)

We were restructing WRAD and today we are happy to report that we are getting better and continue to serve you in the community.

We do not have membership in WRAD today. You do not need to pay any dues to join WRAD as we accept everyone to the organization as long as they do not discriminate against anyone and follow the guidelines of the IRS. We also abide by our Bylaws and regulations as a non-profit entity organization.

We are a primarily volunteer organization and everyone volunteers to help us. We had several great activities this past year that were run by volunteers. They were our Deaf Awareness Day at Universal Studios Hollywood and the Halloween Costume Ball as well as other events like pizza and ice cream nights.

We welcome YOU to join WRAD and become a volunteer to host any events or activities for the deaf and hard of hearing community. We have a very good mailing list in our database and are looking forward to more fun activities in 2006 with your help and support.

We also welcome contributions from members of the community as well as sponsors to help our organization.

Have a GREAT holiday season and we hope to see you in our activities soon!!!!!