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!!!!!
Courtesy by: Bruce Gross, President/CEO, WRAD, Inc. A Non-profit organization since 1985