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WRAD, Inc. welcomes you to DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
NIGHT
AT MONTE CARLO'S RESTAURANT IN BURBANK
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monte Carlo's Restaurant
3103 West Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, California 91505
We will have dinner at this great Italian restaurant called Monte Carlo's Pinocchio Restaurant on Tuesday night February 28th as prices are very reasonable around $6 to $15. A fundraiser for the WRAD organization and please tell the cashier you are with WRAD or bring the flyer for WRAD to get a 15% donation from Monte Carlo's.
Bruce Gross, Gino Giudice, and Carlos
Greenham already been to that restaurant and loved it. Lets go there as a group
on February 28th. Free parking. See you there as everyone is welcome. For
more information, contact brucegross@aol.com or by VP at 661-943-8879.
Have you ever wanted to travel and explore the unknown and try diving, but have been unable to take that giant leap because of your hearing loss? Do you find it hard to understand diving instructors in big classes? FRUSTRATED???
Not anymore. Welcome aboard to the Sampai Jumpa where your travel and diving worries will disappear.
Frank van der Linde and Naomi Hayim have taught many D/deaf and hard of hearing people. Whether you want to learn to dive, or be gently guided around the beautiful sights of the underwater world, let us take you by the hand. Together, we can teach you scuba diving with confidence and ease.
As soon as you jump on the boat, you can relax completely. We will put you in an environment that caters for your needs without you having to feel different from the group.
Following the successes of our previous trips where we had many D/deaf and hard of hearing people join us from the United States, Europe and Australia, please find dates for the next trips starting from early 2006. We look forward to welcoming you!
Dates for 2006 and 2007.2/13/06 – 2/20/06 – Similan & Surin Islands
4/10/06 – 4/17/06 – Similan & Surin Islands
4/19/06 – 4/27/06 – Burma Banks & Mergui Archipelago
3/08/07 – 3/16/07 – 10-day Manta Ray & Whaleshark Sighting Galore Trip
3/18/07 – 3/25/07 – 8-day Similan & Surin Islands Trip
3/28/07 – 4/17/07 – 3-week Andaman Trip
3/7/06 – 3/28/06 – Andaman Islands — A very special 3-week trip to the unique Andaman Islands. This special trip is open to everyone and is highly recommended as it is one of the last places to see the almost extinct Dugongs (Sea Cows).
The aim of delegating the above trips is for D/deaf/hard of hearing divers to meet one another.
If you wish to come at other times not specified above, you are most welcome to book any trips you wish. Naomi will be on board at all times from October 2005. We use a wide range of communication methods, to ensure that everyone can understand and participate, these being BSL, ASL, lip speaking, gestures and fingerspelling. We aim to accommodate everyone, whatever their communication needs are.
All our trips will be a mix of D/deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people. If you have any specific requests, contact Naomidana via her email address: naomi@worldwidediveandsail.com and she will provide you with any information you require.
“... the fact that communication was not an issue, was the ultimate for me, especially when I compare it to diving in this country and other places, where I have missed out on the dive briefings etc. I also learnt a lot about my diving and hope I have improved. Also, it was so much fun and there were some wonderful people on the trip.”
Shirley Wilson, London, UK
“I loved the diving so much that I have been thinking about whether I want to do graphic design as my career or to go into scuba diving!! Even my parents have noticed the change in me from when I first went travelling to now!! I'm more positive and more like the person I used to be 3 years ago, so you know for sure that I must have had a cracking time!!”
Deniece Wheatley, Bristol, UK
We look forward to welcoming you on the Sampai Jumpa for diving, sailing and travel fun!
For more information check out their website at: www.worldwidediveandsail.com.
Click here to read an article about Naomi's unique service.
Day After Paddy's Day
OTL (Over the Line - 3 on 3 Beach Softball)
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Mission Bay in San Diego
About 50 deaf and hard of hearing people came to El Guapo Mexican Cantina, a beautiful sports bar, in the heart of Hollywood, California for the Super Bowl to see the Pittsburgh Steelers win against the Seattle Seahawks.
There were many television sets at the bar and we had the reserved area with some closed captioning television sets to watch the football game.
The manager, Chad knew sign language, and a graduate of University of California at Berkeley. He was very nice and made sure that we had a good time at the sports bar. He is a musician and enjoyed meeting our group as most of us communicated in sign language.
The main prize was the $2,000 plasma TV won by
a hearing person. We had our own football pools
and here are our winners:
- 1st Quarter winner- Rick Reiss, $25.00 who then donated the prize to purchase beer for the WRAD group.
- 2nd Quarter winner- Jeff Lubman- $25.00
- 3rd Quarter winner- Jo Reins- $25.00
- 4th Quarter winner- Reynaldo Llarena- $25.00 who donated to WRAD.
- The Grand Prize Winner was Mark Brudney who won a prize of $100.00
Our group had 2 tables and each table had a drawing for $100 prize and we were shocked when both of our tables won $100 each ($200 total) so people split the winning money. We had very good luck.
Many of us had a good time chatting and watching the football game on television. Some people were very kind to treat others to appetizers and beer to make our group like one large family.
Click here to view more Super Bowl Party pictures - 162kbIt was a successful event and we are thinking about hosting another Super Bowl party again next year.
Thanks to the following committee members who made the event possible- Bruce Gross, Chair, Mark Brudney, Assistant to Bruce, and Reynaldo Llarena who was the photographer for the WRAD website and helped coordinate the football pools for cash prizes. Bruce Gross also took pictures of the party.
WRAD, Inc.
presents A Pizza Fundraiser at
19755 Rinaldi Street Porter Ranch, California 91326
3rd Friday of the month 4:00pm - 10:00pm
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Our third event is Friday, March 17, 2006
Next door to the Porter Ranch STARBUCKS Tell the cashier you are deaf or hard of hearing or a friend in the deaf and hard of hearing community for us to get a 15% benefit for the WRAD organization. 
Your support and help is greatly appreciated......Mark your calendar for the following dates in 2006 of Porter Ranch Pizza Cafe fundraising nights: |
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where deaf and hard of hearing
people gather every 3rd Friday of the month.
