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SeniorS’ Chat
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Thanks! For What?
Take three minutes to think of them or write them down! Done?
How many things did you think of or write that you are you thankful for?
Five? Ten? Fifty? What is the point of all this?
Here’s what I think: We need to thank more, but we forget or we are too
busy..we need to be more sensitive or we need not to simply take things for
granted.
How can we show our appreciation? Let’s try again. You have 3 minutes to think of and write down how
we can show our appreciation.
While writing this, I remembered this quote (and googled it!) “Gratitude is the memory of the heart” which
has become a proverb in the French language. Guess who got into Wikipedia?! Jean Massieu.
Who’s he? Jean Massieu (1772 – July 21, 1846) was a pioneering Deaf educator, having been born Deaf,
and having five other Deaf siblings. He taught at the famous school for the Deaf in Paris where Laurent
Clerc was one of his students. Later he founded a Deaf school in Lille, France.
Now, take a look at your list. I did. It’s a jumble of so many key words. It is so hard to list them all. I do
realize that I have much, much to be thankful for! Other than saying Thank You, or returning favors, what
else can I do? It is one thing to think in your head how blessed you are. It is another thing to show how
much you appreciate your blessings.
Let us count our blessings daily. Our lives..our pets..our friends..our volunteers..people who have brought us
closer to equal access..and then there's our Four Freedoms. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms_(Norman_Rockwell)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedo
ms_(Norman_Rockwell)
May the good Lord continue to bless us and that we start thanking Him and others more.
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Happy Hands Luncheon November 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Thanksgiving Style Luncheon:
Turkey and Gravy — Paul & Peggy Daniels
Stuffing — Nancy Rarus
Cranberry Dish — Ed McGann
Whole Cranberry Sauce — Doreen Solar
Ginger Glazed Carrots — Sharon Svenningsen
Pearl Onions — Jill Moebus
Corn Pudding — Elaine Shaffer
Corn — Norma Thompson
Green Bean Dish — Betty Yates and Joe Cohen
Scalloped Potatoes — Mary Malzkuhn
Mashed Potatoes — Bill Center
Sweet Potato/Yam Casserole — Lois Herberger
and Carolyn Willis
Squash — Jack & Rose Otterman
Rolls and Butter — Pat Beech
Apple Cobbler with Frozen Yogurt — Vicki
Hurwitz
Apple Pie — Mary Jane Jones
Pecan Pie — Annie Dickens
Pumpkin Pie — Leo Yates
Squash Pie — Deborah Titus
For more information about the menu, contact
Sharon Svenningsen at [email protected].
After lunch, Vicki Hurwitz
(First Lady of Gallaudet
University) will present “The
Father I Never Knew: My
Unforgettable Discovery.”
When Vicki was a teenager,
she discovered by accident that
her stepfather was not her
biological father (who gave his
life to America by serving in
WWII). Her mother had kept it a secret. Vicki will
share her experience about discovering the
unknown and how she dealt with it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
...to the folks with
birthdays in November
Elaine Shaffer [8th]
Thayer Dow [16th]
Deborah Titus [21st]
Elsie Zekas [27th]
Future HH Luncheons December 11, 2013
January 8, 2014
February 5, 2014 (Snow Date: Feb 12)
March 5, 2014 (Snow Date: Mar 12)
April 2, 2014
May 7, 2014
June 4, 2014 (Picnic)
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Photos from Luncheon On 10-02-2013
The Halloween Goblin stopped by to visit with the Happy Hands members.
Vice-Chair Bill Center started the day with a meeting. The agenda included:
Update on co-chairs [Bill - September till January; Carolyn Willis -
February & March; Jill Moebus - April & May]
Update on last month’s presentation [There will be a new Wi-Fi Lifeline
device soon]
Dates for November [6th], December [11th], and January [8th]
Automatic Door [NVRC will have to pay for it as the management
company will not; Happy Hands will see if other organizations want to
contribute $$ with them]
Possible Membership Dues Increase [for those that wanted hardcopies of
the newsletters]
Today’s Food Items [chicken is for those who did not want bratwursts]
Birthdays [Donna Graff, Lois Cauthen, Norma Thompson] - they got to go first in the buffet line
Presentation on “Medicare & Affordable Care Act” by Stephanie Summers:
At age 65, you are eligible for Medicare
Medicare has three parts:
Part A: Hospital Insurance (Inpatient hospital care, Skilled nursing facility care, Hospice care, and
some home healthcare)
Part B: Medical Insurance (Voluntary coverage includes: Doctor’s services, Outpatient care,
certain home health services, and some preventive care)
Part D: Prescription Drugs
Affordable Care Act [https://www.healthcare.gov]
Mary Malzkun got a new
Medical Alert System from
Verizon. This system is called
“SureResponse”, and is truly
mobile. It can be used inside or
outside of your home.
http://support.verizonwireless.com/support/faqs/Eq
uipment/sure_response.html
or
http://www.theseniorlist.com/2013/01/product-
review-sureresponse-medical-alert-system/
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Sitting: Elaine Shaffer, Melanie Williams, and Doreen Solar
Standing: Peggy & Paul Daniels, Norma Thompson,
Gary Viall, and Deborah Titus
Photos from Luncheon On 10-02-2013
Sitting: Lois Herberger, Mary Malzkuhn, and Bill Center
Standing: Cindy Burton, Pammie Frye, Jill Moebus,
Carolyn Willis, and Nancye Torbett
Sitting: Lois Cauthen and Thayer Dow
Standing: Ed McGann, Donna Graff, Kathy Jones,
and George Herberger
Sitting: Betty & Leo Yates
Standing: Annie Dickens Pat Beech & Halloween Goblin
Rose & Jack Otterman Joe Cohen and Mary Jane Jones Phuong Duong and Jill Moebus
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Thanks to:
Stephanie Summers for
presenting “Medicare &
Affordable Care Act” at the
October luncheon
Lois Herberger, Jill Moebus, and Carolyn Willis for
supervising the October luncheon
George Herberger, Mary Malzkuhn, and Nancy Rarus
for donating $$ for Bratwursts at the October luncheon
Photos from Luncheon On 10-02-2013
Elaine Shaffer and Mary Jane Jones won prizes for having pumpkins on front steps
Mary Malzkuhn won the 50/50 Raffle ($20)
Buffet Table
Dessert Table
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For more information, see page 8.
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NVAD Social Event on November 16 at NVRC
Deaf People: Holocaust Victims
By Irene Leigh, Ph.D.
Dinner/refreshments will be sold at 5PM, and lecture will start at 7PM.
This presentation will focus on how deaf people were affected by the
Holocaust. Details will be given about what happened to many deaf people, including those who joined the
Nazi party. Irene Leigh is a former professor of Psychology at Gallaudet University. She has provided
psychotherapy to adult children of Holocaust survivors.
For more information, contact Gary Viall at [email protected].
Maryland Deaf Senior
Citizens will have Fall
Tour at U.S. Naval
Academy in Annapolis
on November 14, 2013
at 10AM. The facility
is accessible through
the Gate 1 pedestrian
entrances on Randall
Street and Prince
George Street, just off
of the Annapolis City
Dock area.
Visitors (age 16 and
order) must show a
photo ID. Once on the
Naval Academy yard,
go to the Visitor
Center. Tour
Admission Fee for
Seniors (62+) is $8.50.
Transportation is on
your own.
Commemorating George Veditz and Georgetown
University Pioneers in 100 Years of Sign Language
Documentation A Georgetown University Reflective Engagement in the Public Interest Project
November 15, 2013
1-5pm at the Intercultural Center Auditorium: Panel Workshops
7-9pm at the Lohrfink Auditorium: Multi-Media Festival
Georgetown University is sponsoring a public lecture series to celebrate the innovative
research of Georgetown-trained pioneers and build new collaborations for conducting
digital multi-media research on sign languages and deaf communities. The first of our
planned activities will be held on November 15, 2013 to recognize the contributions of
three leading scholars who received their early training at Georgetown University:
Growing up as a hearing son of Deaf parents, John Schuchman, a graduate of
Georgetown Law School, developed oral history interview techniques for use with deaf
persons who use sign language. His publication of Hollywood Speaks, Deafness and the
Film Entertainment Industry and Deaf People in Hitler’s Europe, have provided
infrastructure and a foundation for humanities research in sign language communities.
Born deaf to Deaf parents, Barbara Kannapell (Georgetown Ph.D. in sociolinguistics)
advocated for human rights among deaf persons and promoted bilingual education for
deaf children. Throughout her career she has taught, published, and presented widely on
deaf history, cross-cultural communication, language choice, and language policy.
Dennis Cokely (Georgetown PhD in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics) pioneered
an ASL teacher-training text and model curriculum during a time when colleges and
universities have begun to recognize ASL as a legitimate subject for study. He also
served as the president of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and was instrumental
in refining the organization's certification and testing program.
This event will begin with a series of panel workshops (1pm-5pm) featuring these three
Georgetown-trained pioneers along with individuals that are engaged in a variety of
current visual documentation projects. A multi-media festival (7pm-9pm) showcases the
rich history of sign language in America through historical movies and the works of
different emerging artists.
Faculty Coordinator: Ted Supalla, Director, Sign Language Research Laboratory
For more information: http://cbpr.georgetown.edu/researchlabs/slrl/
Contact Person: Matt Malzkuhn, email: [email protected]
Happy Hands
Events for November
Leesburg
Deaf Chat
NVRC will have Open House on November 2. For more information, see page 6 or http://www.nvrc.org/2013/09/nvrc-open-house-
celebration-25-years-nov-2/. For NVRC history, see: http://www.nvrc.org/about/nvrc-history/.
Georgetown University will host a panel workshop and Multi-Media Festival on November 15 at ICC Auditorium. For more information, see
pages 7-8 or http://cbpr.georgetown.edu/researchlabs/slrl/.
For more information about the Cascades Coffee Chat group, contact Bev Young at [email protected]. This group meets @ 10:00AM at
Starbucks Marketplace, 210-21 Southbank Street, Sterling VA 20165.
Fredericksburg Deaf Seniors meet on November 12 at noon. The location is Salem Baptist Church at 4044 Plank Road, Fredericksburg VA
22407 (http://www.salembc.com/#/welcome/directions). For more information, contact Arva Priola at [email protected].
Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc. will have a Fall Tour at U.S. Naval Academy on November 14 (see page 8). Its monthly meeting will be
on November 21. For more information, see: http://www.mddeafseniors.org/.
Northern Virginia Association of the Deaf will have a General Meeting & Election on November 14 at 7:30PM. NVAD will also have a
presentation on November 16 (see page 8). For more information, contact Jill Moebus at [email protected].
For more information about ASL Dinners, contact Robert Goodwin at [email protected]. URL is:
http://www.furnation.com/boogi/asldinners/.
November 9 @ 6PM at Ledo Pizza, 11725 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030
For more information about Deaf Coffee Chat events in Northern Virginia, see: http://happy.deafcoffee.com/category/virginia/
A. Leesburg — Josephine Bergner at [email protected]
2nd Friday every month at 6PM-10PM at Panera Bread, 215 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg VA
B. Martinsburg — Donna Day at [email protected]
4th Thursday every month at 6PM at where Starbucks inside Target Store off I-81, Exit #12
C. Winchester — Donna Day at [email protected]
3rd Thursday every month at 6PM-8PM at Starbucks, 191 Market Street, Winchester VA
(inside Target off I-81, Exit #317)
D. Fredericksburg— Timothy Willard at [email protected]
2nd Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 3500 Plank Road #A, Fredericksburg
4th Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 9907 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg
ASL Dinners
NVAD
Winchester
Deaf Chat
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Cascades Coffee
Cascades Coffee
MDSC
Fredericksburg,
Deaf Seniors
Cascades Coffee
Fredericksburg
Deaf Chat
Cascades Coffee
MDSC NVAD Multi-Media
Festival at
Georgetown
University
Nancy Rarus
If you have any news, stories,
upcoming events, trips,
anniversary celebrations,
awards, etc., feel free to send
the information to
3951 Pender Drive
Suite 130
Fairfax, VA 22030
VP 571-350-8656
TTY 703-352-9056
www.nvrc.org
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Guidelines:
In the United States, 80% of all civilian fire deaths
result from home structure fires. In most cases, a
working smoke alarm could have saved these lives.
Smoke alarms are one of the best and easiest safety
features you can use to protect yourself, your
family and your home.
Message from Fire Chief W. Keith Brower, Jr.
http://www.loudoun.gov/index.aspx?NID=965
Smoke Alarm Installation Request Form
http://www.loudoun.gov/forms.aspx?FID=78
For more information, contact Lisa Braun, Public Education Manager,
Loudoun Fire and Rescue at: 571-258-3222 Voice, or
[email protected] or [email protected]
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Source: http://www.loudoun.gov/index.aspx?nid=819
Loudoun County “Put a Finger on It”
Fairfax County Smoke Alarm Program
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department offers a program to provide fire safety for
the hearing impaired in our community. The Visual Smoke Alarm Loan Program offers a
special device to alarm deaf/hard of hearing occupants when smoke or fire is detected. The
alarm will produce an increased audible alert and emit a strobe light when activated.
Residents and visitors to Fairfax County can obtain one of these "loaner-for-life" alarms by
contacting the Public Affairs and Life Safety Education Section at 703-246-3801. You
may retain the alarm for as long as you reside in Fairfax County. Additional information
and resources on hearing impairment programs and materials can be found at the Northern
Virginia Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing website: http://www.nvrc.org. Contact:
Public Affairs and Life Safety Education Section
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, VA 22030
703-246-3801 or TTY 711
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Source: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/educate/hearing_impair_alarms.htm
