FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2015 Contact: Elizabeth Zimmerman Tel. 614.432.2963 Email: [email protected]EVENT MANAGEMENT CLASS TO HOST SIGN LANGUAGE EVENT BENEFITTING LOCAL CHARITY ELON, N.C. Students of the Sport and Event Management class, Event Management, are putting their skills to the test by hosting a fundraising dinner benefiting Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. located in Greensboro. The Event Management class (SEM 427) is a unique take on engaged learning at Elon. According to the Elon course brochure, students enrolled in the course “study the principles of organization, planning and group dynamics as they apply to special event management in sport and recreation.” Students also plan and administer an actual event to benefit a local philanthropy as chosen by the class. The students formulated the idea for their event after learning about a sign language restaurant in Toronto called “Signs.” The concept for the restaurant is simple guests are given menus with illustrations of hand signs that correlate with various food options, the guests then “sign” the item to the alldeaf wait staff who bring them their dish. The Event Management students hope to mirror this concept at their event, “Sign & Dine.” After researching the difficulties that the deaf community face in terms of obtaining adequate funding for interpreters or translation technology, the students of the Event Management class decided that the funds raised through the Sign & Dine dinner should benefit a local charity that strives to provide the deaf community with these necessary materials Communications Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. (CSDHH) in Greensboro. CSDHH’s mission, according to their website, is “to ensure equal access for the deaf and hard of hearing by providing services to enhance communication through community outreach and advocacy.” more
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2015 Contact: Elizabeth
Zimmerman Tel. 614.432.2963 Email: [email protected] EVENT
MANAGEMENT CLASS TO HOST SIGN LANGUAGE EVENT BENEFITTING LOCAL
CHARITY ELON, N.C. - Students of the Sport and Event Management
class, Event Management, are putting their skills to the test by
hosting a fundraising dinner benefiting Communication Services for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. located in Greensboro. The Event
Management class (SEM 427) is a unique take on engaged learning at
Elon. According to the Elon course brochure, students enrolled in
the course study the principles of organization, planning and group
dynamics as they apply to special event management in sport and
recreation. Students also plan and administer an actual event to
benefit a local philanthropy as chosen by the class. The students
formulated the idea for their event after learning about a sign
language restaurant in Toronto called Signs. The concept for the
restaurant is simple -- guests are given menus with illustrations
of hand signs that correlate with various food options, the guests
then sign the item to the all-deaf wait staff who bring them their
dish. The Event Management students hope to mirror this concept at
their event, Sign & Dine. After researching the difficulties
that the deaf community face in terms of obtaining adequate funding
for interpreters or translation technology, the students of the
Event Management class decided that the funds raised through the
Sign & Dine dinner should benefit a local charity that strives
to provide the deaf community with these necessary materials --
Communications Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc.
(CSDHH) in Greensboro. CSDHHs mission, according to their website,
is to ensure equal access for the deaf and hard of hearing by
providing services to enhance communication through community
outreach and advocacy. -more-
The students were drawn to the organization because of CSDHHs
commitment to not only providing services for deaf individuals, but
also to advocate for and to raise awareness of the cause in the
central North Carolina area. By bringing Sign & Dine to Elon,
students hope to raise both funds for and awareness of the deaf
community. The event will be held on April 27 from 5:30 p.m. until
8:30 p.m. in the McBride Gathering Space in the Numen Lumen
Pavilion. Dinner will be tacos with various toppings served by
local, certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. Tickets
are $5.00 for students, $8.00 for community members and can be
purchased April 23, 24 and 27 in the Moseley Center or online at
www.signanddineelon.eventbrite.com ### Students in the Event
Management course study the principles of organization, planning
and group dynamics as they apply to special event management in
sport and recreation. Students also learn to identify, develop and
apply component skills such as needs assessment, inventory and
evaluation. Students will plan and administer an actual event (Sign
& Dine). Our goal is to raise a substantial amount of funding
for our chosen philanthropy, Communications Services for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Inc. located in Greensboro, N.C. through donations
and proceeds from our taco dinner. For more information regarding
Sign & Dine, please contact Elizabeth Zimmerman at 614.432.2963
or [email protected].
