...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. --Isaiah 40:31
The mission of the Clark County Deaf Community is to provide a Deaf-run Community Center in Clark County, Ohio.
Its purpose is to provide a place for family-friendly deaf social and educational activities that is open to the Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing.
Upcoming Activities for 2010
September 11th - Saturday - Nutter Center in Dayton - Dayton Deaf Festival
A biennial event to celebrate and learn about the Deaf Community will be held on Saturday September 11, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Nutter Center located on the campus of Wright State University,3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio. There will be special entertainment including “Vibrations” from Indianapolis, Dayton Public Schools students singing and signing, the latest technology, booths, displays, prizes will be awarded, education & fun. Food will be available for sale and interpreters and C-print will be provided. Sponsors include: Community Services for the Deaf, Deaf Community Resource Center, Interpreters of the Deaf, Miami Valley Interpreters, Dayton Public Schools, Sinclair Community College ASL Club, Purple, Sorenson, Sprint Relay and Verizon.
The purpose is to celebrate the culture, heritage and language unique to deaf people of the world and to educate the general public. All across the country in September, many deaf organizations hold activities to celebrate and conduct public information campaigns to educate people about deafness.
Admission is free and is open to the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Students, Interpreters, Parents of Deaf children, and Hearing people of all ages. For more information email daytondac@yahoo.com.
September 12th - Sunday - Columbus Colony 33rd Annual Festival 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
September 26th - Sunday - CCDC Picnic at Snyder Park in Springfield 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Meat will be provided, bring covered dish and desserts to share, admission is $5.00
Past Events
June - 25th - FRIDAY - Veteran's Park in Springfield - Picnic and Chinese Acrobats performance
April 25th - SUNDAY - Covenant Presbyterian Church
2nd Annual Mother Father Deaf Day
10:30 a.m - ASL interpreted worship service with signing choirs from Springfield High School, Sinclair Community College, and a special solo signed rendition of "Amazing Grace" by Amy Neef, Deaf mother and teacher.
12:00 p.m. - Luncheon and program - There was a question and answer panel with Deaf people and a CODA to answer questions from the audience and Don Robinson and Amy Neef taught groups fun facial expressions.
Click on links to see two stories from the Springfield News-Sun regarding the day:
(scroll down to bottom of this page for last year's information)
March 17th - WEDNESDAY - 4:00 p.m. - American Red Cross Building Deaf Community Resource Center hosted an informational HIV/Aids Workshop . It was held at the DCRC Springfield Office at the Clark County Chapter of the American Red Cross building at 1830 North Limestone Street in Springfield.
February 24th - WEDNESDAY - 4:30 p.m. - Covenant Presbyterian Church
Presentation by Michelle Anthony from DCRC about the Ohio Benefits Bank
Assistance with Food Stamps, Assistance with Ohio Medical Benefits like Medicaid, Assistance with taxes and tax credits, Assistance with WIC, Assistance with BCMH sevices and much more! Michelle also presented information about the 2010 census. Everyone will receive the short form with 10 questions. Some people will also receive a yellow questionnaire with many questions. Please be sure to send back completed questionnaires so that the community will get needed funding.
February 14th - SUNDAY - 3:00 p.m. -Victory Lanes 1906 Commerce Road in Springfield (near Bechtel Avenue and Rt. 41)
Valentine Bowling Party - There were plenty of red clothes, pizza and drinks - and heart shaped cookies from Schuler Bakery!
January 20th - WEDNESDAY- 4:30- 6:00 p.m. - Covenant Presbyterian Church
We had a guest speaker from the Springfield Arts Festival, Chris Moore, give us the schedule for next summer including those that will be interpreted. The group voted on having a picnic at Veteran's Park the night of June 25th before the Chinese Acrobat's performance. We voted for Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The slate of officers is now: President - Ginger, Vice President - Steve, Secretary - Beth, and Treasurer - Johnny.
December 12th - SATURDAY- 3 - 6 p.m. - Covenant Presbyterian Church Christmas Party and Elections.A record 45 people attended the annual Christmas party at the church. It was a family friendly event hosting several families with children. Ginger was elected President for 2010 and the meeting date was proposed being changed to a Wednesday afternoon. More details to follow.
November 15th - Good turn out with old and new friends at the Red Cross Building at 1830 North Limestone St. Had a good social visit, made nominations for officers and made plans for a Christmas party and elections to be held next month at Covenant Presbyterian Church.
October 25th - Halloween Party - We enjoyed pizza and games and had prizes for best costumes. It was the first event at the Red Cross Building on North Limestone Street where the DCRC Springfield office is located.
October 9-11 - Silent Camping -Click here for details! September 26th- CultureFest/OktoberFest at City Hall Plaza in Downtown Springfield. CCDC partnered with the ASL Club from Springfield High School. The event was well attended including about a dozen Deaf members of CCDC. Thanks to Arlon Nash for organizing the booth and to the many students who worked together to provide information to visitors.
September 13th - Columbus Colony Festival
On August 30th, we met at the church to discuss activities like camping, car wash and a trip to Columbus Colony Festival on September 13th. It was decided to postpone our camping trip until next spring to respect the camping trip hosted by DCRC October 9 - 11. We will try for a bowling event in October. We will have a car wash to earn money for the future camping trip. We will travel to the Columbus Colony Festival individually rather than rent a van since there was not enough interest in a van. We had snacks and social time after the meeting. About 25 people attended.
August 2nd - Cookout at Buck Creek State Park
At the meeting on July 19th, we met at the church to discuss upcoming activities like camping, Dragon's Baseball game, car wash and a trip to Columbus Colony Festival on September 13th. Beth Cassese (Case Manager for DCRC's Springfield Office) talked about the food pantries available locally. About two dozen members showed up and we welcomed several new first time visitors.
On June 25th we met at Veteran's Park for a cookout followed by a performance by "The Flying Kamarozov Brothers". About two dozen members showed up (despite the rainclouds!) and worked together for a fun evening for all. As usual, Barb Dunaway did a great job interpreting the show!
At our May 17th meeting we were treated to a special presentation by Tyra Jackson, Executive Director of Project Woman. We also held elections, renewed memberships and started planning summer activities. A reporter and photographer from the Springfield News-Sun attended. Please see the article in the May 18th edition of the News-Sun:
We held a special Mother Father Deaf Day church service on Sunday, April 26th. See the article in the Springfield News-Sun by clicking on the following link:
Covenant Presbyterian Church hosted its first Mother Father Deaf Day celebration on Sunday, April 26, beginning with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted worship service with Signing Choirs from Springfield High School and Sinclair Community College joining our own Choir at 10:30 a.m., followed by a potluck luncheon at 12 noon.
Mother Father Deaf Day was established in 1996 by CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) to honor deaf parents and recognize the gifts of culture and language received from them. It has been celebrated in cities in California, in Denver and in WashingtonD.C., but this was the first time it was celebrated in Southwest Ohio. The celebration was open to the public – both hearing and deaf.
CovenantChurch was the fitting location to celebrate since we host the monthly meeting of the Clark County Deaf Community, which is supported by our church, The Springfield Foundation, and the Deaf Community Resource Center. In addition, sign-up for a two-week ASL class, taught by Marianna Stewart, filled up quickly at the church to support our youth trip to Montreat, NC this summer and in anticipation of Mother Father Deaf Day. This introduction to ASL and the deaf culture will always come in handy since ASL is said to be one of the top four most commonly used languages in our country.
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