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The 4th Quarter South Central Texas District Meeting of Optimist International will be held in Beeville, Texas on August 4th and 5th.
   There will be a golf committee meeting at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday August 1, 2006 before the regular meeting and a board meeting after the luncheon.

Tuesday, July 25th Meeting Notes

Tom Trimble gave a Golf Tournament Update. The upcoming Tournament will be at the Silverhorn Golf Course on October 9, 2006. We need to get Prizes including "Goodie Bag Inserts"

Guests

Tom Carnes welcomed Guest Speaker Carolyn Colley and Howard Kasonoff of Frost Bank, the guest of Larry Anthis.
   Dr. Victor Sylvia introduced Carolyn Colley, Hard of Hearing Specialist. Carolyn holds a BA in Anthropology. While attending college she co-founded Deaf Alliance, a support and advocacy group for Hard of Hearing students at Texas State University. She has been active in an organization called Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). In the HLAA she held many leadership positions and advocated for the rights of people with hearing loss. Miss Colley has bilateral hearing loss and has worn hearing aids for most of her life. She currently works with Communication Services for the Deaf, which is funded by the Department of Assistant Rehabilitation Services (DARS).
   Carolyn pointed out that 50% of all newborns fail their first hearing test. Our body's auditory neurological network is not fully developed until age 15. She also stated that the use of IPODS might cause deafness. Some of the organizations providing help to the Hard of Hearing are Program for Amplification for Children of Texas (PACT), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Easter Seals, Jeannez kids, and the Sertoma Club.
   Carolyn closed with a wonderful explanation or saying for all of us who may be a little hard of hearing due to our age, "You've lost your consonants, not your mind".
   Carolyn also invited The World's Greatest Club and any interested individuals to attend a workshop this coming Saturday, July 29, 2006. Details as follows:

Living (and working) with hearing loss

A FREE workshop for people with hearing loss, their family and friends, -Hearing aid dispensers, social workers, and service providers.
CEU's given**(5 hours)
Date: July 29, 2006
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Held at: CSD of Texas
7400 Blanco Rd #130
San Antonio, TX 78216
(Corner of Blanco and McCarty), 2 blocks north of IH 410
CART (captioning) provided, Infrared or chat-loop system provided - to be used with or without your T-coil.

RSVP:
Carolyn Colley
(210) 541- 9480
Or Toll free- 1- 800-574-1652

Description: This is a free workshop for professionals, people with hearing loss and their friends and families. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the emotional and psychological issues faced by people with hearing loss. We will look at psychosocial aspects, coping strategies and resources for hard of hearing people (including state programs). We will cover many "tips" for coping with a hearing loss in the workplace, training school or college.

Agenda:
7:30 am - 8:00 am -registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am- psychosocial/cultural aspects of hearing loss (test and video)
9:15 - 9:30 - break
9:30 am - 10:30 am - coping strategies (video)
10:30 am - 10:45 am - break
10:45 am - 11:45 am -resources
11:45 am - 12:00 pm - questions
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch on your own
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - going to the hospital (video)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Technology
3:00 pm -5:00 pm - questions, evaluations, certificates given out, "hands on" technology time.

Sponsored by CSD of Texas - San Antonio, Funded by a grant from DARS-Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing services,. CSD ~ An Official Sponsor of the 2007 Winter Deafolympics

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Tuesday, Aug. 1
· Chip Hough
Texans for Lawsuit Reform

Tuesday, Aug. 8
· Don Hand, The Meaning of Optimism

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