TSHA’s community has a free passport!

Philbrook Museum will be closed to the public, but open just for the deaf / hard-of-hearing community and friends, on Tuesday, August 3 from 6 – 8 p.m. Here’s the information:

“Join us for a special night at Philbrook just for friends of TSHA. Discover ancient Egyptian mummies, amulets and sarcophagi on an interpreted tour of the exhibition To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum. Enjoy a glass of wine and tap into your inner artist with a fun, interactive activity! “

Philbrook is making an incredible effort to be accessible to our community, and to reach out to those with hearing loss.

PLEASE PLAN TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS!

What a beautiful evening it will be – come enjoy a glass of wine with friends, an accessible tour (we’ll also plan to have assistive listening devices), the gorgeous gardens and an “Egyptian evening”!  All at no cost.

While an RSVP is not required, it would certainly be helpful if I could let Philbrook know about how many people to plan for. Contact: dhiggins@tsha.cc or (918) 832-8742.

WHEN: July 26 – 29, 2010

WHERE: TSHA, 8740 E. 11^th Street, Tulsa

TIME: 9 AM to 4 PM

HOW MUCH: $50.00, lunch included

AGE: 14 years old and UP (with hearing loss)

Money Management                Career Orientation

Food Management                College Preparedness

Etiquette Social Network Do’s & Don’ts

Health Maintenance                             and more!

Enrollment Deadline:  July 21, 2010

For more information:  Contact Lynn Null at 918-894-5668 VP, or 918-832-8742 TTY/V, or lnull@tsha.cc

THIS Saturday, July 17, is our GAP (Gathering As Professionals) float trip, and it should be PERFECT! Hot enough for the water to feel awesome, no rain in the forecast, and with all the recent rain, the water should move right along…. Won’t have to drag your canoe over rocks half the trip!  There are about 13 people going at this time.

I’ve had a few slots open up for either a canoe or kayak.  RSVP by noon Thursday to dhiggins@tsha.cc or (918)832-8742 if you’d like to join the gang or for more information.

You can either meet at TSHA at 8:00 a.m. (don’t be late) to caravan to Tahlequah, or meet us at Falcon Floats by 9:30. Cost is about $20 per person.

We’ll be doing a 12-mile trip down the beautiful Illinois River near Tahlequah, with Falcon Floats (www.illinoisriver.net).

The Community Service Council’s 2010 Back to School Resource Guide for Oklahoma is now available! Please share with your co-workers, clients and consumers. Click here to access the guide.

If you are aware of other sources for back-to-school assistance, please contact 2-1-1 Information Services at 211info@csctulsa.org or 918-295-1284.

2-1-1 Helpline is a program of the Community Service Council, a United Way partner agency.

Help TSHA “shock” Tulsa! We’ve booked seats at a group discount for the Saturday, August 14^th game between the new Tulsa Shock and the LA Sparks women’s basketball teams.

Tickets will be just $10 each – half the normal rate! The game starts at 7:00 p.m., at the BOK Center.

If we get a group of 25, we can set up a special pre-game time for our group. If we have 50 tickets, we can ask to “be the Fan Tunnel the players will run through onto the court! Let’s make this a fun night to support Tulsa’s new team, and to enjoy the company of our community at the same time.

All money must be received no later than Thursday, July 29. Contact dhiggins@tsha.cc for more information.

Don’t miss the only opportunity all year for kids post-kindergarten through age 12 and their families to learn sign language.

What a fun summer activity! Learn animals, colors, ABCs and 123s, family signs, etc.

Where:  LaFortune Community Center

When:  Four Thursdays, July 8 – 29, from 7 – 8 p.m.

Cost:  $30 for the 1st person in a household, $20 for addl.

Book:  $20 (can be shared)

Contact: kdotts@tsha.cc or (918) 832-8742 NOW! July 8 will be here in a blink!

This is when you can leave the kids at home, put the work week behind you, relax and come out to enjoy good conversation and friends. GAP (Gathering As Professionals) is designed for people age 21 and over who are deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing individuals connected to the community. Join us!

More detailed information and directions will be sent to those who RSVP no later than noon on JULY 15 to dhiggins@tsha.cc or (918) 832-8742 v/tty.

Diana will be happy to add you to her GAP email list – just send her your address. That way you can be notified of events as they occur.

July 17, Saturday, time 8ish? – “Float Trip!!”

We haven’t done this in a few years – it’s a BLAST! We’ll be doing a 12-mile trip down the beautiful Illinois River near Tahlequah, with Falcon Floats (www.illinoisriver.net). You have a choice of rafts, canoes or sit-on-top kayaks, all of which hold at least 2 people. Cost will be approximately $20 per person, and the trip will take 5 – 10 hours (I suspect this depends heavily on how many water gun fights ensue during the journey!)  We’ll arrange a meeting spot for those who’d like to carpool. Block out the day for this, and prepare to get wet!

(Editor’s Note: We are forwarding this information from the CI group for those who may be interested.)

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are having a relaxing summer and staying cool. As many of you  know, in the summer our meetings are less formal. We get together to eat and socialize first and then meet in our circle to ask or answer questions, share our progress or challenges, and to provide whatever information and support is needed.  Each month at least one person tells me how much they have learned and how much this group (that means all of YOU) has made a difference in their lives. Thank you to each of you who has asked or answered a question, shared strategies, reported your progress, or discussed your challenges.

I will be providing lots of cool summer fruit, meat, cheese, and crackers, and dessert  Bring the drink of your choice and join us for conversation and sharing.

Kris Foyil, M.S., Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Instructor at TU will be facilitating this meeting.  Please welcome her and each other.

Carol

What:  Northeast Oklahoma Cochlear Implant Support Group Meeting

When:  Thursday, June 24th, 2010 at 6:45 pm

Where:  Mary K. Chapman Center for Communicative Disorders
The University of Tulsa
2820 E. 5th Street
Tulsa, OK 74104

Speaker/Topic:  No Speaker; Informal summer circle and sharing

Who:  Everyone is welcome including individuals with CIs and anyone considering a CI. Parents, spouses, families and friends are always welcome.

If you have any questions, please contact Carol Lambert at carol-lambert@utulsa.edu <mailto:carol-lambert@utulsa.edu>

SAVE THE DATES FOR UPCOMING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS:

Summer Cochlear Implant Support Group Meetings:  July 22nd, August 26th, September 23rd.

The TSHA Gift Shop has all kinds of fun gifts. We are always on the look out for something interesting. Look what Kirsten found at Party America!

These I Love You erasers and other hand shapes are for sale in the gift shop. Next time you are at TSHA take a look and pick one up as a gift or as something fun to sit on your desk.

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