Vermont Association of the Deaf

Here are the official meeting minutes and it is the first one in 2024.

April 2024 – Meeting Minutes

We will share two meeting minutes (May and June) as soon as they are approved by the Board.

We, VTAD Board, would like to share a few updates and here are the videos:

For accessibility purposes, John Pirone serves as the signer in all videos. John, a white male with short gray hair, a gray beard, and glasses, consistently wears a bright green shirt against a blue background in all four videos.

Introduction: https://vimeo.com/966218537/7d35259156?share=copy.  The transcript is provided under the video.

Update 1: T-Mobile Accessibility Day: https://vimeo.com/966228752/28551bcb9d?share=copy. The information is the same as the flyer, which is shown at the end of the video. 

Update 2: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources: https://vimeo.com/966235078/fd902b0ce5?share=copy. The information is the same as the flyer, which is shown at the end of the video.

Update 3: Val Hughes as a delegate: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/966240768/6af3c5ebdd. The transcript is provided under the video.  

Save the date for DVAS Soup Festival for Saturday December 14th 2024 ! Come and social with us all! Put this on your calendar! Hope to see you all there!

June 8, 2024 Austine Alumni will have the reunion at former Austine Campus ( now is Winston Prouty Center) at the gym.

No Alcohol on the campus please.

9-10 am – Registration then 1030 am – General membership meeting and at noon – Brattleboro Deaf Club will do lunch. 1pm – we will have updated information on Austine Museum. 4pm – social gathering – Museum – Activities then 6-7pm – dinner on your own. then 7pm to 10 pm there will be Dingo , raffles and 50/50

Activities may be included – There will be Disc golf ( some prizes will be given for this ) and kids activities – Ping ball with cups , Tic-Tac-Toe games, Water balloons. Dingo – 1 to 12 cards , 50/50 raffles and parade prizes as well! Come and have FUN and see everyone!

Hello everyone! The new VTAD board would like to introduce themselves to you all and please check it out! Click on the picture above to see the video!

Transcript

Hi! The background is black. I’m white woman with shoulder length brown hair. Blue eyes. Yellow and green fingernails. Wearing rings and earrings. Gray long sleeve, zip-up sweater. My name’s Rebecca Lalanne. (Name sign). Your VTAD President. I want to share a fun fact about myself with you. What that is…I pet a cheetah. When I traveled to Africa

Now, onto John Pirone

Hi everyone, the community. The background is yellow. I’m a white man, my hair mixture of brown and gray, short. I have a gray full beard. I’m wearing glasses. My long sleeve shirt’s green. My name is John Pirone (Name sign). I’m your VTAD Vice President. Now, for the fun fact…I wasn’t born in America. I was born in Hong Kong. It just happened when my family lived there for four years.

Now, onto Secretary- Val

Hi, Hi! My background’s blue. I’m a white woman with mixture of brown and blond pass shoulder length. I’m wearing glasses..and green fingernails. I’m wearing black long sleeve shirt. My name is Val Hughes. I’m your VTAD Secretary. I want to share fun fact about myself. I’m a thrill–seeker. I love to travel and..I just did bungee-jump last fall! I enjoyed it and looking forward to next one.

Onto your treasurer, Allen

Hello, hello, hello..The background is gray. I’m a white man. I’m about 45 years old. I have brown hair and gray beard. I’m wearing green shirt. My name is Allen Winfree (Name sign). I’m your VTAD treasurer. The fun fact about me..I grew up going high school playing sports with a famous football player, Randy Moss. I’m still in touch with him.

Now, onto VTAD MAL

Hi, Hi..My background’s blue. I’m a white man with dirty blond hair, mixture of white and dirty blond beard. I’m wearing black long sleeve shirt. My name is Jacob Veeder (Name sign). I’m your MAL, Member at Large. Fun Fact about me…I can’t smell. That means you can fart front of me.

Now onto ex-officio

Hi all! My background’s blue. I’m a white man. I’m wearing glasses and have a beard. I have a mixture of brown and white short hair. I’m wearing black long sleeve shirt with zip up. My name is David Krueger (Name sign). I’m ex-officio…former president. Fun fact about me..I love winter season!! I always look forward for the winter season to come and start. Love it till it ends… I become disappointed.

At the end of the video, all 6 officers on the screen together.