is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization dedicated to
Donations (tax deductible) and volunteers are always welcome:
improving the social, educational, economic and political
opportunitiesfor Deaf / hard-of-hearing children and adults.
NWJAD; P.O. Box 5303; Bergenfield, NJ 07621-5303
For more information, send us email:
NWJADeaf@aol.com
President: Joseph Garth
1st Vice Pres.: Bonnie Thomas 2nd Vice Pres.: Kevin Mona
Secretary: Lori Adams Treasurer: Veronica Lepore
click here for photo of our officers for 2001
NWJAD Meeting & Social Night
Find Out the Latest News!
Help NWJAD Plan Future Events!
Saturday, September 8, 2001
Doors open at 8:00 PM
Refreshments Will Be Sold
(Alcohol is Not Served)
Members: FREE ... Non-Members: $2.00
Everyone is welcome, including Sign Language Students
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
215 Boulevard, Mountain Lakes, NJ
click here for directions
For more information, email
NWJADeaf@aol.com
Bring Your Kids To
NWJAD's KIDDIE KORNER
Sunday, September 23, 2001
click here for DEAF FEST web site
... In Honor of Deaf Awareness Week ...
ASLStorytelling Contest
Saturday, September 29, 2001 at 8 PM
DARRESS (Boonton) THEATER
615 Main Street, Boonton, NJ 07005
click here for directions
8th Annual ASL STORYTELLING CONTEST
Come Tell Your Favorite
Story or Joke
Chairperson: George Thomas
MC: Eileen Forestal
***WINCASH***
1st Prize: $100.00
2nd Prize: $75.00 ... 3rd Prize: $50.00
4th prize: $25.00 ... 5th Prize: $10.00
ADMISSION: PAY AT DOOR ONLY!
Members: $5.00 ... Non-Members: $10.00
Only DEAF & HH May Enter the Contest!
Sign up on Same Day as Contest
No Advance Registration Necessary
For more information, email
NWJADeaf@aol.com
AGAIN BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Our Exciting Social Event At
You Gotta See It To Believe It!!
Saturday Night, October 13, 2001
(Let's arrive around 8 PM)
HUGE, HUGE PLACE ... 50,000 square feet
MANY AMAZING High Technology Games / Activities,
Pool tables, Shuffleboard, Turbo Ride Theater,
Hi-Tech 18-hole GOLF Course,
Bars & Restaurant, and MUCH, MUCH more!
click here for D&B details
(Enter, Select Location, New York - Rockland County)
*** F R E E - Admission & Parking - F R E E ***
If arrive after 10:00 PM, $3.00 Cover Charge
(MUST BE OVER 21 ... bring ID)
Chairpersons: Kevin Mona & Bonnie Thomas
For more info, email
NWJADeaf@aol.com
Palisades Center Mall, 4th Floor, W. Nyack, NY
Rt. 287 N. or GSP N. to NYS Thruway South
(Rt.87 South/287 East) to Exit 12
West Nyack - Palisades Center Drive
NWJAD Election Night & Social
Saturday, November 10, 2001
... watch for more information ...
NWJAD's 15th Anniversary Banquet
Saturday, December 1, 2001
Dinner, Entertainment, Dancing, DJ & More!
... watch for more information ...
2001 ASL Festival Honors NWJAD With
The Claudia Parsons Memorial Award
For Outstanding Support to UCC Students
Left to right: Eileen Forestal, Rob Blair,
Bonnie Thomas, Dianne Fannell, Kevin Mona
NWJAD Very Proudly Announces Its
Clifford R. Rowley
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
VIDEO COLLECTION
At the Morris County Library
click here for details