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Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Submitted by Ken Johnson on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 16:25

Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)

Topic: "Cyber Communication: Progress or Problem?"

Who: The contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Québec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Students must submit the results of an audiogram completed no longer than 24 months prior to the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must be certified to have a hearing loss of 40 decibels or more, which must be supported by the audiogram in order to be eligible to compete.

How:
To Enter: Interested students should contact Arizona District CCDHH Chair Julie Toepper at:  520-722-0263  or
ijtoepper@juno.com
 To find out the contact in your area, please e-mail the Programs department at programs@optimist.org.

When:

    Students
    The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Club.

    Clubs and Districts
    The Arizona District finals will be held on Saturday February 6, 2010 at the Grace Inn & Conference Center, 10831 S. 51st Street in Phoenix.
    District deadline to submit a winner to Optimist International is June 15, 2010.

For an application with contest rules, click here.

This contest offers an opportunity for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to present their thoughts in the community, gaining skills, which can only come from signing or speaking to a large audience. Patterned after the Optimist Oratorical Contest, the Communication Contest For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offers hearing impaired youth the chance to compete in speech or sign language.

The Optimist International Foundations fund a $2,500 scholarship to any District that meets the minimum participation criteria. You can now view and conveniently print planning pages for any International Program from your home computer. Click here to view the 2009-2010 Club CCDHH Planning Guide. Click here to view the 2009-2010 District CCDHH Planning Pages.

The CCDHH Contest Planning pages are intended for use by Optimist Clubs in organizing and conducting a contest in their Club. They contain no information on entering the contest and are of no use to students wishing to enter the contest. To enter, students must contact their local Optimist Club!

Support merchandise for this program can be ordered through Shumsky Enterprises in the United States toll free at (877) 678-2582 or from the Caribbean by calling (937) 496-1373. In Canada call the Corall Group. For additional information, please contact Optimist International Programs Department by e-mail at programs@optimist.org, or call (800) 500-8130, ext. 235.