<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Joan Wattman <jwattman@crocker.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> signers-l@comm.umass.edu<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, November 27, 2011 5:25:56 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Signers-l] ASL Potpourri in Holyoke December 5 - registration deadline tomorrow!<br></font><br>
<br>Registration Deadline is Nov. 28. Questions? Email Irma Kahle at <br><a ymailto="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org" href="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org">irma.kahle@massmentorship.org</a>.<br>__________________________________<br><br>The Mentorship Program Presents:<br><br>ASL POTPOURRI - Holyoke<br><br>Date:<br>Monday December 5, 2011, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM<br><br><Snow Date: December 12><br><br>Location:<br>Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA<br><br>Presenter:<br>Denise Paro<br><br>Description:<br>Join Deaf mentor, Denise Paro, in a potpourri of games and activities to <br>enhance your ASL proficiency! The focus will be on dropping English form <br>and using ASL handshapes to convey concepts.<br><br>This work group focuses on PRACTICE - allowing you to work on your use <br>of ASL with support, guidance and plenty of opportunity to ask questions <br>within a small group environment.<br><br>Target Audience:<br>Mentees, new and
newer interpreters<br><br>Cost:<br>$25<br><br>CEU/ACET:<br>.25<br><br>Registration:<br><span>See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.massmentorship.org">www.massmentorship.org</a> and click on Workshops for full information </span><br>and registration form.<br><br>Registration Deadline: November 28, 2011<br><br>About the Presenter:<br>Denise Paro comes from a Deaf family, with Deaf parents and two Deaf <br>brothers. She grew up in Chocopee, MA and graduated from the American <br>School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT and the National Technical <br>Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY. She and her beloved husband <br>Ken, who was also Deaf, raised three growing sons. She has two grandsons <br>plus a new granddaughter on the way. Denise is a Deaf mentor with The <br>Mentorship Program and also continues her involvement with the Family <br>Sign Language program. She was an ASL instructor at Holyoke Community <br>College, and she has set a
new goal of becoming a Deaf Interpreter. <br>Denise works at Advocates, Inc. and The Learning Center for the Deaf. <br>She has worked in human services for many years and is also an active <br>volunteer in the Deaf community. Denise has a full life with her sons, <br>grandchildren and black lab, Pepper. She loves camping, spiritual <br>gatherings and gardening.<br><br>Questions?<br>Email Irma Kahle at <a ymailto="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org" href="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org">irma.kahle@massmentorship.org</a><br><br>-- <br>Irma Kahle, MJEd, CI & CT<br>Director<br>The Mentorship Program<br>P.O. Box 229<br>Manchester, MA 01944-0229<br><a href="http://www.massmentorship.org" target="_blank">http://www.massmentorship.org</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Please invite others to join this list!<br><br>To JOIN or remove yourself from this list, or request it in digest format, go here:<br><br><a
href="https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l" target="_blank">https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l</a><br><br>To send an email to the mailing list: <a ymailto="mailto:signers-l@comm.umass.edu" href="mailto:signers-l@comm.umass.edu">signers-l@comm.umass.edu</a><br><br>Signers-l mailing list is a service of the western MA region of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MassRID) in cooperation with the Emergency Operations Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. <br><br>Learn about emergency/disaster-related information for western Massachusetts! <a href="https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l" target="_blank">https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l</a><br>MA<br><br>Presenter:<br>Denise Paro<br><br>Description:<br>Join Deaf mentor, Denise Paro, in a potpourri of games and activities to <br>enhance your ASL proficiency! The focus will be on dropping English form <br>and using ASL handshapes to
convey concepts.<br><br>This work group focuses on PRACTICE - allowing you to work on your use <br>of ASL with support, guidance and plenty of opportunity to ask questions <br>within a small group environment.<br><br>Target Audience:<br>Mentees, new and newer interpreters<br><br>Cost:<br>$25<br><br>CEU/ACET:<br>.25<br><br>Registration:<br>See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.massmentorship.org">www.massmentorship.org</a> and click on Workshops for full information <br>and registration form.<br><br>Registration Deadline: November 28, 2011<br><br>About the Presenter:<br>Denise Paro comes from a Deaf family, with Deaf parents and two Deaf <br>brothers. She grew up in Chocopee, MA and graduated from the American <br>School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT and the National Technical <br>Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY. She and her beloved husband <br>Ken, who was also Deaf, raised three growing sons. She has two grandsons <br>plus a new
granddaughter on the way. Denise is a Deaf mentor with The <br>Mentorship Program and also continues her involvement with the Family <br>Sign Language program. She was an ASL instructor at Holyoke Community <br>College, and she has set a new goal of becoming a Deaf Interpreter. <br>Denise works at Advocates, Inc. and The Learning Center for the Deaf. <br>She has worked in human services for many years and is also an active <br>volunteer in the Deaf community. Denise has a full life with her sons, <br>grandchildren and black lab, Pepper. She loves camping, spiritual <br>gatherings and gardening.<br><br>Questions?<br>Email Irma Kahle at <a ymailto="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org" href="mailto:irma.kahle@massmentorship.org">irma.kahle@massmentorship.org</a><br><br>-- <br>Irma Kahle, MJEd, CI & CT<br>Director<br>The Mentorship Program<br>P.O. Box 229<br>Manchester, MA 01944-0229<br><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://www.massmentorship.org">http://www.massmentorship.org</a></span><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Please invite others to join this list!<br><br>To JOIN or remove yourself from this list, or request it in digest format, go here:<br><br><a href="https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l" target="_blank">https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l</a><br><br>To send an email to the mailing list: <a ymailto="mailto:signers-l@comm.umass.edu" href="mailto:signers-l@comm.umass.edu">signers-l@comm.umass.edu</a><br><br>Signers-l mailing list is a service of the western MA region of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MassRID) in cooperation with the Emergency Operations Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. <br><br>Learn about emergency/disaster-related information for western Massachusetts! <a href="https://list.umass.edu/mailman/listinfo/signers-l"
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