This exciting bus trip will be in the Spring of 2011.
  Deaf Initiatives, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
On the Road
To Your Future
 

Due to the success of the "Making a Difference with Your Future" transition weekend, an extension was created to assist students and parents with the decisions related to post-secondary education. "On the Road to Your Future", a four-day bus trip, is designed to expose high school students and their parent/guardian to two of the most prominent post secondary institutions in the country for the deaf and hard of hearing populations. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, NY is one of the seven colleges of the Rochester Institute of Technology and is the world's first and largest technological college for deaf and hard of hearing students. Gallaudet University in Washington, DC is the only liberal arts university in the world designed exclusively for deaf and hard of hearing students.

Highlights from the Bus Trip    (click any of the below pictures to enlarge)

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On the road
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Visiting with the President of Gallaudet


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Participating in the Gallaudet classroom
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Sightseeing

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Meeting college students
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Group at Gallaudet
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Making new friends


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Visiting the Gallaudet Library

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Enjoying the Gallaudet tour
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Large Gallaudet Tour
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Having lots of fun!
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Our stop at Niagara Falls
  

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In the NTID classroom
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Group at NTID
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In the NTID tour


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More NTID touring

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Having fun in the NTID tour		      

The cost to the participants is minimal $50.00 per person and certain criteria apply for selection into the bus trip. This bus trip would not be possible, at such a low cost to families, without the support of our sponsors.


Key Sponsors for 2009 included:
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 Gallaudet University
The National Institute for the Deaf
Crane Group Co.
Viable, Inc.


$500 scholarships were also donated by local individuals and corporations in support of the 20 participants. In-kind donations were received from Tim Hortons, Bob Evans, and many others. For a complete listing of sponsors and in-kind donations, click here

Bob Evans
Comments from Participants:
"Dear Deaf Initiatives,
         I was thinking about you guys this morning as I read my English paper I had to write at CSCC. It was about the bus trip and how it made an impact in my future. I wanted to write you a thank you email.
         Thank you both for forming this bus trip. If I hadn't gone on that bus trip, I would've been LOST!  I wouldn't be going to Gallaudet, I would be at home and doing nothing, or working for you (not that I don't like working for you, I like to do many different things). So this trip was exploring for my future.
         I’m proud to say that I worked for you and that I know you. If anybody asked me how I found out about Gallaudet, I would say, 'The bus trip that was formed by Deaf Initiatives!'"
- Meredith Burke, Gallaudet University Bound!

"Going on this trip helped me know some of my choices and the responsibility that I have in my own future. This trip really made me realize I have to work on my grades."
- High School Junior

"Without (sponsorship) I, personally, would not have been able to take this trip with my son and to have shown him the choice and opportunities he has in his life! I was extremely interested in the opportunities at NTID, RIT and Gallaudet University. Again, a BIG THANK YOU!"
- Parent

The next bus trip is scheduled for the spring of 2011. For more information, or to register, please contact Anna Naumann at TheDEAFund@aol.com

In addition to the corporate donations, we want to thank the many individuals that have generously donated to our scholarship sponsor program. Without their support, many families throughout Ohio would not be able to participate.
Click here to see complete list of sponsors and in kind donations for all our initiatives.

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