34th Annual Gallaudet & Clerc Banquet

November 11, 2006

Dear Fellow Gallaudet Alumni and Friends,

The Kentucky Chapter of Gallaudet University Alumni Association and Kentucky School for the Deaf are jointly sponsoring the 34th annual Gallaudet & Clerc banquet on Thursday, December 7, 2006.

You are cordially invited to attend the banquet in Walker Hall Dining Room at Kentucky School for the Deaf at 6:00 PM.
The cost of the ticket per person for the banquet is $15.00.

The theme of the banquet will be Deaf Ambassadorship and our guest speaker will be Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins.

Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins
Executive Director of Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH)
President of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

A reception will be in the parlor on the second floor of Jacobs Hall after the banquet. It will offer you a great opportunity to meet
Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins as well as to socialize with your friends.

Please buy your ticket as soon as possible, preferably before Monday, December 4th. There will be no tickets sold at the door nor at the KSD Business Office.

To purchase ticket(s) through the mail or in person:
Roger Coyer
723 Cave Springs Drive
Lancaster, KY 40444

Ph. Nbr.: (859) 792-3603 (TDD)

Email: Coyer74@adelphia.net

Do not send cash in the mail. Check or money order only is to be made payable to KY GUAA. Your ticket(s) will be reserved for you to pick up at the door just before the banquet. Please do it early! Thank you!

Your fellow alumna and friend,
Billy Lange
President

TAKE BACK GALLAUDET! WE DID IT! =)

Kentucky Chapter of GUAA alumni and friends gathered at Jacobs Hall museum at Kentucky School for the Deaf on Wednesday, November 1st to take part in the nationwide celebrating the protest at Gallaudet ending with good news! =)

Archie & Barbie Harris were at Gallaudet a week before homecoming visiting their daughter, Jennifer and participated in the protest. Barbie got this band and left it on until this day, it was finally cut off.

This picture is self-explanatory! YAY! =)

The banner was donated by City Art Signs, THANKS! =) The Harrises are mailing it to their daughter, Jennifer at Gallaudet and she would show the banner and talk about it there before it goes to the Gallaudet archives for historical purposes.

Alumni & friends

Byron Wilson leaves his autograph on the banner.

....and Sandy Johnson does the same thing.

KY Chapter of GUAA President Billy Lange prepares to autograph also.

Read below about the history of the painting above.

The museum has a painting of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet seen above.

A painting of Laurent Clerc with the banner. The painting is one of only 3 paintings of Laurent Clerc out there! American School for the Deaf has one and we are not sure where the 3rd one is but someone said it might be at the Library of Congress? Gotta find that out!

Autographs on the banner with the painting.

DANVILLE TENT CITY A SUCCESS!!!! =)

YES! It was a success!!!!

On Thursday, October 19, 2006, Not even rain could stop us from rallying to support the ongoing protest at Gallaudet University! We were supposed to have the Tent City rally outside in front of historic Jacobs Hall at Kentucky School for the Deaf but we moved to Thomas Gym. 4 tents were set up on the gym floor. We were entertained with speeches, a song, a poem, and earned $$$$ from food, drinks, & bake sale for FSSA! About 60 people came and everyone had an educational, enjoyable, and delicious time! =)

$222.83 will be sent to FSSA from the Kentucky Chapter of GUAA! WooHoo, thanks to the support from the alumni and friends who came to Danville Tent City! =)

Many, many thanks to alumni and friends who worked hard and made Danville Tent City a reality and a success!!!! =) Many thanks to those who donated goodies for the bake sale! You all are very much appreciated! =)

Danville Tent City Mayor Sarita (Johnson) Harkness busy at work making signs.

Various signs

Archie & Barbie (Duncan) Harris being interviewed for the Danville paper,

The Danville Advocate-Messenger.

Larry Harkness' creativity shows here! Blue nailpolish with gold letters!

U N I T Y G A L L Y

Our Danville Tent City Mayor Sarita (Johnson) Harkness got the program going with speeches by several people that you see in the picture above. Those who gave speeches were Billy Lange, Archie Harris, Wilton McMillan, Barbie (Duncan) Harris, Connie (Ammerman) Dotson, Anita (Williamson) Dowd, and

Amy (Gulley) Lange.

Kentucky Chapter of GUAA President Billy Lange shares a message from GUAA President Andy Lange via pager to the crowd.

Carolyn (Marshall) & Bill Gulley, Sr. were in Arizona visiting with Judy Mohan when we had our tent city rally. They sent a message via pager to Amy (Gulley) Lange to share with the crowd.

"Hi! We wish we could be with you all at the tent city! We are happy that the KY Chapter is doing something to support Gallaudet! Long Live Gallaudet!! Bill and Carolyn"

Judy (Pleskatchek) Mohan and Carolyn (Marshal) Gulley in Arizona. Judy sent warm greetings to everyone!

Nina (Stuart) and Roger Coyer were also out West. They sent a message to the crowd via pager saying "Go Gally go! Go bison. We are bison. We are big and strong!"

Christee (Weinbach) Johnson and Cornelia Brown leading a spirit chant that Gallaudet students and others use which is "Gallaudet Unity Same!"

GALLAUDET UNITY SAME! Same....same....same....same....

Barbie (Duncan) Harris and Garry Yarnell did the modified Bison Song in ASL!

Hail! Hail Gally's spirit!

Hail to Gally's flag!

Colors colors

Buff Blue buff blue

Pride pride

Students students

Faculty faculty

Alumni alumni

Parents parents

We challenge challenge
4 corners 4 corners of the world!

US US

World, world

We fight, fight

Aim, aim

Support support

Frustrated frustrated

All night all night

All day all day

Rain rain

Sun sun

No matter what

Patience patience

Don't give up dont give up

Unity unity

Tent city tent city

US US

World world

Support support

Love love

Education education

Learn learn still

Protest protest

Yell yell yell YELL!

Support protesters through!

Pride pride!

Unity unity!

Gally Gally

Peace peace

Protest protest

Still alive!

Christee (Weinbach) Johnson signed a poem that was written by KSD and Gallaudet Alumni, Shannon Kapp after the students were arrested at 6th Avenue entrance area on October 13th.

The Protest at Gallaudet University

The Protest at Gallaudet University,
Flame has been flamed,
You can feel the beat of the people,
Demanded to be heard and seen,
Yelling two demands!
That must be fulfilled.
So many of us,
We want the best of Gallaudet University!!!
Yes, we may be arrested,
Ignored, oppressed or even been lied to.
But our spirit cannot be shattered.
There are so many people
Around the world.
Supporting our protest,
From California to New York,
Even different countries,
As well as Faculty, Staff, Student and Alumni
The protesters may be arrested,
But Administrators forget,
Still, because there are so many people out there supporting,
Our mascot, the Bison!
Bison is meaning of strength and unity.
We are united and expand our strength!
Unity for Gallaudet!
The Spirit lives within us,
That cannot be replaced
Or even removed.
The story lives with us in time without end.
That must be passed to generations to generations.
Representing the true colors inside of Gallaudet.
Our voices will not be erased,
Listen to one voice out there.
Unity for Gallaudet!

-Shannon Kapp
October 13, 2006

Imagine who goes into the trash?!

Trista Mynear, Arlen Finke, and Joe Buschmann busy selling pizzas and drinks.

Mingling and eating go together! ;)

Christee (Weinbach) Johnson and Matthew Callahan with $$$$ for FSSA!

Thanks for your support! =)

Yummy bake sale! =)

Mingling in front of 4 tents.

Group picture of everyone! =)

Gallaudet Alumni group picture! =)

Print outs of tent city map, letters, and information about the protest.

Amy (Gulley) & Billy Lange imagine they are at Gallaudet tent city! ;)

Robin (Daniels) & Kevin Hamilton and kids.

Robin was a cheerleader and Kevin was a basketball player while at

Gallaudet so they wore their old t-shirts! =)

Auctioning off bake sale goodies!

(Photos by Amy (Gulley) Lange & Christee (Weinbach) Johnson)

Kentucky Chapter of
Gallaudet University Alumni Association

hosts

DANVILLE TENT CITY

Rally to show support to the
Gallaudet University protest

Thursday, October 19, 2006

4 to 7 PM

Front of Jacobs Hall

(If rain - Thomas Gym)
Kentucky School for the Deaf
Danville, Kentucky

Anyone is welcome!

**Pizzas & drinks will be sold.**
**There will be a bake sale**
**Proceeds go to GUFSSA**
(Gallaudet University Faculty, Staff, Students, & Alumni)

Contact person:
Billy Lange
KY Chapter of GUAA President
Billy.A.Lange@gmail.com

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