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DSF-PS Receives Recognition Award
The mission of the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission, an agency within the Palm Springs City Council, is “…to promote and protect the diversity of our community and to improve human relations through education and community awareness.” In recognition of its achievements and efforts to serve the Coachella Valley deaf and hard-of-hearing population, the Commission presented a Community Service Award to DSF-PS on January 9, 2012 at the City Hall. Stephen Schultz, DSF-PS Secretary, accepted the award and gave brief remarks of acknowledgment for the recognition. |
Sid Craig (left), a member on the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission, presents "Community Service Award" to Stephen Schultz.
DSF-PS Receives Contribution From CFSC
In April 2012 DSF-PS received an “unsolicited contribution” of $5,000 from the California Foundation for Stronger Communities ("CFSC"). The CFSC, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, acts as the Board of Directors for the California Municipal Finance Authority ("CMFA"). The CMFA is a Joint Powers Authority created to strengthen local communities by assisting with the financing of economic development and charitable activities throughout the State of California. In its letter to President Philip Rubin, the CFSC official wrote, “Your service to the community is heartwarming and we are honored to help support your goals….Thank you for the service that you provide to the community in the great State of California!”
DSF-PS Teams Up With the Riverside County Mental Health Department
DSF-PS is working in collaboration with the Riverside County Mental Health Department (RCMHD) to plan and implement a series of workshops during 2012 and 2013 that will be offered to Coachella Valley’s deaf children and their parents and to the region’s general deaf and hard-of-hearing population. The Center on Deafness–Inland Empire (CODIE) and local school programs that serve deaf students are also participating in this series.
The goal of the workshop series is to promote and encourage better communication and interaction between the region’s deaf youth and their families and to share health and wellness information and resources with the general deaf and hard-of-hearing population.
The topic of the first workshop, scheduled for October 4, 2012, is “Raising Deaf Children.” The second workshop is scheduled for November 1, 2012 and the topic will focus on depression and how to deal with the despondency or pressure that one may feel during this typically long holiday season. Two more workshops will be held in January and April (2013) and the series will culminate in May with a “Deaf Wellness Fair.”
The workshops will be presented and conducted by field professionals and interpreters will be provided. These workshops and the Fair are free and open to all interested persons.
For more information and/or to request to receive email announcements about the workshops, please contact DSFPSInfo@aol.com.
Calendar of Events - 2012
Friday, October 12 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Saturday, October 13 – “Celebration of Life” Memorial Service for Darol F. Nance
12:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
(For more information, please contact MAP at mapgu71@aol.com)
Thursday, December 6 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Saturday, October 13 – “Celebration of Life” Memorial Service for Darol F. Nance
12:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
(For more information, please contact MAP at mapgu71@aol.com)
Thursday, December 6 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Calendar of Events – 2013
Thursday, January 3 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, January 17 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, February 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, March 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, April 4 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, April 18 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, May 2 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, September 5 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, October 3 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, October 17 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, November 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, December 5 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
* Some socials will include seminars to be presented by deaf or hearing speakers in areas such as finances, health, and the like. Interpreters will be provided as needed. In the event there is no seminar, card and board games will be available. Everyone age 18 and older is welcome!
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, January 17 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, February 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, March 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, April 4 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, April 18 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, May 2 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, September 5 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, October 3 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, October 17 - Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs Board Meeting
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, November 7 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
Thursday, December 5 – DSF-PS Social (see * below)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Center, 37-171 West Buddy Rogers Avenue, Cathedral City, CA
* Some socials will include seminars to be presented by deaf or hearing speakers in areas such as finances, health, and the like. Interpreters will be provided as needed. In the event there is no seminar, card and board games will be available. Everyone age 18 and older is welcome!
Palm Springs Ranks 2nd Best!
The September 2009 issue of Money Magazine, posted on CNNMoney.com, ranked Palm Springs, California, as number two among the “25 Best Places to Retire” in America for 2009.
With housing prices down by as much as 44%, real estate in Palm Springs has become affordable again. Job growth during the last eight years has been higher than average at 23.29%. The quality of life is high and the town is in close proximity to the metropolitan cities of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. The Universities of California, San Bernardino and Riverside are being built in North Palm Springs and in nearby Palm Desert. It is believed that when the economy improves again, there will be potential for explosive growth in green energy technological industries and property values in the desert.
In an article published on January 30, 2010 in The Desert News (www.mydesert.com), the California Desert Association of Realtors reported that the low desert home sales rose 21 percent in December from the preceding month in 2009. The median price of a single-family home in the desert, $172,320, is less than the median price of a condo in California as a whole. The statewide number is $306,820.
What are you waiting for? Come visit soon and see for yourself why Palm Springs may be your best bet to invest in and live the good life that Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack loved and enjoyed!
With housing prices down by as much as 44%, real estate in Palm Springs has become affordable again. Job growth during the last eight years has been higher than average at 23.29%. The quality of life is high and the town is in close proximity to the metropolitan cities of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. The Universities of California, San Bernardino and Riverside are being built in North Palm Springs and in nearby Palm Desert. It is believed that when the economy improves again, there will be potential for explosive growth in green energy technological industries and property values in the desert.
In an article published on January 30, 2010 in The Desert News (www.mydesert.com), the California Desert Association of Realtors reported that the low desert home sales rose 21 percent in December from the preceding month in 2009. The median price of a single-family home in the desert, $172,320, is less than the median price of a condo in California as a whole. The statewide number is $306,820.
What are you waiting for? Come visit soon and see for yourself why Palm Springs may be your best bet to invest in and live the good life that Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack loved and enjoyed!
