Blindness isolates you from things,
but deafness isolates you from people.
- Helen Keller

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CAI Raffle Results!

The CAI Raffle drawing took place at the Association for Late-Deafened Adults on November 17, 2009.

The five finalists:
Oswaldo Machado
Andrew Libby, Sertoma Club
Chris Littlewood, St. Pete College
Susan Reisdorph, Reisdorph Reporting Group
The Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay

And the winner of the CAI 50/50 Raffle is…

Congratulations to the Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay!

We wish to thank everyone who participated in the raffle!! The raffle was a great success, and upon request, the 50/50 raffle drawing will become an annual event!

New Board Members

We are proud to announce and welcome two new CAI Board members:

David Bankston, Financial Planner and Certified Public Accountant
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Berlin, World-renowned Researcher in Audiology and Jazz Musician

Please Come and Join the Celebration!

Annual Fundraiser Gala - “Caring for Our Community” Celebration

A Special Tribute Honoring Dick Crippen, “The Great Communicator”

Cocktail and Dinner Reception,

Live Music, Dancing, Live Auction, Silent Auction, and more...

Dick Crippen will be honored for his generous contributions of his time and talent to the many charitable organizations which he has supported throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Please join us in honoring Dick in this special celebration!

Date:   April 17, 2010
Time:   7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Place: Quorum Hotel
              700 N. Westshore Blvd.
              Tampa, FL

Details and registration/sponsor information

A Thank You to Our Special Guests from our March 28th, 2009 event:

Brendan McLaughlin - ABC Action News

Charlie Miranda - Tampa City Councilman

Bill Reese, Civil Engineer, President of Suncoast ALDA
David Smolker, Esquire – Bricklemeyer, Smolker & Bolves

Jack Espinosa, Sr. – Professional comedian and local author
Phyllis Busansky – Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections

Dr. Chuck Berlin, Audiologist – World renowned researcher and jazz musician from New Orleans

The Chuck Berlin Quartet

Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf

USF Delta Gamma Sorority

A special “Thank You” to our sponsors and donors
for the 2009 Cocktail Reception:

The Tampa Club

ABC Action News

The Portrait Gallery

Lois and Pat Maroney

HSW Associates, Inc.

The Yerrid Foundation

Diana Arpad, Lions Club

Cathy Cabble, Photographer

David Reed, Zebra Investments

Bill Huesser, Licensed Contractor

Bricklemeyer, Smolker, & Bolves
Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders

Michael Clayton, Tampa Bay Buccaneer

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Blindness isolates you from things, but deafness isolates you from people. - Helen Keller