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Rochester School for the Deaf Superintendent Dr. Mowl will be the guest speaker on Veterans Day at a special ceremony in Pittsford to honor his son Kevin.

Thank you,
Frank A. Kruppenbacher
Public Relations Director
Rochester School for the Deaf

Army Spc. Kevin S. Mowl, 22, of Pittsford, N.Y., died Feb. 25 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on Aug. 2, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Wash.

The Rayson-Miller American Legion Post invites you to gather at the site of the Pittsford Veterans Monument in the Port of Pittsford Park, 22 N. Main Street, to honor all veterans on Tuesday, 11/11, at 11AM. The annual Veterans Day ceremony is open to the public. Residents and friends are welcome to attend the observance and this year, especially, to remember one of Pittsford’s own, Corporal Kevin Scott Mowl. Post Commander Jennie Miller will open the ceremony that will include a presentation of colors, the placement of wreaths, a rifle salute (11:11AM) and the playing of the National Anthem and taps. The Post is pleased to have Harold Mowl, Kevin’s father, as guest speaker. A reception follows in the American Legion Post home at 21 N. Main Street.

Rochester School for the Deaf Travel Abroad Program students will make a very special presentation, with pictures and personal narratives, about their recent Travel Abroad Program experiences in Italy and Greece, Thursday, May 29, 2008, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the RSD Auditorium.

Rochester School for the Deaf to Welcome Globe-Trekking Duo ‘Discovering Deaf Worlds’ for Adventures in Education, October 22-23, 2008

Christy Smith, who is deaf and a former contestant on CBS-TV’s “Survivor: The Amazon” and Dave Justice, an American Sign Language/English interpreter and deaf community advocate, will be the special guest presenters at Rochester School for the Deaf, October 22-23, 2008, for the school’s annual Adventures in Education program.

As co-founders of Discovering Deaf Worlds, an organization dedicated to promoting deaf awareness globally, Smith and Justice are currently overseas on the organization’’s first-ever international adventure which began on October 23, 2007.

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RATHSKELLAR at RSD May 8-9

Rochester School for the Deaf Class of 2008 presents:

RATHSKELLAR

WHEN: May 8-9, 2008
TIME: 7:30-9PM
COST: $10, $20 AT DOOR
WHERE: ROCHESTER SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
1545 ST PAUL ST., ROCHESTER, NY 14624

FUNDRAISING FOR RSD CLASS OF 2008: PROM AND SENIOR TRIP

INFO / TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH WWW.RATHSKELLAR.COM or OR ONE OF THE RSD SENIORS

ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT RON ROOD JR. AT RONROOD@RSDEAF.ORG

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! IT’’S A MUST-SEE SHOW!

WWW.RATHSKELLAR.COM

RSD Town Meeting set for April 28 at 6pm

Rochester School for the Deaf will host another in a series of Town Meetings, April 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the RSD Learning Resource Center in Westervelt Hall. Light refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. with the Town Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.

The agenda will include:
• An overview of RSD’s recent accomplishments and challenges; and
• A general discussion about the issues raised by those in attendance.

Go to: www.rsdeaf.org/townmeetings.asp for summaries of all past RSD Town Meetings.

As many members of the RSD community are encouraged to attend the Town Meeting on April 28.