— Update Announcement —
7th Deaf Awareness Day is reschedule on October 17th, 2020 at White Bear Lake High School – South Campus.
“Hello everyone I am David Nathanson. Deaf Awareness Day (also known as DAD) had originally planned to be on April 18, 2020 but with the incidence of COVID 19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz ordered stay home efforts which meant we could not have our event. Also, Trump ordered restrictions on international flights, including those from Europe to happen so that meant our performers for The Maloes Show had to stay home. So, we decided to reschedule it and I have been diligently watching and contacting people to see when we can possibly reschedule it for. Now there is a gradual step to reopening things. I have inquired about whether this will continue into the fall. As of now it appears that for now, we can have it for fall. I continue to watch CDC for more information and guidelines for how many people we can have in the space and how to encourage social distancing. I also contacted the school/facilities to see what was available and we have it down for Oct 17, 2020. I have asked for back up plans for if there is another wave of COVID 19. So, the plan B is to have it on April 17, 2021. Plan A is October 17, 2020. So, if we are back to stay home orders in October, we will go with plan B which is April 17, 2021. I have also worked with The Maloes Show regarding these dates and they have confirmed commitment to come regardless of final dates of the event. So, that is the plan for those who plan to come to Minnesota’s DAD event, put these down on your calendar. Our plan is Oct 17, 2020 for now.”
Vendor
“For vendors who have registered and paid for their booths. We have not cancelled it, we have rescheduled it so your booths are still reserved for the event. We are trying to follow guidelines from CDC and Governor Tim Walz. We have it tentatively reschedule it to Oct 17, 2020. Those vendors who already have paid, you do not have to pay anything more. If there are vendors that are interested and have not registered, you can still do this.”
Attendee
“Now for attendees, if you have registered for the April 2020 ones, your registration is still good. If you haven’t registered yet, go ahead, the registration is open again.”
The Maloes Show
“For those who bought The Maloes Show tickets for the event that was supposed to happen last April, your ticket will still be valid. The tickets have a QR code that our system will still recognize. For those who haven’t bought tickets, you still can. It is first come, first served so there is a limit. The cap is 400 seats. So, I encourage you to buy your tickets as soon as possible. If you want to know more about the Maloes Show, you can check out their page on Facebook- type in The Maloes Show. They include some of their funny video clips in there. The husband-wife pair are awesome performers. Their CODA son has recently started to join them. They come from Spain and the sign for CODA is C on the chest. He has joined in their group and is funny as well.”
Information
”If you want to know more details about the event, email dad@minndeaf.org. We will reply to them. This applies to vendors, attendees, and general public. You can also go to our Contact Us tab to reach us as well. The web address is dadmadc.com. We will try our best to answer your emails. If you need accommodations for the event, you can contact this email address as well and I will make sure this gets relayed to the right people and they will follow up with you.”
Volunteer/Committee
“If you want to join as a volunteer for DAD, you can contact dad@minndeaf.org. See you there!”
