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Tee Shirt: Wellington Deaf Youth Group, 3rd National Deaf Youth Camp

The Wellington Deaf Youth Group organised the 3rd National Deaf Youth Camp – a five-day camp in Hastings. The theme of the camp was UNITY, with workshops that relates to this theme. The purpose of the National Deaf Youth Camp is to give an opportunity to Deaf and hard of hearing young people around New Zealand a chance to meet up with old friends and make new friends.

The green tee shirt was for camp participants, with the leader wearing yellow shirts.

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Wellington Deaf Society
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 117-O-WDS
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