Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: June 1965

Some of the items featured in Auckland Deaf Society’s June 1965 newsletter:

• The cover drawing celebrates a historic event in the life of New Zealand Deaf Societies. This month, the first N.Z. Deaf Representative Team will leave to compete in the C.I.S.S. Deaf Sports in Washington D.C. A team did go to the Games in Helsinki but it was a team arranged by interested deaf athletes from another centre and at the last minute, a member from our Society was included. From there, it was decided to set up the N.Z. Deaf Amateur Sports Association.
• A ‘Bang On’ Send Off social will be on 12 June 1965. This will be for members of the N.Z. Deaf Sports Team. They will be leaving for Washington D.C. on 17 of June. We will be able to use the main hall if the attendance is as good as we hope it to be! The Club’s next Quarterly Meeting will be held on 24 July. The members of the N.Z. Deaf Sports Team will be present to give a talk on their trip to America. 
• Members are requested to make sure that all lights in the Clubroom are out if they are the last to leave at any time. Lights left on waste power and that costs money. The Centre has also been given a facelift. The window frames and surrounds have been freshly painted making the place look much fresher.