Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: May 1989

Some of the items featured in Auckland Deaf Society’s May 1989 newsletter:

Members are asked to show their membership cards on Friday night buffet evenings. The ADS Board of Management would like a permanent doorperson to check member’s cards on Friday evenings.
Souvenirs from the World Games for the Deaf are on sale at a discount. This involves tank tops, tee shirts, plaques, banners, caps, key rings, button badges, glasses, pens, badges, chocolate, NZ flags and monograms. Deaf Sports New Zealand is also publishing a book on the Games, to be purchased at $30.00 each.
ADS Combined Sports has planned a ‘Married vs Single soccer match’ on Sunday 21 May.

Can you help?

Daphne Jones

Doug (Douglas) Croskery

Doug (Douglas) Croskery

Hugh Penman

John McRae

Laurie Schischka

Laurie Schischka

Lyndon Malcolm

Susan Hamilton

Terry (Terence) Kane

Terry (Terence) Kane

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, ADS1989-05-MJN

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