A tour group of 24 Deaf Japanese visitors dropped by the Christchurch Deaf Club on a Friday evening in December 1994. 29 visitors were planned but 5 were sick and stayed back at their hotel. The group leader gave Tom Still, the President, a decorative fan to hang on the wall at the Club to remember the group visiting. There were also visitors from Scotland and England that night, with around 90-100 people attending.
Japanese Deaf group visits Christchurch Deaf Club
1994 •
- Deaf Club
It's a Friday evening and the Christchurch Deaf Club is where its happening! A tour group of 24 Deaf Japanese visitors make CDC a must-visit on their New Zealand itinerary.
Ava Buzzard
Barbara Herrick (Beale)
Barry Potts
Bennie Agnew
Betty Bryson
Beverly Gillard
Bonnie Caesar (Buzzard)
Brenda Williams
Carol King
Chris King
Claire Liddicoat
Claire Raisin
Craig Douglas
David Nunes
Della Buzzard (Lamb)
Denise Godman
Dennis Herrick
Eric Hare
Evelyn Pateman
Garth Hammond
Greg Pateman
Hemi Hema
Jacinda Buzzard
Janet Watt
John Bryson
John Mansell
Josje Lelijveld
Judith (Judy) Harris
Kevin Stokes
Kim McMahon
Kristofer Jonsson
Levi Te Maari
Lois Nunes
Margaret Coutts
Michael Collett
Michael Waites
Nettie D’ath
Nicki Morrison
Norman Hahn
Patty (Noeline) Still
Paul Buzzard
Peter Berry Snr
Peter Miller
Priscilla Buzzard
Reuben Buzzard
Richard Hanson
Robbie Robinson
Rodney Henwood
Rose Ward
Sam Te Maari
Susan (Sue) Penman
Tiffany Te Maari
Tom Still
Tyson McDonald
Vernon Pope
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