Michaela McFadden and Dawn Marshall organised an open meeting for Deaf women who wanted to set up a Deaf Women's group on Friday 11th April 2008 at the Diamond Room, Millennium Forum, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Stephen Dering of Dering Employment Services kindly donated £50 towards refreshments and the Millennium Forum kindly let us use their room free of charge.
These are the women who formed this new group. Well done to all!
- Wendy Cassidy
- Caroline Doherty
- Pauline Doherty *
- Lucy Dunn
- Marie Gallen *
- Teresa Grenham
- Kathleen Holmes *
- Dawn Marshall*
- Avril Scott *
- Annette O'Doherty
- Michaela McFadden *
- Margaret McGoldrick
- Amelia McKernan
- Sheila O'Hogan
- Olivia Younge
These women gave lots of ideas for how the group should be set up and run. After a long discussion, and a lot of choices, the women agreed that the name of the group should be Deaf Women North West. The group is open to any Deaf woman living in Ireland and that includes both Northern and Southern Ireland!
A new committee has been elected. (See * next to name). The group is now writing a constitution and applying for funding. So far there have been £90 raised through Dering Employment Services and a raffle on the night which raised £40!
The next event is Friday 6th June (venue to be confirmed). This will be a cheese and wine event to launch the group. Any Deaf woman is welcome!
Please keep coming back to this website for more information.
You can add comments below if you would like to ask the committee any questions.
Thank you!
2 comments:
I would like to add that a committee has been formed and will have their first meeting very soon to elect a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
I will put this information on the website and any contact details as soon as possible.
Congratulations and best wishes to Deaf Women North West
Carmel Ball
Laois Deaf Network
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