April 2014 Update

RI RID met on April 12, 2014  at Bridgemark in Warwick, RI.  The group made some headway on several fronts. Here are some highlights:

• Members decided to add Brown Bag meetings to help us stay in touch between our quarterly meetings.  The first meeting will be Wednesday, May 14, 7 pm at Hayley Baccaire's home. See your email for details.
• Heather Harker is confirmed to facilitate RI RID's retreat on October 25, 2014.  Please save the date as RI RID is inviting current and former members to this honest discussion.  RI RID is looking for sponsors to support the retreat. The retreat will lead us into a series of professional development workshops through 2015.  For more info on Heather Harker, click here.
• RI RID receives many requests for donations. We voted on giving the highest priority to requests that are local and impact the field of interpreting. Maureen McEntee and Dorothy Hodge are working a policy for RI RID donations. 
• May 10, 2014 is Friends of RI School for the Deaf's Annual 5-K fundraiser to send students to summer camp.  RI RID members will be in attendance to support the great cause.  For more info, please contact camprisd@rideaf.net 
• RI RID will be designing and selling black t-shirts to with the RI RID logo for our members.  Thank you to Heather Niedbala for leading up this project!
• RIRID is relaunching the Professional Development committee. Curtiss James, Heather Piasczyk, and Hayley Baccaire have volunteered- thank you for your efforts!
• Friends of the RI School for the Deaf are hosting a golf tournament on August 26, 2014.  If you are interested in working at the event pro-bono, please contact ririd_us@yahoo.com