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Deaf club holds second Super Bowl party - Local News Story - St. Joseph
The leader of a St. Joseph club for the deaf showed understandable favoritism Sunday to a Super Bowl quarterback empathetic toward those with disabilities.
Scott Dollar, who is president of the Cross Roads Deaf Club, wore a New York Giants shirt as friends gathered for a Super Bowl XLVI party at Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living, 4420 S. 40th St. Mr. Dollar calls himself a fan of Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who has raised money for schools that train guide dogs for the blind.
“He is a great quarterback,” Mr. Dollar said, “and played really well during the playoffs.”
The guide dog training program has been successfully spreading out of New York to serve other states, he said.
The party served as the perfect backdrop for the club to promote similar messages expressed by its president. This is the second consecutive year the Cross Roads club has held such an event in conjunction with the Super Bowl.
Last year’s party celebrated a milestone: it was the first national telecast of the Super Bowl that was almost fully captioned, with commercials and promotions included. The achievement was a culmination of efforts between the National Association of the Deaf and the National Football League, said De Linda Belanger, director of communication services for MERIL.
“They worked very closely last year to make it better,” she said.
Sunday’s broadcast of even featured closed-captioning of the pre-game interviews, Ms. Belanger added. But more work still needs to be done to increase the special televised services for the deaf, she said.
Last year’s party drew more than 35 guests. Cross Roads has about 15 active members.
The parties have functioned as fundraisers for the club to send its membership to a regional Deaf Awareness Day held in August in Silver Dollar City. Hundreds of those who are deaf attend from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and other states.
“The deaf community improves their communication” at the session, Ms. Belanger said. “You go for fun, but you also improve your skills.”
Cross Roads’ slate of activities has also featured movie nights, spaghetti dinners, car washes and St. Joseph Mustangs games. Membership is also open to those who are hard of hearing and others with any type of hearing loss.
“We hope to get more members,” Mr. Dollar said. “It takes time for the individual to build up their trust in the club.” Club members are available to teach signing, Ms. Belanger said.
She credited MERIL’s leadership for providing support to the club as an essential social outlet.
The leader of a St. Joseph club for the deaf showed understandable favoritism Sunday to a Super Bowl quarterback empathetic toward those with disabilities.
Scott Dollar, who is president of the Cross Roads Deaf Club, wore a New York Giants shirt as friends gathered for a Super Bowl XLVI party at Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living, 4420 S. 40th St. Mr. Dollar calls himself a fan of Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who has raised money for schools that train guide dogs for the blind.
“He is a great quarterback,” Mr. Dollar said, “and played really well during the playoffs.”
The guide dog training program has been successfully spreading out of New York to serve other states, he said.
The party served as the perfect backdrop for the club to promote similar messages expressed by its president. This is the second consecutive year the Cross Roads club has held such an event in conjunction with the Super Bowl.
Last year’s party celebrated a milestone: it was the first national telecast of the Super Bowl that was almost fully captioned, with commercials and promotions included. The achievement was a culmination of efforts between the National Association of the Deaf and the National Football League, said De Linda Belanger, director of communication services for MERIL.
“They worked very closely last year to make it better,” she said.
Sunday’s broadcast of even featured closed-captioning of the pre-game interviews, Ms. Belanger added. But more work still needs to be done to increase the special televised services for the deaf, she said.
Last year’s party drew more than 35 guests. Cross Roads has about 15 active members.
The parties have functioned as fundraisers for the club to send its membership to a regional Deaf Awareness Day held in August in Silver Dollar City. Hundreds of those who are deaf attend from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and other states.
“The deaf community improves their communication” at the session, Ms. Belanger said. “You go for fun, but you also improve your skills.”
Cross Roads’ slate of activities has also featured movie nights, spaghetti dinners, car washes and St. Joseph Mustangs games. Membership is also open to those who are hard of hearing and others with any type of hearing loss.
“We hope to get more members,” Mr. Dollar said. “It takes time for the individual to build up their trust in the club.” Club members are available to teach signing, Ms. Belanger said.
She credited MERIL’s leadership for providing support to the club as an essential social outlet.