Amy Cohen Efron is trying to get more people to vote for DeafHope in the Chase Community Giving program on Facebook. (DeafHope is based in Oakland, California. ) According to the Chase Community Giving program page on Facebook, there are just 5 days left to vote. DeafHope survived the first round, but is hoping to win in round two so they can have the funding to build a shelter for abused deaf women and children. Amy's blog has all the details and instructions.
Back in the early 1990s, I had my own indirect brush with domestic violence. A secretary at the office where I worked was being threatened by her boyfriend or husband. The entire office was worried for her safety that night. They turned to me, because I was the only one that the man threatening her did not know about, plus I was deaf and the woman and man were hearing. That night the woman and her child stayed in my house for their own safety until they could find another place to go.
As Amy points out, it is even harder for deaf abused women and children who have to go to shelters where they are unable to communicate with staff.
DeafHope may not win, but awareness of DeafHope and the general awareness of the needs of abused deaf women and their children will definitely increase as a result of this charity voting competition.
Thank you Jamie ! Most of the credit goes to DeafHope team who did all of the work. It is not a slim chance, it is very possible for all of us to jump in the bandwagon and push DeafHope to the top 6th place, moreover the 1st place. We can do it with I.King Jordan in 1988, and we can make difference with ADA Law in 1990, and now we still can do it! Keep on blogging!
What do you mean, they may not win????!!!!!!
Come on! They CAN win! It IS possible!
We just never know what the connections we make today can result in our Big Dream coming to life tomorrow! It is possible that DeafHope will get $1 Million but in a different form… someone could be reading this blog and decide to make an incredibly generous donation to DeafHope to the tune of $1 Million. Let’s SPREAD the WORD and VOTE to join DeafHope’s dream of ending violence against Deaf women and children, and creating peace in our community!
with love and gratitude to Amy Cohen Efron and Jamie Berke,
Brian