FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: pr@nms-cares.org
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March 23, 2015,
BAGUIO CITY - NMS Cares concluded its Basic
Sign Language Workshop held at Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries Children's
Recovery Unit-Baguio City last March 20, 2015.
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| NMSC Basic Sign Language Workshop class from Helping Hands, Healing Hears Ministries - CRU |
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| NMSC Basic Sign Language Workshop class from Children's Home |
Having completed months of training beginning October 22,
2014, the participants of the workshop comprising of volunteers from Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries- CRU
and Children’s Home were awarded individual certificates after
completing an intensive workshop where they were taught the basics of sign language.”
Aside from certificates of completion signed by NMSC founder, Martin Eyking,
select members of the group also received certificates of recognition for
showing exemplary skills in sign language.
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| For outstanding efforts in attendance and mastery of basic sign language, volunteers Eliza Bayasen, Karlo Tibio and Jeaneth Tibio were given certificates of recognition. |
With the
recommendation of Deaf Education Coordinators, Nicole Goliat and Yvonne
Celeste, they are set to take their skills further through advanced sign
language classes. In this manner, the
sign language workshop serves its purpose not only of teaching sign language to
the hearing community, but also in pooling potential interpreters.
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| Helping Hand, Healing Hearts Ministries CRU volunteer, Karl Tibio expressing gratitude and delivering parting words through sign to Nicole Goliat who served as their facilitator. |
The recently concluded workshop is part of the Family Oneness Nurturing the Deaf (FOND
Program). The thrust of the FOND Program is to help strengthen
the bond between Deaf child and his or her family members through constant
communication. As Helping Hands Healing
Hearts Ministries- CRU and Children’s Home both serve in fostering children and
giving them a home, their newly acquired skill in using sign language would
best benefit the Deaf children under their care.
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| The volunteers of Helping Hands, Healing Hands Ministries CRU delivering an inspiring song in sign as a culmination of their sign language skills. |
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| After finishing the basic sign language class, the volunteers are encouraged to take advanced sign language class, where they can continue to hone their skills in sign if they wish to volunteer as interpreters in the future. |
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About NMS CARES
NMS CARES, INC. is a Philippine SEC-registered non-stock, non-profit association with a vision for Deaf children to reach their dreams. The organization fully commits to advocating for the Deaf children of the community while looking forward to expanding its service all throughout the less privileged young Deaf individuals in the Asia Pacific.
To know more about NMS CARES, please visit http://nms-cares.org or email us at info@nms-cares.org.
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