Event: Midwest DeaFest Fundraiser
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Time: 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Pointe Royale Village and Country, 142 Clubhouse Drive, Branson, MO
National Association of the Deaf's Deafest Entertainment Night hosted by Arkansas Association of the Deaf, Kansas Association of the Deaf, Missouri Association of the Deaf and Oklahoma Association of the Deaf.
Dinner 5:30pm-7:30pm - $30
Entertainment 7:30pm – 10 pm - $20
Combo: $45
It’s a first-come first-serve event with limited of 160 tickets to each event. You may purchase the tickets through the hosts: OAD, KAD, MoAD and AAD or mail the registration with your credit card, money order or check payable to AAD, Attn: Ernest Northup, P.O. Box 55063, Little Rock, AR 72215-5063. Any returned checks will be charged an extra $25.
Dinner – 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - $30 - NAD President Bobbie Scoggins will be the special guest speaker to explain what does NAD's mission means "Tto preserve, protect and promote the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. Check www.nad.org.
7:30pm - Entertainment provided by Michael Davis - $20
In these economic times, many non–profit organizations are struggling financially. NAD is no exception and NAD needs our help! The purpose of this fun entertainment night is to help raise funds to support NAD.
If you cannot attend, but you want to make a
donation. Please check www.nad.org/donate.
Who is Michael Davis?
currently working as a Director of Creative Development with SignWorldTV inc. Aside from Mr. Davis’s professional career, He is an Actor and a Dancer, which enables him to travel all over the world doing theaters, television, films, choreographing, storytelling, workshops, motivational speaker and a one-man show “Janitor“. Michael just finished featured in an independent film “Silent films”. Michael accidentally started his acting and dancing career at Gallaudet University. Michael decided to audition for a theater production just to keep himself busy, after leaving a football team. After Michael Discovered his hidden passion and talent. Michael took off with his dancing career when he got offered to be with the all male dance troupe- The Wild Zappers. Michael started to fall in love with acting when he starred at an off-Broadway theater in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan playing as Tony from the “West Side Story”. Michael got offered to play Tom Sawyer for Deaf West’s Big River right after the West Side Story. After Big River, He decided to stay in California to pursue his passion in acting and dancing. Michael‘s credit; Primetime television Boston Public, Cold Case, Independent film “Time”, “Music on the Court”, Silent films”, Mosdeux’s Permanent Grave, Mixed Blood theater’s “The Deaf Duckling”, intersection arts theater “Frosty the fire-eater”, SF’s City Slam dance troupe, and many more. Michael has a great passion to make a difference and touch people’s lives since he is the rare entertainer as a Deaf, Hispanic and a Male".
