Arizona Hands & Voices a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization

Annual ReportJanuary 2010 – December 2010

Our Organization supports: - Guide By Your Side (GBYS)- Parent advocacy, education, and support- Parent/Professional collaboration- Organization expansion

Board of Directors:Vice President - Shelby Willa Treasurer – Maria Yenerich Secretary - Jeanne Hollabaugh

Board Members:Lylis Olsen Molly Romano-HomokiMegan MacphersonSteve McLeod Cheri Basset

Address:P.O. Box 50423Phoenix, AZ 85076-0423Phone: 1-866-685-1050Website: azhv.org

GBYS:Program Coordinator – Jeanne Hollabaugh

Guides: Carrie Gilbraith, Lisa Pettit, Jeanne Hollabaugh, Anita Jones, Shelby Willa, Jill Quillman, Barbara Roth, Diana Wright, Cynthia Elliot

Arizona Hands & Voices respectfully submits its Annual Report for 2010. This document highlights all the activities that were supported throughout the year.

Arizona Hands & Voices is dedicated to support families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing without a bias toward communication methods or methodology. We are a parent driven, nonprofit organization providing families with the resources, networks, and information needed to improve communication access and educational outcomes for their children. We are focused on outreach activities and parent/professional collaboration to enable deaf and hard of hearing children to reach their highest potential.

2010 Activities• In 2010, Arizona Hands & Voices supported the Guide By

Your Side program, which sponsored a guide training event, the annual retreat in Tucson, and the annual holiday party in Flagstaff.

• There were bi-annual picnics in both Tucson and Phoenix.• We sponsored 2 children to attend a deaf/HH summer

camp.• We sponsored 2 members to attend conferences

associated with deaf/HH children.• The Hands & Voices publication, The Communicator, is

disseminated quarterly. Circulation has reached about 200 recipients in Arizona.

Statement of Activities• Revenues (estimates)

– Grants $24,800– Contributions $8,257– Event Registrations $1,160– Fundraising $922

TOTAL $35,139

• Expenses (estimates)– GBYS Program Services $21,315

• Program Coordinator Salary $14,200• Guides Salary $2,000

– Outreach Activities $1,241– Utilities $2,220– Mailings $2,300– Conference Attendance $1,250– Scholarships $400

TOTAL $28,726

• Major Contributors– Arizona Community Foundation– State of Arizona, Department of Health– East Valley Sertoma Club– Robert Markley Salon & Spa– Midtown Sertoma Sponsorship Fund– Sertoma Inc.– James Epstein/ Jeanne Hollabaugh– Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold– William Kohl Ins. Agency Inc.

• 37 official members

THANK YOU!!!We want to thank everyone for their memberships and donations. Without your support, we would be unable to carry out our activities and achieve our goals.