Miss Deaf America's Vlog -- April 2013

Submitted by Allie.Rice [1] on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 10:50

[Note: Video description and Transcript is below.]

Ms. Chanel Gleicher, the National Association of the Deaf's (NAD), very own Miss Deaf America, talks about her activities she's done since November 2012 till March 2013. 

Watch her share her experiences as Miss Deaf America which includes a performance at the Mid-Atlantic Deaf and Hard of Hearing Festival in Maryland, an appearance at a Signing Santa event in Illinois, and a surprise she had during the National Academic Bowl competition that took place at Gallaudet University. 

If you're interested in having Miss Deaf America visit your event, contact nad (dot) info (at) nad (dot) org. 

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Video description and Transcript: 

Video fades to soft blue and white background with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) logo centered.  Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo appears next to the NAD logo.  Black text below both logos appear, "National Association of the Deaf, Miss Deaf America Ambassador"

Video fades to white then fades to NAD Headquarters, front lobby area.  Miss Deaf America steps into frame. 

MISS DEAF AMERICA: Hey there! 

Video freezes, Miss Deaf America's freeze frame slowly grows bigger as her title ID appears, "Chanel Gleicher, Miss Deaf America 2012-2014."

MISS DEAF AMERICA: It’s April already! This means the winter season is soon becoming into spring!  I am certainly looking forward for spring especially because I’ll get to wear flip-flops outside!

Video transitions with a push-slide Right-Left.

MISS DEAF AMERICA: I hope you all have been keeping track of my whereabouts and what I’ve been doing as Miss Deaf America. If you haven’t, fear not! I’ll recap my experiences from November to now.

Video fades to grey background with Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo on left side with cyan text to the right, "November." Video fades back to Miss Deaf America.

MISS DEAF AMERICA: In the month of November, I went to Gallaudet University's Dance-A-Thon and danced all day!  Proceeds went to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts.  I also gave a performance at Mid-Atlantic Deaf and Hard of Hearing Festival at Howard County, MD. I also made an appearance at Delta Zeta Sorority’s Mr. Killarney Rose Pageant by crowning the winner.

Video fades to grey background with Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo on left side with cyan text to the right, "December."  Video fades back to Miss Deaf America.

MISS DEAF AMERICA: For the month of December, I volunteered as a scorekeeper for nationwide middle school competition: Battle of the Books at Gallaudet University.  I also helped out Kendall Demonstration Elementary Parent Teacher Association Holiday Party.  I also traveled to Chicago, IL for the first time and made an appearance at a Signing Santa event at Woodfield Mall.

Video fades to grey background with Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo on left side with cyan text to the right, "January."  Video fades back to Miss Deaf America.

MISS DEAF AMERICA: In January, I came to National Association of the Deaf (NAD) headquarters at Silver Spring, MD to assist Allie Rice, NAD Youth Programs Coordinator for the day.  I also volunteered at the DC Central Kitchen in Washington, DC where I chopped a lot of vegetables prep food for the homeless. I also went to the PetMac adoption center in DC to assist the shop by cleaning and taking care of adorable cats who need a home. Finally, I did a photo shoot with Raj Singh, a fantastic photographer!   You’ll see photos soon for the Miss Deaf America Ambassador program.

Video fades to grey background with Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo on left side with cyan text to the right, "February."  Video fades back to Miss Deaf America.

MISS DEAF AMERICA: For February, I helped the LGBTQA community at Gallaudet University for their event by setting up for their Community NEEDS Assessment (CNA).

Video fades to grey background with Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program logo on left side with cyan text to the right, "March."  Video fades back to Miss Deaf America.

And finally, in March, I volunteered for the Academic Bowl at Gallaudet University as a moderator. Something really neat happened! The day before I volunteered on Monday, one of the questions used during the matches was, “Who is the current NAD Ambassador?” So, the next day when I volunteered, the teams who I moderated for asked me if I was the answer, Miss Deaf America! I thought that was pretty cool.

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MISS DEAF AMERICA: Be sure to follow me at all MDAAP accounts on social media!  My facebook account is...

Facebook icon appears with cyan text, "Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program."

MISS DEAF AMERICA: My Instagram account is...

Instagram icon appears with cyan text, "@missdeafamerica."

MISS DEAF AMERICA: My Twitter account is...

Twitter icon appears with cyan text, "@mdaap."

MISS DEAF AMERICA: Now, (puts on sunglasses) I am so ready for spring and warmer weather!  (Miss Deaf America leaves frame).

Video fades to the same soft blue and white background with the NAD logo centered.  Black text below the logo appears, "A production of The National Association of the Deaf (copyright) 2013 All rights reserved"