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CSD to donate $10,000

to Haiti relief effort

CSD, the nation’s largest deaf and hard of hearing service organization, will send $10,000 to two separate Haiti entities to assist them in serving their deaf, hard of hearing and other disabled population after Haiti’s recent national disaster.

Employees from around the nation participated in this fundraiser in various capacities, either by simply donating cash or buying “Jeans for Haiti” coupons, which allowed staff to wear jeans for one day; purchasing Candygrams with flowers for their fellow coworkers; buying custom-made Valentines for office friends and colleagues; and several other means.
CSD decided to donate these funds to two Haitian organizations who align themselves with CSD’s mission. They are Friends of Monfort Inc., an organization serving over 600 deaf and deaf-blind children in Haiti; and St. Vincent’s Center for Handicapped children, which operates a residential and day program for 350 deaf, blind and physically disabled students.

Bike Week is under way, and people who came to Central Florida for warm weather were in for a surprise this weekend.

Bikers braved the cold temperatures, but it wasn't without complaints. Many people attending Bike Week in Daytona Beach said this year's is one of the coldest in recent memory.

For a Saturday night during Bike Week, the sidewalks along Main Street were surprisingly passable.

"I have never seen it when it's not shoulder to shoulder all the way down the street," one biker said. "It's way down."

"I just went in and bought another long sleeved T-shirt to put under my sweatshirt," a biker said. "I'm from Orlando, and I can't believe how cold it is for Bike Week."

"I was here two years ago, and it's definitely not as busy as it was two years ago," a vendor said.

One vendor decided to experiment this year with selling ice cream in waffles, and he has already concluded it was not such a good idea.

Bike Week continues through next Sunday, and both the vendors and participants hope the weather warms up and the crowds increase.

Lightweight Sport Tourer the brand new NT700V from Honda is the latest and maybe only true lightweight touring bike on the market today. The new V-twin looks to also serve double duty as the perfect bike.