Media release : 14 January 2013
Hot pizzas for NZ Deaf Parent Conference 2013
Deaf/hearing impaired parents and their children can now enjoy a hot slice of pizza for free at the second NZ Deaf
Parent Conference in January 25-27 2013 at Living Springs, Governors Bay, in Christchurch - courtesy of Domino's.
The event, which includes a series of educational workshops for CODAs (Children of Deaf Adult) and Deaf children, gives
families the opportunity to share the challenges they face raising hearing impaired children. The conference will
include a range of expert speakers and educators.
Domino's franchisee Bruce Chen, who owns the Domino's stores in Te Atatu South and Henderson, says that the conference
coordinator approached him directly for sponsorship last year (May 2012) when the event was held in West Auckland, and
he is thrilled the company is able to continue their support of the conference.
"I joined the Domino's family about 18 months ago and one of the sponsorship requests that came through the Henderson
store was from the conference coordinator of the NZ Deaf Parent Conference. It ended up a donation of pizzas in our most
popular flavours and 10 garlic breads and personally delivered it to the conference.
"It was a very touching atmosphere actually, they were just regular Kiwi families with a few extra challenges than your
average NZ'er - and the kids especially really appreciated having the pizzas. If the conference was still being held in
Auckland, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again!" says Chen.
NZ Deaf Parent Conference coordinator, Monica Leach says that it is wonderful the partnership between the conference and
Domino's has been able to continue this year.
"We would like to say a huge thank you to Domino's, including the Henderson franchise that donated the pizzas for the
2012 conference in Auckland. The weekend is normally very busy and we receive a significant amount of positive feedback
from participants, and our hope is that this conference will occur annually from now on, following trends in the US and
UK.
"The pizzas at this year's conference were very popular, I think Bruce from Domino's was surprised that we managed to
get through them all! I anticipate that this will be repeated at next year's conference," says Leach.
For more information about the NZ Deaf Parent Conference, visit www.deaf.org.nz and www.facebook.com/deafparentsnz
For more information about Domino's, visit www.dominospizza.co.nz
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