Communications Contest for Deaf and Hearing Impaired

 

CCDHH logoOptimists have been conducting oratorical contests since 1928. The Hearing Impaired Contest (CCHI) started in the Pacific Southwest District as club contests. An optimist in Orange County and then one in Van Nuys felt that the Optimist Oratorical Contest did not provide a forum that the hearing impaired could use. So they started a separate contest in 1980. Through the efforts of many, at a convention on June 29 through July 3, 1991, in Nashville, Tennessee, the Optimist International Board of Directors accepted a proposal to make the CCHI an international program for all Districts.

 

The Oklahoma District has hosted the event in the past, but more recently not.

 

If anyone you know qualifies for the contest, contact your local Optimist Club to incourage sponsorship of a contest. The District is willing to promote a contest if there is sufficient interest in the State.

 

The details for this year are :

Topic: "For Me, Optimism is ... "
When: OI doesn't set club/zone/regional deadlines
District deadline June 15, 2009
Who: Youth through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Quebec and grade 13 in the Caribbean who are recognized by their school as deaf or hard of hearing.

Rule sheet and contest details sheet is here.

For Clubs, the club-chair guide is here.