Our Mission
It is our mission at "A Thousand Signs" to supply and create inspiring spaces & opportunities for deaf, hard of hearing & Apraxic children. http://https//www.facebook.com/pages/A-Thousand-Signs/734934966543652?fref=ts

Who We Are & What Brought Us Together
Julia Ginocchio-Luniewski, known by friends as "Jules", is the founder of "A Thousand Signs". Her husband Henry, is Carter Beauford's drum tech & the DMB stage manager. Henry has been with the band for 24 years. They have four young boys. The youngest, 4 yr. old Jude, suffered bile poisoning at birth that robbed him of his natural ability to speak. Jude's family decided rather than exhausting themselves by seeking compensation, that their son would be better served if they put their time, talents, passions & resources towards making sure all children have the right to be heard and an artistic avenue to do so. A Thousand Signs is made up a volunteer team of friends, family, Dave Mathews Band crew, & DMB fans. 100% of our funds go directly to our cause. Our promotional & raffle items are either donated or bartered. We are a "family" of artists, so advocating for arts enrichment, where there was none, was the natural step. The DMB road family has embraced Julia's new life's work & has afforded us the platform to get exposure at the shows. With much gratitude we will have our last raffle of the DMB 2015 Summer Tour concluding at the Colorado Fiddler's Green shows August 28th & 29th. Many of the items will be on display at our booth in the Reverb EcoVillage. We will have four volunteers (Julia, Jennifer Brown Ha, Michael Burns & Brandon Golston) on hand to help spread the word, showcase the prizes & process in-person raffle ticket orders. We would love to meet you if we haven't already. Please stop by & show your support!

Who Benefits From Your Contribution
St. Rita School for the Deaf serves nearly 170 students ranging from 6 weeks to 22 years of age with speech and hearing {dis}ABILITIES. SRSD is the last independent deaf school in the U.S. & the only school with a exclusive curriculum for Apraxic children. In their 100 year history the school has never turned a child away due to their parents’ inability to pay. To ensure this noble promise is kept, all funding is directed towards the core cirriculum, special services & scholarships. Today the school is faced with many challenges, as are the students and their families. Families with money have the option to buy the gift of sound with cochlear implants, many of our students aren't afforded such a luxury. Nearly half of the student body lives below the poverty line. In this academic environment, arts & enrichment opportunities are nearly obsolete. With the help of DMB family, friends, fans and you, we can provide complimentary after-school youth circus camps, Remo HealthRYTHM community drums for rhythm & vibration therapies, a family resource center, an art studio, restore the weaving guild & install much needed murals to the vast white walls.


A Picture is Worth a Thousand Signs