Happy Friday!

It's Friday! Wow, this week has flown by fast! We're so sad that this is the end of our week-long celebration, but don't fret! We still have $300 in gift cards and another video for you guys to check out! First, let's announce the winners from yesterday.

Congratulations to Anna Teitt, Dana Martin, Nicolette Velasquez, and Stephanie Schaffer! All four of you have won a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Well done! 

Check out our final video for this week, a message from Matt Peev, our Account Executive! We have included ASL interpretation and CC as well. :)

Make sure to like and share this post to be entered into a drawing to win at least a $50 Gift Card! There will be 5 winners today so go share this post! (Make sure it is public so that we can see who posted it and reward you for your efforts.) Have a Fun Friday, and thank you to all that have participated and truly made this a celebration to remember. #HISSign10Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jhv1l_nldg&feature=youtu.be

An Head Start for Friday...

Wow! Thanks to all of your support and participation this week, we just passed 600 likes on our page! Thank you to all of those who have supported us along the way. 

To celebrate our achievement, we are giving all of you a head start on tomorrow's giveaway! (One of the gift cards is worth $100!) If you can get one of your friends to like our page on Facebook and comment who they are below, we'll give you not one, but two entries to win tomorrow's ultimate prize! Go invite your friends to like our page and win big! #HISSign10Years

Happy Thursday!

Thursday already?? Time flies when you're having fun! Speaking of fun, let's announce our winner for yesterday's $50 Amazon gift card prize... congratulations are in order for Megan Epling! Well done!

Today, the HIS Sign team came together to collaborate on a project in order to thank Brian and Christina for all they have done in the last 10 years. Our staff interpreter, Josh, worked with all of our team members, and we created a neat video that we would like to share with all of you. Check it out below! 

Also... we can't go a day without giving out more gift cards! If you like and share this video, then you'll be entered into a drawing to win a $25 Amazon gift card. We are giving out 4 because why not! Go like and share now, and have a great day! #HISSign10Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uei8NWRVoBY

Happy Awards Thursday!

Today, we want to recognize some of our fantastic interpreters, who have contributed so much towards the success of HIS Sign. Below, we listed all of the interpreters that we have recognized and shared some of their pictures here. For their service, we have given a total of $400 in awards to them. Thank you again to our amazing interpreters, and we can't wait to see how much more you can do with us! #HISSign10Years

Valerie Peacock - The Longest Daily Commute, Most Billable Hours in 2019, 1000+ Hour Club, 2nd Most Assignments in 2019

Mandy Kidwell - 1000+ Hour Club, 3rd Most Assignments in 2019, Most Available for Last Minute Jobs

Cindy Mease - 1000+ Hour Club, Most Assignments in 2019

Victoria Oleyar - 1000+ Hour Club

Elise Dutton - Most Weekend Assignments in 2019

Erin Krug - Most Theatrical Assignments in 2019

Justin Young - Most Willing to go out of Comfort Zone

Gloria Garcia-Avila - Most Emojis Used in Texts

Cynthia Baldwin - 1000+ Hour Club

Hannah Helms - 1000+ Hour Club

Happy Wednesday!

It's Wednesday!! We are officially halfway through the work week! Before we get into Wednesday's giveaway, we have some winners to announce! Congrats to all of these folks for winning Amazon Gift Cards:

Stephanie Schaffer, Cindy Seemiller Baldwin, Katherine Resendez, Katie Chung, Alyssa Jaynell, Mariah Beverage, and Julie Navarro. Additional congrats goes to Stephanie, Alyssa, and Mariah for winning twice so all three of you will receive $20! Please email us at SocialMedia@hissign.com to receive your gift cards! 

During the past two weeks, the HIS Sign staff has been working on a Social Media challenge called the Pass Along challenge. We wanted to come up with a fun way for all of you to see the members of our team. Check out our video below! 

Also, it wouldn't be a celebration without some more prizes! We're giving out a big one today... $50 Amazon Gift Card! All you have to do is like this post AND comment #HISSign10Years. Easy enough! 

Happy Wednesday!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlTgsTMUzs&feature=youtu.be

Happy Tuesday!

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!

Thank you to all of you who have participated in yesterday’s events! It was wonderful to look back on HIS Sign’s history and kick off our week of celebration. Congrats to Kimberly Ann Snipe and Nicolette Velasquez for winning yesterday’s sharing challenge! We will contact you directly to send your gift cards. Great job to the both of you!

Now for today’s challenge, we are giving out 10 Amazon Gift Cards each worth $10! Everyone loves a winner and so do we! All you have to do is like our post and comment by tagging an interpreter friend that you have. Super simple! Here’s the catch though… the more interpreter friends that you tag, the more entries you get to win a gift card! If you have 50 interpreter friends and tag them all, you will have 50 entries to win our gift card giveaway today. So get your morning started by tagging all of your interpreter friends and win a gift card!

#HISSign10Years

Anniversary Week!

Welcome to Marvelous Monday. This week we are celebrating HIS Sign’s 10 Year Anniversary!

To kick off this week of celebration, check out this video with Christina and Brian Hammrich as they reflect on 10 years. Maybe you will see yourself in one of the pictures! If you like and share this video, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Tune in daily for more chances to win. Over $1000 in Amazon gift cards will be awarded this week!

#HISSign10Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDkXdoM4r1Y&feature=youtu.be

Quarantine Hobbies: Learning Languages

What Quarantine Hobbies have you acquired so far?

Personally, I only tried painting the one time. Otherwise, it's pretty much been business as usual for me! Haha!

So what have you picked up? Knitting? Whittling? Gardening? Cooking? Jam making? Origami? Writing? Sewing clothes? DIY-ing?

SHARE WITH US a pic of you and your Quarantine Hobby!

If you've been taking this time to learn a new language, you are not alone! HIS Sign's owner, Christina, has been using Duolingo since December to learn Spanish and is getting quite good at it!In addition to Spanish they have, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and more! They even have High Valyrian!

I checked out the website and I think I might try my hand at Russian!

https://www.duolingo.com/ 

Moment of Calm

Life is crazy right now, take a minute to breathe today.
Give yourself a Minute of Calm today:)
Here’s a picture of a fire I took for you to stare at;)

What are you doing for yourself to stay sane?

Terp Town Hall!

HIS Sign will be hosting a Town Hall meeting for our interpreters on Thursday, April 16^th at 2:00 PM! This is an opportunity for all interpreters to learn about some of the exciting initiatives that we are currently working on. Some of the topics that will be discussed at our Town Hall include: Providing Interpreting Services Online, Ideas for Financial Resources, and Opportunities for Professional Development. If you would like additional information, please refer to the link below. We look forward to hearing you there! 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/his-sign-interpreter-town-hall-tickets-102310878592

Happy Birthday Josh!

Happy Birthday to our Fantastic Staff Interpreter Joshua Chung!

We're sorry for all those who are celebrating their birthdays in varying degrees of isolation, but we are sending Love and Joy to you!

A Little Inspiration...

This is a difficult time for all of us. Having to stay inside (for the most part) is difficult even for a hard-core introvert like myself. 

Here is some heartwarming inspiration from the cast of Dear Evan Hansen during James Corden’s special the other night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_10msPMEick&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0UUCvin1TxgKfOyvCfjjrnhMM8YCQGz9AkQnyeVvT3VulPE6-IEhpOnYM

How are you doing with the shelter-in-place order? What are you doing to keep yourself occupied?

Pray We Can Enjoy 'Once on this Island'!

Let's all pray that the stay-at-home order ceases by then so that everyone can get back to work and seeing The Kennedy Center's wonderful shows!

The Kennedy Center Presents...

The Kennedy Center Presents, “Once on this Island”, at the

Opera House in Washington, DC.

“What a delight it is to enter the world of Once on This Island!” raves the New York Times. Winner of the 2018 Tony Award® for best revival of a musical, Once on This Island is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love.

The Captioned performances are Friday, July 3, 2020 at 8:00pm and Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 2:00pm

The Sign-Interpreted performances are Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 8:00pm and Friday, July 10, 2020 at 8:00pm

Director of Artistic Sign Language: Aaron Kubey

More about the Kennedy Center:

More about Once on this Island:http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/TTTSG

More Performances at the Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/genre/THT

Directions and Parking: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/visitor/directions

Accessibility: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/accessibility

Bored at Home?

Gate Communications has started Advanced ASL 1 Online!

Topics include imperatives, time, age, use of numbers, personal pronouns incorporating numbers, plurals, use of self pronouns, subject as a topic, modals, adverbials of place, use of THIS/THAT, finish as a conjunction, and MORE!

If you’re interested, Register Here:

https://www.gatecommunications.org/onlinesignlanguageclasses

Now is a great time to take an hour or two a day to take a class. How are you keeping busy?

Thriller!

The Kennedy Center Presents…

The Kennedy Center Presents, “A Monster Calls”, at the Eisenhower Theater in Washington, DC.

Patrick Ness’s piercing novel A Monster Calls is brought to the stage in a powerful new adaptation by visionary director Sally Cookson. 

The Captioned performances are Friday, July 31, 2020 at 8:00pm and Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 2:00pm

The Sign-Interpreted performances are Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 8:00pm and Friday, August 7, 2020 at 8:00pm 

Director of Artistic Sign Language: Charm Smith

More about the Kennedy Center:

More about A Monster Calls: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/TTTSG

More Performances at the Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/genre/THT

Directions and Parking: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/visitor/directions

Accessibility: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/accessibility

Savvy ASL Explains corona virus

Restaurants are closing, Schools are shut down for a month, if you wonder why, Savvy ASL will explain it to ya;)

Watch her lovely video at www.facebook.com/HISSIGN/

Did you know the sign for corona virus already, or is that the something you learned today?

Happy Sunday:)

Happy Sunday All!

We hope you enjoy this beautiful day!

Stay healthy<3

What are your plans for the day?

Blow Us All Away

The Kennedy Center Presents…

The Kennedy Center Presents, “Hamilton”, at the Opera House in Washington, DC.

An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow.

As you may recall from a previous post, I recently saw “Hamilton” and was floored by how well done it was! The music, the staging, the ensemble, every single actor, the costumes, the set, the entire show blew me away. I was skeptical going into it because of all of the hype that has surrounded the show form the very beginning, but it exceeded even the hype! I wholeheartedly recommend.

The Captioned performances are Friday, June 26, 2020 at 7:30pm; Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 1:30pm; Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 1:30pm; and Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 7:30pm

The Sign-Interpreted performances are Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 7:30pm; Friday, July 3, 2020 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 7:30pm; and Friday, September 11, 2020 at 7:30pm

More about the Kennedy Center:

More about Hamilton: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/TTTSG

More Performances at the Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/genre/THT

Directions and Parking: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/visitor/directions

Accessibility: http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/accessibility