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  • To enrich and enhance the programs of the California School for the Deaf.

  • To promote services for Deaf children.

  • To improve and expand the facilities and equipment of the school.

  • To expand and improve the services of the school to the community of Deaf persons in California.

  • To encourage more widespread charitable contributions from the general public for the use and benefit of the school and the Deaf community.

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OUR MISSION

The Parodi Charitable Trust, established in 1991, is dedicated to enriching and enhancing the programs of the California School for the Deaf. With a focus on promoting services for Deaf children, improving and expanding the facilities and equipment of the school, and extending services to the Deaf community in California, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for the Deaf community.

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ABOUT US

The Charitable Trust was created in 1991 by the late Donald N. Parodi for the “exclusive use and benefit of the California School for the Deaf of Fremont, California.” As a proud alumnus of the school, he specifically stated that the purposes of the fund are:

WHO WAS DONALD PARODI?

Biography in ASL by Frank Lester

Autobiography written by Donald Parodi

Donald Parodi as a child
Donald Parodi in his high school senior portrait
Donald Parodi sitting in his Victorian home with a green jadeite cup
Donald Parodi and Sally Stanford

Donald Parodi
as a CSD Student

Donald's Victorian House on Pine Street in S.F.
Donald Parodi sitting in blue robe in his Victorian home
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