VANCOUVER, Feb. 16 /CNW/ - Cheryl Blair, today announced plans for the five-day hearing mission trip to Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nairobi, Kenya projected to result in fitting more than 3,000 adults and children receiving over 6,000 hearing instruments. The hearing mission trip will be completed in conjunction with the Starkey Hearing Foundation in an effort to fulfill the Foundation's commitment to helping the world to hear.
"It is incredibly fulfilling to be a part of this hearing mission trip and to do so much good in such a short amount of time. It's also very humbling to experience the incredible need that exists in the world. I feel honored to have the opportunity to bring the gift of hearing to so many in need and proud to support the Starkey Hearing Foundation in its mission," said Cheryl Blair, Owner of Northern Sound Hearing Clinic. According to Cheryl, not only will those in need be fitted with hearing instruments, they will also receive training on hearing instrument care, maintenance and a supply of hearing instrument batteries.
Hearing mission trips are paid for by donations to the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Every year at the Foundation's annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala, attendees have an opportunity to bid during a live auction to fund a hearing mission trip. A network of distributors of Starkey Canada, a division of Starkey Laboratories, bid to fund the Kenya mission, which will take place March 7-11.
About Northern Sound Hearing Clinic
For the last 18 years Northern Sound Hearing Clinic has proudly provided audiological services to the residents of the Peace Region in Northern Alberta and BC. We opened our first clinic in 1993 in Grande Prairie Alberta, and expanded to Fort St. John, BC in 2007 and to the Kitsilano area in Vancouver, BC. in 2010.
Northern Sound Hearing Clinics provide audiology services including hearing testing and hearing aid fittings for patients age 6 months and up. Our audiologists and hearing professionals are highly educated and experienced. Our commitment is to provide diagnostic audiological testing, amplification, and aural rehabilitation services using the most current technology and knowledge available. We work closely with physicians, educators, audiologists and other medical professionals to provide a comprehensive approach to client care.
About Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF)
Since 1973, Starkey has been giving the gift of hearing to the world's underprivileged -especially children- through its internationally recognized mission program and its domestic program, Hear Now. Our mission is to promote hearing health awareness and education; provide hearing instruments and personal listening devices to people in need, and to support and conduct research and education in hearing breakthroughs and technologies. In late 2007, SHF launched their awareness initiative via a media campaign with public service announcements to educate consumers about responsible listening. Spanning the past 12 months, the Foundation has provided more than 50,000 hearing instruments both domestically and abroad. Since 2000, more than 400,000 hearing instruments have been distributed to persons in need worldwide. Please visit www.sotheworldmayhear.org to learn more.
For more information:
www.northernsoundhearing.com
Phone: 604-221-4688
Fax: 604-221-6871
Email: vanreception@northernsoundhearing.com
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