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1、Meetingsheldatthe:NewYorkSchoolfortheDeaf555KnollwoodRoadWhitePlains,NY10603WESTCHESTERCHAPTERNEWSJune2010www.hlaawestchester.orge-mail:hlaawestchester@aol.comHearingLossAssociationofAmericaistheNation’slargestorganizationforpeoplewithhearingloss.HLAAopenstheworldofcommunicationtopeoplewithhearinglo

2、ssbyprovidinginformation,education,supportandadvocacy.COMETOOURPresident’sMessageThisismyfinalmessageforthisnewsletter.IthasbeenanhonorandaprivilegetoserveasPresidentofHLAA-Westchesterchapterforthepastfouryears.Ithasbeenanexcitingandfulfillingperiodinmylife.Thischapterhascomealongwayduringthistime.W

3、ehaveSATURDAY–JUNE19,2010participatedinaseriesofwalksinordertoraiseawarenessandraisemoneytobenefitpeoplewithTime:12:15pmhearingloss.IntheCafeteriabuildingSomeofthewayswehaveusedthemoneyraisedfromthewalkarethefollowing:·CART(ComputerAssistedRealTime)captioningatNominations&ElectionsofOfficersourchapt

4、ermeetings.for2010-2012·ALDs(AssistiveListeningDevices)tohelpenhancehearingforthosewithhearingloss.&·NewYorkSchoolfortheDeaftohelpprovideBlair&AnitaMazinScholarshipAwardprogramsforyoungsterswithhearingloss.Presentation·CenterforHearingandCommunication(LeaguefortheHardofHearing)forFibromatosissupport

5、andtheChildren’sGroup.Plus·St.Joseph’sCollegetoprovidetuitionsubsidiesforaudiologystudents.OurYearEndPizzaParty!·CaninesforDisabledKidstoprovideservicedogsforchildrenwithhearingloss.RSVPtoRobertaSeidnerat·HospitalKitsandVisorKitstohelpdeafandhardofrobertaseidner@aol.comhearingpeoplecommunicatewithpo

6、lice,emergencybyJune16andmedicalworkers.·BlairandAnitaMazinScholarshipsprovidinggrantsforcollegeboundstudents.·TheestablishmentofourchapterwebsiteAssistivelisteningdevicesarealwaysavailableaswww.hlaawestchester.org.wellasliveCARTcaptioning·InitiatedatravelingmeetinginHaverstraw,NYtoextendoutreach/

7、educationofHearingLoss►UpcomingChapterEvents◄AssociationofAmerica.WecertainlyhaveaccomplishedalotinthepastfourJune17-20-AnnualHLAAConvention,Milwaukee,years,butwecannotstopnow.ThereismuchmoreworkWI,fo