BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will host the Chicago Walk4Hearing at Lincoln Park on Sunday, September 28, 2014, with check-in and registration at 9 a.m. and the 5K (3.1 miles) Walk beginning at 10 a.m.
There will be pre-Walk refreshments, snacks and family-friendly entertainment. The Chicago Walk4Hearing is one of 21 walks happening across the nation this year. To register, visit walk4hearing.org.
To further its goal of creating awareness about hearing loss, and to directly affect the communities in which the Walks take place, HLAA has teamed up with Alliance groups at each Walk. This unique collaboration with nonprofit, hearing-related organizations such as schools, hospitals, and hearing healthcare-related entities, provides them the opportunity to raise money and have the benefit of retaining a portion of the total amount raised by their teams for programs in their own community. The success of this program is evident in its growth from 16 Alliance groups in 2008 to 115 in 2014.
Walk4Hearing would like to thank the following 2014 Walk4Hearing National Sponsors for their support of this year’s Walks:
Presenting Sponsors: CapTel
Captioned Telephone, hi
HealthInnovations, MED-EL
Platinum
Sponsor: T-Mobile
USA
Diamond Sponsors: IntriCon,
Widex
Gold
Sponsors: Advanced
Bionics, CaptionCall,
Cochlear
Americas, Wells
Fargo
Local Sponsors: WGN
720 Radio, Meyer and Associates, University
of Chicago – Comer Children’s Hospital, Etymotic
Research, Inc., Culligan,
UBS
Since its inception in 2006, the Walk4Hearing has raised more than $8 million and has welcomed 50,000 walkers, making it the nation's largest and fastest-growing hearing loss fundraising and public awareness Walk in the country. In addition to raising awareness, Walk4Hearing raises funds that are used in local communities.
About Hearing Loss Association of America
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), founded in 1979, opens the world of communication to people with hearing loss through information, education, support and advocacy. In addition to the Walk4Hearing, HLAA publishes the bimonthly Hearing Loss Magazine, holds annual conventions (Convention 2015 is in St. Louis, Missouri, June 25 – 28), advocates for the rights of people with hearing loss, and has an extensive network of chapters and state organizations across the country. The national headquarters is located at 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone: 301.657.2248 or visit hearingloss.org.
