Minneapolis, Nov. 23, 2010 - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in hearing technology, is proud to announce that the Starkey Hearing Foundation partnered with the Country Music Association to bring the gift of hearing to children and adults from Nashville and surrounding areas. The mission was held last week in conjunction with the 44th Annual CMA Awards at the Nashville Convention Center. More than 75 children and adults received free hearing aids during the mission sponsored by Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, FedEx, United Health Group and the Country Music Association.
"When we help a child hear, we connect that child with life," said Bill Austin, Founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. "There is no disability, only ability, and it is my personal mission to help these children use that ability to reach their full potential and enjoy the beautiful sounds in our world."
The event included appearances from country artists Lee Ann Womack, Steel Magnolia's Meghan Linsey, Sarah Darling, and NFL Hall of Famers Joe DeLamielleure and Raymond Berry. Other guests included Rick Evans, Emma Jacobs, Daisy Mallory, Justin Moore, Ray Pillow, Ronnie Reno, Scott Rouse, Lang Scott, Jordyn Shellhart, Heather Whitestone McCallum and Chuck Wicks.
About Starkey Hearing Foundation
The Starkey Hearing Foundation is the global leader in hearing health care and is striving to change the social consciousness of hearing. The Foundation delivers the gift of hearing through missions in countries around the globe, distributing nearly 500,000 hearing aids to people in need since 2000. The Foundation is striving to achieve its goal of distributing more than one million hearing aids in this decade. In addition to giving the gift of hearing, the Foundation partners with Best Buy and the Grammy Foundation to promote safe hearing and hearing loss prevention through its national program Sound Matters. Visit starkeyhearingfoundation.org to learn more.
About Starkey®
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. is a privately held, global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn. The company is recognized for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Founded in 1967, Starkey currently employs more than 3,250 people, operates 22 facilities and conducts business in more than 100 markets worldwide. For more information, visit StarkeyPro.com or the Starkey Web Channel on Audiology Online.
