Minneapolis, Oct. 15, 2010 - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in hearing technology, is proud to announce that the Starkey Hearing Foundation teamed up with the National Association of Broadcasters Education (NAB) Foundation to deliver the gift of hearing to Washington, D.C., area children recently. The mission, sponsored by the Caring Institute, was held at the national headquarters of the NAB, where more than 125 free hearing aids were distributed to underprivileged, hearing impaired children.
"There could not be a more perfect partnership," said Bill Austin, CEO and Founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. "Our nation's broadcasters are committed to delivering quality content through sound, and my personal mission is to help those with hearing impairments receive it."
Among those who attended the event were Minnesota Congressmen John Kline and Erik Paulsen, and Heather Whitestone-McCallum, Miss America 1995 and the first deaf woman to wear the Miss America crown.
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.
