Starkey Hearing Foundation travels to Istanbul, Turkey; to Visit New Delhi and Agra, India in November 2008
Starkey Foundation's President, Mr. Bill Austin and his wife Mrs. Tani Austin will visit India in the second week of November 2008. Among other cities, the Foundation will visit Delhi and Agra on 18th &19th and 20th & 21st November respectively. One of the key objectives of the mission is to focus on hearing impaired children, one of the most vulnerable segments along with the aged.
Tweet-- During the second week of September, Starkey Hearing Foundation along with Starkey Turkey embarked upon a six-day mission to fit 1,634 children and adults with 3,268 new hearing instruments. In attendance at the hearing mission were Turkish VIPs, celebrities and numerous appearances by famous Turkish stars such as rock star Ozgun and movie stars Ekrem Bora, Yasemin Hadivent and Filiz Akin. Filiz Akin, founder of the Filiz Akin Foundation, is a close supporter of SHF and played a key role in raising awareness for this mission. This hearing mission to Istanbul was funded by the generous support of Alfred and Claude Mann, winners of the 2008 Starkey Awards Gala bid for this mission.
The Foundation headed by the Foundation President, Mr. Bill Austin and his wife Mrs. Tani Austin will visit India in the second week of November 2008. Among other cities, the Foundation will visit Delhi and Agra on 18th &19th and 20th & 21st November respectively. One of the key objectives of the mission is to focus on hearing impaired children, one of the most vulnerable segments along with the aged.
Technology leader Starkey, the US headquartered global hearing solutions company launched in India by commencing on a programme to raise awareness of the causes, challenges, problems and solutions for the hearing impaired in India.
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About Starkey Hearing Foundation
In 1973 The Starkey Hearing Foundation started with a simple premise: "Alone we can’t do much. But, together we can change the world." Since then, the Foundation has promoted hearing care awareness through the support of hearing research, education and charitable programs.
With "So the World May Hear" as his goal, Starkey Hearing Foundation founder William F. Austin built an organization upon this vision. (www.sotheworldmayhear.org)
Today the Foundation is sustained by the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors around the world which helps us deliver more than 20,000 hearing aids annually through more than 100 hearing missions a year in countries stretching from the U.S. to Vietnam.
About Starkey
Starkey Laboratories (www.starkey.com) is a privately held hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. A pioneer in hearing device innovation, the company is recognized as a world leading manufacturer of hearing instruments and an international philanthropy leader.
Dedicated to improving the lives of the tens of millions of people affected by hearing impairments, Starkey Laboratories has 35 facilities in more than 24 countries throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Australia.