April 28 – Overall Meeting Summary

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Heather sharing her hearing dog story.

Heather sharing her hearing dog story

(This is the first of two summaries about our April 28 chapter meeting. This one covers the meeting overall. Part two, posted separately, outlines the presentation by our guest speaker.)

Click here to view meeting transcript.

Our guest speaker for this meeting was Melissa Billingsley of Billingsley Veterinary Clinic and Canine Companions for Independence (CCI).

At the break, we surprised Grace with a cake for her 99th birthday!

Diane discussed the upcoming Walk4Hearing; details can be found on a separate post.

WOW awards were given to Gary Bond, for his help setting up the loop system, and Marie Alexander for greeting people at the door.

President Heather discussed the March HLAA-California Board of Trustees meeting, where the board voted to publish the Californian newsletter through the end of the year… HLAA-CA will have a booth at the upcoming CA Audiology Association conference in Anaheim; volunteers will be needed.

Heather also shared that, at a March meeting, the steering committee voted to purchase needed a/v equipment and to fund printing promotional materials with the new HLAA logo… The SC also voted to establish a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a college-bound hard-of-hearing student, starting in 2019.

In lieu of a May chapter meeting, we’ll have a May 26 party at Heather’s home in San Marino. Food will be provided by the chapter. Details to come.