Our next chapter meeting is coming up very soon! Read on for details.
Do you
Need help with a hearing loss issue?
Have a hearing loss story to tell?
Want to share news and advice with others who don’t hear well?
Have ideas about future chapter meeting topics?
Then our Saturday, June 23 chapter meeting is for you!
This meeting will be an informal rap session among friends. Come join to listen, learn and share.
9:30am – mingle; 10am-noon – meeting Sherman Oaks Library, 14245 Moorpark Street
Captions will be provided and the meeting will be looped. The meeting will be led by our social media chair, Diane Gross (the rest of the steering committee, and some members, will be at the HLAA-National conference in Minneapolis)
Please bring your own beverages and snacks (of course, some extra of the latter to share is always welcome).
Just a reminder that in lieu of our May chapter meeting, we will be having our annual picnic/party on Saturday, May 26 from noon-3pm.
Our president, Heather Lehr, has graciously volunteered to host at her lovely home in San Marino. The address will be provided after you RSVP “I’m coming!” to info@hlaa-la.org
The chapter appreciates YOU! Therefore, we will be providing the food from CA Pizza KItchen (including vegetarian fare). We’ll also provide beverages and dessert, although you’re welcome to bring a dessert to share.
(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.)
Melissa Billingsley of Billingsley Veterinary Clinic and a volunteer for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), introduced her hearing dog, Hilty and puppy-in-training Lotus. Melissa has a lifelong hearing loss, which was undiagnosed until she went through the process of applying to work for the CA Highway Patrol in 2010.
Do you want to learn more about the June 9 Walk4Hearing in Long Beach? Register by Friday, April 13 to attend the FREE Walk Kick-off Luncheon. to be held
Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
at
Angelo’s and Vinci’s Ristorante 550 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92832
At this lunch, you’ll get information about what to do to start your Walk4Hearing journey and pick up Walk materials.
To register, send an email to Teri Drake, talison4@yahoo.com
The annual convention is coming up soon! It will be held June 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Several chapter members will be attending. Have you considered joining them? All the convention details you need to know can be found here: http://www.yourhearingloss.org/content/registration
The page will be updated this week. In the meantime, start thinking about how you can ask family and friends to donate to this organization that means so much to you.
To get inspired, meet other walkers, and pick up materials, there will be a free kick-off luncheon on Saturday, April 21 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Angelo’s and Vinci’s Ristorante, 550 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92832
Everything you need to know about hearing loops, as told by a dedicated advocate.
The next HLAA webinar topic is “Hearing Loops Don’t Just Happen,” featurning looping advocate Juliette Sterkens, Au.D. on Wednesday, March 21 at 8pm (EDT) http://www.yourhearingloss.org/content/schedule
Do you read the HLAA Californian newsletter? It’s published quarterly by the HLAA-California Board of Trustees and is mailed to all members of HLAA, plus audiologists throughout the state. The newsletter can also be viewed on the state website, http://www.hearinglossca.org
A Wrinkle in Time, the film version of Madeline L’Engle’s beloved children’s book, will be screened with open-captions on Monday, March 19 at 7pm at the Regency Cinema in Granada Hills (it’s in the shopping center on Devonshire St & Balboa Blvd). Tickets may be purchased in advance via this website; to get to the “buy tickets” page, click on the show time on the right side of this page, https://regencymovies.com/movieRunDetail.php?movieRunId=40892&movieId=7151&theaterId=26
The Regency has also schedule an open-caption screening of A Quiet Place on Monday, April 19 at 7pm.
