The HLAA-LA chapter’s Memorial Day weekend gathering on May 26th exceeded everyone’s expectations!
Nearly 30 members and their guests—including some we haven’t seen in quite a while—converged on president Heather Lehr’s beautiful home in San Marino to enjoy a lovely afternoon of food, fun and friendship. Seems like people enjoyed socializing so much, that all other planned activities and announcements went by the wayside, and three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Hey, lovely folks!
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.
See you at the shindig!
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).
For One Week Only…
Surprise! Register between TODAY, Friday, May 4 and Friday, May 11 to receive discounted registration rates to the HLAA2018 Convention. Yup, you read that right! You still have a chance to attend the most communication-accessible event in a gorgeous city at a discounted rate – take advantage while you can!
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
or fill out the online form at http://hlaa.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=2477&pg=entry
If you’d like to carpool to the Kickoff with a chapter member, please use the ‘Contact Us’ form.
Presenter Gary Dorf, AudD, pointing out nerve cells in a normal cochlea.
(Click here for our meeting transcript)
Meeting for the first time in a completely new place can be a nerve-racking experience. Will everyone find the new place? Will the audio and visual equipment work? Will Mitzi bring her homemade apple strudels? When we all finally said our goodbyes, it’s safe to say the meeting was a big success.
Our April Chapter meeting is bound to be a fun gathering with a canine feel to it. Melissa Billingsley, RVT Practice Manager for Billingsley Veterinary Clinic and a member of the Canine Companions for Independence, will visit us with a furry friend to share and educate us all how those hard of hearing can maintain their independence and ease of mind by having a hearing dog. It should be very educational and fun so make sure to join starting at 10am sharp (but arrive earlier to mingle or to introduce yourself if it’s a first time for you).
Please click here for meeting information and directions. See you then!
On March 17th from 11:00am to 2:00pm, there will be a meeting with Advanced Bionics presenting the latest news with Cochlear Implants. Several of our members have been implanted with this device very recently, so hopefully you can make this very informative presentation!
Suzannah is a great presenter with a wealth of knowledge so the presenting should be very interesting.
Advanced Bionics will be providing a festive buffet luncheon. For planning purposes, please RSVP in order to place the food order by Thursday, March 15. Email: Diane Rott, dianeshear@msn.com.
More information
Join us as we celebrate our annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Advanced Bionics “Think Green” meeting, and social.
Location
St. Vincent Hospital is now called: St. Vincent Medical Center, Verity Health System.
Address is:
2131 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Note: We no longer are having our meetings at the Mark Taper Building.
This is the first meeting of Spring, 2018 and the first in our new location in Sherman Oaks.
Gary Dorf
Our guest speaker will be Gary Dorf, Regional Manager at Oticon USA in Orange County. His presentation will focus on recent studies that deal with cognition and hearing loss. BrainHearing™ describes the approach that Oticon takes when creating solutions for those with hearing loss. It starts with the fundamental observation that speech understanding is a cognitive process that happens in the brain. (Summary via HLAA-City of Orange website; thank you!)
We will also hold elections for two interim steering committee members. Those elected will serve until regular elections in September. If interested, email Heather elsewhere on our website, http://hlaa-la.org/contact-us/
A note about March 24: Chapter President Heather Lehr will be attending the HLAA-California Board of Trustees meeting, which is open to all. It takes place from 9am-3pm at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites LAX, 11436 Hawthorne Blvd, Los Angeles… Other members may be taking part in the March for Our Lives Rally in Downtown L.A.
ASHA, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, has launched a new campaign called the Healthy Communication & Popular Technology Initiative. The program was designed for parents, educators and young people to promote safe use of popular technology and discourage its overuse in the interest of protecting and fostering healthy communication. Read more.
