The Starkey Hearing Foundation and the New York Yankees Deliver the Gift of Free Hearing to Children in New York City

The Starkey Hearing Foundation and the New York Yankees Deliver the Gift of Free Hearing to Children in New York City

What: The Starkey Hearing Foundation announces a press conference, in
partnership with the 2009 World Champion New York Yankees and FedEx, to
launch its mission in providing nearly 150 underserved hearing impaired
children throughout New York City with the free gift of hearing.

When: Sunday, September 26, 2010
10:00am Media Check in
10:30am Press Conference
11:00am - 3:00pm Hearing Mission

Where: Yankee Stadium
Press Check in at Yankee Press Gate (Located on 161st Street between
Gate 4 and Yankee ticket window)
Press Conference at Gate 6
Hearing Mission in FedEx Conference Room

Who: Justin Osmond, Spokesperson Starkey Hearing Foundation
Will emcee the press conference and acknowledge special guests:
Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame Pitcher
Alan Kalter, CBS Late Show
Sam Moore, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and the original "Soul Man"
Buddy Valastro, TLC's Cake Boss
Gabe Saporta, Lead Singer Cobra Starship
Dominic Chianese, Actor of television and film
Yul Vazquez, Actor of television and film
Heather Whitestone McCallum, former Miss America and first deaf
Miss America,
Gina Cirilli, Miss Pennsylvania
Elena LaQuatra, Miss Pennsylvania Teen

Bill Austin, CEO and Founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation
Lonn Trost, Chief Operating Officer New York Yankees

The Starkey Hearing Foundation, "So the World May Hear," is the global
leader in hearing health care. Each year, the Foundation delivers more
than 100,000 hearing aids in countries stretching from the U.S. to
Vietnam. Since 2000, the Foundation has supplied nearly 500,000
hearing aids to people in need and is striving to achieve its goal of
over one million free hearing aids in this decade. In addition to the
gift of hearing, the Foundation promotes "Safe Hearing" and prevention
especially among teens, through its National program, Soundmatters.
According to the Starkey Foundation, an estimated 63 million children
worldwide suffer from hearing loss.

Austin attended the Clinton Global Initiative this week in New York and
recently received the Azteca Eagle Award from the President of Mexico
in honor of the great humanitarian efforts of the Starkey Hearing
Foundation. This is the highest honor paid to a non-citizen.
President Eisenhower, Senator Ted Kennedy and Bill and Melinda Gates
are the only other US Citizens to have received the prestigious award.

Press Contact: Mary Niemeyer
(612) 327-4415
maryniemeyer@elationsgroup.com

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Web Site: http://www.sotheworldmayhear.org

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