PR Log - Jul 11, 2012 - Approximately 70 used hearing aids were collected by the staff of Estes Audiology and members of the Sertoma Club of Georgetown throughout the month of May and during their 3rd Annual Hearing Aid Roundup held in Georgetown/Sun City on Saturday, May 13, 2012. Each year since 2010, Estes Audiology of Georgetown/Sun City, New Braunfels, and Boerne and the Georgetown Sertoma Club have joined forces to collect used hearing aids during the month of May – a month recently designated as Better Hearing Month by the Georgetown City Council.
“We again want to thank the communities in Georgetown, Sun City, New Braunfels, and Boerne for bringing hearing healthcare to the forefront and for donating their unused hearing aids. It is our belief through the Hearing Aid Roundup, recycling efforts in Central Texas will become more and more of an accepted practice. Everyone has the right to hear and through these donations, this belief becomes a reality,” said Dr. Estes.
“Finally, a special thanks to the wonderfully and tireless volunteers of the Sertoma Club-Georgetown. Their enthusiasm and dedication to improving hearing healthcare in Central Texas makes this drive a joy every year.”
Jim Wilson, Speech & Hearing Director of the Georgetown Sertoma Club added, “We are indeed so happy to partner with Dr. Soriya Estes and her team again this year so that others may receive hearing assistance through the SHARP Sertoma program.”
The Sertoma Club is a national organization that focuses on assisting people with hearing health issues and on educating communities on hearing health. Sertoma clubs throughout North America sponsor the Sertoma Hearing Aid Recycling Program also known as S.H.A.R.P. – a program that collects used hearing aids so that they can be refurbished and given to those economically challenged.
The donation value of these used hearing aids is estimated to be more than $31K. These hearing aids will be donated to the UT-Austin Speech and Hearing Clinic for the S.H.A.R.P. Program.
“This is a marvelous symbiotic effort of recycling a valuable resource - hearing aids,” stated Dr. Craig Champlin, Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Services and Disorders – UT Austin. “The donated instruments will be refurbished and then distributed to our Sertoma clients who cannot otherwise afford this important technology. Indeed, the recipients are deeply appreciative of the efforts of our colleagues at Estes Audiology. Additionally, the hearing aids will be used as training devices. Student will be able to disassemble them and discover how they work. This practical knowledge will enable more efficient, effective and even economical hearing-aid repair.”
About Estes Audiology
Estes Audiology is the premier hearing healthcare provider in Central Texas. Founded on the principle that all patients should receive superior hearing healthcare, the audiologists at Estes Audiology evaluate, manage, and treat hearing disorders in more than 5,000 patients throughout Central Texas. Estes Audiology currently has four clinics located in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Georgetown/Sun City and Boerne. Estes Audiology devotes itself to improving the lives of those with hearing loss and protecting those who may be predisposed to hearing loss due to occupational hazards through distinctive patient care, education, commitment to professionalism, and attentive personal service. Unlike its competitors, Estes Audiology distinguishes itself as a recognized professional healthcare provider as it is a service contract provider for Medicare, Medicaid, the Veteran’s Administration, and Comal County I.S.D. Due to the high level of healthcare offered, Estes Audiology’s clinics are used as training facilities for University of Texas – Austin doctoral audiology students.
Putting its patients first, providing the most qualified audiologists and clinicians, utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and providing the most advanced hearing devices and comprehensive solutions, Estes Audiology has become the hearing healthcare provider of choice in Central Texas. For more information about Estes Audiology, visit it at http://www.HearLifeAgain.com.
About Sertoma Club
The Sertoma Club of Georgetown is active in their SErvice TO MAnkind, with the primary sponsorship being speech and hearing. Founded in 1912, Sertoma is the third oldest civic service organization. Sertomans total about 26,000 members in 800 clubs throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Members raise about $20 million annually through local fund raisers for community and international sponsorship. The Georgetown Sertoma Club was chartered in 1979 and meets every Thursday morning from 6:30-7:30 am at the IHOP Restaurant, Georgetown. Sertoma clubs across North America encourage women and men of all ages and races to join.
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“We again want to thank the communities in Georgetown, Sun City, New Braunfels, and Boerne for bringing hearing healthcare to the forefront and for donating their unused hearing aids. It is our belief through the Hearing Aid Roundup, recycling efforts in Central Texas will become more and more of an accepted practice. Everyone has the right to hear and through these donations, this belief becomes a reality,” said Dr. Estes.
“Finally, a special thanks to the wonderfully and tireless volunteers of the Sertoma Club-Georgetown. Their enthusiasm and dedication to improving hearing healthcare in Central Texas makes this drive a joy every year.”
Jim Wilson, Speech & Hearing Director of the Georgetown Sertoma Club added, “We are indeed so happy to partner with Dr. Soriya Estes and her team again this year so that others may receive hearing assistance through the SHARP Sertoma program.”
The Sertoma Club is a national organization that focuses on assisting people with hearing health issues and on educating communities on hearing health. Sertoma clubs throughout North America sponsor the Sertoma Hearing Aid Recycling Program also known as S.H.A.R.P. – a program that collects used hearing aids so that they can be refurbished and given to those economically challenged.
The donation value of these used hearing aids is estimated to be more than $31K. These hearing aids will be donated to the UT-Austin Speech and Hearing Clinic for the S.H.A.R.P. Program.
“This is a marvelous symbiotic effort of recycling a valuable resource - hearing aids,” stated Dr. Craig Champlin, Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Services and Disorders – UT Austin. “The donated instruments will be refurbished and then distributed to our Sertoma clients who cannot otherwise afford this important technology. Indeed, the recipients are deeply appreciative of the efforts of our colleagues at Estes Audiology. Additionally, the hearing aids will be used as training devices. Student will be able to disassemble them and discover how they work. This practical knowledge will enable more efficient, effective and even economical hearing-aid repair.”
About Estes Audiology
Estes Audiology is the premier hearing healthcare provider in Central Texas. Founded on the principle that all patients should receive superior hearing healthcare, the audiologists at Estes Audiology evaluate, manage, and treat hearing disorders in more than 5,000 patients throughout Central Texas. Estes Audiology currently has four clinics located in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Georgetown/Sun City and Boerne. Estes Audiology devotes itself to improving the lives of those with hearing loss and protecting those who may be predisposed to hearing loss due to occupational hazards through distinctive patient care, education, commitment to professionalism, and attentive personal service. Unlike its competitors, Estes Audiology distinguishes itself as a recognized professional healthcare provider as it is a service contract provider for Medicare, Medicaid, the Veteran’s Administration, and Comal County I.S.D. Due to the high level of healthcare offered, Estes Audiology’s clinics are used as training facilities for University of Texas – Austin doctoral audiology students.
Putting its patients first, providing the most qualified audiologists and clinicians, utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and providing the most advanced hearing devices and comprehensive solutions, Estes Audiology has become the hearing healthcare provider of choice in Central Texas. For more information about Estes Audiology, visit it at http://www.HearLifeAgain.com.
About Sertoma Club
The Sertoma Club of Georgetown is active in their SErvice TO MAnkind, with the primary sponsorship being speech and hearing. Founded in 1912, Sertoma is the third oldest civic service organization. Sertomans total about 26,000 members in 800 clubs throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Members raise about $20 million annually through local fund raisers for community and international sponsorship. The Georgetown Sertoma Club was chartered in 1979 and meets every Thursday morning from 6:30-7:30 am at the IHOP Restaurant, Georgetown. Sertoma clubs across North America encourage women and men of all ages and races to join.
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