The EAR Foundation
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This website has been designed to be a resource to provide information to people who suffer from impaired hearing as well as for the people who live and work with these individuals.
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PREMIER MICRONUTRIENT LAUNCHES SUPPLEMENT FOR HEARING HEALTHPMC partners with The EAR Foundation to introduce a nutritional product to address hearing loss, protect against hearing impairment
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2007 Miss Tennessee, Grace Arnold Gore is a friend, a volunteer and a supporter of The EAR Foundation. Please visit her site, Graceful Sounds (www.gracefulsounds.tn.org) to find out more about her and her passion for hearing health! The Graceful Sounds platform aims to enrich the lives of individuals who suffer from hearing impairment, and encourages them to meet their full potential in a mainstreamed world.
Listen to interview with Grace Gore, Miss Tennessee 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EAR Foundation to Host Miss Tennessee Grace Arnold Gore at Upcoming
Craftsman Truck Series Race at the Nashville Superspeedway Nashville, TN- The EAR Foundation, a Nashville-based non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the
lives of the hearing and balance impaired through continuing hearing health education and community
outreach, began the Listen or Lose It! TM program in 2003 to help educate the public on the dangers of
Noise Induced Hearing Loss. Noise Induced Hearing Loss is the number one cause of hearing loss. NIHL is
painless and permanent but 100% preventable. Since 2003, the EAR Foundation along with sponsor
Howard Leight has educated more than 120,000 race fans per year or nearly a half million people. As part of
this education and sponsorship, Howard Leight donated the nearly 4000 pairs of earplugs given out during
the July IRL race weekend. In addition to giving out hearing protection, the EAR Foundation handed out surveys sponsored by Vanderbilt
University’s Audiology Department, asking race fans “How Loud is Too Loud?” The surveys were part of a
joint research effort, and once the results are tallied, they will be published in October. When I spoke with EAR Foundation’s Executive Director Suzanne Wyatt about the organization’s mission
and their presence at races, she had this to say: “The EAR Foundation is dedicated to offering a hearing
protection solution for those who may not understand the effects of loud noise. It is our mission to protect
the fans while offering the best earplugs available. If we have just a few moments to remind the fans that the
noise level inside the track could potentially cause permanent hearing loss, we hope they will listen and wear
the free earplugs – especially the children.” The EAR Foundation will be hosting the reigning Miss Tennessee, Grace Arnold Gore, at their booth August
11, when the Nashville Superspeedway holds the Craftsman Truck Series race. Ms. Gore, an audiology
student at Vanderbilt University, has invested herself personally and professionally, with the help of her state
title, to the cause supported by the EAR foundation. When Audiology Today asked about her endorsement
of various audiology groups, Miss Tennessee stated, “Different audiology groups have contacted me already!
I look forward to organizing fundraisers for both the EAR Foundation programs and the Vanderbilt
[University] Audiology Department. So far, every interview and speaking engagement as Miss Tennessee
has piqued the public’s curiosity about the field, causing people to think about the health of their own
hearing. I hope to take advantage of every opportunity to make a difference this year.” Just in case The EAR Foundation’s mission and the presence of Miss Tennessee aren’t enough to garner
attention for their cause, with the assistance of WRPM, the EAR Foundation will also be hosting Craftsman
Truck and ARCA Series driver Bryan Silas, along with Super Late Model driver Richard Fincher, who will be
signing autographs from 11:00 to 11:45 Saturday morning at the EAR Foundation booth in vendor row.
For more information, you may contact:
The EAR Foundation (http://www.earfoundation.org)
Miss Tennessee Grace Arnold Gore (http://www.misstennessee.org)
Bryan Silas (http://www.bryansilasracing.com) and WRPM (http://www.gowrpm.com)
Congratulations to Suzanne Wyatt and The EAR Foundation!
Click image to read entire press release!
Miss Tennessee is a friend of The EAR Foundation from her time as an AuD student at Vanderbilt and volunteer. It is very exciting that she has chosen our foundation, along with her title obligations with the state – as her personal foundation and cause. Click image to read entire story. For more information visit Miss Tennessee.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2007 Minnie Pearl Scholarship recipients: Harold Couch from Pueblo, CO and Joseph Vasquez from Islip, NY
It was a HUGE Success! CLARITY and the EAR Foundation Teamed up with the Country Music Industry at the ACM Awards to Raise Awareness of Hearing Loss Among Disabled Veterans. For additional information: Read press release and visit the following sites: Clarity; and Disabled American Veterans.
Here are some photos from the event...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Philip McGowan
615-327-7999
philip@seig-pr.com
CLARITY and the EAR Foundation Team with Country Music Industry
to Raise Awareness of Hearing Loss Among Disabled Veterans
Auction of Autographed Guitar from Academy of Country Music Awards to Benefit Disabled American Veterans
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Are you a business, a community group or an organization that wants to make a difference in the lives of an extraordinary young person? A small effort on your part means a big reward for our Minnie Pearl Scholarship recipients. Read HERE about our Community Initiative and become the difference in their lives.
Download the latest issue of Clearlines. Please click here for more information about our partnership with Clarity.
Clarity, the world leader in amplified phone technology recently partnered with The EAR Foundation to further promote educational initiatives about hearing loss. Clarity uses Clarity Power technology to create products that enable those who suffer from hearing loss to hear more clearly on the telephone. Make your Clarity purchase by following these links and a portion of the proceeds will come back to The EAR Foundation so that we may continue cutting edge research and medical education.
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