HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA BUCKS COUNTY CHAPTER Meets Meets Bi-monthly Bensalem Library, 3700 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. PRESIDENT: Marianne Lock, MCL0312@comcast.net VICE PRESIDENT: Gay Balsam, rgbalsam@juno.com SECRETARY/NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Sheryl NEXT MEETING DATES ARE: OCTOBER 30, 2006 DECEMBER 11,2006 MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - ALL ARE WELCOME!

June 2006 Newsletter NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2006 Guest Speaker: Shannon Ruane, MS, CRC, LPC Topic: "Psychological Effects of Hearing Loss" 7:00pm to 8:45pm Bensalem Library, 3700 Hulmeville Rd. Hope to see you there! REFRESHMENTS: We need a volunteer to bring refreshments to our June 26th meeting. Please e-mail MCL0312@comcast.net if you can do this. Many thanks to Linda and Joe Edgar for the wonderful goodies they brought to our last meeting! CAPTIONED MOVIES: If you are looking for a nearby captioned movie, go to www.fomdi.com and type in your zipcode. The Philadelphia Inquirer has also been listing available open and close-captioned movies on their theater-listings pages. Note that there are two types of captioned movies available: open captioned (OC), in which the captioning is displayed right on the screen for all to see, and rear-window captioning (CC or closed captioned) in which you need a special device provided by the theater in order to read the captions. Several of the Regal theaters have one open captioned movie available at all times. FIRST ANNUAL HLAA WALKATHON: Our walkathon on May 13, 2006 was a huge success, thanks to the efforts of Ronnie Adler, the chairperson. Our chapter’s team, Best of Bucks, had 8 walkers, and we raised some funds for our treasury. WEBSITE FOR NEW/ PRE-OWNED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: is a new online market where you can obtain new and pre-owned assistive technology from sellers and donors. Buyer pays the cost of shipping and nominal fee for website advertising. Atmatch offers 16 main categories of assistive technology and durable medical equipment. (Note: We do not endorse companies or products but merely pass along the information to you). FREE ASSISTIVE LISTENING/ALERTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM (TDDP): To be eligible for this program, you must meet all of the following criteria: be a PA resident age 6 years or older, be unable to use standard telephone equipment due to a disability, have the ability to learn to use specialized equipment, have telephone service, and have a gross INDIVIDUAL income of $19,600 or less (this does not include family or household income). Equipment available includes but is not limited to: TTY’s, CapTel phones, voice carry-over TTY’s, amplifiers, hands-free speakerphones, light/vibrating ring signalers, cordless phones. For information, contact the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation at 888-744-1938 (voice/tty); website: www.PATF.us; e-mail patf@patf.us DONATE YOUR OLD HEARING AIDS: Hear Now accepts donations of old, used and no longer used hearing aids. These aids are sold to a repair lab, and the money from the sales is used to purchase aids for their hearing aid assistance program, which works to provide aids to people with limited financial resources. To donate a hearing aid or other assistive device, securely package the donation and mail to: HEAR NOW, 6700 Washington Ave South, Eden Prairie, MN 55344; phone 1-800-648-4327. CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Save these dates! CHAPTER MEETING DATES: Please note these dates for future chapter meetings: October 30th December 11th SUMMER PICNIC! The Hearing Loss Assoc. of America - Gen X of Delaware Valley Chapter is sponsoring the 7th Annual Southeastern Hearing Loss Association-PA Picnic. It will be held at Ridley Creek State Park, Pavilion 11, in Newtown Square, on Saturday, July 29th, 2006, from 12 noon to 6:00pm. . Everyone is welcome, so bring family and friends. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet other HLAA folks in Pa. and nearby states, as well as to have a relaxing and fun afternoon. Picnic will be held rain or shine. HLAA-GenX will provide hamburgers and hot dogs; food contributions are greatly appreciated (see below for suggestions). Cost is $6.00 per person/ $10 per family. RSVP by July 22, 2006. ==================================================== PLEASE CLIP THIS COUPON AND RETURN THIS PORTION WITH CHECK PAYABLE TO: " GEN X SHHH" AND MAIL TO: BETHANN REJONIS 2083 HAWTHORNE PLACE PAOLI, PA 19301-1050 RSVP BY JULY 22, 2006 TO BE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE! EMAIL baf@fast.net for directions or questions. NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING __________ I/WE WILL BRING SALAD __________ DESSERT__________ DRINKS __________ OTHER (ex: paper products) __________ Note: Suggested servicing size for food contributions is for 6-8 people. ========================================================= ANNUAL EASTERN HLA-PA BANQUET: This year's banquet for eastern HLA-PA groups and their family/friends will again be held at the Conshohocken Marriott at 12 Noon on November 19, 2006. We will be serving a lunch buffet of both hot and cold items, and the cost will be $35 per person. Since we have already had our major fundraiser from the walkathon, fundraising at the banquet will be limited to a 50/50 raffle. We will also have exhibitors. The organizing committee is still working on the program/speakers. Please save this date and plan to attend. Final details will be in the September issue of HEARSAY. REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN 2007: There will be a regional HLA conference (PA, NY, and NJ) to be held Oct. 5 - 7, 2007 at the Harrisburg Hilton in downtown Harrisburg, PA. The hotel is just a short walk from the train station, and there is onsite parking. Please mark your calendar! Details will be provided as they become available. BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE, HEALTHY AND HAPPY SUMMER!