Walk for Hearing Walk Day
Files associated with 2011 Walk 4 Hearing Walk Day
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2019
COLORADO 
We are gearing up for our 2019 Walk
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Colorado Walk4Hearing had it's biggest year yet creating awareness and in raising funds in support of the hearing loss community. The Walk was held at Clement Park in Littleton on Sunday, June 10th. Eleven years after our first Walk4Hearing, we're proud to say that we are bigger and better than ever, with 22 walks across the country.
HLAA Colorado surpassed its goal of raising $30,000 last year! HLAA-CS Team, Springs Sweet Soles, was the top fundraising team in Colorado for the 3rd straight year, surpassing their goal with over $3,600 raised. And, HLAA-CS Member, Dixie Barnes, was again the top fundraiser in Colorado with almost $1,800; HLAA-CS Member Ann Belfiglio and HLAA-WCO Member Amy Becktell were neck and neck in second place.
HLAA-Denver Team, Denver Dazzlers, made its debut last year, raising over $2,600, and; HLAA-WCO Team, Western Slopers, raised over $1,400.
Thank you to all the donors and fundraisers! And, to all our sponsors and alliances; Ronnie - our Walk Manager; and the Colorado Walk Planning Committee and all the volunteers!
Why We Walk?
We walk because hearing loss is a public health issue in the United States
- 48 million (20 percent) Americans have some form of hearing loss
- 26 million have noise-induced hearing loss that could be prevented
- 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children are born deaf or with a hearing loss
- 60 percent of the people with hearing loss are either in the work force or in educational settings
Who Walks?
- People with a passion for hearing loss issues get involved because either they have a hearing loss themselves or they want to show support for someone they know with hearing loss.
- Parents of children with hearing loss walk as families and meet other parents along the way and share experiences.
- Company teams walk to build workplace camaraderie.
- Alliance groups such as schools for children with hearing loss, hospitals, universities and other nonprofit hearing loss-related organizations join the Walk4Hearing to raise money for their own projects.
- Hearing health care professionals walk because they support our cause.
THANK YOU to all of our Alliances, Supporters, Donors, Walkers, and Volunteers! Colorado raised over $32,000 in 2018 with your help!
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Individual Fundraising - donations raised by individual walkers help fund HLAA National, the Colorado State Walk4Hearing, and Colorado HLAA Chapters
Sponsorship Opportunities and Levels - as a sponsor you not only contribute to funding programs and services for those with hearing loss, but you also receive recognition within the community through all Walk-related promotional communication. Click here for information. Since its inception in 2006, Walk4Hearing, more than 70,000 walkers have stepped up, raising more than $10 million. Money raised from the Walk4Hearing is shared between the local Walk sites and the HLAA national organization. Examples of how funds are used include:
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The Walk4Hearing is an annual and national event taking place in multiple
cities across the nation. So join the thousands to make your community
a better place for people with hearing loss!
cities across the nation. So join the thousands to make your community
a better place for people with hearing loss!
There are many ways to be involved in the HLAA Walk4Hearing.Join HLAA and the thousands of walkers today! The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Walk4Hearing is the largest walk of its kind taking place in multiple cities across the country. Every spring and fall thousands of walkers - children and their families, young adults, young at heart and everyone in between - form teams and walk in their communities to increase public awareness about hearing loss, help eradicate the stigma associated with it and raise funds for programs and services.
For communication access, Walk Day Captions were remotely streamed to Smartphones!
