Starkey Hearing Foundation Las Vegas – Primetime & Daytime Stars to Deliver Gift of Hearing
Starkey Hearing Foundation Las Vegas – Primetime & Daytime Stars to Deliver Gift of Hearing
PRIMETIME AND DAYTIME STARS JOIN THE STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION IN LAS VEGAS TO DELIVER THE GIFT OF HEARING TO CHILDREN IN NEED
WHO: Primetime and reality television stars:
· Marlee Matlin (Oscar-Winning Actress and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Runner-Up)
· Sherrie Shepard (Actress, 30 Rock; talk show host, The View)
· Kyle Massey (Actor, Singer and ‘Dancing With The Stars’ alumni)
· Chris Massey (Actor and Singer)
· Ace Young (Season five ‘American Idol’ alumni)
· Daniel Romer (Actor)
· Rob Pinkston (Actor)
· Elizabeth Stanton (Actress)
· Jimmy Bennett (Actor)
· Anna Maria (Actress)
Daytime’s most beloved stars:
· Susan Lucci (Actress, All My Children)
· Tristan Rogers (Actor, ‘The Young and the Restless’ and ‘General Hospital’ alumni)
· Christian LeBlanc (Actor, ‘The Young and the Restless’)
· Daniel Goddard (Actor, ‘The Young and the Restless’)
· Adam Gregory (Actor, ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’)
· Kim Matula (Actress, “The Bold and the Beautiful”)
Celebrity hair stylist Ken Paves
Poker pro and legend Michelle Lau
The above to assist the Starkey Hearing Foundation in delivering the gift of hearing as part of its Las Vegas Hearing Mission, which is sponsored by the Las Vegas Hilton, Associated Television International, and the Daytime Emmy’s (National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences).
WHAT: More than 100 hearing-impaired children and adults ages two to 53 from the Las Vegas area will hear and experience sound – many for the first time – as a team of audiologists and volunteers from the Starkey Hearing Foundation fit each patient with a custom-made, state-of-the-art hearing aid. Working alongside the Starkey Hearing Foundation to assist in the fittings will be Celebrity Volunteers and Hearing Ambassadors (listed above), each of whom will be paired with at least one recipient during the mission to witness the moment a patient hears for the first time, while providing support and encouragement as each recipient is fitted with their new hearing aid, receives audio testing, and is provided with counseling and instruction on how to care for their new device.
WHEN: Saturday, June 18, 2011
10:30am: Mission Kick-Off/Opening Remarks : Distribution/Fittings of Hearing Aids, Audio Testing, Patient Counseling
(includes fittings by celebrity volunteers/hearing ambassadors)
WHERE: Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom C; 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas
WHY: According to the Starkey Hearing Foundation, hearing loss is affects 34 million Americans – or one in 10. Yet, with the help of a hearing device, hearing loss can often be corrected in a majority cases, giving an individual the opportunity to better connect with their family, the community, and the world around them.
BACKGROUND: According to the Starkey Hearing Foundation, providing the gift of hearing to those in need helps an individual realize their full potential, while making a difference in that person’s overall quality of life. The Starkey Hearing Foundation Las Vegas Hearing Mission is one of dozens of missions conducted each year by the Foundation both domestically and internationally. Hearing missions are the primary way the Starkey Hearing Foundation realizes its goal so the world may hear. In turn, the Foundation has set a target of reaching 1,000,000 individuals in need by the end of this decade. For more information on the Starkey Hearing Foundation, visit www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org.
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y / P H O T O O P
CONTACTS: Rosalie Hagel / Lauren Murley M. Silver Associates Inc.
954-765-3636 (office, through Friday, June 17)
rosalie@msilver-pr.com; Lauren@msilver-pr.com
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