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WE MEET THE 4th SATURDAY EACH MONTH (except May and December)
VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.hlaa-la.orgAND JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST,
FOR FURTHER INFO, CONTACTLISA: [email protected]
or ALICIA: [email protected]
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NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Lisa Yuan
CHAPTER MEETINGSHEAR Center, 301 E. Del Mar Blvd., Pasadena9:30 am to 12:00 pm (9:30-10 am is social time; meetings start at 10:00 am sharp.)Meetings are captioned, looped and free of charge.
December/January CelebrationsHAppY BIRTHDAY: Paula O’Mahoney (12/5), Mary Smith (12/19), David Epstein (12/22),
Tom Farrell (12/23), Danny Tubbs (12/27), Willy Stern (1/2), Jila Haghighat (1/12), Ruth Pealer (1/12), Gail Homan (1/18), Linda Mira Lawson (1/21), Sandy Goodwick (1/22),
Kenny Hobson (1/24), Stephanie Stansell (1/25), & Chloe Parent (1/26)HAppY ANNIVERSARY: Dan and Mary Smith (12/26) & Jim and Pam Hogan (1/7)
Hearing Loss - An Invisible ConditionThirty five years ago this month, Rocky Stone founded HLAA, then known as SHHH (Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing). One way to honor this milestone, and Rocky Stone himself, is to read his book: “An Invisible Condition - The Human Side of Hearing Loss,” available for free at: www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/An_Invisible_Condition_RockyStone.pdf. For more about Rocky Stone, see the second page of this newsletter.
Open-Captioned Live PerformancesAhmanson Theatre: www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/project-date-performances Griot Theatre: www.griottheatre.orgHollywood Bowl: 323.850.2125 (Ask for Dept. 12, Section K3). See summer schedule at www.hollywoodbowl.orgpantages Theater: http://hollywoodpantages.com/accessibilitySegerstrom Center for the Arts: www.scfta.org/access; [email protected]
Saturday, November 22:THANkSGIVING RAp SESSION
AND pOTLUCk:SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS
WITH HEARING LOSSIt’s an annual HLAA-LA tradition!
Come to share stories, learn coping strategies and tips, and eat! Please feel free to bring some food to share for our potluck...it does not have to
be Thanksgiving-themed!
CHAPTER NEWS AND NOTESNovember / December 2014
CHAPTER NEWS AND NOTESNovember / December 2014
HLAA cannot endorse any product, company or professional businessperson at its meetings.
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December: NO MEETING! Instead, we’ll have a holiday party on December 13. See details in main body of newsletter.
January 24, 2015 : LOOpING ADVOCACY AND DISCUSSION ABOUT 2015 GOALS
HLAA-LA Advocacy Meeting, Sunday, 1 1/23, 1 pmFind out about the Advocacy Committee’s current and pending projects, or bring your own ideas to share. Contact Georgia Fleischer: [email protected] for more information. Meeting takes place at John Orr’s home in Pasadena.
Complimentary HLAA Membership for VeteransDid you know that U.S. Veterans can join HLAA for free? If you are a Veteran and are interested in joining HLAA, please complete the Veteran Membership form: www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/VeteranComplimentaryMembership.pdfand submit to the National office (see instructions on form).
2015 HLAA National Convention - Registration Is OpenThe 2015 HLAA Convention will take place June 25-28 in St. Louis, MO. Register early for the greatest discounts on registration packages! Early-bird registration prices are good through January 31, 2015. See http://www.hearingloss.org/content/registration
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HLAA-LA Holiday Party, Saturday, 12/13, 6 - 11 pmOur annual festivities will once again take place at Grace Tiessen’s lovely home in Pasadena, 714 Prospect Blvd., 91103. HoneyBaked ham and roast turkey will be served, along with select non-alcoholic beverages. Please bring side dishes, desserts or drinks to share. We’ll also have our “White Elephant” gift exchange, so bring a gift (old or new) to participate. Canned/dry foods will be collected for the homeless- your donations will be greatly appreciated! Please RSVP to the Yahoo group, with the number of guests and dish you will bring.
Howard E. “Rocky” Stone (1925-2004)Founder of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH ), now HLAA
(Taken from HLAA’s website: http://www.hearingloss.org/about-us/founder)Howard E. “Rocky” Stone was born in 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began working at an early age to help support his mother and two sisters during the Depression. During World War II military service at age 19, a nearby explosion resulted in a bilateral hearing loss.
Following military discharge, he attended USC, where in 1949 he earned a degree in International Affairs. He then won a scholarship to the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, but did not complete the program because his hearing loss precluded him from taking the oral exams.
Recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency, he spent 25 years in federal service with assignments to half a dozen Near and Far East countries. On retirement in 1975, he received the agency’s highest award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Rocky founded SHHH in 1979, serving as its volunteer executive director until 1993. Having overcome the challenge of childhood poverty and a profound hearing loss, Rocky believed in the ability of individuals to help themselves; “I established SHHH as a membership organization run by people with hearing loss. We provide information necessary for them to make choices, but emphasize the choice must be theirs. The challenge is to develop togetherness within diversity.”
The growth of SHHH was phenomenal. Within four years, the membership grew to almost 6000. By the end of 1984, there were 122 SHHH chapters. Today, SHHH, now known as HLAA, is the premier consumer organization for people with hearing loss. The HLAA mission is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss through education, advocacy and support.
In Rocky’s own words:“SHHH is built on confidence in the human spirit and the determination to get hearing loss into a positive perspective. It’s working. In spite of the fact that many persons who had been in the field of hearing loss for years assured me that it would not work, it has worked. It’s working because the great majority of persons with hearing loss who became members of SHHH just needed a little help; a little company; a little assurance that they are okay; a little education, information, shared experience and support.”
