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Allen Smith

We at Adult Loss of Hearing Association heartily congratulate Allen Smith on receiving The President's Volunteer Service Award. He was nominated by IBM which has a volunteer program for its current and past employees. Allen retired from IBM, and previously from the U.S. Air Force, as a computer programmer/analyst.

Allen has volunteered at Adult Loss of Hearing Association since 1997, primarily as computer guru, but he also helped at yard sales and other events (as did his wife, Karyl). Allen is a whiz with computers, and has done many office tasks and set-ups.

He helped set up other technologies as well, too numerous to mention here, but it all helped in ways of better communication for Adult Loss of Hearing Association members and the visiting public. He has always been kind to our members, giving some of them lessons on how to do e-mail, and advising them when they encountered problems with their computers. He understands the plight of senior's trying to grasp the vast field of new technology, while at the same time dealing with their hearing deficits. Often, they cannot attend classes because they cannot hear the instructor.

Congratulations, Allen!

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George Ghorpade, Pam Wood and Dean Nelson.

Congratulations to our Adult Loss of Hearing Association members George Ghorpade, Pam Wood and Dean Nelson. George was given the Cal Holman Distinguished Service Award by Arizona Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing for service and dedication to the Hard of Hearing Community in Arizona.

Pam received a Certificate of Merit from the Arizona Commission for notable contributions in educating the general public and service providers about Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard-of-Hearing issues. 

Dean received the Service To Mankind Award from the Midtown Sertoma Club of Tucson for significant & meritorious Service to Mankind. 

Kudos to 3 great people!

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2010 Oticon Focus on People Awards, Honor Louis Touchette of Green Valley

Louis Touchette of Green Valley is among the outstanding people with hearing loss honored by the 2010 Oticon Focus on People Awards, a national competition that recognizes individuals who are helping to eliminate negative stereotypes of what it means to have a hearing loss. Touchette's selection as a winner in the Advocacy Category was announced at the thirteenth annual Oticon Focus on People Awards Ceremony at the Oticon Human Link Conference in Stevenson, Oregon. The Awards ceremony was attended by more than 200 leading hearing care professionals from across the country.

Touchette, who is hearing impaired, works tirelessly to raise awareness of the importance of accommodation for people with hearing loss. Known affectionately throughout the Tucson and Green Valley community as "looping Lou", Touchette promotes the use of Inductive Looping, an Assistive listening technology that enables people with hearing loss to link into for better sound quality — at banks, pharmacies, churches, theaters and in patients' homes. The loop system allows for clear and direct listening in large public forums as well as home settings. To date, Touchette has made contact with close to 350 churches in the community. He volunteers to set up demonstration loops and assist organizations in installing looping equipment. As a member of the Board of Directors of the Adult Loss of Hearing Association, Touchette has been instrumental in establishing a joint workshop series on Living Well with Hearing Loss with the Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Department of the University of Arizona.

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Volunteers needed

• A Volunteer for Let's Loop Tucson project.
• A typist for our peer support meetings on Tuesdays from 1 - 2 PM. The text is projected onto a screen as assistance to recent deaf.
• Office volunteer to answer the phone, do copying, filing and other tasks.
• Volunteer grant writer. Would work with the treasurer and board members.
• Please go to our Volunteer form to inquire

Wish list:

• Donations of equipment, furnishings or money are always needed, and are really appreciated!
• A Copier
• 4 six foot conference room tables (new or like new)
• Used hearing aids for the Hearing Aid Bank
• New or used assistive devices for hard of hearing people
• New carpeting plus installation

 

ALOHA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.