PAA Advocacy Panel

Hello everyone,

You are cordially invited to the PAA Advocacy Panel, held on Friday, July 22nd, 2011 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in Rm. S300.

Members on the current Board of Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology will be speaking on matters relating to advocacy and current state of affairs within the field of audiology. This will be a great opportunity to interact with the shakers, the movers and the trailblazers of our field. You will learn about what is going on in the field of Audiology both within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and at the National level. You will also learn about how to get involve.

If you have not heard from them before, these are the individuals who will inspire fire in your hearts for the field, so I urge you to come join us for this special event! 

Thank you.

SAA Board

Walk for Hearing Event

We invite everyone touched by hearing loss in any way
to learn about the nation's largest walk
for hearing loss awareness and fundraising by attending
the Kickoff or visiting the Walk4Hearing website at
walk4hearing.org 

KICKOFF EVENT PENNSYLVANIA WALK4HEARING KICKOFF Sunday, July 31, 2011 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Maggiano's 160 North Gulph Road  King of Prussia, PA 19406  Directions RSVP by July 22, 2011 Reply now by filling out the online form or contact: Amy Hampel ahampel@comcast.net215-493-1108 Anyone interested in learning about how they can support the Walk4Hearing may attend this free event. Space is limited, so please RSVP early. Kickoff Co-Chairs: Denise Trimble and Amy Hampel WALK EVENT PENNSYLVANIA WALK4HEARING Sunday, September 25, 2011 | Distance 5K (3.1 miles) Ridley Creek State Park Pavilion 11B Newton Square, PA 19073 Walk Chairperson: Ronnie Adler radler@hearingloss.org walk4hearing.org

SAA Bake Sale

We would like to thank the following members for making the SAA Bake Sale a success.
Becky Bacon, Dana McAdams, Namrata Desai, Laura DiTusa, Kira Salemi, AjaFatou Camera, and Brittany Panetta



It was also a wonderful display of the talents, many people have been impressed by the taste and presentation of the baked goods.  Thank you once again.

Annual Cheltenham Police Bike Rodeo

SAA OCA members were once again invited to participate in the Annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo hosted by the Cheltenham Police Department.  For their efforts, please find below a letter of acknowledgement from Officer John Slevin of the Cheltenham Police to Ms. Peggy Shelly of Salus University

"Just wanted to pass along a copy of the press release I sent out this afternoon for our Children's Bicycle Safety Rodeo on May 7th. The Salus Staff and students provided hearing exams to approximately 65 children. They were great with the kids and I appreciate them volunteering their time and talents. A copy of the story should be in our local newspaper the Times Chronicle in a week or two. Please pass along our thanks to everyone."  

SAA OCA join in thanking all those who participated, especially in lieu of finals.  

Preceptor:  Dr. Melissa Caine

Students:

- Andy Lau

- Kelly Flaherty

- Cheryl Boston

- Anita Avila

- Kira Pozdnyakova

- Brittany Panetta

- Dana McAdams

- Namrata Desai

- Kristen Conley

- Rebecca Bacon

Upcoming Screenings

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to keep you posted on upcoming screenings. 

May 7, 2011 (Saturday) - Cheltenham Police and Fire Department Bike Rodeo
- Pediatrics screening

June 11, 2011 (Saturday), 8:00am - 5:00pm - Special Olympics Healthy Hearing in New Jersey held at the Special Olympics New Jersey Sports Complex
- Pediatrics screening

June 12, 2011 (Sunday), 8:00am - 5:00pm - Continuation of Special Olympics Healthy Hearing in New Jersey held at the Special Olympics New Jersey Sports Complex
- Pediatrics screening

June 16, 2011 (Thursday) 9:30am – 12:00pm - Rep. Mike Gerber's Senior Citizen Fair held at  the Plymouth Whitemarsh High School (west cafeteria) on 201 E. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

- Geriatrics screening

Lion's Cub Screening at Lansdowne YMCA

On April 16, 2011, members of SAA OCA participated in hearing screening as part of a larger Health Fair organized by Lion's Club at the Lansdown YMCA.  Although inclement weather did reduced the number of children attending the event,  nonetheless, it was a fun experience.  We would like to thank Dr. Melissa Caine for supervising us.  We would also like to thank the following members for venturing out in the rain:

- Kelly Flaherty

- Mandy Francisco

- Lisa Mariello-Baiada

- Andy Lau

- Katie Steinhafel

- Megan Myers

- Namrata Desai

- Aja Fatou

- Rebecca Bacon

Advocate for audiology! Do it, I just did!

Can 15 seconds really save you 15% or more of your troubles down the road?  Come find out!

Show your support for audiology! It takes no more than 15 seconds to do! Click the link, enter your zip code, look for the different issues you can advocate for, fill out your information (replace the word "audiologist" with "student audiologist"), and the letter gets sent to your congressman/ senator!

Legislative Action Center

audiology.capwiz.com