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May 1, 2019 - Orphan Hearing Aid Drive Collects Unused Hearing Aids for the Starkey Hearing Foundation - UPDATE: we sent 57 donated hearing aids to the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Much thanks to all that donated and helped!
GLOUCESTER – Beauport Hearing Care of Magnolia is celebrating Better Hearing Month this May by collecting “Orphan Hearing Aids” that are no longer needed and donating them to the Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Judi Hodge Bergeron, board certified hearing specialist and owner at Beauport Hearing Care, said, “We are excited to join with community partners to collect ‘Orphan Hearing Aids’ all around Cape Ann. Donated hearing aids will bring the precious gift of hearing to people that cannot afford them.”
Beginning May 1st, look for the blue Orphan Hearing Aid collection boxes at the locations listed below. Donors that share their name and address on the donation envelope will receive a letter of thanks.
Hearing aid donations will help people locally and around the world. Beauport Hearing Care established a partnership with the Starkey Hearing Foundation a few years ago by providing free hearing aids to impacted survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. More recently Beauport Hearing Care helped the Holy Family Mission obtain free hearing aids through a Starkey Hearing Foundation partner in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Click here to read more.
Orphan Hearing Aid Collection Locations
Beginning May 1st: Look for our blue collection boxes at these partner locations:
- Aberdeen Home Care, 8 Cherry St, Danvers, MA 01923
- Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Cape Ann Veterans Services, 12 Emerson Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Cape Ann YMCA, 71 Middle St, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Rose Baker Senior Center, 6 Manuel F Lewis St, Gloucester, MA 01930
- St. John’s Episcopal Church, 48 Middle Street, Gloucester
- Rockport Senior Center, 58 Broadway, Rockport, MA 01966
- Manchester Council on Aging, Town Hall, 10 Central St, Manchester, MA 01944
- Salem Council on Aging, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA 01970
- Second Glance, 2 Pond Rd # 1, Gloucester, MA 01930
- SeniorCare, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 106H, Beverly, MA 01915
- Office of Senator Bruce Tarr, Statehouse, 24 Beacon Street, Room 308, Boston, MA 02133
- Beauport Hearing Care, 8 Lexington Ave, Magnolia, MA 01930
December 18, 2017 - Starkey Hearing Foundation Partners with Beauport Hearing Care for the Gift of Hearing
BOSTON, MA (Dec. 18, 2017) – Starkey Hearing Foundation, in partnership with Beauport Hearing Care of Gloucester, Massachusetts, has given back the gift of hearing to 15 survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. More than four years after the attack, Beauport Hearing Care learned of survivors with hearing loss from the explosion who had still not obtained treatment and approached Starkey Hearing Foundation to partner in helping these deserving people who could not otherwise afford hearing aids. Click here to read the Foundation press release.
September 25, 2017 - Magnolia Hearing Healthcare Professional Receives International Hearing Society's All-Star Award
LIVONIA, MI – September 25, 2017 – Judi Hodge Bergeron, board
certified in hearing instrument sciences and a licensed hearing aid specialist at Beauport Hearing Care in Gloucester, MA, was honored during the 66th Annual IHS Convention and Expo on September 16, 2017 as part of the Society’s all-star recognition program. The IHS Board of Governors escorted Ms. Bergeron into the gala celebration. The Gala took place in Atlanta. Click here to read the full IHS press release.
August 24, 2017 - Beauport Hearing Care Gets International Recognition
The Hearing Professional keeps licensed members of the International Hearing Society (IHS) informed of innovations in hearing technology and improved patient services.
[Click here to read the full article and learn more about Beauport Hearing Care in Magnolia.]
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June 9, 2017 - Beauport Hearing Care Sponsors Veterans Town Hall
Beauport Hearing sponsored a town hall with veterans about their hearing health care. Veterans are requesting local hearing aid services. Click here to view the video of the meeting. See our Hearing Partnership blog to read all about this meeting and related news by clicking here: Veterans Ask Public Officials for Local Hearing Care Services.
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March 9, 2013 - The National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences Announced BHC Judi Bergeron Attained Board Certification. Click here to view the National Board press release.
Here is a video of Judi opening her Board letter: