A few days back I put a call out for help raising money for a charity, but I made a couple of mistakes (a) I posted it at a bad time of day (notorious for bad timing) and (b) I put two different ones together.
Yesterday I posted one specifically for MA, RI and NH and today I'm asking people no matter where you are for your help!
First: A little bit about what we're NOT DOING: I am not asking you to make a monetary donation! What we are working on is this:
Hearing Aids are very expensive. In fact, a low end hearing aid can cost as much as $900.00.
Here's a direct quote about the impact on not having a hearing aid:
Senior Citizens Without Hearing Aids
A May 1999 National Council on the Aging survey of seniors showed that 55% cited cost as a reason for not using hearing aids. This survey also found that untreated hearing loss has "serious emotional and social consequences."
Unfortunately as you may (or may not) be aware, hearing aids are almost never covered by insurance (mainly due to the cost). I have been asked by a friend who is a Lion in Massachusetts (where I live) to help them raise money for their Hearing Foundation.
Here's what I know about Lions: The focus is mainly on vision, however over the last several years they have made a commitment to also funding hearing programs where they can. You can read more about this particular hearing fund by finding in this pdf doc "Hearing Foundation".
Another point that must be made 100% of the funds that are raised by Lions goes to charity. All administrative expenses are gathered by Lions members paying dues.
So, you're wondering what you can do to help this program?? It's really pretty easy. We are collecting toner and ink cartridges to recycle and each time recycling is done the Hearing Foundation will receive 100% of the proceeds from the recycling. You can find out which ones we can accept by clicking on this link.
If you email me your address email is is in my profile I will mail you FedEx labels to mail the cartridges in. 100% of the funds we collect will be used for charity purposes only. I will pay for any postage costs from my own pocket to support this program.
Thanks for those who already responded, your support is very much appreciated.