Aggies Go Global: Weekly Update

We are a group of graduate students in the field of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Education at Utah State University who have a special interest in providing early intervention services and auditory oral training to children with hearing loss and their families. We are working in conjunction with the Global Foundation for Children With Hearing Loss to provide education, training, and resources to children, parents, and teachers in Vietnam Summer 2011.

This blog is used to provide information regarding fundraising activities, upcoming events, services provided, and information on the graduate students as they work hard to raise enough funds to cover supplies, educational materials, and travel expenses.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Weekly Update

We have just begun trying to reach our goal of $15,000, and we're getting closer little by little! Please help us reach our goal and help provide the following for the school for children with hearing loss in Vietnam:

Hearing aids
Supplies for the hearing aids (solar powered batteries, dri-aid kits and cleaning tools)
Children’s books
Early Intervention materials (testing supplies and educational materials)
Toys for their new early intervention program
Travel expenses for 3-4 graduate students

Send us an e-mail at childrenwithhearingloss@gmail.com if you'd like to purchase our ice cream through Casper's or our Papa Murphy's coupon books (click here for details). These fundraisers end this Friday (February 18, 2011)! If you don't like pizza or ice cream, or if you're just too far away for a personal delivery, you can still donate to our cause by clicking our paypal donation button on the left; we can accept all major credit cards at this link! Thank you!

Stay tuned for biographies of the students we're sending to Vietnam!

Here's where we stand in our fundraiser efforts right now:

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THE GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS HELPS THE WORLD'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN ACCESS THE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THUAN AN CENTER IN VIETNAM, IS CONDUCTING A MULTI-YEAR DEAF EDUCATION PROGRAM. IT FEATURES HEARING AID DISTRIBUTION AND TRAINING OF HEARING PROFESSIONALS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES ABOUT LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS.

for more information, contact paige stringer at:

paige@childrenwithhearingloss.org

Your major: Speech Language Pathology
What year you are/when you graduate: May 2011
What you like about Sound Beginnings: I love working with the kids in Sound Beginnings; they're amazing! I've also really enjoyed getting a chance to work closely with the Deaf Educators and Audiologists in Sound Beginnings and learning from their viewpoints.
Why you want to go to Vietnam and what you're looking forward to: In Vietnam, I'll get a chance to share and teach things I've been studying over the last few years with people who really wouldn't get the information otherwise. Plus, I'll be working closely with experts in my field whom I'll probably learn a thing or two from. Finally, it's Vietnam! Need I say more?

1. Major: Audiology

2. When you graduate: May 2012

3. What you like about Sound Beginnings: Being involved in the Sound Beginnings program has instilled in me the passion to work with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families. I enjoy the interdisciplinary model we use and love seeing professionals from many areas come together to improve the quality of life for the children we work with.

4. Why you want to go to Vietnam and what you're looking forward to: I have gone on service missions in the past and I know that these experiences are once in a lifetime opportunities to apply the skills we have learned over the past years and make a difference in the lives of children and their families all over the world.

1. Major: Deaf Education

2. When you graduate: May 2011

3. What you like about Sound Beginnings: I really enjoy working with the children and staff at Sound Beginnings. I have the unique opportunity of witnessing professionals in different disciplines support the needs of the whole child; including appropriate amplification and ongoing monitoring of hearing loss, daily classroom instruction tailored to the students’ needs and consistent speech and language therapy. The training I have received at Sound Beginnings has allowed me to see the big picture in teaching children with hearing loss!

4. Why you want to go to Vietnam and what you're looking forward to: I am looking forward to a capstone opportunity to solidify the theories and skills I have learned the last few years in my training at Utah State University. I will have the opportunity to network with professionals in my field, and to continue learning and fueling my passion!