近期，美国前总统乔治·W·布什亲自加入了斯达克听力基金会全球捐赠活动为急需听力关爱的人们服务，在坦桑尼亚首都达累斯萨拉姆，小布什总统和斯达克听力基金会的专家们一同为222名听障患者验配了定制式助听器。根据世界卫生组织的最新调查，全世界听障患者数量已达到3.6亿，听力损失已成为遍布全球的疾病。然而借助助听器能够弥补听力损失，通过助听器能够给予听障患者们更好的机会与家人沟通，与周围人沟通，与世界沟通。近日，斯达克基金会在坦桑尼亚和马拉维开展了捐赠项目，小布什总统参加了首日的活动，该项目共捐赠了近8,300台助听器。“聆听是能够将人们团结起来并开打心门的礼物，它能够给予人们力量去抓住机会并激发生命中无限的可能，”比尔·奥斯汀先生，斯达克基金会创始人说道：“小布什总统在非洲为艾滋病和癌症的宣传防治工作做出了不朽的贡献，此次他能够加入我们支持听力事业，我们感到无上荣耀。”小布什总统长期以来支持斯达克听力基金会的慈善工作，此行是他首次有机会亲自到现场参与捐赠活动。小布什总统的女儿芭芭拉·布什女士是全球健康公司的总裁兼创始人，也是斯达克基金会的支持者和合作伙伴，她参与过斯达克听力基金会数次捐赠项目，仅在去年，芭芭拉就参加了位于纽约和乌干达的两次捐赠项目。全球健康公司的同伴们支持斯达克基金会在非洲的捐赠工作，芭芭拉·布什女士由于其卓越的贡献将于7月28日在明尼阿波利斯圣保罗举行的2013年斯达克世界从此欢声笑语慈善晚宴上领奖。

President George W. Bush Joins Global Fight Against Hearing LossRecently, former President George W. Bush personally joined Starkey Hearing Foundation’s global effort to provide hearing care to people in need and worked with our team of professionals to give customized hearing devices to 222 people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.President Bush worked with us on the first day of a two-week mission swing through Tanzania and Malawi, during which we provided more than 8,300 hearing aids.“Hearing is a powerful gift that brings people together, opens doors and gives individuals the power to seize opportunities and reach their full potential in life,”said Bill Austin, founder of Starkey Hearing Foundation.“President Bush has done amazing things across Africa in HIV/AIDS and cancer prevention and treatment, and we are incredibly grateful that he supports us in our fight for better hearing.”Learn more.
Your Giving Goes FurtherFor Bill Austin there is no greater champion for the gift of hearing than his wife Tani. There are only a few days left for you to help him make her birthday extra special. In celebration of Tani’s dedication and commitment to service, Bill is offering to personally match all donations, up to $100,000, through July 20, her birthday.Donate today and see your giving go twice as far.
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