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SUMMER PICNIC Saturday July 24th, 2010 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Rain or Shine) at Oregon Ridge Park DIRECTIONS TO OREGON RIDGE PARK Directions to the Lodge, Concerts, Picnics, Festivals, & Dinner Theater Take I-695 toward Towson. Take I-83 North (Exit 24). Continue North to Exit 20-B (Shawan Rd. West). At first light make a left. (Beaver Dam Rd.). Follow Beaver Dam Rd. for aprox.1/2 mile. You will see the park entrance on the right. *The Lodge is the building with the flag in front of it. WHAT TO BRING: Food/drink for you and your family    Note: Beer and wine ARE allowed in park - please use cans; all glass bottles most be taken home Dish to share with others Lawn chairs if desired HLA-GBC will provide hot dogs/hamburgers/condiments/plates/napkins/cups/utensils & water   COST: There is no fee but a suggested donations of $5...$10....or more to help support our chapter.  DETAILS: A canopy will cover our picnic tables and trees will help provide shade Park in the parking lot.  You may use the service road to drop off coolers,etc. Restrooms are close to the picnic area Lots of space for walking, & playing ball/games and using the playground Dogs must be leashed and cleaned up after Visit baltimorecountymd.gov/go/oregonridge to learn more about the park   COME & HAVE SOME FUN Our chapter welcomes anyone with a hearing loss, friends, and family and/or those interested in hearing loss issues   Any questions - bplogman08@aol.com   Meetings are Free and Open to the Public All meetings are held at the The Hearing and Speech Agency 5900 Metro Drive Baltimore, MD  21215. Driving directions at www.hasa.org or take 695 to Exit 18 for Liberty Road East twd Lochearn go about 2.5 miles LEFT - Northern Parkway go to the FIRST traffic light LEFT - Metro Drive Go to the FIRST stop sign LEFT - Mt. Hope Drive Go to the FIRST entrance on the LEFT Park in FRONT or REAR lots (free parking) Both parking lots are equally as accessible to the entrance to The Hearing and Speech Agency Sign language interpreters provided at both meetings. Live Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices are available at the evening meetings   Upcoming Meetings July 24: Picnic   Download a Brochure about the Hearing Loss Association of Greater Baltimore

Quick Facts *U.S. People reporting use of a hearing aid: 3.6 million. *U.S. People with a profound loss: 2 million. *Average time between the onset of hearing loss and a professional diagnosis: 5 to 7 years. *Expect a 102% increase in the number of people with hearing loss by the year 2050. Closed Captioned Movies in YOUR area by Fomdi 5 mi 10 mi 15 mi 20 mi 30 mi 40 mi (For subtitled foreign movies, check The Charles Theater or the foreign movie theater in your area. For dates and times, go to our theater page. If you live outside of the Baltimore/DC area, check your local listings.)

Our Mission

Our Mission is to be catalysts who make mainstream society more accessible to people who have a hearing loss. We work at accomplishing this through education and advocacy. We are also here to offer our support and knowledge to the hearing impaired, as well as their families and friends who are also affected by hearing loss.

Our EVENING meetings are usually held on every fourth Thursday of the month at The Hearing and Speech Agency from 6:30 to 8:30. Our MORNING meetings are smaller and usually meet the third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There are exceptions to this schedule, so please check our calendar and events page for updated information. Since The Hearing and Speech Agency also includes a school, we will be closed when the Baltimore City Schools are closed.

At our meetings, we feature speakers who educate us about new technology, laws, resources, and many other things. Everyone is welcome to attend. CART (live captioning) is available at all evening meetings). Sign interpretation, assistive listening devices, and friendly people are available at both morning and evening meetings.

To become part of our chapter and receive emails and messages, please fill out our form and send it, along with any donations to our treasurer. Donations cover our chapter expenses, such as stamps for those who don't have email, CART services (real time caption) for our meetings, special equipment, etc. However, you do not need to donate to attend our meetings.

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