Congressmember Lowenthal, HLAA’s national executive director visit organization’s local chapter

United States Congressmember Alan Lowenthal (D-CA— 47th) made a surprise visit during an April 6 meet-and-greet hosted by the Long Beach/Lakewood chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) in the home of chapter member Maxine Barton-Bauman. During the visit, Lowenthal met Anna Gilmore Hall, the new executive director of the HLAA, who had traveled from the national HLAA headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland to help officially kick off the Walk4Hearing scheduled to take place June 1 at Shoreline Park in Long Beach.
That kickoff had taken place April 5 at Dave and Buster’s in the Irvine Spectrum, where Hall met chapter members from Simi Valley, Pasadena, Long Beach/Lakewood, San Diego and Fullerton. Hall toured northern California prior to visiting southern California to meet members of HLAA.
“Even though you’re in a drought, the grass is green,” Hall said during her trip to Long Beach. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen green grass.”
Hearing Loss Association, Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter is a support group offering education on coping skills and resources to people with hearing loss to help survive in a hearing world. The local chapter meets at 6:30pm on the second Thursday of each month at the Weingart Center, 5220 Oliva Ave., in Lakewood. For more information, call (562) 438-0597 or visit hlalongbeachlakewood.org, hearingloss.org or walk4hearing.org .

Source: HLAA