History
The Starkey Hearing Foundation, which was established in 1973 by Bill Austin, to help poor Americans with hearing disabilities, soon went international. Over the decades, Mr. Austin has sent teams of audiologists and hearing-aid technicians to more than 150 nations. Since 2000, they have fit over 80,000 people with more 160,000 hearing aids. Today the Foundation is sustained by the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors around the world. Your support allows them to deliver more than 20,000 hearing aids annually through more than 150 hearing missions a year in countries stretching from the U.S. to Vietnam. Besides giving the gift of hearing, the Foundation promotes hearing health awareness while supporting research and education.

From its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Foundation works globally for one simple reason: There is no feeling like being in a room with a child who hears its mother say, "I love you," for the first time. Best of all, it's easy for you to share in this life-changing experience because every dollar and every hour you contribute helps. Whether you participate by volunteering or help make a mission possible through a donation, you help give the gift of hearing.

See the video "So the World May Hear" to learn more about The Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Starkey/Build A Bear Project

Alumnae and collegiate members can help us provide bears with hearing aid attachments from Build A Bear so that children at an upcoming hearing mission can have a ‘furry friend just like them’. Click here for more information

The Starkey Hearing Foundation/Delta Zeta Logo
Download this logo to use for any of your chapter's projects involving The Starkey Hearing Foundation.
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