Saturday, July 26th – Lunch in York, Maine
We had a pop – up lunch in York, at York River Landing . It was a lovely day. We expected six of us, but two emergencies reduced our numbers. Next time we will triple ourselves!
When one of us called the restaurant to contact us and explain, oh my golly! How can two hard-of-hearing people talk on a non-accessible phone in a bustling restaurant? We couldn’t! But York River Landing was soooooo accommodating ! The hostess acted as a hearing interpreter and we were able to communicate the unfortunate emergency. It is safe to say – we will be back to visit York River Landing . Delicious and accommodating!
Thursday, July 24th – Convseraton at the Brewer Public Libary
We had a lively conversation at the Brewer Public Library ~ quiet but friendly and supportive. Thank you to everyone who attended. We enjoyed light refreshments while sharing the challenges of hearing loss.
More to come!
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025- Healthy Aging Expo in Bangor & HLAA DownEast
Thank you to Pat Dobbs and Gwen LaPointe for holding down the HLAA DownEast table. There was amazing pedestrian traffic and the girls made lots of personal connections!
Watch this website and e-mails! There will be new and hopefully active in-person gatherings of HLAA DownEast friends.
Picture is of Pat Dobbs making connections at Healthy Aging Expo in Bangor.
Another Get-Together in Augusta on May 17, 2025 Was Loads of Fun!
Our HLAA DownEast Chapter had a second Augusta ‘in person’ gathering at Riverfront Barbecue & Grille and it was a wonderful luncheon!
Ten of us made the long haul from our distant Maine towns and we were all glad we did.
Riverfront was marvelous to turn off the loud background music, the service was fantastic, the food was delicious, and we were able to re-arrange the furniture to help meet our needs as good folks with hearing loss.
Thursday, April 18, 2025 Hearing Loss 101
Nothing fancy here – just a little bit of everything. Just the facts.
And we all learned and shared a lot.
If you missed it, you may watch the recording:
Click HERE to view and listen to the recording. The password to view the recording is e=#rc89e
Click HERE to view the corresponding PowerPoint presentatation.
March 28 – 30, 2025 – The New England Regional HLAA Conference
Over 100 people across New England came together to learn, share, network and have fun at the New England Regional HLAA Conference.
HLAA DownEast had a super good turnout with about a dozen of us. That is excellent considering that we had to drive to Marlborough, MA and hotel it for at least one night, but really two nights.
It is a good thing that the weather was bad because we all stayed inside to hear all the wonderful speakers, and share stories amongst ourselves.
Our Andy Chandler and our Pat Dobbs were presenters! They both did excellently of course. Andy spoke of cyber security, Pat spoke of hearing loss and relationships. Some other topics were ‘How to Buy a Hearing Aid,’ ‘Hearing Aids and AI,’ ‘home safety,’ ‘aural rehabilitation.’ It was a pleasure to have HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelly and HLAA Chapter Engagement Manager Melissa Kruse speak about what is happening nationally.
There were captions and interpreters but presentations were not recorded. If Powerpoint presentations become available for posting, or if other links about the event emerge, I will post them here.
Our photo gallery is available now. Please click here to view the gallery.
The conference website is www.hearinglossnewengland.org/
February 20, 2025 – Phone Apps for Hard of Hearing Folks
Margaret Myatt presented the many smartphone apps that make it so much easier to hear and understand calls. The meeting was well attended and much discussion ensued.
If you missed it, you may watch the recording by
clicking here
This link brings you to the corresponding PowerPoint presentatation.