Hear Indiana holds 6th Annual Talk Walk Run at Fort Harrison State Park to Celebrate Deaf Children Who Listen and Speak

Honored guests include State Rep. Brian Bosma as Master of Ceremonies, and Miss Indiana 2009 Megan Meadors

INDIANAPOLIS, May 4 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Hear Indiana will hold its 6th Annual Talk Walk Run presented by Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. Please join us this Saturday, May 9, 2009, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Newborn Hearing Screening in Indiana. Same-day registration and packet pick-up will be from 8-9am at Fort Harrison State Park. Come see how today’s technology has completely changed the lives of children with hearing loss, we truly are Doing Deaf Differently!

Schedule of Events

    - 8am-9am        Same-day Registration and Packet Pick-up
    - 8am-1pm        Exhibit Booths
    - 9am            Miss Indiana, Megan Meadors sings the National Anthem
    - 9:05am         5K Competitive Run begins
    - 9:15am         2.3 Mile Fitness Walk begins
    - 9:30am-1pm     FREE food from Noodles and Co.
    - 10:00am        FREE Kids Fun Run
    - 10:30am        Awards Ceremony for Top Race Finishers and Fundraisers
                        * Honored Guest, Miss Indiana, Megan Meadors
                        * Master of Ceremonies, Representative Brian Bosma
    11am-12pm      Live music by Sensible Shoes with Bill Bailey, Bill Barton,
                    and Chris Barton
    11am-1pm       Kids' games, face painting, cornhole, and more

Hear Indiana wishes to thank the 2009 Talk Walk Run sponsors:

• “Loud and Clear” Level: Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent.
• “Sound off” Level: B105.7 FM, Lilly Endowment Inc., Noodles and Co., and Phonak.
• “Listen Up” Level: Advanced Bionics, Beebe, Scherer & Associates, LLC; Cochlear, InTRAC, Sprint Relay, The Running Company, Tyler Burgardt Photography, Clay & Amy McConkey Robbins.
• “Sounds Good to Me” Level: Alice Sinclair Photography, Delta Zeta, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hot Box Pizza, Katz, Sapper & Miller; Oticon; Otolaryngology Associates; Whisper Hearing Centers.

About Hear Indiana

Hear Indiana is the non-profit Indiana chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. For over 30 years the organization has helped children with hearing loss achieve their fullest potential as independent members of society.

More information about Hear Indiana: www.hearindiana.org

More information about the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: www.agbell.org.

Contact: Christopher Mann, 317-557-6343, pr@hearindiana.org

SOURCE Hear Indiana