Lion Jill Bates, Spotsylvania Courthouse 100 Lions Club
Visit the "Listen Up!" website.
Attend a Training:
Any Lion can be trained to use the OAE device, whether or not that Lion attended a roadshow, and be on a "Listen Up!" hearing screening team. Register with Lion Evelyn Marr or Lion Sandy Smith. Class sizes are limited to 40.
Lion Valerie has met with Dr. Ashleigh Greenwood, the pediatric audiologist and clinical director at Inova Fairfax Hospital overseeing the newborn hearing screening team. Dr. Greenwood also oversees the referrals that come back to them from pediatricians, families, early intervention offices, etc. seeking a hearing evaluation for a small child. She and her team from Inova have offered us the following dates for training:
- Saturday, June 13 in Fredericksburg - 10am-2pm
- Saturday, June 27 in Culpeper - 10am-2pm
- Friday, July 10 in Reston - 2pm-6pm
- Saturday, July 11 at VA School for the Deaf and Blind - 10am-2pm
- Friday, July 31 in Manassas - 2pm-6pm
- Saturday August 1 in Winchester - 10am-2pm
About the Program:
The objective is to educate families and communities about early childhood hearing loss and provide free hearing screenings to children 2- 5 years of age, in order to find deaf and hard of hearing children at an earlier age.
The program was launched by District 24-C in April 2025. It is being introduced with informational Road Shows that explain the structured rollout, leadership, and the recruitment and training of volunteers in our district to serve on Teams.
Program Leadership:
Program Champions:
- PCC Jean Cook -- cookjean548@gmail.com
- Lion Valerie James Abbott --valeriejamesabbott@gmail.com
24-L Regional Coordinators:
- Lion Evelyn Marr -- remlik@verizon.net
- Lion Sandy Smith -- sandyclaresmith@gmail.com
Additional Information:
- WDBJ7 News Coverage -- Groundbreaking initiative to improve access to hearing screening for kids
- HLAA Webinar -- Catching Kids Before They Fall: Pediatric Late Onset Hearing Loss Awareness
- ALHA Newswire -- A National Push for Continuous Early Hearing Screening
In Our District:
This program is uniquely organized. It is not fulfilled by clubs but rather, by Teams which can be comprised of Lions from several clubs.
- Phase One: Hold Road Shows -- These are in-person or Zoom sessions of 1-1 1/2 hours explaining all the aspects of the program.
- Phase Two: Sign Up Volunteers -- Enroll people who are committed to putting the program in place.
- Phase Three: Training -- This will start in the Spring of 2026.
- Phase Four: Team Set Up -- Those trained will be assigned to Teams of about 20volunteers.
Schedule a Road Show:
To book a Road Show, contact Evelyn, Sandy, Valerie, or Jean.
Attend a Road Show:
- Monday, May 11 at 7:00pm -- Virtual Roadshow via Zoom. Zoom Meeting ID: 876 6860 0565. No password needed.