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Listen Carefully Event Idea List
Advertise - All successful events require advertising and public relations.
 Apparel: Print Listen Carefully t-shirts, stickers or buttons. Wear them and pass them out.
 Social Media: Tweet Hearing Facts, Change Your Facebook Photo for the Week to the Listen
Carefully, update status on a daily basis with a "did you know?"
 Flyer: Post and distribute hearing loss fact sheets at the gym, student union, etc.
 Coordinate: Partner with the deaf club or sign language club.
Educate - The goal of Listen Carefully is to spread awareness on Noise Induced Hearing Loss any
way we can.
 Post and distribute posters/flyers about Noise Induced Hearing Loss Facts.
 Get your campus library to host a special display of books dealing with speech and hearing
issues.
 Wear ear plugs for two minutes at a chapter meeting to experience what a hearing loss might be
like.
 Hold a "silence your hearing challenge." Sisters plug their ears throughout the day to raise
awareness about hearing loss.
 Provide information for local clinics where hearing could be tested.
 Submit an article to be published in the school paper.
 Conduct a survey on campus about perception of hearing loss and post results on campus, in
the school paper and online.
Fundraise - Hold a fundraiser in support of a local speech and hearing organization.
 Hamburgers for hearing
 Car wash
 Bake sale
 Spaghetti supper
 Pancake feed
Host an Event - Host an on-campus event to increase awareness of learning to listen carefully.
Educational Events
 Host a free hearing screening event.
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Host a speaker.
o An audiologist.
o A speech therapist.
 Host a basic sign language seminar.
 Host a “Don’t Work Out Your Hearing” night at the gym and use an app to measure guests
mp3 player volumes; award prizes for those under 85 decibels.
Entertainment Events
 Distribute ear plugs at a concert venue or other event.
 Host a battle of the bands, allowing them to only play below 85 decibels.
 Perform a brief skit about hearing loss/disabilities.
 Get approval to blast loud music for short intervals in the quad and post flyers about prolonged
exposure.
 Host a contest where contestants wear ear plugs and are required to perform a task that is
whispered to them.
Volunteer - By helping others, we can spread awareness and enrich ourselves.
 Host an educational table at a local health fair.
 Annual hearing screenings are mandatory at several elementary schools; see if the nurse needs
any help.
 Volunteer at a local speech and hearing center.
 Volunteer at a senior center interacting those with hearing loss and those without.