Sertoma Club of Madison

The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) proclaim May as Better Hearing and Speech Month. In response to this proclamation, the Sertoma Club of Madison is sponsoring a special project for the month of May. The club is collecting used hearing aids and sending them to Starkey Laboratories (a well known manufacturer of hearing instruments)for refurbishment. Starkey Labs will recondition the hearing aids and make them available to Sertoma based on credits earned. With the assistance of the UW Madison Communicative Disorders Department, Speech and Hearing Clinic, Sertoma will disperse the reconditioned hearing aids at limited cost to qualified recipients.

This project has been named SHARP (Sertoma Hearing Aid Recycling Program) and has been successfully working in the Suncoast District of Florida. Other Sertoma clubs throughout the country are getting on the bandwagon to recyle used hearing aids in their communities as well.

To donate a used hearing aid, look for the metal boxes set up at the following locations.

General Retail

Copps, 602 South Whitney Way

Copps, 2502 Shopko Drive

M&I Bank Oregon, 127 Jefferson St.

M&I Bank Hilldale, 401 N. Segoe Rd.

M&I Bank Middleton, 7447 University Ave.

Sentry Hilldale, 726 N. Midlvale

Nursing Homes/Assisted Living

Attic Angels, 640 Junction Rd.

Oakwood Village West, 6165 Mineral Point Rd.

Legacy Gardens Assisted Living Community, 1601 Wheeler Road

Funeral Homes

Joyce Ryan Madison, 5701 Odana Rd

Joyce Ryan Verona, 118 N. Franklin St.

Ryan Madison, 2418 N. Sherman Ave.

Ryan DeForest, 6924 Lake Rd.

Cress Madison, 3610 Speedway Road; 3325 E. Washington Ave.; 6021 University Ave.

Cress Stoughton, 206 W. Prospect

Cress Sun Prairie, 1310 Emerald Terrace

Gunderson, 5203 Monona Avenue


Churches

St. Peters Church, 5001 N. Sherman Ave.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave.



Audiologist

UW Speech and Hearing Clinic, 1975 Willow Dr.
UW Hospital and Clinics, Audiology Section, 600 Highland Ave.
UW Hearing Services, 1 South Park St., 6th Floor
Dean Clinic Audiology Dept., 1313 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Waisman Center, South Tower Audiology Booth, 1500 Highland Ave.



People without access to a drop-off point may donate by calling 608-890-1504.