Hear Indiana holds 6th Annual Talk Walk Run at Fort Harrison State Park to Celebrate...

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

Christopher Mann, +1-317-557-6343, pr@hearindiana.org