Epsilon
National Philanthropy
Hearing and Speech
In 1954, Delta Zeta’s Convention body voted to make the cause of hearing and speech our national philanthropy.
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We work to provide hearing aides to everyone in need around the world.
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One of our national partnerships is the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Read more about Starkey below.
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Starkey Hearing Foundation
In 2006, Delta Zeta’s National Convention made Starkey Hearing Foundation a philanthropic partner with Delta Zeta for the cause of speech and hearing.
In 2015, Delta Zeta name Starkey Hearing Foundation as our national philanthropy project. Starkey Hearing Foundation uses hearing as a vehicle to reflect caring and change lives around the world.
Starkey Hearing Foundation has pledged to provide more than one million hearing aids to people in need this decade and currently gives more than 175,000 hearing aids annually.