FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact:

 

Nikki Blume

TLC – The Treatment and Learning Centers

(301) 424-5200, ext. 270

nblume@ttlc.org

 

               

TLC TO PROVIDE HEARING AIDS TO LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH $13,000 GRANT FROM AGNES C. ROBINSON TRUST

 

Rockville, MD, November 26, 2002 – The Treatment and Learning Centers, a non-profit organization helping children and adults with a wide range of disabilities, today announced that they have been awarded the Agnes C. Robinson grant.  With this $13,000 grant, The Family Hearing Center at TLC expects to be able to subsidize at least 13 hearing aid purchases to low-income women.  Each qualifying woman would be eligible to receive a stipend of $1,000, depending on the severity of need. 

 

“The gift of hearing is invaluable, truly affecting a meaningful outcome on the lives of those we serve,” said Richard Pavlin, executive director of TLC.  “With this generous gift from the Robinson Trust, we can improve the well being of these women with hearing loss, help enhance their quality of life, and strengthen their ability to communicate effectively with other.”

 

Since the early 1900s, The Agnes C. Robinson Trust has been providing financial assistance to low-income women.  With this final gift of $13,000 to TLC, the Agnes C. Robinson Trust has been dissolved.  The Family Hearing Center, which provides audiological services to the entire community, will be evaluating and fitting each qualified candidate for their hearing aid.  Subsidies will be based on income eligibility. 

 

About TLC

The Treatment and Learning Centers, located in Rockville, Maryland, enables children and adults to develop to their full potential, to communicate effectively with others, and to achieve educational success.  TLC provides services that strengthen their abilities and respond to their changing needs.  With over 52 years of service to the community, TLC is committed to integrity and excellence in our care and will strive to assist all, regardless of their ability to pay.  For more information call 301-424-5200 or visit www.ttlc.org.

 

 

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