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Follow on Google News | Firefighter to climb Kilimanjaro to help deaf charityFirefighter Richard Lord, whose 7 year old daughter was born deaf, is to face the 5,895 metre (19,340 feet) climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to say thank you to the charity which has helped his family on Phoebe’s journey to a hearing future.
By: Esplin PR Richard, a firefighter on Red Watch at Stockhill Fire Station in Nottingham, is starting to get in shape for the challenge, which will take place in January 2012. The climb is being organised by Destiny of a Child, a non-profit making charity which supports cochlear implantation for profoundly deaf children and physically disabled children and Aids orphans in the UK, France and Tanzania. The Ear Foundation, the benefitting deaf charity in the UK, has supported Richard and his wife Lorna, since Phoebe was given her first cochlear implant in 2005. Richard says: “Phoebe was born on Christmas Day 2004 and we found out that she was deaf when she was six weeks old. She had her first cochlear implant at just 15 months and The Ear Foundation has been a constant support to the whole family since.” “We had no experience of deafness when Phoebe was born and we are on a long journey of learning and adapting. She is doing amazingly well. She attends mainstream school and has great speech but we never forget that she does not have natural hearing and she still struggles in many environments; “The work that The Ear Foundation does is so valuable in supporting deaf children and their families and providing education for professionals that work with children like Phoebe so that they can make the most out of this amazing technology.” Anyone who would like to sponsor Richard can find the details at this link http://www.justgiving.com/ /ends For further media information please contact: Louise Esplin, Esplin PR, Tel: 01235 850538. Mob: 07775 678237 Email: louise@esplinrpr.co.uk NOTES TO EDITORS: · Destiny of a Child was established in February 2002 and is managed on a voluntary basis by Annie Martin. Annie had the idea of setting up the charity after a conversation with Francois, her godchild, who had received a cochlear implant at the age of three. After speaking with Francois on the telephone for the first time, Annie appreciated the marvellous results of his cochlear implant. She decided that she would like to help other children with the same condition. As the charity has grown, Destiny of a Child has decided to expand from the original objective of helping deaf children and is now also raising money for other charities in UK, France and Tanzania. · The Ear Foundation was founded in 1989 by surgeon Gerry O’Donoghue, audiological scientist Barry McCormick and teacher of the deaf Sue Archbold to fund and provide cochlear implants and demonstrate their benefit in children, recognising the devastating effects that deafness in childhood and adulthood has on language and communication developments. The first child, Michael Batt, was implanted in March 1989, with his operation funded by Mrs Marjorie Sherman, who had read about the urgent need and who, throughout her lifetime, continued to support the work of The Ear Foundation - support which continues by her family to this day. From this early and controversial beginning, cochlear implants for deaf children and adults are now routine provision bringing benefits unthought of 21 years ago. p;& · The judges are: Theo Paphitis (Ryman and Dragons’ Den), Sháá Wasmund (Smarta), Ben Dowd (O2 UK), Rowan Gormley (Naked Wines), Mike Soutar (ShortList Media), Thea Green (Nails Inc) and Alastair Lukies (Monitise) · Smarta is the UK’s leading online resource for start-ups, small business owners and entrepreneurs. · O2 is the commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited and is a leading communications company with over 23 million customers End
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