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“Piggy bank auction“ - 21`000 Swiss Franks for the Hear the World Foundation
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Charity auction at the 10th annual Fund exhibition in Zurich: proceeds go to the Hear the World Foundation
The anniversary of the financial trade fair is being used to do something for people less fortunate than ourselves. Please participate in the piggy bank auction, the proceeds will go to the Hear the World Foundation.
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My journey up Kilimanjaro was one of the most physically and mentally demanding days of my life.
Since we spent most of our summit hours in the night, the demands on my visual and hearing system were extraordinary. I experienced the full range of emotions ranging from frustration, concern, danger, fatigue, hope, excitement and victory! Despite this, these feelings did not make me unique...this emotional rollercoaster is common with climbers on summit day...not everyone makes it. So when you do summit Kilimanjaro it is a feeling like no other!
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"Musician in a Box" live at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
Passer-bys were waiting in line at Potsamder Platz. The idea behind the "Musician in a Box" is to sensitize the general public about the topic of hearing and to let them experience the difference between hearing and not hearing.
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Official inauguration of the Hear the World Sound Island in Salzburg
Visitors experience their sense of hearing in a creative way – an important step towards understanding its importance. “On a daily basis, the sounds of a city are not really perceived in a conscious manner at all – or at most the irritating factors such as building noise. However, the sounds of Salzburg are a large part of its character”, says Dr. Heinz Schaden, Salzburg’s Mayor, with enthusiasm. Dr. Helga Rabl-Stadler, President of the Salzburg Festival adds: „Salzburg is known as the “City of Music” – not only once a year on the occasion of the Festival. I am proud to see Salzburg present itself in a different light with the Sound Island”. Furthermore, Dr. Hellsberg, President of the Vienna Philharmonic, Dr. Valentin Chapero, CEO Phonak, and Kay Buchhauser, Managing Director Hansaton, attended the official inauguration of the Sound Island in the courtyard of the Salzburg Museum.
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