{"id":5493,"date":"2012-11-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/11\/09\/stark-hearing-foundation-gives-free-hearing-aids-to-people-in-need\/"},"modified":"2012-11-09T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T05:00:00","slug":"stark-hearing-foundation-gives-free-hearing-aids-to-people-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/11\/09\/stark-hearing-foundation-gives-free-hearing-aids-to-people-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Stark Hearing Foundation gives free hearing aids to people in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5492\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ce11944b98d0742eead2b016a253afd2.jpg\" alt=\"Image Credit: starkeyhearingfoundation.org\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Kids in Africa hearing for the first time thanks to Stark Hearing Foundation\" width=\"470\" height=\"225\" \/>\n<p>To see a child receive the gift of hearing is an incredible sight.\u00a0 Their smile could light up a town \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 &#8220;So The World May Hear&#8221; is the slogan, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stark Hearing Foundation<\/a> is the name.\u00a0 Stark Foundation is really making smiles around the world.<\/p>\n<p>They claim that 95% of kids in deaf schools are actually not deaf &#8211; they can hear with a hearing aid.\u00a0 Stark Hearing Foundation goes around the world distributing free hearing aids to individuals in need.\u00a0 Hearing aids can cost up to $10,000.\u00a0 Most people cannot afford this and that is where the Stark Hearing Foundation comes to the rescue!<\/p>\n<p>In October of 2012, the Stark Foundation surprised 74 kids with free hearing aids at the Yankees game!<\/p>\n<p>At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), William F. 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