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Thank you to all our supporters large and small.

With the support our community, Schools, Health professionals and Businesses we are creating the first mobile ear health and education clinic for NSW.
We would like to greatly acknowledge the following organisations who have come aboard the Ear Bus Project Journey....

Some who have supported us since 2012


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In 2012 The Good Guys were our FIRST Major Sponsor. 
Dubbo previous store owners Rodney and Danielle Sparrow were very passionate and proud about our project. They relocated to Sydney in 2014.
New Manager Kathy Webb continued their sponsorship. We thank them for their generosity and ask you all to
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The Good Guys launched the new Local Giving Program Token Box in stores, which asks customers to ‘have their say’ and vote for which local community organisation they would like their donation from each transaction, to go towards.
In Dubbo the Ear Bus Project token box has been VERY VERY popular with over $12 000 being donated from 2012-2016.

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Rodney Sparrow enjoying the Inaurgual Hear Our Heart Gala Ball in Nov, 12
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Lending a hand at our Charity Gift Wrapping
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Team Good Guys at our Golf Day 2014
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Danielle Sparrow helping at gift wrapping
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Xmas in July 2013
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Halloween Disco 2013
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Xmas in July 2013

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             August 2014 
After reading our July Update Bob Berry kindly donated $100 for the Ear Bus Project. Thank you Bob.





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Manager, Glen Manson, with Committee Members Sue Went and Rachel Mills on opening day 25th July

2013
Bernardi's Supa IGA at Orana Mall in Dubbo announce that we are a shared beneficiary in their COMMUNITY CHEST Program for 12 months.
The Program gives a guaranteed percentage to us from every purchase of products displaying the IGA Community Chest ticket collected by the store.

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​2014
A huge thank you to Bernadis IGA (Glen Manson Manager & Eva) for their community chest donation. $3396.47. All helping the project become a reality.

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2014
Warren IGA are proud to donate this very generous cheque to the Ear Bus Project.
Owner, Kevin Taylor presented it to Warren Committee Members June Hawkes and Phyllis Oates.
He said he is "happy to help such a great charity as it will help not just one School in Warren but 4. There are 2 Early Child Care Centres and 2 Schools in Warren. He said it is great to be able to support them all through the Ear Bus Project." 


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Dubbo City Croquet Club donated $200 in August 2013.Thank you for your kind donation.

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Inner Wheel Inc donated $500. Thank you for supporting the Hear Our Heart Ear Bus Project. We purchased a projector and screen with the money

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June 2014

The life of our Hear our Heart Treasurer Ian Redenbach!!!
He is always getting his photo taken with money!!
He was out and about collecting another donation for our charity.
Ian and wife Gini met Shellee and Kath Abel who had left over fundraising and from what used to be Kids Who are in Care Inc. They donated $718.15 to us.Thanks Shellee and Kath.
We used this  to buy more town banners for Gilgandra, Nyngan, Wellington, Trangie and Warren. 





Thanks to the wonderful Fisque fitness team for holding another charity family fun day. They raised $136 for our project. 
We really appreciate their ongoing support and dedication towards our project. Special thanks to Josh Edwards for coming down early and helping with the set up and a huge thank you to Sarah Tracey for lending her hairdressing skills to beautify all the kids today.

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2015

St Mary's P & F have kindly donated $300
​Here is HoH committee member Jason Dearmer and P & F member Nicole Willis. 


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HoH Volunteer Director Donna Rees accepting the $5000 cheque
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2014
​A huge thank you to Dubbo South Rotary.

After providing a large audience of interested Rotarians with an update of how the project is going we gladly accepted $5000 to help pay for our audiology equipment. 
South Rotary run an adventure Destination Outback every second year.
​Hearing Support Teacher Leah Graham & her husband Paul attended over 10 years ago. Was great to see her welcomed by some others who were on the same trip.
 


Front Row Australia donated $8000 in 2012

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NSW Front Row Business Manager, Allyson Young, travelled to Dubbo to attend the Gala Ball on 10th November 2012 to announce the news.
85 % of Schools and Child Care Centres in Dubbo have Front Row sound systems installed in their classrooms to help their children hear accurately, so, it makes sense for Front Row to be a sponsor. 

Both organisations are passionate about improving childrens hearing in the classroom  www.gofrontrow.com    
 

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Allyson Young


​See the How to help your child at school/prevention tab on this website for more information on how sound systems can help your child to hear and achieve in class.


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Front Row 'To Go' sound system.
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 2013/ 2014
FrontRow supply the printing of our brochures
Dubbo Public Students reading one of our new brochures kindly supplied by FrontRow Australia.

Thanks very much to Tony Lee, Australian Business Manager.


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JANUARY 2014
What a surprise to receive an email from Pete Brown.....
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It is our pleasure to support your charity. Our goal is to raise $5000 for the local Hear Our Heart Ear Bus Project by running 10 charity workouts throughout 2014.We will aim to raise $500 at each workout throughout the year. The first Charity Workout with our first to be on January 25th." Kind regards Pete.

At the end of the year HOH Treasurer Ian Redenbach visited Pete and Megan's new Gym to receive their donation of $933.15. We are so proud to have you supporting us and if you live in Dubbo we recommend their gym and the programs that they offer. They are 2 really genuine people who have a big hearts


The first Fisque Charity Workout January 25th 2014

Training Josh Edwards to climb in the Himalayans to raise awareness for Hear our Heart....

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Fisique supported HoH Committee member Josh Edwards on his Himalayan journey March 25th 2014 by training him both physically and mentally for this mission.

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At the end of his Himalayan treck. 
Josh successfully walked over 340 kilometres.


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John and Sally Nixon from URBAN VILLAGE
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are one of our generous supporters who regularly encourage costumers to donate their spare change to us via our donation tins on the counter. John was so keen to help the last time he collected a new tin he took 7!!!

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​Cobra Street Subway
have a permanent donation tin on the counter for the Ear Bus.
Store Manager Bev Ryan is excited to say she has lost count at the amount of tins she has filled since tin number 8!!!


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Click on the logo to go to the Subway website
Money raised so far is over $2000
That is an awesome effort from the generous customers that visit the store. Bev reports that she has many regular customers that always put their spare change in the donation tin. Thanks go out to those people and to Bev for organising the tins.
 
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2013- 2015, now retired previous owner of O'donnells Pharmacy, Joan Frecklington is a big fan of our project.

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Joan with Committee Member Rachel Mills

​Joan has always supported our project with prizes for raffles etc and believes we are a project worth supporting. She used to see so many scripts being filled to treat ear infections. "It is very important this project" she always said each time a committee member went into the shop!!
Joan is always very happy to support and event we have for Hear our Heart.






Whitneys Jewellers
of Dubbo are proud to 'get on board'the Ear Bus journey

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Gina and Warren Brown
Otitis Media is a common subject in the Brown household. Gina has been battling it for years and so did her children when they were young. Gina feels passionatley about giving all children the regular opportunity of having hearing tests at school as poor hearing is the answer to so many childrens learning problems.

Warren and Gina generously donated 100s of dollars worth of beautiful jewellery that was  auctioned at the Gala Ball in Nov 2012.
They have already donated a stunning diamond ring for the Hear our Heart Ear Bus Project 2013 Major Raffle. Stay tuned for more details....

Visit their website  http://www.whitneysjewellers.com.au/

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Some of the beautiful jewellery Warren and Gina donated for the Gala Ball in 2012

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Gina and her daughter Molly enjoyed their night out at the November 2012 Gala Ball

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The Fast Lane, Dubbo. Kindly donated $150

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Collected from their donation tin for the month of November 2012.

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Local Artist supports our Project.

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Kim Goldsmith, one of the local Artists that entered two works in the WarmtHeArt Exhibition, 2012 sold the works prior to the exhibition opening, donated 100% of the sale of one of her works.
It's the generosity like Kim Goldsmith's that is greatly appreciated and will see us have the Ear Bus up and running in the future.

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Donation from recent Formal event expo.

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Sharon Leach owner of Classic Glamour and Jen Wolfe from Tell Your Mates both of Dubbo, organised a formal expo in Dubbo. Held on Sunday August 26th 2012 at the Macquarie Inn. Local hairdressers, makeup artists, photographers and the likes displayed their goods and enabled the girls of the area to get a glimpse of what they may like for their own upcoming formals. A year 6 fashion parade and year 12 fashion parade were the main headlines for the day with all of the beautiful dresses available at Classic Glamour Dubbo.
Takings from the door on the day were kindly donated to the Hear our Heart Project.

Visit the Classic Glamour Website http://classicglamour.com.au/ 

Visit the Tell your mates Website  http://www.tellyourmates.com.au/Home/contactus
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Printacall support our cause by sponsoring the Silent Hour with the donation of a portable Sound system worth $2000 awarded to the School that raised the most fundraising funds for the cause. the lucky School was North Dubbo Public

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Real Estate Institute Orana Division.

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Support by nominating the Hear Our Heart Project as part recipient of this years novice Auctioneer funds raised. October 26th 2012.

                                             
                                        
Winning Auctioneer Mr Samuel Shooter,            donated his time to auction the items at the recent
                          Hear our Heart Gala Ball . Nov, 2012.

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Samuel Shooter

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St Bridgids Exercise Group Dubbo                      Northside Sandwhich Shop, Dubbo
C/- Kathy Furney, Dubbo                                     112 Erskine St, 6882 0344
$250.00                                                              $176.80 collected in 1st money tin.

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St Bridgits Exercise Group in Dubbo kindly sent a cheque of $250 in appreciation for help that some of the members Grandchildren have recieved. We thank them for thier kindness and support.
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Northside support the project by having a donation tin on their front counter. Owners Todd and Jenny Barlow are very passionate about the project after discovering their 2 yold grandaughter Ruby was suffering severe glue ear. This was discovered when Rubys Mum, Kirstie, started questioning why Ruby's speech wasn't age appropriate. A visit to Dubbo Private Hospital Ear Specialist, Dr Rabie gave the answer. Severe glue ear. With no pain, fever or ear pus GLUE EAR is a hidden disability.
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We feel very fortunate to live in such an area of supportive people. In 2013 we have felt very humbled by the amount of support arriving regularly.

We have had our regular supporters like Northside Sandwich shop along with Subway Cobra Street and Urban Village in West Dubbo collecting coins on their front counter. We have lost count of how many tins they have had this year!


The following businesses supported us in 2013 and have continued to do so in 2014. 

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Joan Frecklington is a big fan of the Ear Bus

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Joan with Committee Member Rachel Mills
Joan cant wait for the Bus to come as, being the owner of O'Donnells Pharmacy, she sees so many scripts being filled to treat ear infections. "It is very important this project" she always says each time Rachel Mills goes into the shop!!
Joan is always very happy to support and event we have for the Ear Bus.
For the best chemist in town find her at:
          
65 Wingewarra St,
Dubbo NSW 2830, Australia                       

(02) 6885 3490

Customer Service Is A Must At O'Donnells Pharmacy

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NRL Origin Legends CEO CHRIS ANDERSON
joins the team of Supporters

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Chris organised 2 origin training shirts signed by former origin players.

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these were auctioned at our Golf Day in March making a combined $300.

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Auctioneer Andrew Mills selling a shirt.
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Chris, centre, has been a tremendous help

Chris organises 2x CORPORATE HOSPITALITY State of Origin Game 1 tickets and accommodation  at Homebush Quest Apartments.
$800 and 2 new committee members raised.

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The package was auctioned on Facebook and went to a Dubbo Family that bid because their Children and Grandchildren have all had ear troubles.
Congratulations to Gini and Ian Redenbach, who  have since joined the Dubbo Ear Bus Committee.

Ian and Gini Below at the Football


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Milestone Hotel support us with our Christmas in July Function by donating cocktails to be sold. Sally Roberts has always been most generous with any function that we have at the Milestone
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PictureFisique owners Megan Casserly and Pete Brown
Fisique Health and Fitness Professionals join the list of Ear Bus Supporters

 In 2013 they finished up the year with the first MP Body Transformation Challenge. Participants learnt about nutrition and how to change years of unhealthy eating bad habits to make a positive change in their lives. Both Rachel and Josh from HOH were in it. There were some great transformations from the challenge and they also raised $500 for us.
See  http://www.fisique.com.au/news1/charity-workout-january-25th 



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  • Dubbo & District Deaf Club
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  • Education
    • What is Otitis Media?
    • Why does Otitis Media occur?
    • Treatments for Otitis Media
    • Other reasons why children get Otitis Media
  • Hearing Testing
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      • 2015 events
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      • Events 2012 >
        • Hear Our Heart Gala Ball
        • Loud and Silent Auction Items
  • How can YOU help? - Support the project here
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