NOHR had the most wonderful Children’s Tea last week. 140 people showed up: children, parents, grandparents and from what my emails tell me, all came away satisfied and happy campers.
The children made it fun for all to see what they wore. Everything from party clothes to Halloween costumes to ballet skirts to red sequined shoes!The jackets came off the boys quickly as they got into the party mood.
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Grammy winners, kept the children happy, moving and singing, The Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA kept the platters full of delectable tea sandwiches and desserts.
Will we do it again? Maybe. Write and tell us what kind of NOHR party you’d like to go to and support.
Hearing loss from noise was stressed by informational placemats (which the children colored and took home). One side was pictures of things that make “soft sounds,” the other side was pictures of things that make “loud sounds,” all designed by one of our co-chairs, Katy Friedland. Caroline Linz, our other co-chair, arranged for the music and the venue.
One of our posters, designed by Elliott Curson, Philadelphia advertising executive, showed a charming picture of a wide-eyed little girl, saying “Shhh, Keep It Down. Protect Your Hearing!” Other “Stop Noise” posters came from The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).