WARREN CENTER RECEIVES $9,000 GRANT
FROM Rite Aid Foundation

The Warren Center for Communication & Learning is pleased to announce the receipt of a $9,000 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation in support of the Regional Hearing Aid Bank (ReHAB) program. This grant allows the Warren Center to provide refurbished hearing aids to members of the community who could not otherwise afford them. The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves lead happier, healthier lives.

Mary Poulin, the Warren Center’s Administrative Director, reflected on the grant donation, “We are grateful to the Rite Aid Foundation for once again providing grant funding for our ReHAB Program. Their generosity will allow at least 18 people in our community to receive hearing aids, dramatically improving their quality of life. Combined with last year’s donation, the Rite Aid Foundation has funded a total of 38 hearing aids through the ReHAB program.”

Since its establishment in March 2002, ReHAB has serviced 74 community members. The program’s success is dependent upon financial donations as well as the donation of hearing aids. Currently, there are 30 people on the waiting list to receive hearing aids through ReHAB. Anyone interested in making a donation to the ReHAB program can send them to the Warren Center at 175 Union Street, in Bangor. The Warren Center accepts both behind-the-ear (BTE) and in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid donations from community members. The BTEs are refurbished and given directly to the people on the waiting list. ITEs are sent to a recycling facility for a monetary credit which helps the Warren Center cover costs associated with the program.

Anyone wishing to receive a hearing aid through the ReHAB program can contact the Warren Center at 941-2850 for more information.