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Southern Hearing Charitable Trust – Scholarship Award 2016

Eighteen-year-old Jack Dixon has been awarded the 2016 Southern Hearing Charitable Trust scholarship to assist him financially as he embarks on his university career. Having received a cochlear implant at the age of 11, the young Darfield man fashioned an impressive leadership, academic and sporting record during his five years

Home-Based MAPping service – Coming Soon!

Do you find travelling to the clinic difficult or expensive? Would you prefer to have your reMAP done at home? If you are a Cochlear Limited recipient and use an N5 or an N6 speech processor and the possibility of home-based

University of Canterbury – Emeritus Professor Brian Moore

Brian Moore is Emeritus Professor of Auditory Perception in the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the perception of sound by people with normal and impaired hearing, and on the design and fitting of hearing aids. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Acoustical Society of…

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Cochlear Limited Announce Kanso Release

Cochlear Limited announce the release of a new off-the-ear product. The Cochlear™ Kanso™ Sound Processor will be available for recipients to purchase from myCochlear™ Online Store from 9th February 2017. You can download a product information sheet*. Please be advised, at the time of launch, the Kanso Sound Processor will only be available via the…

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Breaking the Sounds of Silence – Pindrop CI Forum

The Pindrop Foundation announce details of “Breaking the Sounds of Silence 2017 – A forum for the adult cochlear implant community and health professionals” to be held on Saturday 11 March 2017 in Auckland.

Cochlear Limited Launches Web-site myCochlear™

Cochlear Limited is launching a new web-site myCochlear™ for patients. This new personalised online space allows patients to shop, get A+ support resources and product information to help you make the most of your hearing life with Cochlear. Patients can enjoy the following benefits: Optimising Cochlear technology with support and hearing practice tools, how-to and…

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Southern Cochlear Implant Programme

July 21st

In celebration of NZ Wills week, we're sharing Anne's story who decided to leave a gift in her will to SCIP after receiving her cochlear implant and experiencing the life-changing benefits first-hand. Anne’s life is full of volunteering for her church and playing her beloved music for several aged care facilities in and around Geraldine. “The cochlear implant has given me back my life,” she says.Anne said that she has been offered such a generous gift that she wants to give back, so someone else can benefit from a cochlear implant.Leaving a gift in your Will is one of the many ways you can provide support to SCIP and help change someone's life. We will always be there for the ever-increasing number of people who rely on us through their hearing journey, but we need your help. By leaving a gift in your will, you will be leaving a lasting legacy that will make a real change in someone's life. If you'd like to know more, contact our Community Relationship Manager Belinda van der Monde belinda.vandermonde@scip.co.nz ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Cochlear Implant Programme

July 20th

Not long after receiving her implant in 2021, Valerie visited her family in Wellington, which is when she realised she could hear everything at the dinner table. This was a huge contrast to past occasions when Valerie described being Deafblind at times leading to a deep sense of loneliness in a crowded room.“I consider myself very fortunate," she says. "It’s a very big privilege.”Read more of Valerie's story in SCIP's commemorative book Hear our stories – Celebrating 20 years.The book can be found via our website, and paper copies of the book are available from the programme at $20 inc GST by emailing: belinda.vandermonde@scip.co.nz.www.scip.co.nz/hear-our-stories ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Cochlear Implant Programme

July 16th

This week is Wills Week, running until July 21st. Wills Week celebrates the power of your will to make a difference in the lives of your whanau, clubs, community causes or charities, such as SCIP. Creating a will doesn't have to be difficult or expensive—it usually takes about half an hour. This is your chance to say what you’d like to happen after you're gone, and it's priceless. Leaving a gift in your will is one of the many ways to provide financial support to SCIP and help give the life-changing gift of sound. Join Philanthropy New Zealand for the Wills Webinar - together with Public Trust they will emphasize the importance of having an up-to-date will. CE, Rahul Watson Govindan, will join the discussion to speak about the positive impact of legacy giving and explore various options for including a gift to a charity or not-for-profitFind the free Wills Webinar and more information at www.publictrust.co.nz/willsweek2024/Today marks the start of Wills Week, running until July 21st. Wills Week celebrates the power of your will to make a difference in the lives of your whanau, clubs, charities, or community causes. Creating a will doesn't have to be difficult or expensive—it usually takes about half an hour. This is your chance to say what you’d like to happen after you're gone, and it's priceless.Join us for the Wills Webinar, where Philanthropy New Zealand partners with Public Trust to emphasize the importance of having an up-to-date will. Our CE, Rahul Watson Govindan, will join the discussion to speak about the positive impact of legacy giving and explore various options for including a gift to a charity or not-for-profitFind the free Wills Webinar and more information at: www.publictrust.co.nz/willsweek2024/://www.publictrust.co.nz/willsweek2024/ ... See MoreSee Less

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