What
is HIKE?
The HIKE
Fund, Inc. is a not for profit charity incorporated under the
laws of the State of Nebraska and registered with the Internal
Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charity.
The Fund
is the continuing philanthropic project of Job’s Daughters
International . Fully staffed by unpaid volunteers from throughout
the united States and Canada. Total operating expenses are less
then 5%.
The purpose
of the Fund is to provide hearing devices for children with hearing
impairments between the ages of newborn and twenty years whose
parents are unable to meet this special need financially. An estimate
of 100 children are provided with hearing devices each year.
Children
are eligible to receive a grant providing the need is verified
by a prescription from an audiologist or physician.
Many of the recipients are children of working parents.
The HIKE Fund, Inc. is administered by a Board of Directors composed
of individuals from the fields of Audiology, Business, Education,
Labor, Law and Medicine.
The Fund
has awarded many types of devices including, but not limited to,
hearing aids, FM systems, closed caption converters, tactile units,
alerting systems, and specialized sports equipment, to aid children
with hearing loss in communication.
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plans to attend the Four State HIKE in Placerville!
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