Donating Hearing Aids
So you recently upgraded your hearing aids? Finally made the leap from analog to digital technology? What will you do with your old hearing aids?
Rather than putting them in a drawer to gather dust or throwing them away, you can donate them to a non-profit organization and receive a significant tax write-off. Your older models can be refurbished and, in many cases, provided to low income children and adults who would otherwise be unable to afford hearing aids. The Hear NOW Foundation in Minneapolis, MN, accepts donations and has provided more than 65,000 children and adults with hearing aids when they otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford them.
In addition, the Deaf Service Center in your community may offer hearing aid donation programs. Many local Lions Club chapters also accept hearing aid donations. Contact them for more information.