PARK FACT:
One of the forces behind the completion of the grid on the Upper West Side and the creation of Riverside Park was the rise in real estate values after the Civil War and the need for more housing out at the edges of Manhattan to relieve congestion.
Riverside Park
Inaugural NYC Walk4Hearing
Sunday, October 19, 20089:00 a.m.
Manhattan
Join us at Manhattan Chapter’s Walk4Hearing. Please come walk with us to raise awareness of hearing loss
and help remove its stigma. Together we can more effectively
raise funds for national and local hearing loss programs.
Walk as much as you wish, up to 5K (3.1 miles), and help make hearing loss an issue of national concern.
Registration starts at 9 a.m.; the walk starts at 10 a.m.
To start a team, join a team, or support a walker go to www.walk4hearing.org and click on New York, New York.
The League for the Hard of Hearing will provide a van for hearing screenings. Fun activities for children will be held.
For more information, please email nycwalk4hearing@aol.com or call (212) 769-HEAR.
Hearing Loss Association of America aims to support, advocate for, inform and educate 31 million Americans with hearing loss to teach them effective ways to manage the challenges of living with hearing loss, develop skills to improve their quality of life, and support others with hearing loss.
Registration starts at 9 a.m.; the walk starts at 10 a.m.
To start a team, join a team, or support a walker go to www.walk4hearing.org and click on New York, New York.
The League for the Hard of Hearing will provide a van for hearing screenings. Fun activities for children will be held.
For more information, please email nycwalk4hearing@aol.com or call (212) 769-HEAR.
Hearing Loss Association of America aims to support, advocate for, inform and educate 31 million Americans with hearing loss to teach them effective ways to manage the challenges of living with hearing loss, develop skills to improve their quality of life, and support others with hearing loss.
Location: Riverside Park: Riverside Park at West 83rd Street
More Information:
(212) 769-HEAR
NYC Walk4Hearing
Category: Accessibility, Athletic Events, Free, Volunteer Events
