Photos from our semi-annual Halloween Bash,
October 2009
(see description below)

HLA-LA Halloween Bash-2009


Following our normally scheduled October meeting (at which we screened the comedy classic "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (with open captions, of course), the action shifted 10 miles due east to the home of Mike and Alicia.

It was the latest in what's become an HLA-LA tradition: a Halloween bash where dress-up is the rule and "have fun" is the standing order of the day. With more and more children joining our extended family (not to mention the hosts' own two-year-old daughter Samantha), the party was moved from nighttime to daytime with lots of family friendly features added (a crafts area for the little ones) to go along with all the food anyone could hope to stomach.

We've got dozens of photos up on Flickr, with a small sampling reproduced above. From top: Hostest Alicia and princess Samantha; Pat; State HLA president Mary Clark with her fellow Hogwarts hubby Gary; Chloe & son Gus in green; Georgia the good witch; Chapter President Kat, Pat and Danny; Heather, Janis and friend; and Jon and his sister in Dodger blue

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Saturday, February 27
9:30am-noon
MONTHLY MEETING

Our regular monthly meeting will be held at The HEAR Center in Pasadena, 301 E Del Mar Avenue. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COCHLEAR IMPLANTS with Dawna Mills, Au.D.. As always, snacks and real-time captioning will be provided, and admission is always free.
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FUTURE 2009/2010 MEETINGS & EVENTS:

February 7, 2010 — Our now-annual Super Bowl party once again returns to the Pacific Palisades. You don't have to enjoy football to enjoy the fun — but it doesn't hurt, either! Expect as much discussion about the quality (and captioning) of the commercials as about the quality of play.

Saturday, March 27 — Monthly meeting of HLA-Los Angeles. Topic/Speaker: TBD

Saturday, April 24 — Monthly meeting of HLA-Los Angeles. Topic/Speaker: TBD

Saturday, May 27 — Monthly meeting of HLA-Los Angeles. May be pre-empted for a Memorial Day party.

June 17-20 — Annual Hearing Loss Association of America national convention, to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Registration is open. First-time attendees get a discount and anyone traveling to the convention via Midwest Airlines can take up to 10 percent off. Click here for more information and/or to register.

We frequently substitute a party for a regularly scheduled meeting — especially in May (Memorial Day), November (Thanksgiving) and December (Christmas).

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