COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Making a Difference!
Our team is actively engaged in supporting members of our community through activities and events that educate and inform. We hope you will join us in bringing awareness!
The Voice Foundation
Northwest Louisiana Chapter
We meet quarterly to discuss topics pertinent to voice professionals in our area.
The group is run by Sarah Quintana MS, L-SLP, CCC-SLP and Meredith McClain, L-SLP, CCC-SLP.
World Voice Day • April 16
We host an annual Karaoke evening at Great Raft Brewery. $1 from each beer sold is donated to dysphonia research. Celebrating our unique voices through Karaoke.
Also, we host a Laryngeal Health Screening Clinic for local singers including members of the Centenary College Hurley School of Music.
Dysphagia Awareness Month • June
We celebrate this annually with a lecture and dysphagia related activity. Previous topics have included:
- What’s for breakfast? How to prepare a nutritious and delicious breakfast employing different dietary textures.
- Pediatric feeding conundrums – How do we prevent oral aversion?
- When is it Okay to Aspirate?
Walk for Talk
Use your feet to help us defeat Spasmodic Dysphonia & related voice conditions.
We host an annual walk to support dysphonia research at the Norton Botanic garden during the month of October.
