EVENTS
Our work at FHSR is all about community; how we can best support and bring together the families and children living with hearing loss. We feel creating community is key and strive at our free family events, such as Cheers for Ears, Bowling with Friends and our Musical Storytime’s to create opportunities for conversations and friendships to blossom and grow.Â
Cheers and Ears for Beers fundraises for pediatric loaner hearing aid banks throughout Chicagoland.
Our Speaker Series provides topical up to the moment research study outcomes, current best practices for services and education information on raising a child who has hearing loss, giving the parents, caregivers and professionals in our community a large toolbox of key information.
Rock the Town For Hearing is our Annual Fundraiser to create awareness and raise funds for the FREE programming we provide for children with Hearing loss.
Bowling with Friends / Boliche Con Amigos
Saturday, January 31 / Sábado, 31 de Enero, 12pm – 2pm
Timber Lanes (1851 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago)
¡Disfrute de un buen rato en nuestra fiesta anual de boliche para niños con sordera y discapacidad auditiva y sus familias! El alquiler de zapatos, el boliche y los bocadillos corren por nuestra cuenta, para que los niños y sus hermanos puedan disfrutar de una tarde de diversión y amistad. ¡No se pierda este evento favorito de las familias de FHSR!
Let the good times roll at our annual bowling party for deaf and hard of hearing kids and their families! Shoe rental, bowling, and snacks are on us, so kids and their siblings can enjoy an afternoon of fun and friendship. Don’t miss this FHSR family favorite!
Rolling with Friends / Patinar con Amigos
Saturday, March 7 / Sabado, 7 de Marzo
4:30pm – 6:3pm
Fleetwood Roller Rink (7231 W Archer Ave, Summit)
¡Únase con viejos y nuevos amigos para disfrutar de una tarde de patinaje, pizza y convivencia en la pista Fleetwood Roller! Se proporcionarán refrescos, comida y alquiler de patines. El año pasado asistieron más de 100 niños, hermanos y padres con discapacidad auditiva. Esperamos que pueda asistir. ¡Esperamos que puedan acompañarnos!
Join friends old and new for an afternoon of roller skating, pizza, and community at Fleetwood Roller rink! Soft drinks, food, and skate rentals provided. Last year (our first-ever skating event!) over 100 DHH kids, siblings and parents attended. We hope you can make it!
Thank you to everyone who Rocked the Town with us!
FHSR Rocked the Town for Hearing on November 8, 2025. Our annual concert and fundraiser provides vital support for FHSR’s music programming, so that we can share the power and joy of music with deaf and hard of hearing kids throughout Illinois. Music programming includes early childhood enrichment, individual instrument lessons, and classroom-based enrichment – all provided free of charge to the families, children and schools who need them.
We’ll be back with a new venue in late fall, 2026 – watch this site and our newsletter for details!Â
Cheers for Ears - 2025!
We can’t wait to see you at Cheers for Ears 2025! Once again we will be gathering at beautiful Ravinia Park, Featuring the Queen of Kids Music, Laurie Berkner!
Sing, Dance and Act Silly! Gather with FHSR and other families who have kids with hearing loss for a morning of crafts, songs and community!
Date: Saturday August 9th
Time: 10 am
Place: Ravinia Park
200 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Cheers for Ears celebrates the power of hearing and the joy of music for kids with hearing loss.
Sponsored by Howard and Howard – law for business
BE A PART OF IT ALL.
Give the gift of hearing.
Every contribution to FHSR helps improve the lives of deaf or hard of hearing children.Â
We hope you will consider making a gift to support these children.  Thank you!
