New England Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) Events
The Decibels Foundation is the consolidated “calendar keeper” of D/HH events across New England from various organizations and agencies. If you would like your event listed, please send details to [email protected].
Annual Charity Golf Tournament
June 16, 2025
Since 2002, the Decibels Golf Tournament has been our flagship fundraising event, raising over $800,000 to help children with hearing loss and their families.
Held at Wedgewood Pines Country Club in Stow, MA, our players can take advantage of one of New England’s premier private golf clubs. After a relaxing day of golf, we will come together for our reception dinner along with a raffle and silent auction! The day is filled with friendly competition, great prizes and good food…..and of course a chance to win $10,000!
Check-in begins June 16 at 9:00 AM, shotgun start at 10:00 AM.
We had a $10,000 Hole-in-One winner in both 2016 and 2017! Will it happen again?
Registration will open on March 1st!
Early Bird Rates (March 1-31)
- $250 per player
- $900 per foursome
Regular Rates (April 1 - June 9)
- $300 per player
- $1,100 per foursome
Golf Tournament Sponsorships
The Decibels Foundation Golf Tournament is an annual event that brings together families, businesses, and community members from around Massachusetts and the New England area for a great day of golf and camaraderie, all in support for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. We rely on our sponsors to make our tournament a great success!
Take a moment to review the sponsorship levels and sign up below.
Gold
As a Signature Sponsor of the golf tournament, your $4,000 helps fund half of the $8,000 Decibels Scholarship that is awarded each year to an Emerson College Graduate Student studying pediatric speech-language therapy, and includes the following benefits:
- Two complimentary foursomes in the tournament
- You will be the official sponsor of the tournament’s putting contest. This includes your signage on the qualifying and final putting greens and at the registration table
- Two logo signs on the course (in addition to putting contest signage)
- A sponsorship banner at the awards dinner/banquet, plus recognition at the dinner
- Your logo prominently displayed in tournament communications, including: tournament web page information, emails, publications, and social media
Silver
Your $2,500 sponsorship will help pay for family-centered outreach events and workshops hosted by Boston Children’s Hospital’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, and includes:
- One complimentary foursome in the tournament
- 2 logo signs on the golf course
- Sponsorship banner at the awards dinner/banquet, plus recognition at the dinner
- Recognition in tournament publications and on social media
Bronze
Your $1,000 sponsorship helps pay for a child’s Early Intervention services for 3 months and includes:
- 2 logo signs on the golf course
- Recognition during the awards dinner
- Recognition in tournament publications and on social media
Hole
Your $500 sponsorship will help pay for five transition meetings for children entering preschool and includes:
- 18”x24” signs on the men’s tee, women’s tee, and green at a designated hole
Double Tee
Your $300 sponsorship helps pay for two speech therapy lessons for a child.
- 18”x24” signs on both men’s and women’s tees
Tee
Your $200 sponsorship helps pay for three Sign Language Dictionaries for Early Intervention families and includes:
- Single 18”x24” sign on the men’s or women’s tee
Make Waves with Decibels
Annual Awareness Week
April 7-11, 2025
The Decibels Foundation has been hosting a week-long awareness campaign since 2011. Donations have raised over $130,000 to support programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children & their families!
Help us Make Some Waves!
- During the week of the campaign, post pictures and/or videos to social media using #makewaveswithdecibels
- Don't forget to tag The Decibels Foundation in your posts
- With each post you make, nominate three people to make a new post
- Each day, Decibels will add new posts and emails to raise awareness of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children. Be sure to check our social media pages daily throughout the week.
A few fun ideas:
- Post a photo or video of yourself waving your hands, waving a flag, jumping in the waves, doing the wave at a game!
- Post a photo or video of yourself making waves for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children!
- Post a photo or video of someone who is making waves for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children!
- Post a photo or video from your Dine & Donate experience!
Dine & Donate Days
April 7-11, 2025
Join us at Not Your Average Joe’s, 305 Main St., Acton, MA, for a delicious fundraising event!
This fundraiser covers lunch and dinner, dine-in only.
You must present this certificate to your server to participate.
Enriching Tales, Empowering Minds
We are absolutely delighted to showcase the rapidly growing number of children’s books featuring characters who are not just deaf or hard of hearing but also better reflect the diversity of diagnoses, communication, and technology within the D/HH community.
The heartening surge in publication of these inclusive stories allows young readers and their families to embark on literary adventures that mirror the beautifully diverse world around them while teaching understanding, empathy, and appreciation of differences.
For Makes Waves with Decibels 2024, The Decibels Foundation donated children’s books to three local libraries – Concord, Acton, and Littleton, Massachusetts – as a pilot program to introduce more of these stories to all families in the area. These books, along with information about Decibels, were part of a special display in the children’s rooms at these libraries during Make Waves with Decibels week. Stop by the libraries to check out the books and show appreciation for their partnership with our program!
For Make Waves with Decibels 2025, we are proud to add public libraries in Lawrence and Boxborough to our program.
List of Books
- A Trip to Grandma's (Emma Every Day), C.L. Reid
- Mighty Mila, Katie Petruzziello
- Dad, Jackie, and Me, Myron Uhlberg
- Ada and the Helpers, Travis Peterson
- She Touched the World, Sally Hobart Alexander
- Silent Star, Bill Wise
- Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion, Shannon Stocker
- El Deafo, Cece Bell
- My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere With Me, Kathleen Marcath
- My First Book of Sign Language, Joan Holub
- The Silent Sunset, Mike Dorsey
- Billie Baha Goes to the Movies, Jessica Jordan-Hogan
- Deaf Child Crossing, Marlee Matlin
- Dad and Me in the Morning, Patricia Lakin
- Extraordinary Jordyn and her Bionic Ears, Dr. Jasmine Simmons
- I Deaf-Initely Can, Rhett the Heeler, Karlie Waldrip
Library Locations
- Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton, MA
- Acton Memorial Library, Acton, MA
- Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA
Falmouth Road Race
Sunday, August 17, 2025
The Decibels Foundation is honored to be invited back for the 2025 ASICS Falmouth Road Race Numbers For Nonprofits Program!
- Runners for Decibels have raised over $100,000 with the Falmouth Road Race and we thank you for your interest in adding to that number!
- The race takes place on Sunday August 17th. The At-Home Edition will be August 9th-16th.
- Proceeds earned on behalf of The Decibels Foundation support essential programs, services and events for children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families.
- If you are interested in making a donation to our team or a specific runner, please view our fundraising page here.
- If you are interested in running, please contact Shauna for more details.
Walk for Hearing
Walk to raise awareness & funds!
Participate by creating your own team and choosing The Decibels Foundation as your Alliance Partner.
The Decibels Foundation is proud to be a National Alliance partner with Walk4Hearing, the only nationwide event bringing attention to hearing loss and promoting the importance of hearing health. This spring we’ve partnered with HLAA to celebrate online and walk in our neighborhoods! Will you join us? A portion of the funds your team raises will be directed to our organization – be sure to select us when you register your team. Go make us proud!
Contact Shauna with questions at [email protected]
Ice Cream Social
The Decibels Foundation’s annual ice cream social in late summer is a fantastic opportunity for parents, kids, and siblings to meet, share experiences, and foster a supportive community while enjoying the beauty of NARA Park in Acton, MA. We have our very own ice cream truck and plenty of activities for the kids!