Many of you may remember a few months ago when i wrote on here about the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Sound Matters. Even though we have all grown as people, lovers, musicians, and innovators in the past few months, not much has changed at the Starkey Lab. They have continued to grace the world from sea to sea with hearing aids for kids so they can all have the gift we take for granted every day. Their goal is simple as is the answer to this question, can you help? The answer is yes, and now more than ever.

Starkey are currently in the lead of the @15Exchange by Best Buy. Best Buy will be giving $250,000 to the winner with most votes. $250,000 is enough money to give thousands and thousands of children the chance to hear. I’m reaching out to all of you with the bottom of my heart asking not for your money, but simply a few moments of your time to click below and vote for Starkey. Tonight is the final night for voting and every single one counts. The youth decide and Best Buy donates. It’s as simple as that. We can make a difference and there’s power in coming together. Even if you don’t want to vote, use your voice and be heard. Be heard by all the people who have ears, send a tweet, or instant message, spread a noise large enough that everyone around the world can hear what we’re saying.

This is more important than any song i can write or sing to you. In times like this when we’re so torn apart from our brothers and sisters around the world let’s come together and help each other, someone out there in the world right now is sitting there praying and yearning for the chance you have everyday.

You can donate here at https://www.at15.com/user/register. Please do check the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Sound Matters website (www.soundmatters.org) for more details on how to help.

Graciously and honestly,

-EL