H.I.K.E.

Facts About The HIKE Fund

The HIKE Fund, Inc. is a not-for-profit charity incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska and registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charity.

The Fund is the continuing philanthropic project of the International Order of Job's Daughters. Fully staffed by unpaid volunteers from throughout the United States. Total operating expenses are less than 5%.

The purpose of the Fund is to provide hearing devices for children with hearing impairments between the ages of newborn and twenty years whose parents are unable to meet this special need financially. 100 children are provided with hearing devices each year.

Children are eligible to receive a grant providing the need is verified by a prescription from an audiologist or physician.

Many of the recipients are children of working parents.

The HIKE Fund, Inc. is administered by a Board of Directors composed of individuals from the field of Audiology, Business, Education, Labor, Law and Medicine.

The Fund has awarded many types of devices including, but not limited to: hearing aids, FM systems, closed caption converters, tactile units, alerting systems, and specialized sports equipment, to aid hearing impaired children in communication.

Hearing	Process, function or power of perceiving sound.
Impaired	Diminished in quality, value or strength.
Kids	Children of all races, creeds, or colors.
Endowment	Providing or equipping gratuitously.

We're Here For You

For an application or to make donations contact:
Pennsylvania Residents
Mrs. Jan Harms, PGG PA Grand Secretary 29 Greenmont Drive Enola, PA 17025 E-Mail: pagrandsec@comcast.net
Non-Pennsylvania Residents
H.I.K.E. Fund, Inc. c/o: H.I.K.E. Board Secretary 10115 Cherry Hill Place Spring Hill, FL 34608-7116 E-mail: ceterrill1@aol.com
Please make checks Payable to: HIKE Fund, Incorporated
All donations made to the HIKE Fund, Inc. are tax deductible.
U.S. TAX I.D. NO.	36-3406438
CANADA TAX I.D. NO.	0883611-09