05/30/2026
Coming soon!
Hi Everyone!
Our Ear Community microtia & atresia picnic in Brookline is coming up soon! We are looking forward to seeing our beautiful families! If you have not yet RSVP'd to attend our event, please do so by June 3rd. If you have already RSVP'd, you do not have to do anything else. Just show up & enjoy the day!
RSVP to Lauren at: [email protected]
We have some exciting news!!! Dr. Ron Eavey will be joining us at our picnic! Dr. Eavey is a world renowned pediatric ENT and genetics expert who has dedicated his career to microtia & atresia for the past 30 years! We are lucky to have Dr. Eavey join us on our special day with our community!
We'll have lots of fun for the kids & a wonderful chance to mingle & meet others in the same situation! We'll have anaplastologist, Kaylee Dougherty of Boston Ocular Prosthetics, joining us too, educating about prosthetic ears!
Our picnic host family, The Furze Family, is looking forward to hosting our special day for everyone! Kim, Pat, Bennett and Lena are excited to host and are looking forward to bringing everyone together on June 6th! Bennett was born with unilateral microtia & atresia & is aided with an Oticon Medical Ponto 5 Mini! Bennett's sister, Lena, is his biggest fan and Bennett's Grandma, Ellen, was also born with microtia & atresia! Ellen is also a proud Ear Community Board Member!
A special thank you to our Ear Community Sponsors for helping make our days together extra special!
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors - MED-EL USA & Oticon Medical! A special thank you to the Gross Family Foundation for their incredible support to our organization and to Lauren Wilwerding & Jamie Cohen & their family for the incredible support to our Ear Community Organization! Lauren & Jamie, along with their beautiful daughter, Daphne (and family), will be our 2028 Boston picnic host family!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone soon during our special day! Ally & I will be there too!
The Furze Family
and
The Tumblin Family
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