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Welcome to The Shepherd Centre's Ebay site. The Shepherd Centre is a charity which began in 1970 helping deaf and hearing-impaired children learn to listen and speak so they can reach their individual potential. Over 30% of children attending our early intervention program have additional disabilities to hearing loss. We provide our services free of charge to families, and only receive limited government funding, we rely heavily on the generosity of the community to help us continue to make a difference. ...please help us provide a brighter future for deaf and hearing impaired children and their families

Please contact Dawn Lim on d.lim@shepherdcentre.usyd.edu.au for further information

Aussie celebrities and media personalities such as Steve Waugh and Grant Dyer are using their creative talents to help young children receive the gift of hearing. ‘Loud’ t-shirts, decorated by celebrities will be auctioned online from today to raise funds and awareness for Loud Shirt Day which will be held on 16 May 2008. Loud Shirt Day benefits The Shepherd Centre, a not for profit organisation that teaches deaf and hearing impaired children to listen and speak. Other participating celebrities who have designed t-shirts include; Jonathan Coleman, David Koch, Disney’s Sally Stanton, Zach Douglas, Ken Done, David Graham, Shae Brewster, Jack Yabsley, and Channel 7’s ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Better Homes and Gardens’ crews. “Each year, almost a thousand Aussie kids are born into silence,” said Loud Shirt Day spokesperson, Jono Colman. Start Bidding now, to help break the silence for hearing impaired children.