2024 Ear Community Microtia and Atresia Summer Family Picnics
Ear Community hosts picnics every year around the world helping bring Microtia and Atresia families together. This year’s picnics will take place in the United States in Orlando, Florida/ Orange County, California/ Calgary, Canada/ Edina, Minnesota/ Broomfield, Colorado/ New Orleans, Louisiana/ and Montreal, Canada! It is very exciting for many families! Everyone enjoys attending our picnics and our Ear Community picnics always offer such a wonderful opportunity for Microtia and Atresia families to come together, share experiences with each other, and maybe even make a new friend. Medical professionals such as world renown Microtia and Atresia repair surgeons, anaplastologists, ENTs, audiologists, and therapists along with the world’s leading hearing device companies all come together to mingle with us at our picnics, helping educate us on all of our options including hearing loss.
Our events are held outdoors providing a relaxed environment and so the kids can play. Sometimes an indoor location is needed when collaborating with a surgeon conference.
A special thank you to our amazing Ear Community Sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
Cochlear Americas
Oticon Medical
Gold Sponsor
MED-EL USA
Silver Sponsor
Bone Conduction Hearing
*** This year’s Ear Community events are made possible thanks to our organization’s proud Sponsors, Donor Organizations and our Community Contributors! Without the continued support of our sponsors, donor organizations and community contributors, we would not be able to bring our Microtia and Atresia families together at our events as we have done for the past decade. We also would not be able to work on all of the research and studies that our organization contributes to that help benefit our community in the future. Ear Community is thankful and appreciates the continued support from all of our supporters! Your support means the world to our families, our community and to our organization! ***
We look forward to seeing everyone at our Ear Community picnics this year!
Melissa Tumblin,
Founder and Executive Director
Ear Community
Microtia and Atresia Support Group on Facebook
2023 Picnics and Events
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
Denver, Colorado
March 17th – 19th, 2024
Booth # 8
Ear Community will be exhibiting!
American Cleft Palate Association
81st Annual Meeting
Denver, Colorado
April 9th – April 13th, 2024
* Ear Community will be attending this
conference as a member of the CARE Study Team
grant working on research for microtia, atresia and
craniofacial microsomia with Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Ally’s Act Fly-Ins on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
H.R. 2439 and S. 1135
May 6th – 9th, 2024
* We are asking Ally’s Act endorsers and members of our community
to please email, write and call Congressmen and Senators, asking them
to co-sponsor Ally’s Act! Please visit our page for info here!
Florida Ear Community Picnic
Orlando, Florida
Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2024
Time: 8:30AM to 12PM (conference) and 12PM to 4PM (picnic)
In collaboration with Nemours Children’s Health!
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
California Ear Community Picnic
Orange County, California
Date: Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Time: 8:30AM to 12PM (conference) and 12PM to 4PM (picnic)
In collaboration with Dr. Tahiri Plastic Surgery!
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
Calgary Ear Community Picnic
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Date: Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Time: 11AM to 3PM
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
Minnesota Ear Community Picnic
Edina, Minnesota
Date: Saturday, June 29th, 2024
Time: 8:30AM to 12PM (conference) and 12PM to 4PM (picnic)
In collaboration with Children’s Minnesota Hospital!
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
Colorado Ear Community Picnic
Broomfield, CO
Date: Saturday, July 13th, 2024
Time: 11AM to 3PM
Ear Community’s Headquarters picnic!
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
Louisiana Ear Community Picnic
New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2024
Time: 12PM to 4PM
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
Montreal Ear Community Picnic
Laval, Quebec Canada
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2024
Time: 11PM to 3PM
RSVP to Caitlin at: CaitlinEarCommunity@gmail.com
National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day
Every November 9th!
* Raise awareness with us throughout the United States and across
the world!
* See our home page links on when to order t-shirts and accessories
for our special day! (orders are usually during mid Sept. thru mid Oct.)
