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Beltone reported collecting 20,640 non-perishable food items during its third annual Hear2End Hunger Food Drive in September, exceeding its 20,000-item goal. The company says the total was more than 41% higher than in 2025, and the Beltone Foundation will direct $4,500 each to organizations served by the three top-collecting centers.
Beltone collected 20,640 non-perishable food items during its third annual Hear2End Hunger Food Drive in September, the hearing-care company said, surpassing its 20,000-item goal and adding donations for food banks and hunger-relief organizations across the United States. Beltone reported that the total was more than 41% higher than its 2025 collection.
The month-long campaign took place during Hunger Action Month, with Beltone Hearing Centers collecting items for local organizations. The company said hearing care professionals, patients and community members took part. Its reported 20,640-item result is a count of donated food items; Beltone did not provide a breakdown by food type or by participating location in the supplied announcement.
Beltone said donations collected since the initiative began in 2024 now total nearly 40,000 food items. The company described participation as having grown each year. The announcement does not specify how many centers participated this year or how the aggregate count was verified.
The Beltone Foundation will recognize the three centers with the highest collections. Each center will receive an additional $4,500 in donations for organizations serving its local community, according to Beltone. Representatives from the centers are expected to present those funds directly to the selected organizations.
Food Donations and Local Grants
The reported total means local food-relief organizations will receive a large volume of donated non-perishable goods through a campaign that uses Beltone’s network of hearing centers as community collection points. The added $4,500 grants for three top-performing centers extend the program beyond donated food, with cash directed to organizations in those centers’ communities.
The figures also offer a measure of the drive’s reported growth: Beltone says collections rose by more than 41% compared with 2025 and that nearly 40,000 items have been gathered across the first three annual campaigns. The announcement does not quantify how many people or households those donations may support, so the practical effect will depend on how recipient organizations distribute the food and funds.
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Three Years of Hear2End Hunger
Beltone launched Hear2End Hunger in 2024. The September campaign is timed to coincide with Hunger Action Month and invites hearing care professionals, patients and neighbors to contribute non-perishable food through local Beltone centers. The Hearing Review has previously reported on the third campaign’s launch and the 2025 edition.
Beltone is part of the GN Group and says it has approximately 1,200 locations nationwide. That network provides a local presence for the collection effort, though the company’s announcement does not say how many of those locations hosted this year’s drive. Beltone has said it plans to continue the campaign in 2027.
“What started three years ago as an opportunity for our Hearing Centers to give back has grown into something truly special.”
— David Molella, president of Beltone Hearing, in a company release
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Donation Distribution Details Pending
Beltone’s announcement gives the total number of items collected but does not name the recipient food banks and hunger-relief organizations, identify the three highest-collecting centers, or explain how many items went to each location. It also does not provide a separate count of participating centers or an independent audit of the collection total. The reported comparison with 2025 is stated as an increase of more than 41%, but the announcement does not provide the prior-year item count.
The intended beneficiaries of the additional grants are described as organizations serving the three centers’ communities. Their names, the timing of the presentations and the eventual use of the funds were not included in the available information. The number of people helped by the donations is also unknown.
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2027 Drive Planned
Beltone says it plans to hold the Hear2End Hunger Food Drive again in 2027, continuing the annual effort with its hearing centers and local communities. The company has not announced dates, a collection target or other details for the next campaign.
In the nearer term, representatives from the three top-performing centers are expected to present the Foundation’s $4,500 donations to organizations serving their communities. Beltone has not yet identified those organizations or given a schedule for the presentations.
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Key Questions
How many items did Beltone collect?
Beltone reported collecting 20,640 non-perishable food items during the September drive.
Did the drive meet its goal?
Yes. The reported total exceeded Beltone’s stated goal of 20,000 items.
Where will the donations go?
Beltone said the food will benefit local food banks and hunger-relief organizations across the United States. The announcement did not list the recipient organizations or item-by-item distribution.
What will the top-performing centers receive?
The Beltone Foundation will provide $4,500 in donations to each of the three centers that collected the most food. The funds are intended for organizations serving their respective communities.
Will the food drive return?
Beltone says it plans to continue Hear2End Hunger in 2027. Dates and other details for the next drive have not been announced.
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