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Vitamin Strengthens Special Needs Client Roster, Helps Launch The Hearing and Speech Agency’s ’Vibe’

Baltimore, Md. — April 25, 2006

Vitamin^®, a boutique design-web-PR firm, today announced being named the branding firm for launching The Hearing and Speech Agency’s first major annual fundraising event, dubbed Vibe ’06!

Vitamin is providing The Hearing and Speech Agency with comprehensive branding services, inclusive of the Vibe ’06! identity, printed collateral, outdoor signage, media planning and buying, advertising, interactive marketing and public relations. Vibe ’06!, which marks The Hearing and Speech Agency’s eightieth anniversary, will take place on May 4 (May is Better Speech and Hearing Month) at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

In addition to acquiring The Hearing and Speech Agency as a new client, Vitamin also spearheads branding and marketing initiatives for other special needs based organizations and individuals, including: Kids 1/High Road School (a private schooling institution with 26 schools nationwide that help students ages 8-21 facing learning, language, and social challenges); and Dan Keplinger, aka King Gimp (a compelling artist who fights an ongoing battle with Cerebral Palsy. Keplinger is most notably recognized as the subject and writer of the 1999 Oscar Award winning documentary "King Gimp").

About Vitamin^®
Vitamin is the “Cure for the Common Brand,” the mid-Atlantic’s first boutique design-web-PR firm focused on nourishing brands through a best practices, all-in-house approach to creating cohesive identity, print, interactive and public relations programs. Vitamin’s diverse client list encompasses regional and national companies including numerous AEC firms, educational institutions, healthcare firms, restaurant/hospitality businesses, non-profit organizations, and specialized search/staffing firms.

About The Hearing and Speech Agency
Established in 1926, The Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore (HASA) is the only non-profit organization in Maryland solely dedicated to meeting the speech, language, and hearing needs of children and adults who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech and language disabilities. Serving more than 4,000 clients and students annually, HASA leads the way as a direct service provider, information resource center, and advocate for people of all income levels. HASA offers a number of comprehensive programs and individualized services, including Centralized Interpreter Referral Services, Clinical Services, and the Gateway School for children ages 3-12. HASA’s state-of-the-art facility - The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building - encompasses classrooms, audiology testing booths, therapy suites, resource centers, and numerous other therapeutic amenities to improve lives through more effective communication. To learn more about HASA, visit www.hasa.org.