Friends The National Association of Young
        People Who Stutter
  The National Association of Young People Who Stutter
Thursday, May 17, 2012  

 

 


Make Your Plans for Convention 2011 in Washington D.C.

The White House - Washington DC
The 14th Annual Convention of FRIENDS
July 21 - 23, 2011

The 2011 Annual convention, on July 21-23, will be held at
Embassy Suites Washington D.C. - Convention Center
900 10th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia

Download a Registration Form (PDF)

Convention Scholarships No Longer Available

Highlights of the 14th Annual FRIENDS Convention

  • Exciting keynote speakers
    • David Seidler, screen-writer, "The King's Speech" David is English-born, American-bred and grew up a stutterer. As a young child with a terrible stutter, he would listen to radio broadcasts of King George VI, who also was a stutterer. The king's World War II addresses reminded Seidler that if the monarch could overcome his stutterr, so could he: The king was his inspiration.
    • Marc Vetri, is a person who stutters (PWS), the2010 Iron Chef winner and the most influential chef today in Philadelphia. His lifelong struggle with stuttering was particularly challenging to him as a child. His speech problems were difficult, and at times kids were not particularly nice. He learned to stand up for himself, and today is a confident adult.
  • Family events
  • High school, college and career talk
  • Learn to increase your confidence
  • Live/silent auction
  • Meet others who stutter
  • Nationwide panel of children/teens who stutter
  • Parent roundtables
  • Saturday Family Night of fun, music and dancing
  • Teasing Tips for parents
  • Workshops for kids, teens, adults and SLPs Speech Language Pathologists CEUs offered

For more information, please contact:
Lcaggiano@aol.com or call toll-free 1-866-866-8335

Please include you Name, Address, Email & Telephone Number your correspondence.

 

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