FRIENDS Convention
2009 | Denver Workshop 2009
The 12th
Annual Convention of FRIENDS:
The Association of Young People Who Stutter
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Dates: July
23 - 25, 2009
Place: Tampa, Florida
The 2009 Annual convention, on July 23-25, will be held
at Embassy
Suites Tampa -
USF/Busch Gardens is near major league sports stadiums,
the Florida Aquarium – Tampa Bay and the exciting
Busch Gardens theme park.
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Convention Scholarships are
now available
Due to the generosity of corporate sponsors and many of
our members, we are pleased to announce that scholarships are now
available to provide financial assistance for families who would
like to attend our annual conference. Our goal is that families
who cannot afford to join us will now be able to attend. If you
would like more information regarding scholarships please tell us
by emailing our Finance Committee at FriendsGrants@gmail.com.
Speech therapists are also asked to email us to help identify
families who would benefit from assistance. FRIENDS is very grateful
to the generosity of many individuals and companies, which allows
us to offer this financial help. If you or your company would
like to make a donation, please email us at FriendsGrants@gmail.com and we will send you information.
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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Denver Workshop 2009 |
Friends: The National Association
for Young People Who Stutter &
The Center for Stuttering Therapy Present
Children, Teens and Adults
who Stutter:
Families, Professionals and Friends Working Together
This one-day workshop is designed to bring together young
children and
teenagers who stutter, their parents, and
speech-language pathologists. Adults who
stutter are encouraged to join us as well.
Separate workshops will be presented for adults and young
people.
The workshop format includes brief
presentations, small discussion groups and
panel presentations. Emphasis will be
placed on integrating treatment techniques
and support services for people who stutter.
Offerings for children will include enjoyable
workshops on stuttering facilitated by
speech-language pathologists and
members of the adult stuttering community.
Young People:
- Meet others who stutter
- Have fun talking!
- Learn about your stuttering and ways
to
increase your confidence communicating
Parents:
- Find out what you can do to support you
child.
- Meet other parents and share
experiences
SLP’s and SLP students:
- Learn more about stuttering,
current
treatments and the support available to
people who stutter.
Saturday June 13, 2009
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location:
The Center for Stuttering Therapy
4201 East Yale Ave, #150
Denver, CO, 80222
Phone: (303)722-0712
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