Annual FRIENDS Holiday Party

Please join us December 3rd for our Annual FRIENDS Holiday Dinner! We will be starting our event at 6:00 PM. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. will be providing the honey baked ham and beverages. We ask that you bring your favorite side dish and/or dessert to share. This is one of our largest monthly meetings, and we look forward to seeing

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Instructions for FCPS Educators

Instructions for FCPS Educators To Obtain MSDE Credit for Participating in Techniques For Success 2013 Click HERE for more information.

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New Resource Link Added!!

Wheel to Walk Foundation www.wheeltowalk.com The Wheel to Walk Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps children and young adults (under 21 years old) with disabilities obtain medical equipment or services that is not provided by their insurance companies.  We purchase items such as shower chairs, therapy bikes, special beds, communication devices, speech therapy and

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Welcome Friends!

Justice for Ethan Saylor: Change.org Petition
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013
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Action Alert from NDSS and NDSC
Thursday, June 5, 2013
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Click here to sign the petition.

Public Statement – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Thursday, June 5, 2013
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Action Alert – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Wednesday, June 6, 2013
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Public Statement – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 8:00am
Click here to read Press Release.

Press Release – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 8:00am
Click here to read Press Release.

March 26, 2013 meeting with Dept. of Justice
March 27, 2013, 12:00pm
Click here to read the Press Release.

 

F.R.I.E.N.D.S., or Family Resource, Information & Education Network for Down Syndrome is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group of parents re-formed in 1999 in Frederick County, Maryland to:

  • Be a support and resource group for expectant parents, new parents and extended families of babies born with Down Syndrome;
  • Provide age-appropriate activities for our children and their friends;
  • Advocate for community awareness and acceptance;
  • Have quarterly meetings with professional speakers experienced in issues relative to Down Syndrome;
  • Meet informally to share the joys and challenges of parenting.

* Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm at the Middletown United Methodist Church (MUMC) off Alt. 40 going west out of Frederick.  For a map click here.  Please come and join us.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. BROCHURE

Click here to view the brochure and find out what we’re all about!

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. SCHOLARSHIPS

Click here to go to our scholarships page for 2013.

TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS

For more information about upcoming Techniques for Success seminars, please email TFS@friendsoffredco.org.

EVENTS

For more information about upcoming events, please email events@friendsoffredco.org.

INFORMATION

For more information about F.R.I.E.N.D.S., please email info@friendsoffredco.org.

DONATIONS

If you would like to make a donation, all checks should be payable to F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and mailed to:
                F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
                P.O. Box 641
                Middletown, MD.  21769

BUDDY WALK

Click on logo to go to our 12th Annual Buddy Walk page!

DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MARYLAND LICENSE PLATE

Click on the license plate below or license plate in the menu at the top of the page to go to the license plate webpage.

NEWSLETTER

For the latest edition of the FRIENDS Newsletter, please click, Coming soon….

Click on the following links to download the Frederick County Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC) Membership Flyer, SECAC_Membership_Flyer (*.doc) or SECAC_Membership_Flyer (PDF).

AFFILIATES

Affiliated with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and
the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC).

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