Welcome Friends!
Public Statement – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 8:00am
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Press Release – Robert Ethan Saylor Incident
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 8:00am
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March 26, 2013 meeting with Dept. of Justice
March 27, 2013, 12:00pm
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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.
BUDDY WALK
Click on logo to go to our 11th 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, August 2012 Newsletter.
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).
