Parent and Student Focus Group

Parents and Students Focus Group Date: May 23, 2019 Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm Place: Allegany High School             Cumberland, Maryland See EVENTS page for more information.

Annual FRIENDS Picnic

Please come out and join us for our annual FRIENDS picnic at the Catoctin Creek Nature Center in Middletown, MD.  We will supply fried chicken, hot dogs, beverages, plates and utensils.  Bring a side dish or dessert to share.  Hope to see you there.

iCan Dance Camp

iCan Dance Camp for ages 5 years old and up.  August 12-16, 2019. 8:30am – 4:30pm. See EVENTS page for more information. 




 

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F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
P.O. Box 641
Middletown, MD 21769

 

Welcome Friends!

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 second Friday of every month at 6:30pm 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. ANDREW C. EIKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Click here to go to our scholarships page.

TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS

For more information about upcoming Techniques for Success seminars, please email info@techniquesforsuccess.org or TFS@friendsoffredco.org.  Click here to go to the 2015 Techniques for Success page.

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.

BUDDY WALK

SAVE THE DATE – September 14, 2019 for our 18th Annual Buddy Walk/World Down Syndrome Day!!!  We had to move it up a week due to scheduling Baker Park.

DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MARYLAND LICENSE PLATE

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NEWSLETTER

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

AFFILIATES

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

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