Welcome Friends!
F.R.I.E.N.D.S., or Family Resource, Information & Education Network for Down Syndrome is a 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 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.
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, FRIENDS_Newsletter_May2012.
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).
BUDDY WALK
Click on logo to go to our 11th Annual Buddy Walk page!
AFFILIATES
Affiliated with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and
the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC).
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Shane Buckland












