Please join us for our FRIENDS Annual Holiday Party. FRIENDS will provide meat, beverages, plates, cups and utensils. We ask that families bring a side dish or dessert to share. We may be a visit from the big guy himself!!! Also, please bring a gift from Santa to each of your children. It’s a great […]
Register now for the Maryland State Down Syndrome Awareness license plate. Plate fee is $45.00. Numbers are assigned sequentially. To get a registration form, please contact the plate administrator, Lottie Trigg at bahtrigg@hotmail.com. A portion of the plate fee goes towards FRIENDS to help promote awareness and acceptance of individuals with Down Syndrome. Thank you for your […]
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Ava McKelvey is just like millions of other 4-year-old girls in America: Her favorite movie is Frozen, her favorite colors, purple and pink, and she is a huge Taylor Swift fan. She loves to swim and to go shopping, and, according to her mother, Maggie, Ava is really, really into baby dolls. “She is really […]
KEARNEY, Mo. — Some sports fans consider it the toughest game of them all. The wrestlers at Kearney High School certainly think so. After all, the Bulldogs have won two of the last three Class 3 championships in Missouri. That school’s list of tough guys includes one who achieved his first career win on the […]
Andrew C. Eiker Memorial Scholarship The Family Resource, Information & Education Network for Down Syndrome (F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) believes that our future lies in the hands of our teachers/instructors. The better we can assist them in achieving their goals and set them up for success, the better our kids have a chance for a brighter future. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. […]
The Techniques for Success (TFS) conference, co-sponsored by the Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County (DSNMC) and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. of Frederick, provides practical tips and strategies for educating students with Down syndrome and those with other special needs. The 2014 TFS for Parents conference will be held in the evening on Friday, October 24, 2014, from 5:30 – 9:30 pm. TFS […]
(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Protecting special needs kids financially by Cherice Chen, AdviceIQ 7:45 a.m. EDT August 23, 2014 More than 56 million Americans have some type of disability, according to the Census Bureau. Autism, for example, affects one in 50 children. For parents of a child with a disability, the great fear is: “What happens when […]
Scholarships are now available for registrations for the upcoming State of the Art conference on Post Secondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. Priority is given to family members (self-advocates are free) and I encourage anyone interested to apply quickly while funds are still available. – Heather Sacks Click here for flyer. Click here for application.
Please join us for our FRIENDS Annual Holiday Party. FRIENDS will provide meat, beverages, plates, cups and utensils. We...
Register now for the Maryland State Down Syndrome Awareness license plate. Plate fee is $45.00. Numbers are assigned sequentially. To...
Also check out F.R.I.E.N.D.S. on Facebook!! https://www.facebook.com/FRIENDSOFFREDCO/
The June 15, 2018 deadline for scholarships is quickly approaching. Click here to go to our scholarship page.
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