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Fundraiser Info

The National Stuttering Association , Paul Cody and all the people, of the important links below are proud to use this website to MAKE IT SPECIAL for the two most important events any family has for their children... The 1st most important event is the annual festive celebration by family and friends of the child's birthday. The second is the constant teaching of important literacy and life skills needed for a successful,happy life....Prison construction can now be predicted with accuracy based on the current literacy rate in elementary schools..This is why everyone in this website considers it so important to remind you to take full advantage of all the literacy help available, not only from schools and libraries but from the many educational literacy websites,causes and responsible corporate citizens who all have your childs future at heart. ..Remember to forward this website to all your family and friends......Sign our Guest Book and order our awesome catalog on our Home Page. We will keep you updated on new products, sales and events. But best of all, every time you order a party pack, you will support NSA and children literacy...Whether you order a Perfect Party Pack for a Baby Shower,Baby 1st, Children's Birthday, Halloween Costumes or Partyware for Social Events, Reunions or Corporate Picnics and Parties 10 % of all sales from this site go directly to the National Stuttering Association and 5 % to national and grassroot children literacy causes ...NEEDED...Children book authors and Publishers, Literacy Websites and Causes, Corporate Sponsors who support children literacy.

Fundraiser Contact
National Stuttering Association
New York, NY
Phone: 212-944-4050
Email: info@westutter.org

Perfect Party Consultant Contact
Paul Cody
Windsor, ON
Phone: 1-519-258-5724
Email: scody2@cogeco.ca

Our Goal
Our goal is to help you—and millions of parents like you—to inspire your children and lead them to a life-long love of books...Like you, we want our children to have full advantage of life's opportunities and help them avoid the pitfalls that limit their potential. Let us be clear: for us it is about letting a child have fun and explore their OWN potential....Do you remember your first trip to the library? Pass on the magic of your experiences with your children. Take them to the library often. There is no end to the topics you can explore and share with your child...To be sure they are enjoying the full benefit of their school library, ask them to pick out a book for you to read with them. They’ll love the independence, and, depending on their age, the opportunity to read to YOU!...Be sure that your children see you reading, too. Teach them that they can learn a lot more about current events on the Internet and in their newspapers and other periodicals. Do they like sports? Why not subscribe to a youth-oriented sports magazine.

Scheduled Events
The 2005 National Stuttering Association Annual Conference will be held July 13-17, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois........Keynote Speakers.....John Melendez' story is one of persistence. In an amazing turn of events after 15 years on Howard Stern's radio show, John Melendez, joined NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' Melendez as the show's nightly announcer and is involved in comedy sketches and correspondent pieces...John Melendez' story is one of persistence._____________________________________________.Norbert 'Nobby' Lewandowski,A personal observation: When Tammy asked me to put this up, my first reaction was 'Knobby Who?' Then I checked out this guy on Google, www.google.com, and I was blown away! I got 98 initial hits on him and he's beyond amazing! As I perused all his works, my favorite was on the Case Western Reserve website on an article entitled .. Case alum overcomes speech impediment to become nationally renowned motivational speaker Click on that link and you'll see what I mean. I can't wait to hear him speak! He's gonna be dynamite! Russ Hicks NSA Webmaster March 21, 2005

Community Links
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NEED FUNDS...Every child's birthday or a baby shower can result in the raising of over $150.oo for the NSA and introduce their mission and goals to over 200 people...Ask how your Day Care, school ,church, civic or community group , youth team ,PTO, PTA can obtain the same amazing benefits. See why this is the easiest, most profitable fundraising event ever created, that never ends and benefits the most people, especially the futures of our children... Ask Paul Cody ...parties4literacy@yahoo.com

NATIONAL STUTTERING ASSOCIATION - www.nsastutter.org/index.php
NSA's Vision Statement (Revised 04/03)Our vision is to be a positive, powerful, and dynamic consumer-driven force in shaping the way stuttering is viewed and treated. We will advance our message of hope, support and empowerment to all of those affected by stuttering. Through a variety of outreach efforts, including local chapters, educational training, family programs, and publications, we will be the primary resource for stuttering. We will promote research to improve the treatment of stuttering and prevent chronic stuttering for future generations. We will encourage individuals with skills and resources to become involved in leadership and advisory roles. We will continue to broaden our base of support to include people inside and outside of the stuttering community. Our challenges are in financial and human resources; our strengths are in our history, leadership, management, network of chapters, family programs, and passion.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Associa - www.asha.org
ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 118,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. Mission Statement The mission of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.

OUR TIME Theatre Company - www.ourtimetheatre.org/
Our Time Theatre Company is an artistic home for people who stutter (PWS). Founder and Artistic Director Taro Alexander's own experiences as a PWS combined with the transformative power of theater compelled him to create Our Time. Our Time provides an environment free from ridicule where young PWS discover the joy of creating and performing original theater. .. 'I believe that if one cannot overcome the disability, then learning to live with the disability is crucial -- and what I mean by living with the disability is living with a sense of self-respect and a sure sense of one's inner voice which becomes one's outer voice. Stuttering camouflages the inner voice and truncates the expression of inner feelings -- drives one inward. The task at hand is to reverse this trend -- and what better way is there, than through the Muses of Theatre, Dance and Music, for they, by their very nature, transpose the human inner voice into a performance of meaningful outward expression.' -- Susan Roth, Speech Language Pathologist --

IT TAKES TWO TO TALK - www.hanen.org
THE HANEN CENTRE...It Takes Two To Talk: A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Language Delays (Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman, 2004)'Parents and professionals will find the new It Takes Two to Talk to be a unique and invaluable resource to promote the communicative development of children with language delays. Rarely do we see a guide that provides information so thoroughly grounded in current research yet so well organized and accessible. Supported by creative illustrations, readers easily find their way from principles to applications in everyday family activities. The Hanen Centre's deep knowledge of the field and of families is apparent in every chapter.' Michael J. Guralnick, Ph.D. Director, Center on Human Development and Disability Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics University of Washington

THE READING TUB™ - www.thereadingtub.com/perfect_party_by_cody.html
Reading is important and so is knowing what books to read. Parents, families, teachers, and librarians all want our kids to read and make wonderful discoveries through books. In the time it takes to consume a cup of our favorite beverage, we can transform a child's life ... just by reading together. Read our book reviews for kids. When you find a great book, please get it. Visit local libraries, school libraries, or even a bookstore. Take time to read and teach your children to love books as much as you do. Search our site for all the tools you will need for young readers.

Character Counts - www.charactercounts.org/
CHARACTER COUNTS! is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian character-education framework that teaches the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. The CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition includes thousands of schools, communities and nonprofit organizations.

KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE - www.keepyourkidssafe.com
Simon Johnson wrote Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet to show you exactly what you must do to keep your kids safe on the Internet. Written in easy-to-understand language, the book shows you step-by-step how to protect your kids from the Internet's dangers... Showing you how to set up your computer to keep it secure. ..'practical advice for worried parents.' - Woman's Day, October 2004...'An essential guide for parents' - PC Utilities

Organization for Quality Education - www.oqe.org
A charitable non-profit organization providing research-based information about quality education with a focus on parental school choice... FREE OQE Newsletter...Most children need to be taught how to read. And the more systematic and effective the instruction, the better readers and spellers they will become...See the RESOURCES and RESEARCH

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL RIF - www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through a national, grassroots network of community volunteers at 21,000 program sites, RIF provides 5 million children with 17 million new, free books and literacy resources each year.