If you have any young people living with HD, ages 9 to 29, please read the HDSA
message below. First, any existing member of the NYA must fill out the new NYA
Membership Application form!! This is necessary since most of the records are
so out of date we're starting over! Membership to the NYA does not cost
anything however only registered members of the NYA receive the HDSA convention
discount rate and are eligible to apply for the annual convention scholarship
fund!

Second, if any member of the NYA needs financial support to attend the 2008 HDSA
National Convention in Pittsburgh PLEASE have them fill out the 2008 NYA
Convention Scholarship Application! In the past some NYA members have felt they
shouldn't try for the scholarship so that another person might have a better
opportunity to attend. There is over $10,000.00 in your convention scholarship
this year which we are hoping will cover several full scholarships and partial
scholarships!

At the 2007 HDSA National Convention the members of the NYA voted to expand
their convention scholarship fund to recognize at least two members from the NYA
membership for outstanding contributions they have made in the past year in
raising awareness for HD and/or their fund raising efforts. The details of this
recognition convention scholarship will be announced later. It will, most
likely, be based on recommendations from the HDSA Regional Development
Directors, Chapters or Support Groups. Stay tuned for details!

Thank you, everyone, for your continued support to the HDSA National Youth
Alliance!!

NYA Adult Advisors
Dave & Sue Hodgson, Jean Miller


From: Barbara Boyle
To: jemiller@...
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:36 PM
Subject: HDSA National Youth Alliance



Dear Friends:

The Huntington's Disease Society of America is pleased to announce that it
is now accepting applications for HDSA's 2008 - 5th Annual National Youth
Alliance [NYA] Convention Scholarship as well as the new online NYA Membership
applications.

NYA Membership:
If you are currently a member of the NYA please remember that you must
re-register on the new website. To go to the online application please click
here to download the Word version of the application click here.
Membership to the NYA is FREE!!

Eligibility to Join the NYA:
NYA is a place for young adults living with HD to share their feelings and
experiences
while they support each other in searching for positive ways to live with
and combat HD.
The NYA is open to anyone ages 9 through 29 who is living with
Huntington's Disease
in their lives. This can be a person with HD, someone who is at risk, a
person who has
tested negative, a caregiver, a friend or relative to someone with HD.

NYA Scholarship:
The intent of this scholarship is to help active members of the NYA,
living with Huntington's Disease, attend the HDSA National Convention in
Pittsburgh, PA. whom otherwise might not financially be able to afford
attending.

This Fund was established for all current members of the NYA and is
possible because of the support and generosity of families such as yours, in
supporting the annual NYA Silent Auction and other events held at the annual
HDSA National Convention.

Scholarship Availability & Application
The scholarship is open to any current or alumni member of the NYA. Any
NYA member who was awarded a full scholarship in 2007 is not eligible for a 2008
scholarship.

Please click here to download the word format of the scholarship
application

Application Deadline:
Each NYA member's application must be post-marked no later than midnight,
Friday, March 14, 2008. The application, essay and all required signatures are
to be mailed to:

Huntington's Disease Society of America
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902
New York, N.Y. 10018
Attention: Mynelly Perez
Email: mperez@...

Notification of Winners
Applicants will be notified no later than Friday, April 4, 2008 if they
have won a 2008 convention scholarship.

Contributions to this Fund
If you would like to contribute to this scholarship fund, please mail your
check or money order, payable to the "HDSA NYA Convention Scholarship Fund" to
the above address or to donate online click here. Thank you for your continued
support to the Huntington's Disease Society of America and the HDSA National
Youth Alliance!








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