Dear Groupmembers,

I am happy to announce that VOICES has been chosen to receive the
2005 Public Service Award from the California Speech-Language
Hearing Associatiation! I am posting the text from the press
release on the 4voices.org website. Thanks to Beryl Fogel and Carl
Borders from CSHA District 6 Nominating Committee and to Angela
Mandas, President of CSHA. We are deeply honored to have been
chosen for this award! Also, special thanks to all of our
volunteers, and VOICES Professional Team Members for your time, work
and dedication! We look forward to seeing you in Santa Clara!


GO VOICES!

Byron Jackson, Vice-President and Co-founder
VOICES Association, Inc.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VOICES TO RECEIVE THE 2005 PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION

Inglewood, Calif. – February 24, 2005 - The VOICES Association, a
nonprofit organization for children with communication disorders and
their families, has been chosen to receive the 2005 Public Service
Award from the California Speech-Language Hearing Association
(CSHA), it was announced today. VOICES is being recognized because
it has made "a significant contribution to the field of
communication disorders" and "for its outstanding service to
children with communication disorders and their families."
according
to CSHA.

"This is an exciting time for the VOICES Association," said
President and co-founder Tamara Hill. "The VOICES Team has
worked
hard to build a collaborative network of parents, professionals and
concerned individuals to help families increase their understanding
of communication disorders and help children find their VOICES. We
are excited and humbled that our efforts are being recognized by
professionals in the speech and language field. It means that
we're
on the right track towards achieving our mission to find victory
over impairments of communication, expression and speech."

Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, VOICES Association co-founders along
with members of the VOICES Professional Advisory Board will receive
the award at the CSHA Annual Association Dinner on Friday
evening, April 15, 2005 in Santa Clara, California.

About VOICES Association, Inc.

The VOICES Association (VOICES stands for Victory Over Impairments
of Communication, Expression, and Speech) is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt
non-profit organization committed towards improving the lives of
children with severe speech-language/communication disorders and
their families. The organization was founded, in their home, by
Tamara Hill and Byron Jackson, parents of a child with severe
apraxia, sensory integration dysfunction as well as an autistic
spectrum disorder. VOICES was founded out of the desire to network
with parents, professionals and anyone who cares about the unique
issues children with communication disorders face. Since 2003, the
VOICES Speech Disorder Awareness Program, through its outreach
programs and innovative print and media resources, has served over
35,000 families nationwide. To learn more about VOICES, please
visit our award winning website at http://www.4voices.org.

About California Speech-Language Hearing Association

The California Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the officially
recognized professional association for California speech-language
pathologists and audiologists by the national American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). To learn more about CSHA,
visit http://www.csha.org. Note: ASHA's web site at
http://www.asha.org for national information.