Tamara and VOICES, on behalf of the members of ECHO of Canada,
congratulations to you on a job well done!

Rhonda
www.apraxia.ca


--- In voices_group@yahoogroups.com, "voices_team_byron" <bytam@c...>
wrote:
>
>
> 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.