ATTENTION NF
RESEARCHERS
The FY2005 Department of Defense
NF Research Program has released pro-
gram announcements for 7 different
funding mechanisms. Please visit the website for more infor-
mation http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/05nfrp.htm. The
deadline is Tuesday February 22, 2005 at 5:00 pm.
8855 Annapolis Road, Suite 110, Lanham, Md 20706-2924 • (301) 577-8984 • Fax: (301) 577-0016
Toll-free 866-261-1271 e-mail: nfmidatlantic@aol.com http://www.nfinc.org January 2005
MID-ATLANTIC
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
Ma r yl a nd , D is tri c t o f C ol u mb i a
Vi rgi n i a , We st Vi r gi ni a
1979
2005
Tom Paxton Back By
Popular Demand
On June 12, 2005
Tom Paxton,
international folk
singer and com-
poser, will again
entertain support-
ers of NF during
the 3rd Annual
“Afternoon
Delight at Mimi’s” in Washington, DC. Please make
plans to attend this fun fundraiser for NF.
Virginia Charities
Maryland
Charities
Registration for 2005 Camp New
Friends Now Open
Camp New Friends for children
with NF1 and with NF2 ages 7
through 15 years is being held
again this year in Sunshine, Maryland July 23-29, 2005.
All kinds of activities are being planned for this sum-
mer, including canoeing, miniature golf, arts & crafts,
archery, ropes course and riding. Volunteers are being
sought for assist with these activities, registration day
(Saturday July 23) and a special visitation day (Sunday
July 24) for future campers and counselors. For more
information about camp registration, counselors (18+
years) counselors-in-training (16 & 17 year olds),
campership/scholarships, and volunteering, please
contact Sandy Weinstein, PT, LCSW-C at Children’s
National Medical Center in Washington, DC at 202-
884-5142 or e-mail scushwei@cnmc.org.
Thanks for Supporting NF, Inc.-Mid-
Atlantic Through Workplace Campaigns,
Redskins “Yards for Youth,” and the
Annual Appeal!
Next NF Informational Meeting
Sunday April 10, 2005
Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center
Morgantown, WV
Details in the next Chapter newsletter
We especially want to acknowledge the donors who made
contributions to the Annual Appeal in honor and in memory
of loved ones.
In Honor of…
Jon s. Bailey
Susan Kim Bailey
Ada O. Burge
Rob Burge
John J. DeSantis
Jonathan DeSantis
Nancy Harford
Matthew Freeman
Craig, Kathy & Melissa Hemler Stephen Hemler
Katherine Roth
Matthew Freeman
Linda H. Ryan
Kathie Lee
In Memory of…
Sherry C. Brooks
Barbara Coleman
Reba Nussbaum
Ruth Kronengold
Stan & Joan Weiss
Jonathan Weiss
