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The 2004 Craniofacial Camp held June 4-6, 2004 and hosted by Nova Southeastern University at Davie, Florida was reportedly a huge success. 30 families and lots of "family pals" interacted to break the ice and thoroughly enjoy themselves. It was action from beginning to end. Games, vollyball, water balloon fights, crafts, dancing, a visit with the Dolphins football team, wonderful food, and more filled this exciting event. Arthur & Shelley Green deserve a lot of credit for organizing and producing the camp, which was, by all reports, the best so far!

For next year’s camp information please contact Arthur and Shelley Green at: GreenShellArt@aol.com or the camp website at: www.campsuperstars.org

The UF Craniofacial Speech Camp was held June 14-17 at beautiful Camp Montgomery in Keystone Heights, FL. 11 campers from all over FL attended for intensive speech therapy or definitive diagnosis. 6 hours of therapy per day was incorporated into archery, crafts, swimming and games with a staff of 3 SLPs, one ARNP, 7 graduate students and several junior counselors. Activities included methods of taking ideas home to parents and therapists via on-line journals. To attend the overnight camp, children should be at least 6 years old, have a craniofacial diagnosis without behavior problems and be in need of intensive therapy.

For next year’s camp contact Ginnie Dixon Wood at woodgl@pedsufl.edu

The scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving Florida high school senior with a cleft or craniofacial condition who is nominated by a member of FCPA and admitted to an undergraduate college or university. The student with the highest commitment to community and scholarly effort is chosen for the award.

This year scholarships were awarded to two outstanding young people. Timothy J. Crews of Anthony Fl plans to use the scholarship to attend Central Florida Community College to study business management. Joseph “Jake” Ruben (pictured with family and nominator: Jane Morgan) from Milton, FL is enrolled at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. The Association is pleased to congratulate these wonderful young recipients and wish them every success in their future endeavors.

To apply a student must be nominated by members of their cleft/craniofacial team. Applications for 2005 are available from FCPA at 3502 SW 75^th St. Gainesville, FL 32607