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Huntington's Disease Convention Scholarship Fund [HDSF] Quick Connect 2006 HDSA 21st Annual Convention [Reminder: The early bird deadline is 5-16]

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~ Chief Seattle   Dedication The annual convention scholarships  are awarded in dedication to our special friend, and past HDSF Committee member,  Louise Wilkinson   The Fund's History The Huntington's Disease Convention Scholarship Fund [called the Fund or HDSF]  was originally started by the members of Hunt-Dis, an on-line support group for all people living with Huntington's Disease from around the world.  The HDSF is to help members who, due to financial hardships, are unable to attend a Huntington's Disease Society of America's (HDSA) annual national HD convention.  (Also see: About Us)   Scholarships Are Available To Any Member of An HD On-Line Support Group!! Just prior to the 2003 HDSA National Convention the Fund was expanded to include members from all on-line HD support  groups.  Those groups are ones like the HDSA National Youth Alliance (NYA) for our young people, the  devoted and tireless HDCaregivers,  the Juvenile HD Caregivers  for parents with children with this disease as well as other on-line internet support groups!   To learn about any one of those groups, please click here Internet Support Groups   Huntington's Disease in an inherited, degenerative, brain disease for which there is no cure. Every child of a person with HD is at a 50% risk for inheriting this insidious, terminal, disease which slowly atrophys brain cells leaving the person unable to speak and to, eventually, require total care. The experience of attending a HDSA National Convention is invaluable to any family living with Huntington's Disease.  It is at a national convention where they can hear, first-hand, the latest in research directly from the mouth of all the wonderful scientists and researchers who attend each year. The individual sessions are designed to help everyone from caregiver, to those at risk, to the person with Huntington's Disease and to our young adults and children living with HD, who have the disease or are at-risk for it. Lastly, but most importantly, the comradeship and lasting friendships that every person will make at a national convention is so heart-warming it just cannot be experienced to the same degree through on-line support groups.  Money is raised for this Fund through several projects that you will find on this website on the  Index.  It is hoped these projects will not only help in generating donations, which will allow more applicants to attend a convention, but also to provide the donor with something in exchange for their hard earned money. If you can, please support this Fund through the purchase of one of the many items that have been offered this year. Thank you!   Thank you, everyone!! Your HDSF Committee Members would like to Thank Everyone who has supported this important project by your generous contributions and the purchasing of the items on this website!!   Please  continue to support this activity through your purchase of some of the great things offered on this site (see Items For Purchase) or through your Pledge A Donation.  Oh, and please remember to tell all your family and friends about these items too!   The HDSF Committee members are here to serve you the best we can.  To see past HDSF Committee Members, please click here HDSF Committee Members.

HDSF Mission Statement The Fund is a nonprofit group dedicated to sending as many deserving members from any on-line HD support group, as funding allows, to an HDSA National Convention.   Meet Us In Milwaukee! The 2006 HDSA 21st Annual Convention will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 9-11, 2006.  Of course, the HDSF Annual Convention Party will be on Thursday, June 8th, so plan to come early!    Funding Needed For A Schalarship To send just one person to an HDSA National Convention can cost anywhere between $1,000.00 to $2,000.00, depending on the location of convention and where the winner[s] live.      The 2006 Winners The HDSF received four applications for the 2006 scholarships.  One full scholarship and one partial scholarship were awarded for a total amount of $1,453.27!!  Please click here to Meet the 2006 HDSF Scholarship Winners and to read, and hopefully understand, what it means to someone to attend an HDSA National Convention.   Current Funding March 16, 2006 -  $100.00   If the HDSF received just $1.00 from everyone who is able to help, the HDSF might able to offer a couple of full and several partial scholarships to next years HDSA National Convention!   If you'd like to learn how you can help support this annual scholarship, please see below.   Donations This scholarship fund is only possible through the purchases and/or donations made by you.  Sadly, support has been down this past year and without continued support, there will not be a 2007 HDSF Scholarship Application offered.   The Fund's bank account is registered under  HDSF.  If you'd like to make a donation, please make your check or money order payable to "HDSF" and mail it to:        HDSF      c/o Dave Hodgson/Treasurer     75 Birch Drive     Sandwich, IL. 60548   Pledges If you would like to make a pledge to support the HDSF convention scholarship fund, please use this auto-responder: Pledge A Donation   Pictures!! To see pictures from previous convention, and the fun had by all, click here: -Pictures!      Past Conventions If you're interested in some of the recent past HDSA National Conventions, see below: 2004 HDSA National Convention 2003 HDSA National Convention 2002 HDSA National Convention   To learn more about the Huntington's Disease Society of America, click here: Huntington's Disease Society of America(HDSA   Past ScholarshipWinners To see all the past winners of an Huntington's Disease Convention Scholarship, please click here HDSF Scholarship Winners   Past Expenditures The HDSF "fiscal year" runs from April  through March of each year.  To view the history of this fund, click here: HDSF Donations-Expenditures