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Celebrate Our 30th Anniversary With Us! NCLD celebrated its 30th anniversary at its annual benefit dinner, "Voices of our Children, Voices of our Future," Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at New York City's Marriott Marquis. The dinner honored three outstanding individuals who have championed the needs of children with learning disabilities and have given them a strong public voice. You can read more complete biographies by clicking on the names below. • Arthur Ryan, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, Inc., received the Spirit of Achievement Award. • Clay Aiken, pop music star and special education activist, received the Children's Advocacy Award. • Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D., professor in the School of Education and director of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas, received the Distinguished Education Achievement Award. NCLD has raised $1.6 million annually in the past three years; its goal for 2007 is $2 million, which will go towards the organization's programs and services for children, adolescents and adults. The benefit dinner is the largest single national fundraising event in support of the 15 million individuals nationwide with learning disabilities. It also showcases the Anne Ford Scholarship, given to a high school senior with a diagnosed learning disability who plans to go on to a four-year college. This year's Anne Ford Scholarship winner is Ryan Makinson of Greensboro, N.C. To make a contribution to NCLD, click here to donate online, or download a printable form to be mailed in (mailing address is included on the form). For a press release about the benefit, click here. *** Become a FRIEND of NCLD FRIENDS help the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) provide outstanding research-based programs, develop and distribute essential information on learning disabilities (LD) and advocate for children and adults with LD. With your gift of $35 or more, you will receive the following exclusive benefits: - A printed copy of NCLD's Parent Advocacy Brief, A Parent's Guide to Response-to-Intervention
- Semi-annual mailings of LD fact sheets on issues affecting individuals with learning disabilities and the LD community
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