Happy Spring! Or, at least we hope it arrives soon. What’s going on at the NFED? Needless to say, we are busy, busy, busy! I would like to share with you our progress towards our goals and other activities. Family Conference We are in full gear preparing for a great Family Conference in St. Louis,…
My Life’s Calling!
By Sarah Tevis Poteet, D.D.S., P.A. NFED Board of Director member since 2003 & Patient Care Council member I grew up as part of the NFED family as an affected individual that was missing some teeth. I was a part of an implant clinical trial at the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research as…
Be the Change! Build our Community!
By Lea Richardson, Community Engagement Manager The NFED recently joined Pinterest and I have been amazed at the number of inspirational quotes for and about volunteers. Some are so great in fact, that I thought I’d share some with you. Some quotes are words of wisdom while others can be attributed to the wise people…
Pay it forward! Share the Light!
By Dee Dee Olsen I have led a most beautiful life. I have been graced by God with loving parents, devoted sisters, brothers-in-law, six incredible nieces and nephews, treasured friends and a husband who embodies strength, hard work and consideration. We brought three little people into this world. They breathed new dimensions of love and…
Fulfilled by Fundraising for Our NFED Family
By Rich and Aimee Klinger We packed our four children and luggage into our nine-passenger suburban on Sunday July 22, 2012 and headed south from our home in Halifax, PA. As we departed, we were skeptical about our adventure. We had traveled 1050 miles in approximately 18 hours to Orlando, Florida to attend our first NFED Family Conference. We…
Howdy!
By Susan Hamm I’ve always been the type of person to volunteer for projects or causes I was passionate about and the NFED was no different. I attended my first Family Conference and came home with an overwhelming amount of information on this syndrome that I had barely learned to pronounce. After processing what I…
I'm on My Way!
Good evening! I am in Hayes, Kansas and headed for Denver and then to Colorado Springs. I am on my way! We have Tim’s Expedition packed to the max and of course, full of my treats for the drive. We left last night after Tim got home, a little later than we hoped. The wind…
Support Each Other: We are Family!
By Josh Long Why do we donate our time and money to the NFED? Because the NFED is family! Two years ago, we attended our first Family Conference in Orlando, Fla. through a very generous NFED scholarship. The conference was a life-changing event for our entire family. We had mom, dad, son, daughter, grandma and grandpa in attendance. …