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July/August,2008
www.feingold.org
Vol.32,No.6
Food dyes and behavior/Iearningproblems are in the news
FAUS parentsappearedon nationaland local neq/sprogramsthroughoutthe United Statesand in
Canada,describingthe effectssyntheticadditiveshave on their children.
n June3 the Centerfor Sciencein
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PublicInterest(CSPDheld a
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press conferencein Washington,
DC. The agency'sExecutiveDirector,
announced
MichaelJacobson,
a petition
RemOVing
dyeS And pfeSefVatiVeS
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dard part of ADHD treatment
rue of the British Medical Journal containsan editorial by Anrp,M.D., professorof pediatricsat the University of Sydneyin
Dr. Kemp calls on doctors to recognizethat dietary intervenreatrnentfor ADIID, and should be part of the standardinitial
rildren with thesesymptoms.
l2 studiesconductedbetween 1975 and 1994,Dr. Kemp notes
found that diet showeda positive effuct for at leastsomeof the
oints out that of the three major heafmentsfor ADHD in chil.ion, behavioral therapy and diet, only drugs and diet are suptific data. Nevertheless,behavioraltherapy,which Kemp says
rc evidencebase,is considerednecessaryfor "adequateteatt, which is science-based,
is widely dismissedand regardedas
'treatment.
longdistances
to helpotherfamiliesfind
An elimination diet is a conservative, traditional medical ap-
notan"arternative."
*l';.iffiH::Tff:,I":jf"trH; proach,
was due to be born at the sametime.
While we have learned not to expect
much from the agencythat is supposedto
be protecting sonsumers from harrnful
chemiealsin their food, we were piease6
by the phenomenalmedia exposure,and
the articles that have fullowed. As a
result, many more parentswill be noficing a connection between their child's
food and his behavior.
More onpage2
Dr. Kemp writes, "In view of the relatively harmlessinterventionof eliminating coloringsand preservatives,and the large number of children taking drugs
for hyperactivity, it might be proposedthat an appropriately supervisedand
evaluatedtrial of eliminating colorings and preservativesshould be part of
standardtreatmentfor children'"
This editorial follows a Februaryarticle from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calling on doctors to revisit the diet/behavior connection in
view of the new 2007 Lancet study showing that food dyes and the presewative sodiumbenzoatetriggeredADHD symptomsin most ehildren. The AAP
alsoreferencedan earliermeta-analysisfrom Harvard and Columbia universities, showing that researchsupportsthe link bet'*reenfood dyes and ADHD.
Feingoldand Spett-- the answerfor Spencer
Our searchfor answerstook us to unexpectedplaces.
by Beth George
ur youngsonwasquitesickduring his infancyand earlyyears,
andalsohada hostofbehavioral
problems. From age 4 through age6,
he was provisionally diagnosed with
various neurological disorders, including: ADHD, Asperger's, Sensory
Integration Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), and last,
but not least, G&T (gifted and talented). He was a virtual alphabet
soup!
Sometimeshis behavior was
fine and other times it was out
of control.
As a lawyer representing special
needs kids, I was skeptical of the
alarming number of children being put
on psychotropic drugs, and was not
willing to go that route. I was determined to find the causesof his problems.
It took us several years (and many
tears), but ultimately we were able to
pinpoint specific behaviors and health
issues (including lots of digestive
problems) to what he was eating. It all
seemsso simple and obvious now, but
at the time we were really perplexed.
After removing the offending foods
and additives the results were amazing. Spencer's health and behavior
problems virtually evaporated.
So, what did we remove? Wheat. for
one. We learnedthatsomepeoplelike
our son (who is not celiac) are really
sensitiveto wheat and have a difficult
time digesting it. He can,however, digest an ancient cousin of wheat,
known as spelt, which is making a
comebackin natural food circles.
Note: Becauseit containsgluten the
FDA requires spelt (which is the same
botanical genusas common wheat) be
labeledas "wheat."
2 Pure Frcts/July/August2008
We also removedartificial
colors, flavors and preservatives -- why havethem?
We would leamthat giving Spencer
high fructosecornsynrpwaslike giving him a shotof adrenalin! And in
keepingwith removingthe bad stuff,
we also got rid of hydrogenated
oils
andanythingthatreeksof anartificial
processto stabilizefood.
Theresultswereamazing.Spencer
is no longerdiagnosed
with anydisorders. He is not on anymedication,he
has no digestivedisorders,his ears
don't go bright red, his handsdon't
flap, he doesn'thaveoutbwsts(other
than the normalonesdirectedat his
little sister).I considerhim our "canary in the coalmine" ashe seemsto
detectwhatis badfor all of us.
So, he'sjust a kid, and kids needto
like the food they eat. But he was
bumming out becausehe thought he
could no longer have pizza, bagels,
focaccia and good breads. We knew
he could eat spelt, but the spelt products I found were not "kid friendly" so
I startedlobbying the bakeriesaround
Portland to use spelt. They were not
interested so we developed our own
recipes. They were so popular with
our friends and colleagues, we decided to obtain a home licenseand sell
them. We eventually moved into a
bakery and havejust recently opened
our own eco-friendly facility in
Yarmouth, Maine.
We have started to share our story
publicly, especially the part about
how changing a child's diet can
change hiVher life, and that parents
have the powerto do so. A few people
have said, "Oh, I feel sorry for
you...you have to watch what your
son eats..." My responseis, "What?
Why feel sorry for me? I am elated!
With a few relatively simple changes
we were able to change a kid's life,
MY KID'S LIFE, from a tough, unhappy one to a happy, healthy and
food-consciousone." Spenceris now
I l-years-old and is his own bestadvocate; he readsevery label.
This past year Spencer has done
well in school, both socially and academically, and was recommendedby
his teacher for the gifted math program. He is a greathelp at the bakery,
assisting with both the chores and
marketing. This is pretty atnazing
considering what this child went
through from infancy to age 7!
SpeltRighttrozenbagelsand pizzadoughare cunentlyavailablein stores
Maine,andwe hopeto be expanding
to nearbystatessoon.Thebathroughout
gelscanalsobe purchased
by contacting:
[email protected].
CSPI CitizenPetitionto the FDA
Fact and Fancy at FDA
Unlike mostsuchdocuments,
thispetitionto theFoodandDrug
Administrationis goodreading,providingan overviewof the
subjectandwhathastakenplaceoverthepast{bw decades.
The CSPIpetitioncallson the Food
andDrug Administrationto removethe
erroneousinformation on their web
site, statingthat studiesshowno link
It wasespeciallygratifyingto Feingoldvolunteersto seetheintroduction:
betweeRdyesand hyperactivebehav"Thispetition is dedicatedto thelate Dr. BenFeingold,whoseastuteclinical ob- ior. A footnotequotesDr. Bemard
sertrationsand relentlessadvocacyhelpedthousandsofparentsprotect their Weiss:"This is a ratherbafiling statechildrenfromtheneurotoxiceffectsoffood dyesand otherfoodingredients."
ment. ln fact, my own study (Weiss
1982)wasfundedby theFDA, andits
reads:"About 3 to l0 percentof school-age
chilnrhe preliminarystatement
results,alongwith a numberof others
I drenin theUnitedStatessufferfiom hyperactivity,attention-deficitlhyperactivity disorder('ADHD'), or relatedbehavioralproblems. In the early from that period, definitively dernon1970sDr. BenFeingoldpopularizeda dietaryfeaknentthatappeared
to reduce stratedadversebehavioraleffectsof
symptomsof hyperactiviryin rnanychildren....numerous
scientificstudieshave syntheticfoodcolors.Duringtheinterprovidedat leastpartialsubstantiation
of whatbecameknown asthe 'Feingold veningyears,with a plethoraof confirDiet.' Thosestudiesshowthatin somechildrenbehavioralproblemsareexacer- mations,theFDA hasremainedblindly
obstinate.It continuesto shieldfood
batedby Yellow 5 andodrersyntheticfood dyes."
additivesfromtestingfor neurotoxicity
and apparentlybelievesthat adverse
How to accessthe CSPIPetitionto theFDA: Go to theCSPINewsroomand
behavioralresponses
arenotanexpresclick on "CSPI Petitionto FDA on Food Dyes. 2008." The site is
sionof toxicity." WeissB. Foodaddiwww.cspinet.
orf new/200806022.
html.
tives and hyperactivity. Enviran
HealthPerspect.2008;
I l6 (6)June.
Thepetitionstates,"It is medicallyandethicallyunwiseto burdenhyperactive
childrenandtheir parentswith concernsaboutfoodswith qmtheticdyes....The Who's in charge at the Food
appropriatepublichealth
approach
is to removethose
dangerous
andunnecessary
& Drug Administration?
substances
from the food supply,"
The FDA's web page,Food Color
Thedocumentprovidesanexcellentreviewof thehistoryof this topic,includFacts,
claimsthat thereis no evidence
ing themanystudiesthat havebeendone,aswell asthe failureof theFoodand
that
dyes
can causehyperactivityor
Drug Administrationto enforcethe law, andthe blind eyethat governmentagenlearning
disabilities,andtheymisquote
cieshavetumedto addressing
theneededresearch.
the panelreportof the 1982National
It showshow researchers
havemanipulated
statisticsto changetestresults,such
Institutesof Healthconference
on diet
aslumpingall of theresponses
togetherandaveragingthem.So,if a studyshows
andhyperactivity.
a few childrenexhibitinga dramaticresponse
to dyes,andyou combinetheirreAt the endof the sectionit saysthat
actionwith the others,the averageresponse
will appearto be very small.
the informationwas preparedin coopAnotherflaw the documentdiscussesis thevery smallamountof dyesusedin
erationwith the International
FoodInmanyof thestudies.A doseof 27 mg of dyedoesnotreflectthereal-lifesituation
(IFIC).
formation Council
This is
wherea child in Americacaneasilyingesttentimesthis amount,alongwith synanother of many industry-zupported
preservatives,
theticflavorings,sweeteners,
flavor enhancerso
etc.
lobbiesthat porhaysitself as an independentscientificorganizationworkGoodnewsfrom Europe
ing for thebenefitof theconsumer. In
While the US Food and Drug Administration ignoresall that is happeningin the additionto defendingthe useof food
is
world, the EuropeanParliamenthas agreedto requirewarning labelson foods that dyes,the IFIC claimsthataspartame
contain synthetic dyes. The labels will state:"May have an adverseeffect on ac- safeanddefendstheuseof biotechnology andgeneticengineering
offoods.
tivity and attention in children."
Manufacturerswill have l8 months to comply, but it is likely they will find that
replacing synthetic dyes with natural ones is preferableto adding wamings to
their food labels. This is already happening in England, where supennarket
chains and candy companiesare removing the dyes.
IFIC isn't really intemationalat all,
but is basedin Washington,DC, convenient to governmentagenciesand
politicians.
Pure Facts/..fti11t/August
2008 3
Should the FDA ban food dyes?
Leadingbi-polar drug proponentslied
aboutpaymentsfrom Big Pharma
First,let'sask,"Whatis thepurposeof theFood
Dr. JosephBiedermanand two colleagues
andDrug Administration?"
havebeenthe subjectof investigations
by
it is to protect the public from harmful foods and ingrediaf
I ents, then these dyes would have been banneda long time
^ugo, studies on synthetic food dyes have shown they not
only trigger learning and behavior problems, but they are also
linked to DNA damage,reproductive abnormalities,immune
systemdamage,nerve damageand cancer.
The questions should not be, "Should petroleum-baseddyes be banned?"but rather, "W"hy
arethey still allowed?"
Food dyes are testedone at a time, on healthy animals. There
is no requirementthat they be testedin combinations,as is the
case in real life. Animals are observed for tumors, cancer,
death. An animal's behavior or ability to learn is not tested.
Actually thereare somegood testsbeingdoneon
food dyes and behavior/learning;they are being
done by Feingold children in their sciencefair
projects.
Not only hastheFDA failedto assume
itsresponsibilityto reon
moveharmfuladditives,theyarepromotingmisinformation
the websitethey havecreatedin cooperationwith an industry
lobby. (Would the FBI allow its websiteto be writtenby the
Mafia?)
When consumersunderstandthe risks posedby
thesedyes,they will stopbuyingproductsthat
containthem.
Iowa SenatorChuck Grasslev.
r. Biedermanis creditedwith the explosionin the
numberof childrenbeingdiagnosedwith bi-polar
disorder,a 4O-fold increasebetween 1994 and
2003. The use of anti-psychotic drugs for children is the
fastest-growingsegmentof this $11.5billion market.
The psychiatristsin question each acceptedover a million dollars from drug companiesat the sametime they
were receiving federalfunds for drug researchat Harvard,
and failed to accuratelyreport this.
Biederman is also a strong proponent of drugs for
ADHD and illegally acceptedmoney from both Eli Lilly
and the National Institutes of Health while he was conducting researchon the use of Stattera in children. He is
cunently recruiting children as young as four yearsold to
test out various antipsychotic and anticonvulsantdrugs.
Badmouthing natural treatments
Thevery busyDr. Biedermanalsoparticipatedin a recentstudyof a differentsort. TheJournalaf theAmerican Medical Associationpublishedthe findings of a
supposed
sfudyon theeffectiveness
of theherbSt.John's
Wort for treatrnentof childrenwith ADHD.
Thestudyclaimedthattheherbdid not helpsymptoms
of ADHD. But what the mediaarticlesdid not saywas
that the doseusedwas a tiny fractionof what is recommended,andthat the herbswere oxidized,thus making
theminactive,andof no therapeutic
use!
This is alreadyhappeningin England,wherenaturallycolored M&Ms and Skittles are sold and where a McDonald
not Red40 asin
sfawberrysundaeis madewith sfrawberries,
theUnitedStates.
The FDA and Women
After studiesshowedthat the synthetichormones
Premarinand Premprocausesignificant increasesin
hivesor asthma breastcancer,blood clotsto the lungs,heartattacksand
Whenadultsrecognizethattheir headaches,
strokes,the sale of thesedrugs plummeted,being rearebeingtriggeredby dyes,theywill avoidthemaswell.
placedby plant-based
naturalhormones.This hascost
the manufacturer,Wyeth, a loss of
over$500millionperyear. As a result Wyethhasfiled a "Citizen'sPetition" with the FDA, calling for the
The
banningofthe naturalhormones.
FDA is workingto carrythis out.
TheHundred-YearLie - How Foad and
Medicine are Destroying Your Health
journalistRandallFitzgeraldhasaddressed
Investigative
themajorissueson thefailureof theUS regulatorysystem
to protectus from damagingchemicals.Along with some
depressing
statistics,theauthorincludesa wealthof informationon practicalsolutionsin this very readablebook.
Pure Facts readerswill seemany of the topicswe have
coveredin pastnewsletters.
2008
4 Pure Facts/July/August
R,\NDALL
FITZGDRALD
About one-thirdof the agency's
budgetis suppliedby drug companies,leadingto many suchconflicts
of interest.
The truth but not the whole truth
Einstein Bagel Alert!
Tyson'sFoodshasbeentold by a federaljudge that it mustdiscontinueadvertisements
claimingthattheir chickensare"raised
withoutantibiotics."
There havebeenchangesin someof
the Einstein BrothersBagels,listed in
the first printing of the 2008 Fast
Food Guide.
he full claim madeby the huge poultry corporationis that the chickensare
"raised without antibioticsthat impact antibiotic resistancein humans."
What the adsdo not tell consumersis that the eggsareinjectedwith antibiotics beforehatchingand that antibiotic moleculesare found in the feedgiven to the
chickens.
Theseare no longer acceptablg:
Cinnamon SugarBagel
Egg Bagel
SpinachFlorentine Bagel
Blueberry Bagel
All of the pretzel bagels
Honey Butter Spread
Animals areroutinely given antibiotics in order to promotefastergrowth and to
preventthe spreadofdiseasewhen they areraisedin closequartersandin hugefacilities. Unfortunately, this leadsto the developmentof even strongerstrainsof
bacteriawhich are resistantto the medicines,making them ineffective in treating
humanillnesses.
The company'sresponse:"The claim we'remakingis'raisedwithout.' And our
consumerresearchwould saythat'raisedwithout'in theconsumer's
mind, is from
hatcheryto when they buy the chicken in the store."
Keep cool and well hydrated this summer
Here'sa naturalalternativeto thosesugaryblue "sportsdrinks"
aswell as a StageTwo option for pediatricelectrolytedrinks.
Itima Replenisheroffers a line of powdereddrink mixesthat arefree of synthetic additives as well as sugar,corn synrp and syntheticsweeteners.
The drinks contain a balancedcombination of mineralsthat help keep us hydrated: calcium, chloride, magnesium,potassiumand sodium, as well as selenium, zinc and phosphorus.
They are free of caffeine, synthetic flavors, and use stevia, lo han guo, and
maltodextrin for sweetening. Stevia is a natural zero-calorieproduct and 1ohan
guo is a very sweet berry native to China. The maltodextrin is derived from
non-GMO corn.
Thesedrinks are well toleratedby most people,includingyoung children,diabetics, vegansand thosesensitiveto gluten. Becausethey are offered in a powdered form there is no need for added preservativessuch as sodium benzoate,
which is usedin manv so-calledhealthoroducts.
There are 4 StageTwo flavors: Banana
Berry, Orange,Wild Raspberry,and the
new Ultima Kids PediatricElecfolyte
Formula Wild Raspberryflavor. The
Ultima StageOne flavor is Lemonade.
Many health food storesand healthy
marketscarry Ultima Replenishersand
it can be ordered online from
www.ultimareolenisher.
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The following bagelscunently areacceptable:
Asiago Cheese(CS)
Garlic Dip'd (CS)
Onion Dip'd (CS)
CinnamonRaisin* (CS,SF)
Everything(CS)
Good Grains
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SafeNo-Cal Sweetener?
In the October 2007 Pure Facts we
described the efforts by food giants
Coca-Cola and Cargill to produce a
new no-calorie sweetener. It would
be based upon stevia, favored by
health-consciousconsumers,but the
companies would need to modiff
stevia in order to be able to patentthe
new product.
Given the name "Truvia," it is a
blend of steviaand erythritol, a sugar
alcohol,and is now availablefor sale
at limited locations.
Until FAUS receives completed
forms we will not be able to add the
product ta ow Foodhsf, but it is good
news to see a product that might replace the notorious aspartame.
2008 5
Pure Facts/../rly/Augnt
ScientistsUrge Congressto Ban SyntheticFoodDyes
With numerousrecentstudiesshowinga stronglink betweensyntheticfood dyesandhyperactivity in children,a groupof prominentscientists
hascalledon Congress
to bantheuseof these
chemicals
in our food.
ineteenpsychiatrists,toxicologists, and pediatricianshave
co-signeda letterurging mem-
Dramaticresponseabroad
In Europe,Britain's Food Standards
Agency (FSA) called on manufacturers to remove the dyes by the end of
2009. The FSA alsoadvisedparentsto
limit their children's intake of these
additives if they show signs of
ADHD.
bers of Congress to hold hearings
about the adverseeffects of synthetic
food colorings and certain other additives on children's behavior and to
passa law prohibiting their use.
"The undersignedphysiciansand researchersare concemedabout the effects of food ingredients, especially
food dyes, on children's behavior, including children with hyperactivity
and
attention-deficitlhyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), and aretroubled by
federal inaction," they said.
CSPIand FAUS
This letter to Congressis part of a
campaignby the Centerfor Sciencein
the Public Interest,with the supportof
the Feingold Association of the
United States, to educate the public
about the connection between synthetic food dyes and behavior problemsand topressthe U.S. govemment
to investigateandban theseadditives.
In their letter, the scientists stress
that the link between food dyes and
children's behavior has been confirmed by numerous controlled studies since Dr. Ben Feingold, a
pediatricianand allergist, first discoveredit over30 yearsago.Theywrote:
"The first hints that food ingredients
could impair children's behavior came
in the mid-1970s,when the late Dr.
Ben Feingold publicized his clinical
findings ... Many of the studiesdone
over the years,in the U.S. and abroad,
have confirmed that somechildren are
adverselyaffectedby foods,with food
dyes being the ingredientsmost intensivelv studied."
6 Pure FactslJulv/Ausust
2008
Dyescauseharm to all kids
The researchersalso wrote: o'These
findings show that adverseeffects are
not just seenin children with extreme
hyperactivity (i.e., ADHD), but can
also be seenin the generalpopulation
and acrossthe range of severitiesof
hyperactivity."
Volunteersat the Feingold Association have long suspectedthis. Parents
often report that all of their kids improve when they cut out the dyes and
other troublesome additives - not
just their hyper child. So, it was interesting when this study concluded
that 'regular kids' canbe affectedtoo!
The authorsofthe recentstudy from
SouthamptonUniversity in England
later said that synthetic food dyes affect children's IQ as much as lead in
gasoline. Yet the U.S. government
largely looks the other way while the
food industry dumpshuge amountsof
theseharmful chemicalsinto our children's foods.
The usageofsynthetic food dyeshas
increased five-fold in the last 50
years, with the amount certified by
the FDA rising from 12 milligrams of
synthetic food coloring per personin
1955 to 59 milligrams per person in
2007.
The Environment Committee of the
European Union voted to ban artificial dyesin foods for babiesand small
children. This bill, which is expected
to be approved by the European Parliament, would also require a warning
label on other children's foods that
contain thesedyes.
Call for more research
In their letter, the scientistscall on
Congressto fund the Institute of Medicine so it can review the research
linking food additives and behavior
problems, recommend additional research,and formulate child protection
policies. In addition, they want the Institute to make a determinationas to
whether food additives should be
tested routinely for neurobehavioral
effects, as numerousresearchershave
proposedin the past.
The FeingoldAssociationhas long
recommended that regulators test
food additives for their effects on behavior and concentration. Considering that some of them have already
been shown to be newotoxins, we
think this is a 'no brainer'!
The letter can be found at
http:/icspinet.
orglneWpdflcong
dyes.pdf
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Pure Facts/July/August
FDA forced to warn of
mercury dental fillings
fter manyyearsof denyingthat
the mercuryin "silver" fillings
can be harmful, the Food and
Drug Administration has been required to change; now its website
says: "Dental amalgamscontainmercury, which may have neurotoxiceffects on the nervous system of
developingchildrenand fehrses."
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...to the Dale Family Fund for their
donation to enableus to createa new
information brochure and for FAUS
to be representedat several professional conferences. You can contact
our office in New York for extra copies ofour brochureand other literafure
to give to doctors, teachers and
friends.
The agency'sabout-facecame after
losing a law suit to a coalition of advocacy groups who link mercury exposure to a range of health problems
including Alzheimer's disease and
multiple sclerosis.
"ThehealthbenefitsofVitamin D are
plentiful, such as strong bones and a
reducedrisk ofbreast cancerand cardiovascular disease," said AMA
Board Member Steven Stack, M.D.
"It's time to takea goodlook at the current daily recommendedlevelsof Vitamin D and ensure that Americans
know the appropriate levels so they
can reapthe full healthbenefits."
Recent researchon Vitamin D3
shows it protectsagainstblocked arteriesin the legs,diabeticneuropathy,
heart attacks and strokes, angina, increasedrate oftissue aging,cancersof
the breast,lung and colon,diabetes,as
well as helping with pain control and
reducing the risk of falls by keeping
musclessffong.
Few peoplein the US receivesufficient sunlight to create adequate
amounts of the vitamin, and infants
who are breastfed are at risk of being
deficient without supplementation.
2008
8 Pure FactslJuly/August
Contributing to this issue:
CarolynAllen
Lorraine Cordo
Markey Dokken
SusanGuzo
Cindy Hanell
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The AMA reYisesits stand
on vitamin D3
n responseto the growing evidence
that vitamin D3 is essentialin protectingus from a wide rangeof illnesses, the American Medical
Association has recognized that its
recommendationshave been too low.
Pure Facts
Editor: JaneHersey
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their luncheonmeatsand to Late July
for donating cookies for our Friday
night eventheld at our annualmeeting
in June.
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...to Karen and the staff at the
Marriott SpringHill Suites Hotel at
the Baltimore Washington Intemational Airport for once againhelping
to makeour meetingsucha successful
event.
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...to the Offrcersand Board of Directors for your willingness to donate
your time and talentsto servethe Association during the coming year:
Annette Miller, Larisa Scarbrough,
Kathy Bratby, Gail Wachsmuth,
Megan Browne, Donna Curtis,
CharicedeVidal, SandraEhrenkranz,
Katy Wisch, Nancy Kemble, Sarah
Roley. And special thanks to the
Kemble Kitchen!
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