Arlene is Teaching Tolerance “Staff Pick”
Arlene On the Scene was recently named “Staff Pick” by Teaching Tolerance, an amazing organization dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation’s children.
Another Successful Year Spreading CMT Awareness
Forty-six schools, eight states, 6600 students. The third year of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation’s School Outreach Program was our best yet! From the authors’ home state of Rhode Island, to our current home in New York, and on out to Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Dallas, we met our goal of reaching more students, teachers and parents than ever.
Talking With Classmates about CMT
Six year old Miah was understandably nervous, apprehensive. It was hard enough to wear leg braces to school every day, but talk about it? Maybe that was a bit too much… Not with the help of her family! Older sister Erin, who also lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth,...
Team CMT Kids Goes the Distance!
The biggest Team CMT Kids event of the year featured a group of youth triathletes going the distance to support those who live with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The Playtri Youth and Junior Teams of Dallas, TX are incredible athletes! At the Hidden Cove Youth...
School Outreach Program Spreads Its Message Nationwide
Arlene has been on the road again! We visited fourteen schools in our home state of Rhode Island in early April. Wow, was it good to go home again! From Narragansett to Quidnessett, Coventry to Providence, Warwick to Johnston, we met amazing students at every school....
School Outreach Program Update
HNF’s School Outreach Program is having its best year yet, with nearly fifty schools visited in 2012-2013. We’ve expanded our reach, from Massachusetts to Chicago to Dallas. In the three years since the inception of this program, we’ve spoken to...
School Outreach Program and Team CMT Kids
Arlene is going to Dallas! HNF has added a new component to its successful School Outreach Program, aimed at deepening students’ understanding of disability as a difference that can be embraced as one part of a beautiful whole. Through Team CMT Kids, schools can join...
March 2013: Arlene sequel available!
Arlene, the Rebel Queen will be available in March! You can get a copy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or most other retailers and wholesalers. Bulk orders for your school can be placed directly through HNF. Contact Carol for more information. Kids are always asking us,...
Arlene On the Scene: Barrington Books Fall Festival
In Rhode Island last weekend, Carol Liu and Marybeth Caldarone introduced some new readers to Arlene at the Fourth Annual Barrington Books Fall Festival of Childrens Authors and Illustrators. Marybeth read a favorite passage from Arlene on the Scene. Together, she...