www.hollinbooks.com

Please visit this website and view "The Handcolored Antique Book collection of Harris N. Hollin". The CFXF Founder and President has compiled a simply amazing collection of hand colored antique books and, with pleasure, shares them on his website. Only 5% of approximately 13,000 handcolored plates are viewable now, with more added all the time. Get there by linking from www.cfxf.org!

Mark your calendars:

July 17-21, 2002
The National Fragile X Foundation's
8th International Fragile X Conference
Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
Chicago, Illinois

A detailed program agenda will be available in the spring. Daily registration can accommodate flexible schedules and a range of interests. Visit www.fragilex.org for more information or to register.

CFXF REPRESENTED AT PARENT ENRICHMENT DAY

Julia Mondaizie-Paul and Randy Green represented Conquer Fragile X Foundation at the Broward County School's Parent Enrichment Day at the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton on Saturday, October 13. The event's theme this year was "Family Empowerment, Linking Home, School and Community." Randy and Julia presented an informational display about fragile X that attracted the interest of many other parents and educators. Claudia Herzog also attended the function as a parent of an exceptional student. At the end of the day, Julia was the grand prize winner of the raffle, leaving with a lovely basket of goodies. Events such as this are necessary to continue to raise the level of awareness of fragile X, particularly in our schools. Thank you, ladies, for your hard work.

FAMILY DAY OUTING A HUGE SUCCESS

The first Fragile X Family Day, held Saturday, Sept. 15 was a tremendous success. This very special day was organized by our Parent Group Leader Coordinator, Randy Green and was held at the beautiful beachfront property of one of our families, the Herzogs. Thirty-eight people, representing eight families from Jupiter, Florida to Miami, attended as guests of our hosts. The children swam in the ocean and the pool, parents relaxed and chatted, and everyone had a wonderful lunch. Opportunities like this one, that allow fragile X families to be among friends - where no explanations are necessary - are rare, but very much appreciated. The South Florida Parent Group plans to make this an annual event. Our sincere thanks to Randy, the Herzogs and all our wonderful families.