38717_SFA_38717_SFA 4/22/13 1:26 PM Page 1 National Stuttering Awareness Nursery Rhymes Are Week is May 6-12 Hot, page 5 THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION᭨ A Nonprofit Organization SUMMER 2013 Since 1947 ... Helping Those Who Stutter Paperboy Delivers for Kids Author Vince Vawter’s new book Paperboy is about an 11- year-old boy growing up in Memphis in 1959. He throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game.g He has trou- bleb saying a word withoutw stuttering. SoS when he takes overo a friend’s paperp route, he Rita’s Chairman Tom Christopoul (right) presents Stuttering Foundation President Jane Fraser (second from right) with a $10,000 donation on behalf of Lazaro kknows he’ll be Arbos. They are joined by Lazaro’s parents Gisela Andraca and Reinaldo (left) at forcedf to commu- the Rita’s Italian Ice in Naples, Fla. nnicate with cus- totomers, including a housewifeh who The True Legacy of Lazaro Arbos drdrinksinks ttoooo mmuch and a retired As we head into National “At the Stuttering Foundation, merchant marine who seems to Stuttering Awareness Week, May Lazaro’s time on American Idol know just about everything. 6-12, no one has done more in gave us the daily opportunity to While the paper route poses 2013 to increase awareness about educate people about singing and challenges, it’s a run-in with the stuttering than Lazaro Arbos. stuttering – for which we neighborhood junkman, a bully Since his televised audition on are most grateful,” said and thief, that stirs up real trou- American Idol, Lazaro has capti- Jane Fraser. “We made ble and puts the boy’s life, as vated us with both his singing and the most of it.” well as that of his family’s de- his stuttering. At first, many peo- “For us, on January voted housekeeper, in danger. ple, including the American Idol 17, 2013, a star was The Junior Library Guild has judges, could not understand how born. Lazaro spoke to chosen Paperboy as one of its rec- such a beautiful singer could the entire stuttering ommendations for 2013, and the struggle so mightily with saying community when inter- book has been endorsed by nu- such simple things: his own name, viewed by the merous library and school groups. where is he is from, and what song American Idol Delacorte Press, a division of he will sing, for example. To those producers. Random House, has increased the who stutter, however, it is a very Continued book’s initial print run due to the familiar experience. on page 2 early reviews. Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association, Quick Facts compared the story to To Kill a • 12 million Americans • Since this season began, Mockingbird and said the book watch American Idol. the Foundation has re- • American Idol is broad- ceived more than 2,000 “brilliantly gets readers inside cast to over 100 nations. additional “likes” and the head of a boy who stutters.” • 100,000 people audition reached more than 30,000 Continued on page 17 each season. people on Facebook. 38717_SFA_38717_SFA 4/18/13 6:55 AM Page 2 THE STUTTERING 2 FOUNDATION ᭨ Lazaro Continued from front page We wanted to hear him speak as much as we wanted to hear him sing. We wanted him to get that golden ticket to Hollywood, and we – the sixty-eight million peo- ple who stutter worldwide – col- lectively cheered when he did. To the stuttering community, it was clear from day one that Lazaro was already a winner, evi- denced by the outpour- ing the Foundation Speech-language pathologist Lisette M. Betancourt, left, and Lazaro Arbos continues to receive discuss stuttering on Telemundo, reaching more than 1 million viewers. via telephone, text, email and Facebook. “We made it a priority to cover his progress and to wish him well on our Facebook page. Our friends became Lazaro fans, and vice versa.” Ultimately, Lazaro made the Jennifer and Jason Gibson, own- prestigious and all-important ers of Rita’s in Naples, Fla., American Idol Top 10. He will where Lazaro once worked. They tour with the other finalists after are joined by the Rita’s mascot, the program crowns its champion, Jane Fraser, and Rita’s Chairman and experience the daily joy of Waving for victory at Rita’s. Tom Christopoul. hearing the screams of his fans. But more importantly to his de- voted following on social media, Lazaro will have a wonderful op- portunity to be an ambassador for the stuttering community. “It is important to understand that Lazaro’s fluency is a work in progress, and just like 68 mil- lion people worldwide, Lazaro lives his life one syllable at a time,” said Fraser. “Because of his time on American Idol, and his success as a singer, we will all have the chance to root for Lazaro, and to listen to him every time he steps up to a mi- crophone – whether to sing or to talk. That is the true legacy of Lazaro Arbos.” On Times Square — Again!! 38717_SFA_38717_SFA 4/18/13 6:55 AM Page 3 THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION ᭨ 3 20th Anniversary Celebration at Speakerʼs House By Elaine Kelman Michael Palin, at- Michael Palin Centre tended the event along with Ed Balls March 2 marked the MP, children and 20th birthday of the adults who have at- Michael Palin Centre tended the centre, for Stammering Jane Fraser with past and present cen- Frances Cook, The Right Honorable Michael Palin. Children. John Bercow, the United Kingdomʼs tre staff, past and During this time, Speaker of the House, and Jane Fraser. present ASC the centre based in trustees, many gen- London, has helped erous funders, our thousands of children NHS colleagues, and who stutter and other supporters. trained hundreds of The star of the speech therapists. show was Sean Maybe we should Ryan, 12, a young have guessed on that Michael Palin regales audience. The Speakerʼs House. person who stam- peculiar day 20 years mers. Sean ad- ago that something who stutter,” said Jane Fraser, dressed the assem- special would come of it. There president of the Stuttering bled guests with confidence and was a media frenzy – outside, Foundation and a vice president panache. He demonstrated all broadcast vans filled the car park of Action for Stammering that the centre seeks to achieve and surrounding streets, streaming Children, the charity behind the — that children who stammer live to the news and current affairs Michael Palin Centre. have a voice; they have some- programmes on television and A 20th birthday celebration thing to say and we are here to radio. Such was the power of the took place on March 5, 2013, in make that happen. name, Michael Palin. the Speaker’s Residence at the Since 2006, the Michael Palin “It was a thrill to be present at House of Commons. This mag- Centre and the Stuttering this milestone event, surrounded nificent, historic setting was Foundation have partnered to help by so many people who make generously made available by children through research, treat- such a difference for children Mr. Speaker, John Bercow MP. ment, and training programs. Stylish... The Foundation’s Financial Reports for 2012 The annual audit of the Stuttering low, and since we are fortunate to have Foundation financial reports for 2012 an endowment which more than cov- Annual Audit was recently completed by the account- ers our overhead expenses, donors can ing firm of Cannon and Company, be assured that their gifts will go direct- Certified Public Accountants, Memphis, ly to support our program services. Tenn. Following is a recap of funds and The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) pri- expenditures for the year. vate operating foundation which ex- The 3.9% of expenditures for ad- pends its funds on its own programs ministration and general expenses and and operations and does not make the 8/10 of 1% for fund raising are very grants to other institutions. Funds expended for: Creation, production, printing and distribution of educational materials . $717,803..... 40.2% Public information and education . 426,897..... 23.9% Educational symposia for professionals . 204,059.....11.4% Research on causes/treatment of stuttering and therapy. 250,540..... 14.0% Maintain Web site and toll-free information hotline . 104,658.......5.9% Total for Program Services:. $1,703,957...95.3% Carson, 8, models the Other expenditures: Stuttering Foundation’s Administration and general . 69,201......3.9% new T-shirt. “He was very Fund-raising expense . .14,144......0.8% excited to wear it to school Total Expenditures: . .$1,787,302....100% today,” his dad told us. 38717_SFA_38717_SFA 4/18/13 6:55 AM Page 4 THE STUTTERING 4 FOUNDATION ᭨ Workshops Help Therapists Improve Skills Each year the Stuttering found these strategic approaches or evaluations. I have also used Foundation holds professional to be effective, warranting con- Solution Focused Brief Therapy workshops for speech-language tinued application. Having the and lines of questioning, al- pathologists. Here is some feed- notes and manuals helped as I though I am not as good at this as back from the Eastern 2012 Class: worked towards improving my I would like to be. I really like “I felt more confident in treating skills with these interventions.” using it, and it has helped to ex- people who stutter, especially adults, “I was given tools to work with cavate some key ‘best hopes,’ but even though our I just need more education was practice because I based on treating know that when I children; I got so don't get a useful many ideas for answer it is be- treating adults.