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I am excited about
getting together in Frederick, MD again for our upcoming spring meeting on
Saturday, March 19, 2005. Our region has come a long way since we first met
in Frederick
in October 2002! We have come to
know each other so well and bonds have formed that will last a lifetime!
Looking back at our
first dinner meeting in Frederick, one twin
wrote that coming to Frederick
was "the most positive thing I have done in over a year since the
death of my twin brother". Then she said, "You have given me the
hope to reach for life again. I hope someday that I can reach out to
someone as you have to me."
I hope that all of you
will consider putting a day or two aside to experience the encouragement,
love and support of other twinless twins as you continue along your
difficult journey. If you are coming for the first time, don’t worry about
walking into a room of strangers alone. I promise you that we won’t remain
strangers for long! Just ask our regional twins who have already begun to
experience the healing that comes through being with other twinless twins.
You are not alone.
Our meeting will be held
again at the Hampton Inn in Frederick,
MD. in
the Ft. Detrick Room. The address is 5311 Buckeystown Pike. The manager and sales staff are excited
that we are returning again! Please
remember to thank the employees at the Hampton Inn for all they do to make
us feel at home. For those who plan
to spend the night we have a block of rooms that are being held for $84 a
night plus tax which includes a deluxe breakfast. Their phone number is 301-698-2500. When you call to book a
room identify yourself as being with "TWI" room block. These rooms will be held at the above
rate until February 25.
Directions:
From
Hagerstown: I-70 east, Exit 270 South,
continue one-fourth mile, Exit 31B onto Buckeystown
Pike/RT 85. Take first left into hotel parking lot.
From
Washington: I-270 North, Exit 31B onto Buckeystown Pike. Take first left into parking lot.
From
Baltimore: I-70 west, Exit 54 (Buckeystown Pike/RT 85). Stay in the right lane. The 4th
light is entrance to Francis Scott Key Mall. Continue straight through the 5th
light to the I-270 overpass for one-tenth mile. Turn left at the hotel
parking lot.
For further details
about the directions you can check with MapQuest
on the internet or call the hotel.
Our Saturday meeting
will begin promptly at 9:00 am. Arrangements have been made for lunch again
in the heart of the Frederick’s
Historic District at Brewer’s Alley. There is a municipal parking garage
located directly behind the restaurant. You can check it out at
http://www.brewers-alley.com. They are located at 124 North Market St. in a beautiful
old 120-year-old building! Dinner
will again be at Dutch’s Daughter, Frederick’s
favorite seafood restaurant. Check it out at
http://www.dutchs.info.
Between lunch and
dinner you will have free time to explore Historic Frederick on your own -
fifty blocks of preserved 18th and 19th century buildings make up the
Frederick Town Historic District. There are many options:
The Community Bridge-
This is a MUST see! I saw it last time and plan to see it again! A
community transformed a plain concrete bridge into the painted illusion of
an old, ivy-covered stone bridge. You can check it out at
www.sharedvision.org
The Historical Society
of Frederick
County Museum
The National Museum of
Civil War Medicine( www.civilwarmed.org)
Monocacy National Battlefield
Many opportunities for
shopping for antiques and unique gifts
Those of you that have
been there before can check out information in the Destination Frederick
Brochure that you received at our meeting. I will be bringing more of them with me. All the directions to the above locations
will be handed out on Saturday morning.
Sunday, breakfast will
be on your own at the hotel. Then it will be time for all the "twin
hugs" until we meet again!
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