August Deadline for Scholarships to World Burn Congress

Consider applying for a sponsorship to attend the World Burn Congress, an annual international conference sponsored by the Phoenix Society. The conference is a forum which encourages and facilitates the sharing of stories, providing support and increasing knowledge of burn recovery, for burn survivors, burn care professionals and firefighters. This year's World Burn Congress is October 1-4, 2008, in Raleigh, North Carolina. AARBF is encouraging those with an interest to apply.

The World Burn Congress Scholarship provides partial and/or full scholarships for expenses associated with attending the World Burn Congress, a conference for burn survivors, their loved ones, firefighters and burn care professionals. Brian Hall, a burn survivor in Fresno, Calif., received the World Burn Congress Scholarship last year.

"It helped me quite a bit. It is interesting to see other people and hear what they are going through and see how they get through it. I got insight there," he said. "I wanted to visit with other burn survivors and introduce myself to the Phoenix Society. Occasionally they discuss medical advances and I'm still in recovery stage, so that's pertinent to me."

The amount awarded by the scholarships varies on the level of need and number of recipients. Scholarships require applicants to have an established relationship with AARBF, such as involvement in Champ Camp, a support group, or special events. Also, one or two letters of reference and an explanation of financial need is required.

Applications and materials must be postmarked no later than August 22nd. To receive an application, call the Central California office at 1-888-492-BURN or email astetler@aarbf.org. The application is also available online at http://www.aarbf.org/events/WBCApplication.pdf.

More information about the conference is available at http://www.phoenix-society.org/programs/worldburncongress/.

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