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Buy Brain Injury Books on Amazon!
BIAM has recommended reading on brain injury.  Buy books and other products from Amazon after clicking through from the BIAM site and BIAM will receive a percent of the sale!


Gift Giving Made Easy
Making a charitable gift to the Brain Injury Association of Maryland in the form of a tribute or memorial is a simple way to do a world of good.  A Tribute Card is great way to increase awareness about the Brain Injury Association of Maryland and help raise funds.   Send a donation, or designate BIAM as the recipient of donations for an event.  The donor will receive a thank you and the honoree will be sent a letter informing him/her of the gift.  All donations will be acknowledged in HeadStand.  Send your tax-deductible check made payable to BIAM to:  BIAM, 2200 Kernan Drive, Baltimore, MD 21207. 


Brain Injury Awareness  Wrist Bands
BIAM is selling Brain Injury Awareness Wrist Bands.  For more information about buying the bands, please click here.


Workplace Charity Campaigns

Please keep in mind that you can designate BIAM as the recipient of your United Way or other charity campaign donation.

 

 

 

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and Their Families

For more information about anything you see on this web site, 
contact the Brain Injury Association of Maryland (BIAM) at the 
address below
, or complete our Information Request Form.

Note: We've been receiving a number of requests for TBI related information from 
people who reside outside the state of Maryland. While we'll gladly pass along any 
general TBI information, if you need to know about specific legislative issues, or receive 
referrals to local agencies please visit the BIA National Headquarter's web site. There 
you'll also find a complete listing of all Chartered State Offices and Affiliates.
 
Announcements

BIAM Annual Conference:  Gateway to Hope and Healing
April 16 - 17, 2009
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
Linthicum Heights, MD

The Call for Papers is now available as a .pdf file or as a Word document to submit proposals for
presentations. 
The conference will include keynote speakers and breakout sessions covering a wide variety
of topics related to brain injury.  This Call for Papers is an invitation to individuals with brain injury, family
members, and professionals to share their knowledge, experience and ideas.  As in the past, CEU approval
will be requested for various disciplines.

Sponsorship opportunities for the conference are available.  For information about sponsorship levels and
benefits, please click here for a .pdf file.
 


3rd Annual Scarecrow Classic

The Third Annual Scarecrow Classic 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk will be held Sunday, October 26, 2008,
at Meadowbrook Park in Ellicott City, MD.  Get a team together and join the fun!  You may register online
through www.charmcityrun.com, or you may download a .pdf of the registration brochure here.


The 12th Annual Eat A Peach Challenge Bike Ride
Saturday, August 9, 2008

The 12th Annual Eat A Peach was a huge success, drawing a record 495 participants, plus over 100
volunteers!  Thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Eat A Peach!

Thank you to our sponsors to-date;  for a complete list, please click here.  


Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Legislative Report

BIAM has mailed the Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Legislative Report to all the 
Senators and Delegates in Maryland.  You can get a copy of the report by following 
this link to the Maryland Department of Disabilities website
.  After you read the Report,
call your local legislators and tell them how brain injury has affect your life, the need 
for awareness, support and services and that you want your representative to react 
to the recommendations listed in the Report. 


Maryland State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board

In recognition of the needs for individuals with traumatic brain injury, the Maryland 
General Assembly created the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board to represent 
individuals with brain injury.  Applications are being accepted for membership on the
TBI Advisory Board.  If you would like to be considered for appointment to the TBI
Advisory Board, please complete the attached application and return to the address 
given on the form.


Legislative Action Center

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter (NASW-MD) has created 
an excellent virtual
Legislative Action CenterYou can respond to current legislative 
issues, find and email your elected officials, learn more about bills being heard about 
and voted on in Annapolis, etc.  Let your voice be heard! 


Brain Injury Fact Sheet

Now available online, the Brain Injury of Maryland Fact Sheet.  The first page of this
document provides statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury rates in Maryland based on
2000 Maryland Centers for Disease Control S
urveillance Data from the Office of Injury 
Prevention,  Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the most recent
data available as of March 2003.  The second page provides national statistics for TBI. 
You will need  Acrobat Reader to see these documents.


Education Module

Through the TBI Demonstration Project that the Brain Injury Association of Maryland 
has been overseeing, a TBI Education Module has been created.  It is possible to 
access this module by following this link:
www.tbitac.org/site/product67.cfm


 
BIAM Contact Information

Brain Injury Association of Maryland, Inc.
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, Maryland  21207
Help Line: (410) 448-2924
Fax Line: (410) 448-3541
Toll Free (in Maryland only): 1- 800-221-6443

Email Us: info@biamd.org

Directions to the Brain Injury Association of Maryland office.


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