Blunt, Waterston And More To Appear At Third Annual American Institute For Stuttering Gala 6/8

The American Institute for Stuttering (AIS) will host its third annual "Freeing Voices, Changing Lives" benefit gala on Monday, June 8th. The evening will be hosted by AIS friend and actor, Sam Waterston, star of TV's Law and Order. The evening will honor Joe Moglia, Chairman of TD Ameritrade and British actress, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, Sunshine Cleaning) both who have personally dealt with stuttering. Susan Glessner and Seth H. Waugh, CEO, Deutsche Bank Americas are serving as Co-Chairs for the event. The reception will be followed by dinner and a moving "Freeing Voices, Changing Lives" Leadership Award presentation.

AIS looks forward to another evening of positive messages and poignant remarks. Last year's gala Honoree, then-Senator Joe Biden, said, "In my darkest days I would not trade my stuttering for what it's taught me and what it's made me. It's been the single most beneficial thing that's ever happened to me... having overcome it." The message of this evening is that the debilitating effects of stuttering can be overcome and is represented by the 2009 Honorees.

Master of Ceremonies: Sam Waterston, Actor, Law and Order

Honorees: Joe Moglia, Chairman, TD Ameritrade
Emily Blunt, Actress, The Devil Wears Prada, Sunshine Cleaning

Benefit Co-Chairs: Seth Waugh, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank Americas
Susan Glessner

Special Guests: Marc Bouwer (Fashion Designer), Sir Harold Evans (Journalist), Michael McGlone (Actor), Barbara Walters (ABC Broadcast Journalist, The View), Byron Pitts (CBS News, 60 Minutes)

Performance: Myles Mancusco of "Mojo Myles" and His Band

Date: Monday, June 8, 2009

Location: Tribeca Rooftop - 2 Debrosses Street, NYC

Time: 6:30 pm Reception Followed by Dinner and Awards Presentation

Tables: $50,000; $25,000, $15,000, and $10,000 (Tables of Ten)
Tickets: $5,000; $1,000 and $500

Beneficiary: The proceeds from the Gala will support the programs of AIS.

AIS is the only non-profit organization in the United States that offers state-of-the-art treatment to people of all ages who stutter, guidance to their families, and much needed clinical training to professionals. The American Institute was founded in 1998 and is directed by Catherine Montgomery, M.S.,CCC-SLP, BRS-FD, an internationally recognized speech-language pathologist with 30 years of experience dedicated exclusively to the study and treatment of stuttering. She is one of the few Board Recognized Specialists in Fluency Disorders (BRS-FD) in the United States. Ms. Montgomery created the Institute in response to the great need for a comprehensive treatment for those who stutter and for support for their families, and as a place to offer a uniquely specialized training for SLPs, which does not exist in standard educational programs elsewhere.

For more information regarding the event or to purchase tickets visit: http://www.stutteringtreatment.org