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Lauer Learning Publishes Collection of Personal Accounts of the 1956 Freedom Fighters
'‘56 Stories unveiled at the annual Mikulas Dinner at Hungarian Embassy

Washington, D.C.- December 3, 2005- Lauer Learning today announced that it has published '56 Stories, a collection of personal accounts of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 submitted through its newly launched www.FreedomFighter56.com website. The announcement was made at the 14th Annual Mikulas dinner sponsored by the Hungarian American coalition held at the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Andrea Lauer Rice, the founder and chief executive officer of Lauer Learning, emceed the evening event and presented the first copies of the collection to United States Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, George Herbert Walker III, and Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the United States, Andras Simonyi. In addition, she and Max Teleki, president of the Coalition, honored the six authors in attendance - Laszlo Bojtos of Brecksville, Ohio, Edith Lauer of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Kathy and Laszlo Megyeri of Washington D.C., Balazs Somogyi of Cheshire, Connecticut, and Helen Szablya of Kirkland, Washington. All dinner attendees received copies of the collection as part of the ceremony.

Lauer Learning develops innovative multimedia products to teach children about foreign languages, cultures and historic events. By combining new technology and proven educational approaches with exciting gameplay, compelling stories and vivid images, Lauer Learning creates unique, engaging and unforgettable learning experiences. The first group of products includes an immersion role-playing computer game for young teens to experience the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and “Language Learning Packets” consisting of DVDs, books and flashcards will also be released to help parents raise their children bilingually. The collection of inspiring stories was gathered as part of the need to include real life accounts of this historical event in the educational product modules.

“Collecting the stories of survivors of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and their family testimonials is a key part of the Lauer Learning historical website. These amazing stories will be used in the content of the company's innovative multimedia learning products that are aimed at teaching kids about foreign languages, cultures and historic events,” according to Lauer Rice. “Our goal is to help complete the picture of this amazing event by passing on not only the stories but also the very spirit of the Revolution of 1956 to future generations. This will ensure that the heroes of 1956 and the suffering of a nation will never be forgotten. For many Hungarians who witnessed the events of 1956, the Revolution had a lasting influence on their lives. Second generation Hungarians, hearing their family's stories of heroism, have also been deeply inspired.”

According to Lauer Rice, who also serves on the Executive Committee of the Hungarian American Coalition, “It is our intention to compile as many personal accounts as possible, to feature these stories on the website and to eventually publish a selection of stories for the 50th anniversary.

Lauer Learning and the Coalition will continue to collect inspiring stories about the 1956 Revolution through the 'FreedomFighter56' website. In this special anniversary year, they plan to publish a larger version of 56 Stories. The goal of the project is to pass on not only the stories, but also the very spirit of the Revolution to future generations.”

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Lauer Learning is a multimedia educational company that creates interactive products to teach children foreign languages, cultures and historic events through experiential learning. Two Hungarian products, the first cluster of a series of 'learning by playing' modules, will be launched in 2006 -FF56! a bilingual, historically-accurate, educational computer game for teens about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and “Kis Majom” or “Little Monkey”, a Language Learning Packet consisting of DVDs, books and flashcards, to help parents raise their toddlers bilingually. The computer game will be available in early fall and “Little Monkey” will be released in time for Christmas 2006. In addition “56 Stories”, a collection of personal testimonials collected through the FreedomFighter56.com website, will be published and on the market in October 2006. All products will be available for purchase through the www.LauerLearning.com website.

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