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Local Hungarian Community Attends Multimedia Exhibit at Oglethorpe University Commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Event Host and Emcee Andrea Lauer Rice Welcomes Distinguished Speakers

ATLANTA - November 5, 2006 - Local Hungarian Americans gathered at a reception and multimedia exhibit to celebrate the 50th year Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. "A Commemoration and Celebration of 1956: Looking Back on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956" was sponsored by Lauer Learning, the Roswell, Ga., based multimedia company that creates educational, interactive products focused on culture, history and language.

"Seeing the Atlanta Hungarian community come together to recognize the importance of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was exciting and touching," said Andrea Lauer Rice, founder and chief executive officer of Lauer Learning, who organized and sponsored the event. "Not only were we able to document the details of the Revolution and its meaning for the local community, they enjoyed listening to the experiences of those who actually experienced the history of the time."

Over 60 people attended the exhibit, held at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, which included a collection of photographs, video footage, an artifact table and original news coverage, that enabled the participants to step back in time, In addition, the audience heard the personal accounts of participants in the Revolution, read by three children of freedom fighters: local resident Christina Pereira, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott, and Darren Sarkady, a local businessman.

"I thought it was important to create this multimedia exhibit so that everyone could find something that spoke to them," said Lauer Rice. "Everyone has their own learning style. Multimedia exhibits allow historic events to come to life, which is especially important for kids."

Lauer Learning recently released "56 Stories", the Lauer Learning collection of personal stories of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and FF56! an action-packed, historically accurate educational computer game about the Revolution.

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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. All products will be available for purchase through the www.LauerLearning.com website.

The Hungarian American Coalition was founded in 1991 as an educational and cultural non-profit 501 (c)3 organization. Its Office of Information in Washington, D.C serves over 20,000 organizational and individual members across the United States. Its mission is to promote public understanding and awareness of Hungarian American issues. For further information, please go to www.hacusa.org.

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