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STUDY : Autism More Widespread Than Realized
PRESS RELEASE : Elevated Mercury Body-Burden in Autism
PRESS RELEASE :
Yates Foundation Fund Donates to the Star Center
West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation proudly announced today that the Yates Foundation Fund is donating $5,000 to the Star Center. At a presentation ceremony today the Yates Foundation Fund made this announcement because of its commitment to providing resources for children and their parents in dealing with the difficulties of autism.
Resources from this fund are designated to assist children with autism spectrum disorder to have access to individualized solutions. Some of these services used to help students include conventional and assistive technology training in learning and literacy labs, art and music therapy, vision, and alternative communication training.
For future plans, Angela Hazlehurst, coordinator of the Yates Fund, which is named for her son, stated that the Yates Foundation plans on having an educational symposium for parents, caregivers and professionals to allow them to come and hear specialists who work with autistic children.
"There are many facets of the Yates Foundation and its contribution to the community, one being the development of scholarships to children with autism. The Yates Foundation is pleased to announce its gift and partnership with the Star Center in order to offer such scholarships," said Hazlehurst.
She continued, "Although the date has not been set, the Yates Foundation will sponsor an educational symposium sometime this fall. The symposium will focus on latest therapies, biomedical interventions, the role of diet, and what local services are available to families right here in West Tennessee."
"As a mother of a child with a disability, I want to thank the community from the bottom of my heart. Because of the tremendous amount of support, The Yates Foundation has taken off with great momentum and will continue to grow," stated Hazlehurst.
"The Yates Foundation, which is a part of West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, provides our community with support of grass roots effort of parents who have expertise with autism helping parents who are just now dealing with autistic children. This is one way that the Foundation is a blessing to the community. We take care of the legal and charitable aspects of the effort and overhead costs associated with that," commented Frank McMeen, president of the Foundation.
The Star Center was grateful for the gift. "These funds will allow us to continue our commitment to never turn any child away regardless of their ability to pay. We wrap our services around the individual until they reach their personal success," said Margaret Doumitt, CEO and founder, The STAR Center.
The Star Center offers many services for children with autism or related disorders, including play attention, art therapy, music therapy, and speech therapy.
For more information about the Yates Foundation Fund, call 731-660-8770.
PRESS RELEASE :
Autism Gala Raises Awareness, Research Funds For National Autism Association
JACKSON, TN –The Yates Foundation held their first ever Breaking the Silence Gala in May to benefit autism research and awareness. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Progress Research Fund through the National Autism Association (NAA).
Angela and Rolf Hazlehurst, founders of the Yates Foundation, presented the check for $10,000 to NAA staff and board members in Washington DC earlier this month. Their foundation was established in honor of their son Yates who has autism. “We’re so grateful to the Hazlehursts, The Yates Foundation and everyone in Jackson for their generosity,” says NAA Executive Director Rita Shreffler. “We often have very little funds to dedicate towards research for vaccine-induced autism, so their contribution will go far.”
Monies raised from the gala also benefit local families in West Tennessee by providing financial and educational assistance. “This is our way of giving back,” said Angela Hazlehurst.
The couple is very familiar with the devastation vaccines can cause to susceptible children. Following immunizations, Yates, now eight years old, regressed into autism. Yates’ case was heard last fall at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. A decision is expected later this summer.
They intend to hold more fundraising events through the foundation with the hope of more treatments becoming available for the 1 in 150 now diagnosed with autism.
“Look how far Yates has come with appropriate treatment,” she says. “Our mission is to offer support to other families. We‘ve learned to never give up.”
For more information about autism, please visit www.nationalautismassociation.org.
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