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Grant Programs: 2006 Worldwide Grant Recipients
The MDRT Foundation is pleased to announce the following Worldwide Grant winners for 2006.
A Helping Hand Adoption Agency Lexington, KY $10,000 provides food, medical care and education for orphans in Cambodia Sponsor:Joseph A. Burt, CLU, RHU
New York, NY $3,500 provides rehabilitative sports activities for recently disabled and amputee U.S. war veterans Sponsor: David B. Schulman, CLU, ChFC
Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation Baton Rouge, LA $5,000 provides free or low-cost hearing, speech and language tests to the disabled through a mobile testing unit program Sponsor: Lawrence F. Kolasa, CLU, ChFC
Beaumont Foundation, Wm. Beaumont Hospital–Speech & Language Pathology Royal Oak, MI $5,000 provides Treatment Scholarship Plans for children with communication disorders Sponsor: Robert K. Drake, CLU, ChFC
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ $5,000 expands youth development and education programs for 300 youth Sponsor: Dean H. McBride
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua Nashua, NH $3,000 funds the SMART Girls program, a healthy attitudes and lifestyles program for girls between the ages of 8 and 18 Sponsor: Earl S. Prolman, CLU, ChFC
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH $5,000 provides daily educational assistance to children in need of additional academic support Sponsor: William T. Earls Jr., J.D.
Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Atlanta, GA $5,000 provides financial assistance to families of children with brain and spinal cord tumors for general living expenses and items that are not covered by health insurance Sponsor: Glen Jay Barber, CLTC
BRIDGES Memphis, TN $5,000 funds the Bridges-Peace Jam program, a collaboration between Bridges and the International Peace Jam Foundation to bring youth together with Nobel Peace Laureates to teach them peacemaking skills Sponsor: Ewing Carruthers Jr., CLU, AEP
Center for Grieving Children Portland, ME $5,000 supports the art therapy component of grieving programs Sponsor: Philip E. Harriman, CLU, ChFC
Chairscholars Foundation Odessa, FL $25,000 funds national and local scholarship programs for disabled students Sponsor: Marc A. Silverman, CLU, ChFC
Child Abuse Prevention Center–California Orange, CA $5,000 funds Family Pathfinders, a program matching a CAPC social worker with a volunteer community organization to provide outreach to those in need Sponsor: Thomas L. Thorkelson, CLU, CFP
City Impact Oxnard, CA $2,500 provides general operating support for mentoring and sports outreach programs for at-risk youth Sponsor: Gene L. Mahn, CLU, ChFC
Crossnore School Crossnore, NC $5,000 funds the cost of a full-time health educator to supervise the newly constructed fitness and wellness center, and to work with Dining Hall staff to develop nutritious meals Sponsor: Robert V. Donovan, CLU, ChFC
Day Spring Louisville, KY $5,000 funds an honorarium in memory of former MDRT member Ollie E. Mershon Jr. to benefit the Horizons of Hope capital campaign Sponsor: Dennis M. Axman Sr., CLU, ChFC
Choctaw, OK $5,000 installs transfer stations on playground equipment for disabled children to secure their wheelchairs to enable them to climb on the playground structure Sponsor: Michael O. Brown, LUTCF
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, WA $30,000 supports a medical oncology fellowship that funds a researcher's salary for one year Sponsor: Adelia C. Chung, CLU, ChFC
Washington, DC $5,000 supports the planning, implementation and delivery of youth leadership activities Sponsor: James V. Durkin, CFP, CLU
Hampton Roads Youth Center Suffolk, VA $5,000 supports the Outdoor Activities and Therapy Program, bridging counseling and educational programs through self-confidence and strength-building physical activities such as hiking and canoeing Sponsor: Ronald F. Spindel
Heartsong Scarsdale, NY $5,000 provides music and art therapy at the White Plains program site, which serves 111 children during weekly sessions each September through June Sponsor: Jenny Kho, CLU, ChFC
Hope and Homes for Children Sakusbury, Wiltshire, England $45,000 supports 50 families, many of whom have lost parents in the Kigali Province of central Rwanda suffering as a result of the 1994 genocide and/or HIV/AIDS Sponsor: Tony Gordon
Interplast Mountain View, CA $12,500 funds approximately half the total cost a surgical trip to Chau Dok, Vietnam to perform free reconstructive surgeries for poor children with birth defects and injuries Sponsor: William John Kalmer, CLU, ChFC
Los Angeles, CA $5,000 supports the Infant-Family Program, which provides individualized early intervention therapies for infants (0-3 years old), as well as therapies to reduce the severity of existing disabilities Sponsor: Mark L. La Vine, CLU, ChFC
Kid-Care Houston, TX $5,000 provides nutritious food weekly to children in need in northern Houston Sponsor: Gilbert J. Baker, CLU, ChFC
Little City Foundation Palatine, IL $5,000 supports the Arts Next Generation project, a therapeutic art therapy project for children with developmental disabilities Sponsor: Brian H. Ashe, CLU
Love Without Boundaries Foundation Edmond, OK $25,000 builds a Critical Care and Special Needs Unit for sick and physically disabled infants at Hope Foster Home in Beijing, China Sponsor: Donald F. White Jr., CLU, ChFC
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Ohio Columbus, OH $5,000 supports the Grassroots Advocacy Network Education Program, an effort to increase state funding to reengineer mental health treatment Sponsor: Robert D. Sills, CLU, ChFC
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children London, England $15,000 supports www.There4me.com — an interactive Web site that provides information and confidential online advice from trained professionals to help teens who have been victimized by abuse in the United Kingdom Sponsor: Alessandro M. Forte
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association Itasca, IL $10,000 funds the production of a new Spasmodic Dysphonia awareness book Sponsor: Mark S. Jones
Open Doors Organization Chicago, IL $5,000 supports the "More Alike than Different" awareness badge, a program conducted in partnership with the Girl Scouts to promote development of pride in youth with disabilities and awareness from their non-disabled peers Sponsor: Francine Jacoby, CLU, ChFC
Mapaville, MO $4,500 funds an overhead lift transport system to aid in the safety of residents and staff during the patient transferring process Sponsor: Richard C. Hemphill, CRPS, CSA
Raising Spirits Foundation Naperville, IL $5,000 funds the Treasures and Trips Program, which provides gifts and recreational trips for pediatric oncology patients older than 18 Sponsor: Steven J. Kramer, CLU, ChFC
Nashville, TN $5,000 funds a renovation project to ensure that families have a safe, clean, healthy and attractive environment where they can recover from the effects of substance abuse Sponsor: William V. Parsons Jr., CLU
Round Rock Area Serving Center Round Rock, TX $5,000 supports a rental assistance program that responds to requests for housing when an individual in need presents a past due or eviction notice Sponsor: Bruce P. Bessner
Yarmouth, ME $5,000 securing two new trucks to transport for the food donation and distribution program in Guatemala City and Antiqua, Guatemala Sponsor: Richard W. Sawyer, CFP, CLU
Shriners Hospital for Children–St. Louis St. Louis, MO $5,000 provides operating support for long-term orthopedic treatment Sponsor: Joseph W. Hoffmann, CLU, ChFC
Super Sibs Rolling Meadows, IL $25,000 provides support services for siblings of children with cancer
Trinity Christian Community New Olreans, LA $5,000 provides partial funding toward purchase of a van to transport children involved in TCC programs Sponsor: Donald M. Lawson, CLU, LUTCF
Vanguard Services Unlimited Arlington, VA $2,500 supports Phoenix Program Client Room, a dormitory-style room for four adults in residential treatment for substance abuse/addiction Sponsor: Joyce P. Baker, LUTCF
Youth Conservation Corps Waukegan, IL $5,000 provides assistance with vehicle expenses incurred from transporting participants to and from work sites, community service projects and education programs Sponsor: James W. Hessenthaler, CLU, ChFC
Baton Rouge, LA $5,000 supports the ENCOREplus program, which provides medical and educational outreach to low-income women to encourage breast and cervical health exam awareness Sponsor: Robelynn H. Abadie, RFC, LUTCF
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