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When Sean and Sue Flanagan sought an organization at which
they could establish and endowment to help assure that the
proceeds of their annual Friendship Cup golf event would benefit
Deaf and hard of hearing children for a lifetime, they turned
to Easter Seals.
Sean, through his association with Bayer Consumer Care, has
had a relationship with Easter Seals for years. Bayer has
supported the organization for decades, and Sean, through
his role as Bayer's team leader for CVS/pharmacy, has been
working with Easter Seals for nearly 10 years.
The Flanagan's plan to contribute a gift of $20,000 annually
to the Endowment Fund for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
at Easter Seals national headquarters from Friendship Cup
proceeds. The fund will grow as Sean and Sue work with Easter
Seals to meet their future goals for its existence: to provide
leadership and employment opportunities to Deaf and Hard of
Hearing youth so that they can realize their dreams in achieving
success and independence in their lives.
About Easter Seals:
From young children with hearing impairments to older adults
with Alzheimer's, Easter Seals' myriad of service offerings
help more that 1.3 million individuals and families living
with disabilities each year. For 85 years, Easter Seals has
been providing greater independence to people with disabilities
in hundreds of communities across the country..
Edgar "Daddy" Allen founded Easter Seals in 1919,
then known as the National Society for Crippled Children -
after inadequate medical facilities in his hometown of Elyria,
Ohio, failed to save his son following a streetcar accident.
Inspired to make a change, Allen sold his business and began
raising funds for the building of a new hospital. Through
this new hospital, Allen was surprised to learn that children
with disabilities were often hidden from public view. This
discovery motivated him to establish the organization know
today as Easter Seals. And the rest…is history.
Today, Easter Seals has grown into the nation's leading provider
of disability services - providing medical rehabilitation,
job training and employment, child care, adult day services,
and camping and recreation through a network of 550 local
service centers. Easter Seals has brought Edgar Allen's early
vision to life, and continues to do so, making a real difference
for people living with disabilities everyday. For more, visit
www.easterseals.com.
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