Alexian Brothers Golf Outing
THURSDAY, 19 AUGUST 2010
United Marketing Group (UMG), a leading direct marketer of affinity membership programs and merchandise that provide Internet retailers and their consumers with high value and seamless loyalty and branded membership programs in all major lifestyle spending categories, today announced that it would be participating and sponsoring the 3rd Annual Alexian Brothers Classic Golf Outing held Monday, August 30, 2010 at the Shoreacres Country Club in Lake Bluff, IL.
Proceeds from the Alexian Brothers Classic Golf Outing will benefit Alexian’s Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disorder Resource Center (ASDDRC). So far, Alexian is on target to raise nearly $115,000.
“To have our most successful golf outing yet, at a time when many outside funding sources are starting to dry up is not only a great achievement, but something that’s incredibly helpful to our clients and their families at the Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disorder Resource Center. With the continued generosity of United Marketing Group, we are able to do more for so many people,” said Mark Frey, CEO of Alexian Brothers Hospital Network.
Alexian Brothers Hospital Network offers a uniquely powerful combination of medical, clinical and research specialties focused on developmental disorders. With renowned competencies in developmental pediatrics, child psychiatry, pediatric neuro-psychology, and brain research, Alexian Brothers provides children and their families the most advanced and comprehensive care possible. This year, the Hospital Network moved to provide integrated care not only for the physical, psychological and emotional issues of the children, but to provide critical support to the families themselves by launching the Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disorder Resource Center (ASDDRC).
The challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their associated costs are increasing in our communities. Children with ASD now count for 1 in 110 births in the U.S. and ASD is the fastest growing developmental challenge, increasing at an annual rate of 10% - 17%. In addition to the emotional burden of ASD for children and their families, the financial cost of caring for someone with ASD is staggering – estimated as $3.2 million over a lifetime. The good news is that the cost (and the suffering) can be decreased by two-thirds with early diagnosis and intervention.
Source: www.pr.com
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