FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 1, 2010

Media Contact:  Jenny Stickley jenny@hatcherfoundation.org

Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer

Earns Spot as a September Finalist for

Pepsi Refresh Project for $250,000 grant

Foundation Making National Call for Votes to Support

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

Chattanooga, TN:

After finishing in the top 100 spots of all competitors of the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project for the month of August, the Austin Hatcher Foundation for pediatric cancer has earned a spot in September’s Pepsi Refresh competition.  The Foundation’s application “Hatch’s house of hope: Empowering children with cancer and their families” will once again be vying for a $250,000 grant, competing against other “fresh ideas” from across the country.

The Foundation is asking people across the Country to show their support during September, Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.  The competition is based on popular votes; supporters can go online and/or text to vote for the Foundation once each day during the month of September.  The 2 ideas in the $250,000 grant category with the most daily votes at the end of the month will win.

“We are so fortunate to have had the votes in August to get to compete in September.  Thank you to everyone who supported the Foundation and its mission to equip families with the tools necessary to cope in the face of a cancer diagnosis,” said Amy Jo Osborn, President of the Austin Hatcher Foundation.   We hope that everyone will keep voting daily this month, as well as help us find new supporters to vote.  $250,000 will go a long way to help Hatch’s provide these necessary services for families dealing with pediatric cancer.”

Anyone can vote for the Austin Hatcher Foundation’s grant proposal once each day during August. You can vote three ways!  Text 101703 to Pepsi (73774), vote online at www.refresheverything.org/hatcherfoundation and vote through Facebook by downloading the App. Voting is easy and a great way to help make a difference.  To learn more about the Foundation and its participation in the Pepsi Refresh project, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or refresheverything.org.  For daily reminders to vote, become a fan of the Austin Hatcher Foundation on Facebook.

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006
after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer.  The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment, as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.  The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community.  All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.

Hatch’s house of hope is a unique Austin Hatcher Foundation concept designed to empower children and families affected by pediatric cancer to thrive. The landmark cancer care center equips children and their family members with the educational, emotional and social skills necessary to succeed.  Specifically, these services include Problem Solving Skills Training, neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.  All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations.  Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, TN, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September
18, 2009.  This Hatch’s is the model for other Hatch’s in the planning stages nationwide.  For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or www.hatcherfoundation.org.

The Pepsi Refresh Project is a program sponsored by Pepsi designed to Refresh the world.  Pepsi is giving away millions of dollars each month in the form of grants from $5,000 to $250,000, to the ideas that receive the most votes after being selected to compete in the Challenge.  Grant categories include health, the planet, arts and culture, food and shelter, education, and neighborhoods.  For more information on the Pepsi Refresh Challenge, go to www.refresheverything.com.

Chattanooga, TN:  Dr. Erica Skidmore, Chief Psychologist at Hatch’s house of hope has been appointed to the Medical Staff at the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine.  Dr. Skidmore will serve as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics for the Chattanooga campus.

Dr. Skidmore recently relocated to Chattanooga from Virginia Beach, VA, where she was a psychologist at the Eden Counseling Center as well as Clinical Director at Liberty Family Services to take the position of Staff Psychologist at Hatch’s.  Dr. Skidmore has extensive experience in working with children and will be providing psychological care of Pediatric Oncology patients and their families both at Hatch’s and through her position with the Medical College.  At the UT College of Medicine, she will also be educating the medical residents on the psycho-social issues related to a pediatric cancer diagnosis as well as providing them with information about cognitive functions as they relate to cancer treatment in children.  Dr. Skidmore is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American and International Societies of Psycho-Oncology.

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006 after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer.  The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment, as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.  The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community.  All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.

Hatch’s house of hope is a unique Austin Hatcher Foundation concept designed to empower children and families affected by pediatric cancer to thrive. The landmark cancer care center equips children and their family members with the educational, emotional and social skills necessary to succeed.  Specifically, these services include Problem Solving Skills Training, neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.  All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations.  Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, TN, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September
18, 2009.  This Hatch’s is the model for other Hatch’s in the planning stages nationwide.  For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or www.hatcherfoundation.org.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 5, 2010

Media Contact:  Jenny Stickley jenny@hatcherfoundation.org

2010 Hurst Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Pace Car ON EXHIBIT AT SIXTH ANNUAL KRASL ART CENTER COnCOURS on the BLUFF

Chattanooga, TN:              The special-edition Hurst Mustang serving as the 2010 Ford Racing Mustang Series Pace Car will be on display this weekend at the 6^th Annual Krasl Art Center Concours on the Bluff in St. Joseph, MI.   After its run with the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge, this unique and highly-collectible Pace Car will be auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January 2011.

Proceeds from the sale of this Mustang will go to the Austin Hatcher Foundation for pediatric cancer.  “The Austin Hatcher Foundation is proud to be partnering with Hurst Performance, the Larry H. Miller Dealership Group, Whelen Engineering, BF Goodrich Tires, Ford Racing and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series to sponsor the 2010 Hurst Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Pace Car,” said Jim Osborn, Chairman of the Austin Hatcher Foundation.  “The Foundation’s focus is on empowering families faced with pediatric cancer to thrive, and we hope to bring excitement to these families through Hurst’s history of unique muscle cars.”

The stunning Hurst Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Pace Car comes equipped with 20” BFGoodrich KDW tires for maximum performance and attitude, 20” Hurst polished, forged aluminum wheels and a Hurst Competition/Plus shifter with a black T-handle.  The engine pounds out 550-horsepower, which is approximately 200-horsepower more than the race Mustangs, and 542 lb.-ft of torque, courtesy of the Ford Racing polished supercharger, Ford Racing FR500S stainless-steel cat-back exhaust and K&N filter.

This is a great opportunity to get an up-close look at a piece of Ford Mustang Series history.

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006
after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer.  The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment, as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.  The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community.  All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.

Hatch’s house of hope is a unique Austin Hatcher Foundation concept designed to empower children and families affected by pediatric cancer to thrive. The landmark cancer care center equips children and their family members with the educational, emotional and social skills necessary to succeed.  Specifically, these services include Problem Solving Skills Training, neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.  All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations.  Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, TN, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September
18, 2009.  This Hatch’s is the model for other Hatch’s in the planning stages nationwide.  For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or www.hatcherfoundation.org.

August 5, 2010

Media Contact:  Jenny Stickley jenny@hatcherfoundation.org

Austin Hatcher Foundation Asks for Daily Voting Support

By Texting 101703 to Pepsi (73774)

1998 Wellington High School graduate and Homecoming Queen, Amy Jo Young Osborn, Austin Hatcher Foundation for pediatric cancer President has worked tirelessly to raise funds for families affected by pediatric cancer.  After losing her son Austin Hatcher “Hatch” Osborn to cancer in 2006, she and her husband Jim started the foundation in their son’s name, with the mission to help equip families with the tools necessary to cope with pediatric cancer.

On August 1, the Foundation was announced as a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project for the month of August.  The Foundation’s application “Hatch’s house of hope: Empowering children with cancer and their families” was selected as a finalist from a pool of thousands of applications.  Competing against hundreds of other finalists in the $250,000 category, supporters can go online or text to vote for the Foundation each day during the month of August.  The two finalists with the most votes at the end of the month will win the $250,000.

“We need as many daily votes as possible,” said Amy Jo Osborn, “after just one day of media attention, we have risen in the ranks from 251^st to 44^th, but what most people don’t realize is that we need their votes every day this month.”

Anyone can vote via text and/or online. To learn more about the Foundation and its participation in the Pepsi Refresh project, visit www.hatcherfoundation .org or www.refresheverything.org.  To text your vote daily, text 101703 to 73774.  For daily reminders to vote, become a fan of the Austin Hatcher Foundation on Facebook.

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006
after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer.  The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment, as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.  The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community.  All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.

Hatch’s house of hope is a unique Austin Hatcher Foundation concept designed to empower children and families affected by pediatric cancer to thrive. The landmark cancer care center equips children and their family members with the educational, emotional and social skills necessary to succeed.  Specifically, these services include Problem Solving Skills Training, neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.  All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations.  Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, TN, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September
18, 2009.  This Hatch’s is the model for other Hatch’s in the planning stages nationwide.  For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or www.hatcherfoundation.org.

The Pepsi Refresh Project is a program sponsored by Pepsi designed to Refresh the world.  Pepsi is giving away millions of dollars each month in the form of grants from $5,000 to $250,000, to the ideas that receive the most votes after being selected to compete in the Challenge.  Grant categories include health, the planet, arts and culture, food and shelter, education, and neighborhoods.  For more information on the Pepsi Refresh Challenge, go to www.refresheverything.com.

“We need as many votes from our community as possible,” said Amy Jo Osborn, President of the Austin Hatcher Foundation.  “After just one day of media attention, we have risen in the ranks from 251^st to 44^th.”  “Please keep up the voting daily!  $250,000 will go a long way to help Chattanooga’s pediatric cancer families.”

Anyone can vote!  Please help us bring this money to our community. To learn more about the Foundation and its participation in the Pepsi Refresh project, visit www.hatcherfoundation .org or refresheverything.org.  For daily reminders to vote, become a fan of the Austin Hatcher Foundation on Facebook.

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood was formed in 2006
after Amy Jo and Jim Osborn lost their infant son Hatch to a rare form of pediatric cancer.  The foundation’s mission is to support research towards the diagnosis, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer, and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment, as well as those who have lost children due to cancer.  The foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help cancer stricken children and their families function within their community.  All services provided by the Foundation are free of charge, funded solely by the generous donations of its supporters.

Hatch’s house of hope is a unique Austin Hatcher Foundation concept designed to empower children and families affected by pediatric cancer to thrive. The landmark cancer care center equips children and their family members with the educational, emotional and social skills necessary to succeed.  Specifically, these services include Problem Solving Skills Training, neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer affected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole.  All services at Hatch’s are free to its guests, funded entirely by donations.  Erlanger Medical Mall in Chattanooga, TN, is the site of the first Hatch’s house of hope, which opened September
18, 2009.  This Hatch’s is the model for other Hatch’s in the planning stages nationwide.  For more information, visit www.hatcherfoundation.org or www.hatcherfoundation.org.

The Pepsi Refresh Project is a program sponsored by Pepsi designed to Refresh the world.  Pepsi is giving away millions of dollars each month in the form of grants from $5,000 to $250,000, to the ideas that receive the most votes after being selected to compete in the Challenge.  Grant categories include health, the planet, arts and culture, food and shelter, education, and neighborhoods.  For more information on the Pepsi Refresh Challenge, go to www.refresheverything.com.

Remember to VOTE DAILY

Austin Hatcher Foundation Announced as a Finalist for

Pepsi® Refresh Project for $250,000 grant

Supporters can vote daily during month of August

Chattanooga, TN:

The Austin Hatcher Foundation for pediatric cancer was announced as a finalist in the Pepsi® Refresh Project for the month of August.  The Foundation’s application “Hatch’s house of hope: Empowering children with cancer and their families” was selected as a finalist from a pool of thousands of applications.  Competing against other finalists in the $250,000 category, supporters can go online or text to vote for the foundation each day during the month of August.  The finalist with the most votes at the end of the month will win the $250,000.  VOTE by texting 101703 to Pepsi (73774) and go to www.refresheverything.com/hatcherfoundation

“We are excited to have been chosen to compete for the month of August, and hope that we can get as many people voting for us each day as possible,” said Amy Jo Osborn, President of the Austin Hatcher Foundation.  “Voting only takes seconds out of everyone’s day and $250,000 will go a long way to help Hatch’s provide these necessary services for pediatric cancer families.”

Anyone can vote for the Austin Hatcher Foundation’s grant proposal once each day during August.  Voting is an easy way to show support.  To learn more about the Foundation and its participation in the Pepsi® Refresh project, visit www.hatcherfoundation .org or refresheverything.org/.  For daily reminders to vote, become a fan of the Austin Hatcher Foundation on Facebook and Twitter (facebook.com/AustinHatcherFoundation) and (twitter.com/austinhatcherfo)

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If you shop at BI-LO you can help raise money for the Austin Hatcher Foundation with your BONUS CARD.  Just PRINT and CUT OUT our the enrollment card below, hand it to your cashier along with your BONUS CARD at check out.  This one-time scan will enroll you in the Booster Plus program.  Every time you shop and use your BONUS CARD, 1% of proceeds from your purchases will be donated to the Austin Hatcher Foundation.

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Join us to learn the tricks and secrets of getting more for your grocery dollars by using coupons.
We will discuss when the best coupons are
available in newspapers, advertising mailers, and the best web sites.  We’ll learn about store and manufacturer’s coupons and how to best utilize them to get the biggest bang for your buck!
Bring any coupons you may have and
come join us for a fun and informative evening!

Please RSVP by Monday July 19th to
trish@hatcherfoundation.org or call 423.243.3471