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Ryan's Keys Foundation

"Opening Doors for Children and Adults with Disabilities"

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Project: Ryan's Keys Foundation
Industry: Disabilities Logo
Contest Launched: Jan 23, 2012
Selected: 1 winning design from 28 concepts
Winning Design by: riaaki
Close Date: Jan 30, 2012


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Ryan's Keys Foundation

"Opening Doors for Children and Adults with Disabilities"

Disabilities

www.ryanskeys.org

Our son Ryan “Bubba” Slothower was diagnosed at a very early age as high functioning with moderate “developmental disabilities”. Developmental disabilities (DD) are birth defects related to a problem with how a body part or body system works. Frequently, people with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, various genetic and chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, are described as having developmental disabilities (DD) or delays. Ryan was a very happy young man with a great sense of humor, whose laughter warmed the hearts of those around him. Ryan’s life was simple and it was the little things that mattered most and would make him so happy…like “all the babies are home” (Ryan’s term when all three of our children were home at the same time), playing with his collection of keys, yellow pads of paper, watching his favorite TV show COPS and listening to the Beach Boys. Ryan was living and thriving in Santa Barbara on a campus based community called Devereux where he went to school and worked various jobs, both on campus and out in the community. We then learned that Ryan’s program in Santa Barbara was closing down in 2005 and the only option available for Ryan was a supported living program. My wife had always expressed her concerns for a supported living situation for Ryan and young adults with disabilities as she believed there was more potential for abuse than the traditional campus and dorm room setting that Devereux offered our son in Santa Barbara. Little did we know that our greatest fears would become a reality on June 3, 2007? We received the call that is every parent’s nightmare…that call you feel in the pit of your stomach…that call, which changes your life forever. I still remember that call as though it were yesterday and I still hear the terror in my wife’s voice as she yelled to me that Ryan was hurt. "We would later learn the details of that day and discover that a man whom we trusted to watch over our son inflicted great bodily harm upon him without cause. Harm that is never justified, necessary or allowed in supported living situations." After a valiant fight, Ryan died in my arms 11 days later as he was removed from his life support system. I told the doctor and nurses “I held Ryan when he came into this world and that I was going to hold him as he left this world”. I held Ryan in my arms and told him how proud I was of him, how much I loved him and how desperately I wished that God would take me instead. As his breathing began to fade I held him closer to me, kissed him and lay next to him until his final breath. June 14, 2007, a day my family’s life was changed forever; I lost “my pal” at the tender age of 27 and a part of our family that made us whole. Through some truly incredible friendships the “Bubba Cup” golf tournament was created to honor Ryan and celebrate his impact on everyone who knew him. What started the first 2 years as a small group of amazing friends honoring our son, has transformed into a charitable fund raising tournament by pairing with Treehouse Inc. which educates parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) and autism while creating awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders. In 2010, the first Bubba Cup/Treehouse Inc. golf tournament was created and in two short years the support behind this tournament has been overwhelming raising over $60,000 for Southside Art Center and Treehouse Inc. It is your continued support and friendship that really makes it a very rewarding yet emotional day. Your generosity and participation is greatly appreciated and words can’t express properly how much it means to our family. In 2012, the new foundation RYAN’S KEYS “Opening Doors for Children and Adults with Disabilities” will be active in raising funds for various charities that work and assist children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities and our continued efforts to create a Registry to End Abusive Caregiver Hiring.

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Here is a link to my crude attempt at a website design...http://s388846054.initial-website.com/news-events/ It will however, give you more information about what our organization is about and our goals. I also have a logo that was just recently designed by an individual here on MicroBurst that I can send out for your design purposes.


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  • January 23, 2012 3:38 PM
    SiteAdmin SiteAdmin
     
    Designers, You are only required to provide one main page PSD template like other web contests. Internal pages and HTML coding will be done by our web partner. Good luck!! -Steve

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