Yates Foundation Autism Gala, Breaking the Silence
Photo by KATIE MORGAN /The Jackson Sun For its first fundraising event, the Yates Foundation has planned a gala, “Breaking the Silence,” at 7 p.m. April 11 at the Aeneas Building at 405 E. College St. in downtown Jackson. Tickets are $150 per couple.
Then, coming up May 1, the Young Lawyers Division of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association is planning a wine and cheese event from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Tavern. The Young Lawyers made the first donation of $500 to the Yates Foundation.”Every year, we pick a good cause and do something,” said Anna Banks Cash of the Young Lawyers. “I work with Rolf, and I’ve known Angela for several years. When Angela told me they have this goal and were setting up the foundation, we knew we wanted to help.”
Frank McMeen, president of West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, said, “It’s wonderful to see people come together in the Jackson community to help these precious children with autism. With the number of autism cases rising, these children need more of our help.”
The gala will begin with a slide show in the background showing “The Faces of Autism” that the National Autism Association is helping create. Starting at 7:30 p.m., there will be several presentations made thanking sponsors, and the dinner and dance will begin at 8 p.m.
Angela and her husband, Jackson attorney Rolf Hazlehurst, testified in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Charlotte, N.C., in October 2007. The cases were heard by the Hon. Patricia Campbell-Smith, Special Master. They have filed a lawsuit alleging that the vaccinations Yates received within his first year of life caused his gastrointestinal condition and his autism.
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