EDINA, MINN. – May 31, 2012 – Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation is honored to announce that Katey Taylor, co-founder of Abbey’s Hope, was presented the Chrysanne Manoles Women in Leadership Award on Thursday, May 24.
The award recognizes Taylor’s local and national work to educate the public on one of the leading killers of young children, drowning and pool and spa entrapment. Taylor, alongside the Foundation, has worked tirelessly to establish industry standards for pools and spas, and to educate children and their parents about the need for active supervision and swimming and safety skills in and around pools.
“I’m honored to receive this award from the community,” said Taylor, mother to Abbey Taylor, who died in 2008 as a result of injuries from an improperly maintained pool drain cover. “We strive to protect kids and promote awareness of these issues and as a result, keep Abbey’s wish alive – that no child should ever suffer like she did.”
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More information on the Foundation can be found at www.abbeyshope.org.
About Abbey’s Hope:
Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation is a Minnesota nonprofit organization named after Abbey Taylor, the Edina, Minn., 6-year-old who died in 2008 as a result of injuries sustained in an improperly maintained pool drain cover.
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The Foundation’s goal is to:
- Promote awareness of and education related to child safety issues, including educating pool owners, operators, inspectors, and the general public about the dangers of pool entrapment, evisceration and drowning and the need for physical inspections of pool equipment.
- Work with the pool and spa industry to improve the design of its products, packaging and warning labels, and assist in the development of product safety standards related to such products.
- Identify and provide support and assistance to organizations and programs that help educate parents, children, and pool and spa manufacturers about the prevention of entrapment and traditional forms of drowning.
Find out more about Abbey’s Hope at http://abbeyshope.org.
