Upward Foundation Announces Touch the Sky Breakfast to Benefit Special Needs Children

Phoenix, AZ, January 05, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Upward Foundation, which serves children with special needs, has announced that the “Touch The Sky” breakfast will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Phoenix Country Club, located at 2901 N. 7th St. The breakfast will celebrate the Upward Foundation’s 50 years of helping children with special needs “Touch The Sky,” and will feature the following speakers: Charli Turner-Thorne, head coach, ASU Women’s Basketball; Jon Du Pre, weekend anchor for ABC 15; and Jeff Munn, radio voice for ASU Lady Sun Devil Basketball.

“I am pleased to announce this breakfast,” said Alan Havir, director for the Upward Foundation. “We have helped so many children with special needs to lead better lives in the past 50 years, and it is a great honor to see their smiling faces day in and day out.”

About The Upward Foundation:
The Upward Foundation has been serving children with special needs since 1958. Whether their needs are for special education, inclusive child care, early invtervention services, or feeding, occupational, physical, or speech language therapy, they have been helping children and their families pave the way to a brighter and more secure future. For more information, please call 602-279-5801 or visit http://www.upwardfoundation.org.

Media Contacts:
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
(919) 233-0300
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Elizabeth Stephens
MMI Associates
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(fax) 919-233-0300
elizabeth@mmimarketing.com

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