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| Article Published 6/26/2013
All In Team Foundation Donates $25,000 to Rise Program |
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Dabo’s All In Foundation has donated $25,000 to the Rise Program of Tuscaloosa. The purpose of the Rise Program is to provide exemplary services based on recommended practices to young children with diverse abilities and their families. Coach Gene Stallings, whose late son John Mark had Downs syndrome, has been instrumental in the start of the program in Tuscaloosa and growth to other college campuses. The RISE program, a part of the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences, serves children with disabilities and their typically developing peers, from ages 8 weeks to 5 years. The children are divided by age among six classes, each with 16 students, one teacher and three assistants. The school’s mission is the same as the University’s — teaching, service and research. The integrated preschool program not only benefits families in the community, it serves as a practicum and internship site for students from UA and other colleges. Martha Cook Rise School Director, “The Gene Stallings Golf tournament of Champions did not just reflect champions on the football field but also champions of philanthropy. Coach Stallings instilled in his players and Coaches at both Texas A&M and at Alabama that you should always give back to those who don't have the advantages that you had. He often quotes "There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are in need and those who help those in need." He obviously succeeded with Coach Swinney and his Foundation. With the donation, The Rise School will be fully funded for another year.”
Coach Stallings and the late John Mark | |
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