For years Lance Armstrong has provided an inspirational survivor story and been a strong role model for children.  Some have called him one of the biggest sports icons of all time.  In addition to his many successes in cycling, he has done incredible philanthropic work at home and around the world.… Continue Reading…

BATON ROUGE – This week the Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to fighting youth steroid abuse announced a partnership with the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA). The LHSAA leadership announced that they will endorse the THF’s Hoot’s Chalk talk e-Learning Program to their members.

Hoot’s Chalk Talk e-Learning Program is a brand new online education program that is targeted at coaches and is the first of its kind in the US and Canada.… Continue Reading…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and FRISCO, Tex – NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, has formed a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation, an anti-steroid foundation, to help protect young athletes from the dangers of performance enhancing drugs. As part of the partnership, NSF International is developing educational resources for the Foundation to use to educate students at seminars and high school presentations.… Continue Reading…

Major League Strength has announced a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation

Melville, NY –May 19^th, 2010- Major League Strength announced today a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation to educate kids about the dangers of performance enhancing drugs throughout the country during their “Test the Nation” Combine Training Campaign.… Continue Reading…

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Awarded First “Taylor’s Award”

The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig has been named the inaugural recipient of “Taylor’s Award,” presented to an individual who has made a major impact on efforts to educate American youth and protect them from the dangers of appearance and performance-enhancing drugs.  The award was presented at the MLB Owners meeting in New York, New York.… Continue Reading…

The partnership will spread an anti-steroids message nationwide to thousands of high school and youth baseball players

COLUMBIA, MD – November 2, 2009- Baseball Factory announced today a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation that will help deliver an anti-steroids message to thousands of baseball players nationwide.  The organizations will work together to provide all Baseball Factory players and families with educational information on the dangers of anabolic steroids and other appearance and  performance enhancing drugs. 

The partnership between Baseball Factory and the Taylor Hooton Foundation will provide an opportunity for young baseball players to learn about the dangers associated with appearance and performance enhancing drugs (APEDs).  In addition, the Taylor Hooton Foundation will provide training to the Baseball Factory staff on all aspects of this topic and will make an appearance at select Baseball Factory events in order to deliver this message directly to players and their families.  It is important that not only the players, but also the parents are fully educated on the perils associated with these drugs.… Continue Reading…

New York Yankees, August 11, 2009 – The New York Yankees today announced that Don Hooton, father of Taylor Hooton and president of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the Yankees’ 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays tonight. Additionally, he will be presented with a $10,000 donation from the Yankee Foundation toward his work.… Continue Reading…

Today, the Taylor Hooton Foundation announced that New York Yankee’s star Alex Rodriguez will join the Taylor Hooton Foundation team to help fight youth steroid and other performance enhancing drug use.

Don Hooton, President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF) said:

“This is the first time that we have teamed up with a ballplayer who has made a mistake with steroids.  We reached out to Alex after his ESPN interview, in which he stressed he wants to turn his mistake into something positive by focusing on youth anti-steroid education.  Since we began talking to him we have found his sense of regret is genuine and his commitment to help is strong.”

THF was formed in 2004, after Don Hooton’s son, Taylor, took his own life as a result of steroid use.  The Foundation is the only entity?public or private?in the U.S.… Continue Reading…