Hoot's Corner

I normally reserve this space for news articles.  However, we received an unsolicited letter from a Massachusetts high school student this week that I think you all need to see. “Out of the mouths of babes” . . . . almost no one is talking to our kids about the dangers of Appearance and Performance […]

The media in the Greater Waterloo area are giving wall to wall coverage of the steroid scandal that has unfolded at the University of Waterloo.  I’ve been interviewed by a number of the local media, and here is one of those interviews. Don Don Hooton President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation with Doug Farraway Thursday, […]

I just returned from Canada where I had the opportunity to work with the leadership of the athletic programs at the University of Waterloo.  They announced on Monday that they are shutting down their football program for this coming season following the revelation that a number of their football players were using anabolic steroids. Following […]

Dear friends and supporters, I am so pleased to announce that the first annual Taylor Hooton Foundation fundraising event to be held at Yankee Stadium is scheduled to be held on August 19.  We don’t have many details on the event wrt pricing, sponsorships, etc., but I wanted to provide a heads up for you […]

Major League Strength has announced a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation Melville, NY -May 19th, 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. This partnership will provide young athletes, […]

Thursday, May 13, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Rob Housman                         Book Hill Partners                         O) 202-289-3636; C) 202-486-5874                         rhousman@bookhillpartners.com   TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION HONORS COMMISSIONER SELIG 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 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:          Rob Housman                         Book Hill Partners                         O) 202-289-3636; C) 202-486-5874                         rhousman@bookhillpartners.com   TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION HONORS COMMISSIONER SELIG 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 […]

"I'm extremely proud to present the first Taylor's Award to Commissioner Bud Selig, who has been the single largest supporter of the Foundation's efforts to educate young people about the dangers of appearance and performance-enhancing drugs," said Don Hooton, Taylor's father, who serves as President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation. "Without the support of the […]

Drug use used to be a fast track to a diminished life-get high, sit on the couch, tune out, fail out, drop out.  No longer.  Faced with extraordinary pressure to excel in school, work, sports and social life, lots of people, in particular kids, are turning to drugs to gain an edge.  We have drugs […]

Another week, another steroid-related death. How many kids are going to have to die before our leadership wakes up and realizes that anabolic steroids are DANGEROUS drugs? Don A POPULAR student with a "hidden" heart condition collapsed and died after taking anabolic steroids in a bid to "bulk-up", an inquest heard. Matthew Swordy, from Oaky […]