The Taylor Hooton Foundation is pleased to announce that our Hoot’s Chalk Talk program has been approved for presentation to law enforcement personnel. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCLEOSE) reviewed our Hoot’s Chalk Talk program and have approved our curriculum.  Officers who successfully take the course and pass our test will be entitled to […]

‘Be A Superior Example’ Encourages Individuals of All Ages to Sign Pledge February 08, 2012 COOPERSTOWN, NY – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the launch of a national education and outreach program to promote healthy and active lifestyles for all individuals, while educating students about the dangers of performance-enhancing substances. […]

Many of you ask us “how do our kids get their hands on steroids”?  Who sells them? With this in mind, I thought I’d share a “press release” that was issued this morning by a company in the UK.  I’ve struck out the name of the company and their web site, but if you read this […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2011 Contact: Don Hooton Taylor Hooton Foundation 7713 Thistledown Dr. McKinney, TX  75071 972-403-7300 (office) don.hooton@taylorhooton.org The Taylor Hooton Foundation, widely acknowledged leader in the advocacy against substance abuse in sports, announced today that the second ever “Taylor’s Award” will be presented to Bob Copeland, the Director of Athletics at […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2011 — Today, Don Hooton, President and Founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation issued a statement on behalf of the Foundation: Yesterday, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice in conjunction with a Grand Jury investigation into his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. It […]

Here is an OpEd piece authored by THF that ran in the 2/28/2011 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. STEROID USE PUNISHMENT MUST FIT THE CRIME In March, Giants slugger Barry Bonds will go to trial for perjury and obstruction of justice in conjunction with his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. If Bonds is […]

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation today announced the creation of a partnership with the Taylor Hooton Foundation for Fighting Steroid Abuse on a comprehensive education program in the Arlington Independent School District. Details of the partnership and program were announced at a press conference today at Hutcheson Junior High School in Arlington. The Rangers-Hooton Foundation […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rob Housman Book Hill Partners O) 202-289-3636; C) 202-486-5874 rhousman@bookhillpartners.com STATEMENT OF THE TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT SENATE CANDIDACY OF MRS. LINDA McMAHON Oct. 13, 2010, McKinney, TX-Today, Don Hooton President and Founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, issued this statement on behalf of the Foundation: Over the past […]

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. The allegations of performance […]

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 […]