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Adam Susser Foundation
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Adam Susser Foundation. is an IRS designated non profit,tax-exempt organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
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Adam was asphyxiated at birth and as a result was cortically blind
with quadraplegic cerebral palsy.
Gary and Judy Susser were married for seven years before Judy
became pregnant with twins. Both boys, Brandon and Adam, spent two weeks in neonatal intensive care. They took them home and thought everything was fine. It wasn't. Adam was starved of oxygen and suffered severe brain damage, While basking in the joy new babies bring, Gary and Judy Susser had to come to terms with having a child with special needs. Gary and Judy Susser also began the Adam Susser Foundation to fund the creation of special- education programs, to provide scholarships for college students studying to become therapists or special education teachers, and to help create clinics that provide therapy and medical services for disabled people. While trying to help Adam, Gary and Judy realized that there weren't enough schools for kids like Adam. Adam attends Elementary School, where he receives limited physical, occupational and speech therapy in a unique program. Gary and Judy Susser pay for additional therapy elsewhere, including visual, aquatics and hippo therapy. They realize that many parents don't have the resources to pay for those extras or simply don't know what resources are available for their children.
The Sussers want to change that and try to make funds available
through this foundation. |