Donations
Our open fundraising campaign "Primary Prevention to Save a Life" would be a great way to donate to ABF. Select the "Make a Donation" or "Become a Fundraiser" button below to share your support with your friends. Follow along and support our program to "screen young hearts & save young lives!" Thank you so much for your continued support!
Save A Life - Ed Walsh Memorial
Over 13 years ago, the Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) founder, Sharon Bates and Ed Walsh met. Ed hosted a vendor table during the first annual meeting of Parent Heart Watch (PHW) in Las Vegas, NV. Sharon is one of the co-founders of PHW and had the privilege of welcoming Ed to the conference and to the ABF & PHW family! Ed shared his knowledge of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and passion to protect young lives from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA.) He taught Sharon & ABF the importance of donating AEDs to schools. Since that impactful meeting, ABF has donated 110 AEDs, 2 of which have been used to save lives!
Sharon and everyone here at ABF are deeply saddened from his sudden passing, Saturday, Sept. 8th. He will be missed and continued to be honored in the work we do at ABF to protect young people from SCA! We are hopeful to use the Ed Walsh Memorial funds to host a Cardiac Screening in Ed's home town, Denver, CO. Date & location is to be determined.
Sharon and everyone here at ABF are deeply saddened from his sudden passing, Saturday, Sept. 8th. He will be missed and continued to be honored in the work we do at ABF to protect young people from SCA! We are hopeful to use the Ed Walsh Memorial funds to host a Cardiac Screening in Ed's home town, Denver, CO. Date & location is to be determined.
"2018 Campaign: Primary Prevention to Save a Life"
July 31, 2017, marked the 17th Angel Day for Anthony and then the first Cardiac Screening in his honor began in 2001 at Kansas State University, his college. By 2002, his mother, Sharon Bates, founded the Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) in Phoenix, Arizona, with the first Cardiac Screening here in their hometown. Recently achieved by ABF, a milestone of over 13,500 youth, older siblings, parents and grandparents screened with over 1800 lives changed and/or saved. As well, ABF Teams across the USA have screened approximately 600,000 lives due to the ABF Community Screening Training program, continued to be overseen by Sharon Bates.
To continue these efforts we need contributors at all levels of giving so we forward the ABF mission. As we expand our mission to carryout primary prevention screenings, we look to expand our areas of service beyond Phoenix, Maricopa County, other areas in Arizona and surrounding states including Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, as well as annually back to Kansas State University. The ABF Founder/CEO, Sharon Bates, has influenced programs in 40 states in the US and 12 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Japan, and the UK.
This year plans are underway to reprint Sharon Bates’ Manual and Video: ‘How to Run a Community Screening’ with a Health Care Publisher. Sharon has been encouraged to write her story:’ A Life though Anthony – Sharon’s Story’ by Executive Director, Diane Breckenridge who is working with literary agents for publication and a true to life film project. Both Sharon and Diane have been invited to present regarding the Health Care Focus of Primary Prevention at numerous nursing and health care meetings including internationally in: Melbourne, Australia; Dublin, Ireland; and nationally in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Las Vegas, Nevada; Dallas, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; and San Diego, California.
Contribution Levels:
Diamond - Donation to ABF: $10,000 and above: Naming Opportunity (e.g., ultrasound machine; Screening events; etc) and all below items.
Platinum - Donation to ABF: $5,000 to $9,999: PR Collaboration meeting with lunch/dinner with founder/CEO, Executive Director and other contributors as requested and below items
Gold - Donation to ABF: $2,500 to $4,999 Logo on t-shirts and all below items
Silver - Donation to ABF: $1000 to $2,499 Name on t-shirt or AED with name and all below items
Bronze - Donation to ABF: $500 to $999.00 Table with Signage at events and all below items.
Friend - Donation to ABF: $100 to $499 Name on Signage at events and invite to events
Associate - Donation to ABF: to $99.00 invite to events
Note: The official spa for Anthony Bates Foundation is the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa Avania in Gainey Ranch of Scottsdale, AZ. As our gift to contributors from Bronze to Diamond levels, ABF will offer (2) two spa certificates services. Also available is our “Sedona Weekend” Raffle, every $1000 received gets (1) raffle ticket. The drawing occurs 12/8/2017.
Please join us as contributors as we carry out our Mission: The Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) believes that no parent should suffer the heartbreak of losing a child to an undiagnosed cardiac malady; we seek to eliminate preventable Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The organization will fulfill its mission by continuing our efforts to establish a nationwide heart screening program for youth, free of charge or low cost, thus solving a significant public health issue through screenings, education, collaboration and facilitation.
Sincerely,
Sharon
Sharon Bates,
CEO and Founder
July 31, 2017, marked the 17th Angel Day for Anthony and then the first Cardiac Screening in his honor began in 2001 at Kansas State University, his college. By 2002, his mother, Sharon Bates, founded the Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) in Phoenix, Arizona, with the first Cardiac Screening here in their hometown. Recently achieved by ABF, a milestone of over 13,500 youth, older siblings, parents and grandparents screened with over 1800 lives changed and/or saved. As well, ABF Teams across the USA have screened approximately 600,000 lives due to the ABF Community Screening Training program, continued to be overseen by Sharon Bates.
To continue these efforts we need contributors at all levels of giving so we forward the ABF mission. As we expand our mission to carryout primary prevention screenings, we look to expand our areas of service beyond Phoenix, Maricopa County, other areas in Arizona and surrounding states including Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, as well as annually back to Kansas State University. The ABF Founder/CEO, Sharon Bates, has influenced programs in 40 states in the US and 12 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Japan, and the UK.
This year plans are underway to reprint Sharon Bates’ Manual and Video: ‘How to Run a Community Screening’ with a Health Care Publisher. Sharon has been encouraged to write her story:’ A Life though Anthony – Sharon’s Story’ by Executive Director, Diane Breckenridge who is working with literary agents for publication and a true to life film project. Both Sharon and Diane have been invited to present regarding the Health Care Focus of Primary Prevention at numerous nursing and health care meetings including internationally in: Melbourne, Australia; Dublin, Ireland; and nationally in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Las Vegas, Nevada; Dallas, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; and San Diego, California.
Contribution Levels:
Diamond - Donation to ABF: $10,000 and above: Naming Opportunity (e.g., ultrasound machine; Screening events; etc) and all below items.
Platinum - Donation to ABF: $5,000 to $9,999: PR Collaboration meeting with lunch/dinner with founder/CEO, Executive Director and other contributors as requested and below items
Gold - Donation to ABF: $2,500 to $4,999 Logo on t-shirts and all below items
Silver - Donation to ABF: $1000 to $2,499 Name on t-shirt or AED with name and all below items
Bronze - Donation to ABF: $500 to $999.00 Table with Signage at events and all below items.
Friend - Donation to ABF: $100 to $499 Name on Signage at events and invite to events
Associate - Donation to ABF: to $99.00 invite to events
Note: The official spa for Anthony Bates Foundation is the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa Avania in Gainey Ranch of Scottsdale, AZ. As our gift to contributors from Bronze to Diamond levels, ABF will offer (2) two spa certificates services. Also available is our “Sedona Weekend” Raffle, every $1000 received gets (1) raffle ticket. The drawing occurs 12/8/2017.
Please join us as contributors as we carry out our Mission: The Anthony Bates Foundation (ABF) believes that no parent should suffer the heartbreak of losing a child to an undiagnosed cardiac malady; we seek to eliminate preventable Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The organization will fulfill its mission by continuing our efforts to establish a nationwide heart screening program for youth, free of charge or low cost, thus solving a significant public health issue through screenings, education, collaboration and facilitation.
Sincerely,
Sharon
Sharon Bates,
CEO and Founder