In a few short days, Zachary Butler will board a plane headed to Las Vegas to fulfill a lifelong dream — meeting his all-time favorite poker player. Butler, 33, was recently put in hospice care at his Trezevant home. He was diagnosed at age 12 with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare genetic neural disease that causes […] Continue Reading
TREZEVANT, Tenn.–“I’m competitive. I can do it on my own. I like the strategy,” said 33-year -old Zach Butler, referring to his favorite game…poker. “I’m thinking Zach’s gonna have the trip of a lifetime,” Zach’s mother, Cynthia Mayberry, said. Zach gets to make a special trip, all thanks to the Dream Foundation. The Dream Foundation […] Continue Reading
Dream Foundation will celebrate Zachary Butler’s life with a Special Meet & Greet with his favorite poker player. Zachary Butler, a 33-year-old from Trezevant, TN., has been diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia. He began experiencing symptoms from the rare disease at an early age and became completely disabled by his late teens. Doctors have now given […] Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines has been engaged in corporate philanthropy for over 35 years in communities where “a significant number” of its employees live or work, namely Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. Its related but independent nonprofit, the Alaska Airlines Foundation, has been up and running for nearly 20 years. The airline organizes much of its funding into […] Continue Reading
On Monday, February 19, 2018 former Truman resident Lois Bird and her family sat together in a hospital room, waiting for the oncologist to deliver the results of a series of tests she had undergone, include a PET scan, mammogram, ultrasound and MRI of her head. It had been a year and a half since […] Continue Reading