Startup

A Retrospection

In Retrospect

It was hard…

In Retrospect

Conceived in Dismay

In Retrospect

A hard thing…

In Retrospect

Born in Commitment

In Retrospect

A good thing…

In Retrospect

Nurtured in Dedication

In Retrospect

It is a good thing…

In Retrospect

Mature in Accomplishment

Startup

Palm Sunday, 1973…

StartupAnother childis lost. A mysterious disease is sweeping the nation stealing children.

And there are whispers of pandemic - and fear.

In Retrospect

Conceived in Dismaywithin the confines of a

fathomless grief over the tragic loss

of thousands of children…

StartupDoctors were confounded.Parents grieved and found no answers.

And children died...and they died…

In Retrospect

Born in Commitmentin 1974 by two sets of parents

whose five year old children were victimized by a horrible monster

that terrorized children.

StartupThe National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation was founded and began to fight back.

Committed to finding answers. A reason. A reckoning.

In Retrospect

Nurtured in DedicationA grass-roots hands-across-the-

country movement began to unravel the mystery and warn other parents about the beast that

stalked their children.

StartupAfter much study, research connected salicylates, combined with viruses like flu or chicken-pox, with triggering the child killer; Reye’s Syndrome.

But there is no cure…

In Retrospect

Mature in AccomplishmentNot One More Child! is the stand,

and the mission is to eradicate the incidence of

Reye’s Syndrome

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.• American Legion• American Legion Child

Welfare Foundation• Legion Auxiliaries

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.• Dick Van Dyke• Bill Cosby• Dudley Moore• Chris Norris• Hollywood’s best golfers

And many more!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.

• Senator Metzenbaum• Senator Melchor• Senator McCain• Congresswoman

Geraldine Ferraro• Senator Hatch• President Reagan

And many more!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.

• Doctors too numerous to name here…

And many more!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.

• Kids Helping Kids…

And many more!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.

• Just Like You…

And many more!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it – and with a little help from our

friends, we did.

• All accomplished by Volunteers…

• Without Government Funding…

• Without Computers• Without Cell Phones• And with a whole lot

of heart and soul

40 Years Strong

Not One More Child!Not One More Child!

40 Years Strong

ThatThat’’s our Startup Storys our Startup StoryAnd we hope you will And we hope you will want to learn more!want to learn more!

National Reye’s Syndrome 

FoundationNot One More Child!Not One More Child!

Website: http://www.reyessyndrome.org

Blog: http://reyessyndrome.wordpress.com

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Please help us keep the mission alive! Donate & save lives!Please help us keep the mission alive! Donate & save lives!

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