MEDIA ALERT: Saginaw, MI Firm Hosts Charity Golf Event to Support Down Syndrome Cognition Research

SAGINAW, Mich. - Aug. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- WHAT:   The second of a quartet of Hayes Mechanical golf outings to support groundbreaking cognition research for people of all ages with Down syndrome. The first outing in Chicago raised $185,000. More information is on the event website (https://lumindfoundation.org/Hayes_Golf_Outings_2014).

WHEN:   Thursday, August 21, 2014, 8:00 am (registration), 10:00 am (shotgun start) – 3:00 pm (buffet and awards)

WHERE: Apple Mountain Golf Resort, 4519 North River Road, Freeland, Michigan 48623; (989) 781-6789

WHO:     Hayes Mechanical CEO and President Terry AnCel is available during the event (and prior upon arrangement) for interviews. Mr. AnCel is the father of a daughter with Down syndrome and serves on the Board of Directors for LuMind foundation. Joining Mr. AnCel, is LuMind Foundation Executive Director Carolyn Cronin. Ms. Cronin is available from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm the day of the event (and prior upon arrangement). Media welcome throughout the day.

WHY:     Hayes Mechanical joins LuMind Foundation to fund cognition development research to open opportunities for people with Down syndrome, including funding research to help offset early Alzheimer’s disease, prevalent in most people with Down syndrome. The cognition research we fund may be beneficial to the greater Alzheimer’s community. After only ten years, our funded research has led to nine drug targets and four clinical trials – an unprecedented speed of discovery.

About Hayes Mechanical

Founded in 1918, Hayes Mechanical (http://www.hayesmechanical.com/index.php) is a pioneer in the mechanical construction and repair industry with management now in its fourth generation. Many of Hayes’s clients have continued to be served through all four generations. Through a steady and well planned growth program Hayes has the ability to serve clients all throughout the country with six regional offices and more new ones planned for the future. Hayes has a history of non-profit community involvement and is proud to work with the LuMind Foundation to raise funds for Down syndrome cognitive development research.

About LuMind Foundation

LuMind Foundation (http://www.lumindfoundation.org/), formerly the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (DSRTF), is a national non-profit organization headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, aimed at accelerating the development of treatments to significantly improve cognition, including memory, learning and speech, for individuals with Down syndrome. LuMind Foundation funds research at major research centers, including Johns Hopkins Medicine, Stanford University, University of California, San Diego, and University of Arizona. Since its founding in 2004, LuMind Foundation has committed more than $10 million to fund results-driven research programs that will benefit children and adults with Down syndrome, and has been instrumental in the initiation of clinical trials now under way.