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National Football League Partners with the
Hunter’s Hope Foundation for National
Awareness
of Universal Newborn Screening
The Hunter’s Hope
Foundation is moving forward with a National Awareness Campaign
beginning with support from the National Football League, by means
of a commercial that will air on national television beginning
December 20, 2007. The Public Service Announcement (PSA) features
NFL Pro Hall of Fame and former Buffalo Bills Quarterback, Jim
Kelly, with an 11-year old boy from Grand Island, N.Y., Matthew
Chorey, who is affected by Glutaric Academia (GA1). Matthew
represents a child whose disabling disease could have been prevented
had he been screened at birth. The concluding message in the
PSA is Jim Kelly urging the viewers/listeners to contact their
legislatures to support
Newborn Screening.
The Chorey Family
11-year old Michael Chorey (center)
is featured in the commercial with Jim Kelly
(Click photo to watch commercial)
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