$25,000 to the Amazeum

We were so excited to make a $25,000 to Amazeum. Thanks to this donation, one of the featured displays inside the Amazeum, a planned interactive family museum to be located near Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will be accessible to children with disabilities. The funds will be used to install a lift that will allow disabled children access to a former Walmart semi-truck, which will be placed inside the museum and contain multiple activities for children to experience while inside the vehicle. This will allow ALL children to participate in this display! The lift will include a special plaque that acknowledges the Foundation and that the donation was made in memory of Taylor McKeen Shelton, Wes & Ella Shelton’s 14 month old son that died in June from SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Children). After Taylor’s passing, his parents chose to have memorial donations made to The Miller McNeil Woodruff Foundation. The donations we received in Taylor’s memory were overwhelming so we wanted to do something special to honor him. This seemed like the perfect fit! We have become very close friends with Wes and Ella due to the similar circumstances we have endured. We hope the lift and the plaque help raise awareness about SMA, SUDC, neuromuscular diseases in general and support for all children with disabilities.