Training, Education & Research Institute and Grammy Award-Winning Musician Team Up To Give a Voice To Those Who Cannot Be Heard
Michelle Williams Joins San Diego-Based Non-Profit, Lending Her Voice to Advocate for Individuals with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Michelle
Williams.
Photo by:
Rick Day
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SAN DIEGO
- Feb. 16,
2011 -
The
Training,
Education &
Research
Institute, a
San
Diego-based
private,
non-profit
center of
excellence
and social
change for
persons with
autism and
other
developmental
disabilities
and their
families, is
pleased to
welcome
three-time
Grammy
award-winning
songstress,
television
sitcom star
and Broadway
performer,
Michelle
Williams, as
its national
spokeswoman.
Michelle
will be
using her
voice to
spread and
advocate
TERI's
mission that
every
individual
with autism
and other
developmental
disabilities
has the
right to
lead a
valued,
meaningful
and
fulfilling
life of
uncompromised
quality.
"Supporting
those with
autism and
other
developmental
disabilities
is a cause
that is
extremely
personal to
me," said
Michelle
Williams.
"My godson
has autism
and I have
seen
first-hand
how TERI's
model
programs and
initiatives
create the
highest
quality of
life for
individuals
with autism
and other
developmental
disabilities
and their
families.
I've used my
voice in
various
projects to
reach
people;
however, I
feel truly
blessed to
be able to
lend it to
an
internationally
recognized
organization
that values
supporting
individuals
with
developmental
disabilities
across their
lifespan.
TERI is
truly
changing the
way the
world views
this
population
and I am so
honored to
be a voice
for TERI."
Michelle's
partnership
with TERI
coincides
with the
building of
the Charles
R. Cono
Campus for
Life
Quality, a
central home
for TERI's
model
programs and
initiatives,
which is
slated to
open in San
Marcos,
California,
in 2014.
TERI Founder
and CEO
Cheryl
Kilmer
added, ?we
are honored
to have
Michelle
join our
TERI family.
TERI has
always set
the standard
in creating,
designing
and
providing
the highest
quality of
programs,
initiatives
and care.
Michelle is
a shining
example of
what TERI
stands for:
talent,
class, grace
and
perseverance.
We are
thrilled she
is here to
lend her
voice to
speak about
TERI's
initiatives
and assist
us in
ushering in
the
completion
of the
Charles R.
Cono Campus
for Life
Quality,
which will
help us in
continuing
our mission
of creating
the highest
quality of
life for
individuals
with autism
and other
developmental
disabilities.?
To learn
more about
TERI, its
model
programs and
initiatives,
the Charles
R. Cono
Campus for
Life
Quality, or
to give a
gift, please
visit
www.teriinc.org.
For more
information
about
Michelle
Williams,
please visit
www.IAmMichelle.com.
About
Training,
Education &
Research
Institute
(TERI,
Inc.):
Founded in
1980, TERI,
Inc. is a
private,
non-profit
501 (c)(3)
California
corporation.
Its mission
is to
improve the
quality of
life for
children and
adults with
developmental
disabilities
and learning
disabilities,
specializing
in serving
individuals
who have
needs which
cannot be
met by other
existing
programs.
TERI looks
to the
future by
continuing
its
commitment
to set new
standards
through
establishing
model
programs,
conducting
applied
research in
best
practices
and
procedures
and offering
training and
consultation
to
professionals,
families,
and
community
members.
Recognized
as a model
program in
the State of
California
for the
quality of
services it
provides to
its clients,
TERI relies
on donations
from the
community
and
foundations
in order to
continue to
set the
highest
standards
and ensure
an
uncompromised
quality of
life to its
population.
For more
information,
visit
www.teriinc.org. |
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