Phyllis Gall Grandparent Award Nomination

A tremendous supporter of DSAMT, Phyllis was grandmother of Ron Talbott and mother of our very own executive director Alecia Talbott. Sadly, we lost Phyllis in 2014 after a very long, hard-fought battle with cancer. However, she continues to give back to our organization everyday through "Phyllis' Angel Babies Program," an initiative of the Music City Quilt Guild, of which Phyllis was a long-standing member. Through this program, guild members make beautiful, one-of-a-kind, hand made quilts for DSAMT. We then provide those quilts in our celebration gift bag to welcome families with newborns into our community. Thus far they have made more than 300 quilts for DSAMT's First Call program.

In honor of Phyllis’s legacy, DSAMT created the Phyllis Gall Grandparent Award to recognize outstanding service to the Down syndrome community, and the award is given annually. We invite members of DSAMT and the community to nominate a grandparent who has selflessly given his/her time and talents to improve the lives of individuals with Down syndrome in the Middle Tennessee region.

To nominate your candidate please complete the attached form and return to DSAMT by August 15, 2015. Nominations will be reviewed by the Board of Directors of DSAMT, and the winner will be recognized on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Buddy Walk.