Tommy's mother, Rosemary Marshall, saw the need for special assistance at the time of transition and established a fund to help others. Through this fund United Cerebral Palsy annually makes awards to young adults with cerebral palsy who like Tommy, require special assistance. An applicant need not be impoverished to benefit from the fund. An applicant may receive benefits from the fund only once. Once a year, funds from the trust are made available to youth with Cerebral Palsy from Prince George's County or Montgomery County who have graduated from high school within the past two years.
Applicants complete an application form.
Trustees of the fund evaluate all applicants and inform each applicant of the yearly awards. Applications are available from United Cerebral Palsy. Applications are available for review on our website. Applications for 2000 are due by September 30, 2000. Awards made in December 2000.