About Us
Tye Blanton
Tye Blanton was the son of slain Trooper Shawn Blanton and wife Michaela. Tye fought with numerous medical conditions, including congestive heart failure at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Mission Hospital until his death at 4 1/2 months.
To honor Tye, the Tye Blanton Foundation supplies items for premature and sick infants of the NICU to give a sense of personality and comfort to these infants and help parents make the NICU a home away from home.
Tye Blanton Foundation
The Tye Blanton Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. In honor of Tye Blanton, the foundation's mission is to provide assistance and support to the families of premature infants of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.
In addition, the Tye Blanton Foundation helps parents stay afloat during their baby's stay in the NICU by providing the "little things" to allow parents to keep their focus on their child, exactly where it needs to be.
Founders
The creators of the Tye Blanton Foundation are Michaela Blanton, Tye's mother, and Shea Layman, Tye's aunt. Michaela is the wife of late trooper Shawn Blanton. With the foundation we are able to give back to the community, after all of the help they have given us. The foundation is a way to honor Tye everyday while helping to change the lives of other babies like Tye.
Board of Directors & Members
A distinguished group of individuals is elected to serve on the board of directors. Each board member posesses unique qualities that best enables the Tye Blanton Foundation to accomplish its goals. Members can join by paying a $10 annual fee and fulfilling a minimum of 3 volunteer hours. These hours are easily attained by attending an official TBF event.
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Haywood County March for Babies
Kickoff Meeting - To Be Announced
March for Babies Event:
Saturday May 19, 2012
91 N Lakeshore - Lake Junaluska
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
Registration Time: 9:00 AM
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Next Quarterly Blood Drive To Be Announced
Black TBF Hoodie - $30 Adult
Black TBF Hoodie - $20 Kids
Blue Tyed Together T-shirt - $15
Blue Kids Tyed Together T-shirt - $8
Check out our brand new tie dye TBF t-shirts !!!!
Red long sleeved T-shirt - $20
Red short sleeved KIDS T-shirt - $8
Black TBF tote bags - $5
To Purchase TBF Merchandise
You may pay for your order with credit card through PayPal . (No PayPal account required
and email your order to
tyeblantonfoundation_yahoo.com
Or, print the order form to mail with a check.
Be sure to include
- quanity and sizes
- shipping address
- payment via check
- $5 shipping
Mail order to:
PO Box 18
Waynesville, NC 28786
or email: tyeblantonfoundation_yahoo.com
Click here for inventory
and order form
Pay for Merchandise
TBF Order Form 2011.docx
Contact Us
Michaela Blanton Lowe
Founder, President
Shea Layman
Founder
Jeanell Youngbird
Advisory Board Chairman
Jesselyn Grant
Vice-President
TYE BLANTON FOUNDATION
828.550.6853
Shauna Rogers
Secretary
Jessi Ledbetter
Membership Director
Lara Feinberg
VP of Media/Marketing
Julie Keiper
Community Relations Director
Nicole Wells
NICU Liaison
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