McKay's Heroes Award 2007 - Tracey Magee
McKay's Heroes Award 2006 - Richard Caudle
Charity golf tournament proceeds to benefit child safety curriculum
The proceeds of a charity golf tournament on June 24 for the McKay Foundation will benefit a child safety curriculum for children aged prekindergarten to second grade. The event, which took place in Panorama Village, raised $13,000 for the cause.
McKay´s Legacy, the education branch of the foundation started by Paulette Norman, focuses on teaching children how to be safe. Norman, a former teacher, first developed the program for children in third to fifth grade . It is written from a child´s perspective on what a dangerous situation is and how to handle it. The six lessons in the curriculum are “Self-Esteem”, “Internet Safety”, “Stranger Beware”, “When a stranger isn´t So Strange”, “No Bulling Allowed”, and “Don´t invade My Space” is in the line with the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).
“I don´t think that boys and girls are born knowing how to be safe”, said founder Paulette Norman, “So we´re trying to help them learn to be safe around people through education”.
The McKay Foundation also awarded it´s fifth annual McKay´s Hero award at the tournament. The award recognizes the volunteer work of someone in the community towards helping the foundation. This year´s recipient was Conroe resident Richard Cadle, who produced 1,000 DVD´s for McKay´s Legacy.
“I felt that if a person gave their time to this organization, that they were our heroes”, Norman said. “And what better hero is there than someone who helps children?”.
The McKay Foundation was created in 2001 after the kidnapping and murder of Paulette´s 12 year-old son McKay Everett in 1995. McKay was abducted from his Conroe home by an adult family friend while his parents were away at meeting. He was missing for 5 days before his body was found in Louisiana.
McKay's Heroes Award 2005 - Richard Caudle
Richard Caudle is the president of Rock ’N Learn, Inc., a leading producer of children’s educational audio/book and video programs sold in school supply specialty stores throughout the U.S. and internationally. In 1986, Richard formed Rock ’N Learn with his younger brother, Brad. Prior to Rock ’N Learn, Richard worked as a school psychologist where he saw the need for highly entertaining educational programs that would hold the interest of students and get results.
Richard has co-produced over 40 Rock ’N Learn titles, including the best-selling Multiplication Rap, Letter Sounds, Spanish Volumes I and II, and Getting Ready for Kindergarten. His programs have won over 35 awards, including numerous Parents’ Choice Awards and Dr. Toy 10 Best Video Products. Richard has written over 25 industry-related publications as well as co-authoring several articles in the field of school psychology. He has served on several committees of the National School Supply & Equipment Association and presently serves on its Education Excellence Foundation Steering Committee.
Richard holds a B.A. in psychology, an M.S. in School Psychology, and an M.B.A. He and his wife, Kathie, have two daughters, Shawn and Michelle
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