When times are tough, thank God for a tough guy like Teddy Atlas. Atlas is a champion of the underdog, the sick and the maimed, the defeated and the hopeless. Say a prayer to St. Jude and the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation answers. “Every penny we raise goes to the people it was intended for,” […]
Staten Island Advance, 2007-12-24 Liberian association, Atlas Foundation, others help brighten holidays for less fortunate kids STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Is it better to give than receive? The Staten Island Liberian Cultural Association (SILCA) thinks so. The group distributed more than 500 toys yesterday to the children of the Ponom Homes in Clifton during its […]
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, 2007-11-08 Argh, matey! Anthony Parascand’s new bedroom is fit for Captain Jack Sparrow, after a “Pirates of the Caribbean” makeover courtesy of the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. Anthony, 13, and a student at the Hungerford School in Clifton, has T-cell lymphoma, leukemia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and a host of developmental disabilities, […]
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, 2006-12-09 All Michael Medina wanted was some independence, and with the help of the Atlas Foundation, he got it. Santa Claus came early this year and brought the perfect gift for Michael Medina: Independence. The Graniteville teen-ager has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative condition that requires him to rely on a wheelchair. […]
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, 2006-11-05 Anyone who has ever spoken to Teddy Atlas knows he’s a man of many words, but it’s the things he doesn’t say that may count the most. Like the fact that he’s humble – almost painfully so. Or how much he truly likes helping people, especially children. And even at the […]
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, 2006-06-09 Teddy Atlas stars in a new arena. Teddy Atlas — the famous author — was busy yesterday evening taking care of some interviews in a room off the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn. So intent was one of the last real knock-around guys on the planet that he didn’t notice […]