Katey Taylor, co-founder and president of Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation, has been awarded the Champion of Safety Award at the Third Annual Childhood Injury Summit held in Saint Paul this fall. The award recognizes the contributions that Abbey’s Hope has made towards preventing childhood injury in the state of Minnesota.
Abbey’s Hope, a non-profit Edina-based charity, was formed after Taylor’s daughter Abbey, died tragically in 2008 as a result of injuries sustained from an improperly maintained pool drain cover. The Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation’s advocates for comprehensive safety standards for all pools and to promote the awareness of child safety issues.
"We created Abbey's Hope to make sure that what happened to our daughter never happens to another child,” says Taylor. “It is so nice to know that our efforts are recognized and appreciated by the community."
