NEW YORK YANKEES ENDORSE D.A.D. PROGRAM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5-1-2006

CLIFTON, NJ (MAY 1, 2006) – The New York Yankees have endorsed Pat Gesualdo the award winning non-profit organization D.A.D. (Drums and Disabilities). The renowned baseball team Invited Gesualdo to a recent home game, where he had a private meeting with the team, and visited the corporate offices, and exclusive VIP areas of Yankee Stadium.

“Having spent four years in a music high school, I learned to appreciate the value of music, as it was a learning tool in my development. Pat’s is doing a great thing with the use of music as well,” said New YorkYankees All-Star Bernie Williams.

“It was a great honor to spend time with Joe Torre, Bernie Williams, and the team,” says D.A.D. Founder/CEO Pat Gesualdo.” Bernie and I also had a great time discussing just how much we both love music.”

One of the most successful franchises in professional sports history, the Yankees have won 18 division titles, 40 AL pennants, and 27World Series championships, all of which are MLB records. Forty-four Yankees players and 11 Yankees managers have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra.

Drums and Disabilities (D.A.D.),is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit research program. Psychologists, neuroscientists, law enforcement agencies, special needs therapists, child protective service agencies, and teachers in over 15 countries use the D.A.D. Program to help special needs children develop physical and cognitive functioning.

Numerous celebrities, sports stars, major corporations, and parents join with D.A.D. to help children fight disabilities on a Global basis.

D.A.D. is also the parent company of the Metal Hall of Fame, which holds the Annual Metal Hall of Fame Celebrity Charity Gala. It is dedicated to forever enshrining the Iconic musicians and music industry executives responsible for making hard rock and heavy metal music what it is today. Their contribution to the genre is invaluable, and they continue to inspire fans throughout the world, from generation to generation. The Metal Hall of Fame helps to raise funds for D.A.D., which provides free therapy programs for special needs children, adults, and wounded veterans throughout the United States.