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MainStreet Monitoring Devices Contributes Portion of Proceeds in Support of Special Olympics Texas 2010 Summer GamesARLINGTON, Texas and CRANSTON, R.I., May 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As so often happens when one or two individuals embark on a personal mission to ease the plight of certain people closest to them, other people, far outside their immediate circle, also benefit. Such was the case when Craig Baker, CEO and founder of MainStreet Monitoring Devices, Inc., an innovator of superior personal safety and telemedicine solutions to advance the care and protection of children and seniors, learned that the daughter of a lifelong friend was diagnosed with a developmental disorder. It was soon after that Baker, a successful banking executive, and his wife Elizabeth, became determined to do something to help, and in 2006 founded MainStreet MD. Today, MainStreet MD, announces it will donate a portion of its proceeds in support of more than 3,000 Special Olympics Texas athletes expected to compete in the 2010 Summer Games scheduled May 28-30, at the University of Texas at Arlington. MainStreet MD, whose products empower family and professionals caring for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and developmental challenges to be actively involved in providing for their safety and treatment, is contributing 15 percent of its sales on an ongoing basis to Special Olympics Texas. "Parents and professionals understand that the everyday environments most of us take for granted--a neighbor's pool, a nearby reservoir, or busy intersection--can represent real challenges, and even geographic dangers to our family members and friends with special needs," states Craig Baker, of MainStreet MD. "MainStreet MD is honored to help support Special Olympics Texas athletes on the field of competition at the 2010 Summer Games. We are doubly grateful that off the field, our personal safety solutions can contribute to making the world a little more secure and protected for them," continues Baker. Integrating Global Positioning and GSM cellular technologies with human elements, the MainStreet MD CareTracker is a personal location system that allows family or professional caretakers to designate up to five "safety zones" where an adult or child with intellectual disabilities can move about freely, reducing the need of direct or constant supervision. These pre-determined safety zones could be the individual's home, a neighborhood park, or any geographic area caregivers deem permissible. To confirm the person's safe whereabouts at any time, caregivers can log online to access the interactive CareTracker system map, whether from a desktop computer, laptop, iPhone(R) or other smartphone. "Special Olympics Texas and MainStreet MD share a common bond in that both organizations were founded from personal experience," states Margaret Larsen, SOTX President and CEO. "Ours began when Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who started a summer day camp for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, founded Special Olympics in 1968. With help from sponsors like MainStreet MD, Special Olympics Texas is able to continue to provide the highest level of training and competition opportunities for our more than 36,000 athletes." About Special Olympics Texas Special Olympics Texas is a privately funded non-profit organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than 36,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Lone Star State. For more information, call 1.800.876.JOIN or visit www.specialolympicstexas.org. About MainStreet MD MainStreet Monitoring Devices, Incorporated is an innovator of superior personal safety and telemedicine solutions to advance the care and protection of children and seniors, including individuals challenged with autism, Alzheimer's, and other developmental and sensory disorders. MainStreet MD's products, unlike traditional personal location and medical alert devices, integrate machine-to-machine technologies with human elements to provide professional and family caregivers with a proactive means to monitor the affected individual. MainStreet MD's products and services have been approved by leading specialized care, advocacy and educational organizations, including Country Villa Health Services, California's largest provider of skilled nursing healthcare centers, the Groden Network, and the Meeting Street School. For more information about MainStreet Monitoring Devices and its mission of Caring, Helping, Preventing, Protecting, please visit our website at http://www.mainstreetmd.net. For MainStreet MD media inquiries, please contact: Daniel Highet Firesign Media [email protected] Ph. +1.212.545.9830 SOURCE MainStreet Monitoring Devices |