New Caregiving Article About Clay

Another caregiving article about Clay was published today by the United Press International group. A similar article, was also published by UPI last month.

Caregiving: Clay Aiken is about inclusion
By ALEX CUKAN
UPI Correspondent

When most celebrities talk about being a role model, they mean not getting arrested or driving drunk, but when Clay Aiken talks about being a role model, he demonstrates how to treat people with physical and intellectual challenges.

Aiken started a foundation, raised a lot of money for charity and became a UNICEF ambassador for education, but he also serves as unofficial caregiver spokesman and role model.

Inclusion is what Aiken is all about. Shortly after he placed second on Fox-TV's American Idol in 2003 and began his professional singing career, Aiken founded the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, which supports opportunities for children with developmental disabilities to have a full range of childhood experiences their peers enjoy.

Camp Gonzo, a summer camp program that brings the YMCA experience to children with disabilities, is one such program. Aiken, who worked with autistic children as a college student, thinks children with disabilities grow and develop better when they do things with other Continue reading -- Caregiving: Clay Aiken is about inclusion