Jennifer Blair and Lori McLarty are the founders of the Brendon McLarty Memorial Foundation. Lori’s son, Brendon, died from an asthma attack at the age of 16. He died in 2012 on the last of day his sophomore year in high school.
Lori and Jennifer formed the Brendon McLarty Memorial Foundation (BMAC) and have been successful in passing a Stock Albuterol law for Oklahoma schools (Senate Bill 381.) To date, they have implemented Stock Albuterol in 28 districts, providing over 250 rescue inhalers, 3500 disposable spacers, as well as providing training for staff.
They fundraise year round so schools have the funding to purchase rescue inhalers and disposable spacers. They sponsor an annual BMAC Memorial Baseball Tournament, Benefit Concert, and an Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (Run4Ten)
Brendon was known as ‘BMAC’. He wore number 4 in baseball and number 10 in football. After his death, his teammates could be heard chanting “Win4Ten.” In addition to their work with the BMAC Foundation, they also participated in the 2019 Allergy & Asthma Day on Capitol Hill with Allergy & Asthma Network.
If you would like to support BMAC, please visit their website or send an email.
