VHF would like to warmly thank every person who donated and helped spread awareness for our March Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month Campaign. From news articles to school-wide awareness campaigns to Facebook Fundraisers, you truly banded together as a community of supporters for our members living with inherited bleeding disorders, and we are so grateful.
WOW! Collectively, you raised and donated nearly $5,500 toward the March Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month Campaign and blew our original goal of $2500 out of the water! We fundraised this year on behalf of our Scholarship Program, and your gifts will fully fund two Lyman Fisher Scholarships of $2000 each. Additional funds will support our Terry Lamb Enrichment Scholarships! For a full list of donors who gave toward this campaign, please see here:
- Judy Bagato
- Susan Ballesteros
- Lamont Banks
- Jennifer Barnes
- Brian & Stephanie Bartko
- Dan Blakeslee
- Christopher & Carla Boucher
- Rebecca Bowers-Lanier
- Paul & Frances Brayshaw
- Marilyn Brister
- Jim & Fran Brooks
- John Burnett
- Ian Cassell
- Mindy Cooper
- Luis Coppa
- Kelsie Cotman
- James Davis
- Penny DeFilippi
- Mark & Deborah Estienne
- Patricia Falls
- Polly Stephens & Michael Fatsi
- Gene Friedman
- John Gallahorn
- Dwight & Kathleen George
- Marc Gilgannon
- Lisa Kinney Graf
- Gwen Heekin
- Jacobs (Business Donor)
- Mike Johnson
- Margot Kaminsky
- Robert & Theresa Kitts
- Vivek & Marian Kshetrapal
- Carol Kuykendall
- Kate Kvaternik
- Lesa Lank
- Jane Larson
- Lynne Layton
- Boyd Lewis
- Estle Lewis-McBride
- Margaret Lliteras
- Deborah Lohmeier
- Peter Maris
- Virginia Marsh
- David McCrum
- John & Patricia McFadden
- Predrag Mikov
- Wayne Muhlstein
- Kevin & Dorothy O’Connor
- Abbie Olenick
- Luke Olenick
- Chris Oxford
- Sharie Parks
- Kathy Pedrick
- Linda Price
- Tanya Reagan
- Dennis Rice
- Andy Rich
- Loren Setlow
- Alicia Smith
- Donald & Beth Smith
- Vicky Hawk & Shelby Smoak
- Dave Snyder
- Tom & Candy Spasojevich
- Laura Stewart
- George & Cyndi Stone
- Pat Stone
- Randy Stone
- Bonnie Sutton
- Conley & Elizabeth Taylor
- Michael Therrien
- Joseph Tieger
- Mary Trautner
- Laura Unruh
- Dennis & Anne Walker
- Megan Whiteaker
- Christy Whiteside
- Alison Wolfe
* Please note that we have made every effort to make this list full and comprehensive as of March 31, but if we missed your donation, we are truly sorry!)
We want to give a special shout out to our monthly Giving Hope Program Donors—your donations are integral to the success of VHF programs and services and we are so very grateful:
- Jeff and Christine Krecek
- Don and Beth Smith
- Steve and Sarahbeth Spasojevich
- Sarah Waniewski
- Kelly Waters
- Barbara Wheatley
Some more highlights include:
- Community member and Board Member Donald Smith shared his story on how growing up with hemophilia inspired him to work toward an engineering career—and now he helps lands rockets on Mars. He also raised $775 through Facebook for the #BDAM campaign!
- Community member and advocate Elsa Kendall was interviewed for her school paper at Trinity Episcopal High School and led a school-wide campaign to spread awareness by wearing red on the last Friday in March!
- Community member, VHF Volunteer of the Year nominee and VHF’s HFA representative George Stone led an amazing Facebook fundraising campaign where he shared his story and brought in well over $1,000 toward the #BDAM campaign.
- Scholarship winners Soren Johnson, Lamont Banks, Max, Emma and Grace Kaiser and Pat DeRatto all shared the impact of VHF Scholarships on their lives and dreams—we are so thankful for your passion and willingness to share your stories!
There is so much more to be grateful for, we simply cannot list it all here. If you shared a post, made a donation, joined our monthly giving program, or spread awareness and education in your own way—you made an impact. Thank you for being a special part of our VHF community!
