March was an incredible month here at VHF—full of activities to spread awareness, raise funds for our mission, and provide tons of education and social activities for our constituents. Here are just a few highlights: Bowling for Bleeding Disorders Our Bowling for...
The Virginia Hemophilia Foundation’s (VHF) event to see the Marvel Universe Live show was a great success. The day started with a scrumptious lunch and lecture “My Factor My Body” with guest speaker, Jean Marandola. She was very engaging with the kids and parents...
Beth and I were fortunate to be able to attend the VHF Adult Retreat held March 24 – 25 in Virginia Beach. The first speaker on Saturday was Georgia Panopoulos, PhD, LP who presented wonderful information on pain, anxiety, and depression. So much good dialogue...
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with hemophilia and other genetic bleeding disorders. The WFH was established by Frank Schnabel in 1963 and has member organizations in over...
On the night of her election, Del. Dawn Adams agreed to patron our resolution, her first piece of legislation as a delegate! She also sought co-patrons in Delegates Patrick Hope, Debra Rodman, and Kathy Tran building a broad geographic range of support. HJR 16 was...
Last week the House and Senate named members to serve as conferees. These members will work together through the budget conference process to create the final 2018-2020 biennium budget. The House’s budget conferees include 4 new members*: Jones, Peace*, Knight*,...