Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month Wrap-Up

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...

2018 Adult Retreat Wrap-Up

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...

April 17, 2018 Marks the 28th WFH World Hemophilia Day!

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...

March is Now Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month in Virginia!

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...

End of Session Update

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*,...