Join us for a season of showing support and raising awareness for all bleeding disorders!

March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month (BDAM), during this Season of Giving, we invite you to support our mission by making a donation. Your generosity helps fund vital programs, scholarships, and advocacy efforts, ensuring that those with bleeding disorders receive the care and support they need. Every gift stays local and makes a difference—join us in raising awareness and creating lasting impact.

Since being recognized as a National Health Observance in 2016 and officially designated in Virginia in March 2019, BDAM has been an opportunity to raise awareness, educate, and celebrate the bleeding disorders community. This year, we are taking it a step further with a month-long campaign incorporating new awareness days created by our friends at the Bleeding Disorders Association of South Carolina. We will highlight key aspects of bleeding disorders through dedicated awareness weeks and special focus days starting with Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) Awareness Day on March 1. We will then turn our focus to VHF’s 50th Anniversary, raising donations for our scholarship program and Camp Youngblood. Mid-March will spotlight Ultra-Rare Bleeding Disorders, followed by a week dedicated to Hemophilia Awareness posts, including both Hemophilia A & B and women and girls with bleeding disorders. As we close out the month, we will recognize the contributions and challenges of women with bleeding disorders, leading up to World Hemophilia Day on April 17, which this year emphasizes that “Women and Girls Bleed Too.”

VHF’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Sunday, March 16th will be a major highlight of BDAM, bringing together our community to reflect on our history, honor those who have shaped our mission, and build connections for the future. This special event will feature engaging activities, exhibit booths, and an inspiring program to recognize 50 years of advocacy, education, and support.

How You Can Support BDAM and VHF’s 50th Anniversary Season of Giving:

• Make a donation – Every dollar stays local to support YOUR community.
• Join The Hope Society – VHF’s monthly giving program. No amount is too small!
• Shop VHF merchandise – Purchase our exclusive 50th Anniversary merch through Bonfire Funds, with proceeds supporting the creation of VHF’s Sitting Wall.
• Spread awareness – Engage with our social media campaign, share our educational posts, and consider starting your own Facebook Fundraiser to benefit VHF.

Your support helps us educate, advocate, and empower those affected by bleeding disorders. Join us in making an impact and ensuring that our community members can lead long, healthy, and productive lives.

When you support and fundraise for VHF you help us to educate, advocate, build community, and empower those impacted by an inherited bleeding disorder. So, join us in helping make a real impact so that our community members can lead long, productive, and healthy lives. For more information contact Kelly Waters at 804-740-8643 or info@vahemophilia.org.