Family Assistance Program: Provides financial support, based on availability of funding, to help pay for expenses incurred in the care, treatment, or prevention of a bleeding disorder, as well as other basic living expenses on a case by case basis.
Lyman Fisher Scholarship Fund: Deserving members of the bleeding disorder community and their families are eligible for a $1000 annual scholarship for education.
Facts N’ Factors Newsletter: Learn about upcoming events, legislative issues, and other topics of interest in the chapter’s quarterly newsletter.
www.vahemophlia.org: Check out our website to learn more about all the resources, fundraisers, and program/events.
Annual Meeting: An educational opportunity and a great time to meet new friends and reconnect with old friends.
Camp Youngblood at Camp Holiday Trails: An excellent opportunity for kids ages 7-17 who have a bleeding disorder or their siblings. It is a perfect opportunity for kids to learn more about their disorder, interact with others with bleeding disorders, and to have fun!
Family Camp at Camp Holiday Trails: An opportunity for families to meet, talk, and enjoy the company of families that live with bleeding disorders.
First Step: Programs for families with infants or young children with bleeding disorders to get together for educational meetings, peer-to-peer networking, mentoring, and social gatherings
Hemophilia Federation’s Dads in Action Program: A program for involved dads to encourage, educate, and support each other and their families within the blood clotting disorders community. Events will be held approximately four times a year.
Holiday Parties: A great partnership event with the Virginia Hemophilia Treatment Centers. There is always great food, gifts, networking, and a visit from jolly old Saint Nick. Look forward to seeing you next December.
Other events: Adult Retreats, Educational Dinners, Baseball Games, Picnics, Mom’s Night Out, Physical Fitness Programs, Sleeping with the Fish
Annual Golf Tournament
Annual Wine Tasting and Raffle Event
Annual Youngblood 5k Race
Benevolink - You can earn dollars for your favorite charity when you shop online with over 400 of your favorite retailers. Visit www.benevolink.com for more information.
Register your Food Lion MVP card - Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to our chapter. Go to: Food Lion Registration (Register for the Chapter with the following criteria: VA; Midlothian; UNITED VA CHAPT OF NATL HEMOPHILIA FOUND)
Special Events
“A Night Under the Stars” – Private Shopping Event in Richmond – November 2007
Fest-events in the Tidewater area - Summer 2007
Volunteer your time or service
Donate blood or organize a blood drive for hemophilia
Become a member of the United Virginia Chapter
Participate in our educational and/or fund raising events
Make a tax-deductible contribution
United Virginia Chapter
National Hemophilia Foundation
P.O. Box 188
Midlothian, VA 23113
1-800-266-8438 or vahemophiliaed@verizon.net
www.vahemophilia.org