Memorial Gifts – Helping Your Family & Friends Pay Tribute to a Loved One

We are inspired by the lives of those who have passed, as we work to find a cure and to support those who are fighting aplastic anemia, MDS, PNH and other bone marrow failure diseases. 

On a daily basis, we hear from many patients, families and friends who are designating AA&MDISF as their charity of choice for memorial gifts as they celebrate the life and mourn the loss of their loved one. They choose AA&MDSIF because the person being remembered, or the loved ones in their lives, faced the challenges of these diseases and had received support from AA&MDSIF.

To designate us, it is helpful to print the following information in the obituary and/or memorial program:  

• The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF).  Gifts can be made online at www.AAMDS.org/DonateNow or sent to AA&MDSIF, 100 Park Avenue, Suite 108, Rockville, MD 20850.  The family will be notified of your thoughtful tribute.  Thank you.

Some funeral homes will make donation envelopes available to mourners.  AA&MDSIF can also provide memorial donation envelopes upon request.

We invite a member of the family to let us know that you've designated us so that we can ensure that the gifts are properly acknowledged to those who give and the appropriate family member is notified of the generosity of their family and friends.  Please contact Desiree Ruiters at (301) 279-7202 x105 or email ruiters@aamds.org.

Our deepest sympathies to you and your family during this time.  We are thinking of you, and we have you all in our hearts.  Together, we'll find better treatments and a cure!

You can also choose to Dedicate a Day on Our Calendar of Hope.