AA&MDSIF - Community Events

Saturday, July 31st, 2010: 5th Annual Kenny Conidaris Blood & Bone Marrow Drive

Ft. Myers Beach, FL

The 5th Annual Kenny Conidaris Blood and Bone Marrow Drive will be held on Saturday, July 31 at Lani Kai Island Resort in Ft. Myers Beach from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. This event is held in conjunction with Lee Memorial Health Systems. Held in honor of 16 year old Kenny Conidaris, who was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia in 2006, this event will also include food, prizes and a lot of fun.

For more information about this event, please contact Martha Crews .

Saturday, July 31st, 2010: Eve Haim's Nascar Challenge: Racing Against MDS

Pocono Raceway

Eve Haim's Nascar Challenge: Racing Against MDS will be held on Saturday, July 31 at the Pocono Raceway in Blakeslee, Pennsyvlania. Friends and family of Eve Haim, along with AA&MDSIF, will be sponsoring Chase Mattioli's #17 car in his ARCA race at the Pocono Raceway to raise money and awareness for MDS and other bone marrow failure diseases.

This event, organized by Dan Haim, is in honor of his mother Eve Haim, who was recently diagnosed with MDS. If you would like to support this event, please visit the Firstgiving Web site to make a donation.

Saturday, August 21st, 2010: The Taubman Asset Group Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk

Stony Creek Metropark, MI

The Taubman Asset Group Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk will be held on Saturday, August 21 at the Stony Creek Metropark in Michigan to raise awareness and funds for AA&MDSIF in support of Leah Davidson.

This walk is being organized by The Taubman Asset Group, Inc. (TAG) and the event is for friends and family of the TAG Team. They are walking in support of Leah Davidson, a member of the TAG family. The TAG team supports each other and their family members and we hope with this walk we will raise awareness of this disease and raise money to help fund research for MDS.

If you would like to support this event through a donation, please visit the TAG Team Web site. If you would like more information, please contact Martha Crews at (301) 279-7202 x103 or crews@AAMDS.org.

Sunday, September 26th, 2010: PNH Walk

Fundraising Walk in New York City - September 26, 2010

Registration for the PNH Foundation's annual walk for PNH is officially open! This year, the walk is taking place on Sunday, September 26th in NYC. Please visit the Walk Web site to learn more and sign up. You can register as an individual walker, start a team, or join an existing team. Simply click on the Registration button on the Web site and follow the instructions. If you can't join the Walk in person, please consider signing up and raising funds for the cause as an 'Off-site Walker'! Gather your friends and family together and walk with them on the 26th in your own community. While you can expect a fun day with friends old and new from all over the country, the Walk is also a great opportunity to gather together as a community to re-commit ourselves to work together to fight this terrible disease. It's also a time to make new friends and honor those we have lost. Please lace up your walking shoes on September 26 for the Walk for PNH 2010!

Warm wishes,

Your friends at the PNH Foundation

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