Events

Patient Perspective: “A Sense of Community” from Patient~Family Conference

May 14, 2013 – This year’s CAF Patient~Family Conference is June 28-30 in Philadelphia. (Click here for details.) What’s the Conference like? We asked Trinayani Christiansen, who attended last year’s Conference, a few questions about her experience. CAF: How many Patient-Family Conferences have you attended? Trinayani: Last summer (2012) was my first Conference. I was […]

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Care Walk Photos

May 12, 2013 – This year’s Care Walk was a tremendous success, helping raise funds and showing the support of so many people for those affected by thalassemia. We won’t have the final figures for a few days, but we wanted to share a few photos from the many Walks around the country and to […]

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Child Reach Foundation Holds Evening of Hope on May 22

May 1, 2013 – Merecedes Benz of White Plains and Westchester Magazine present “An Evening of Hope” with Gianna and Chazz Palminteri to benefit the Child Reach Foundation on May 22. The evening, which begins at 6:30, will include “martinis chilled to perfection, swinging Sinatra serenades, marvelous motor cars and dinner by the bite, featuring […]

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Why I Care Walk: To Teach

May 1, 2013 – Alfred Torres has organized a Care Walk in Hawaii the last two years because his son has thalassemia, but it has ended up as a learning experience for some of the students that Al teaches. “I decided to get the Catholic school I teach at to get involved in this event […]

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2013 Care Walk Locations

Care Walk is set up to provide maximum flexibility for those who want to Walk. You can decide to do a personalCare Walk with just you and few friends or family members, or you can organize a larger Walk that’s open to the public. Below are some of the larger Walks that are being organized for this […]

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Making an Impact: Why I Care Walk

April 11, 2013 – “I would like to encourage everyone to participate in the Care Walk in even the smallest fashion because you may not know the impact you could be making for future generations.” So says Chi Pham, who along with Faye Lam and several other DC area supporters is organizing this year’s “Team […]

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Empowered to Make a Difference: Why I Care Walk

April 4, 2013 – Erin Dean and her “A Team” will be Care Walking at Hoboken Waterfront Park, while Erin’s sister, Katherine, will lead a Walk in Atlanta. (Click here for the A-Team’s Care Walk page!) Erin’s Story: Erin got involved in Care Walk last year because her husband, who has beta thalassemia major, had recently faced […]

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