Subject: Hydrocephalus Association Announces Three Million Dollar Campaign
From: "Hydrocephalus Association" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:39:13 -0700

Media Contact:

Aisha Heath, Hydrocephalus Association

Phone  (202) 213-8310 Email    [email-masked] 

For Immediate Release

 Hydrocephalus Association Announces Three Million Dollar Campaign“Reason for 
Hope” to Fund Five Year Research Initiative Plan

   

Seattle, WA - June 21, 2012 - The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) announced 
today that it has publicly launched a $3 million dollar campaign called “Reason 
for Hope” to fund its five year Research Initiative plan.   Funds raised for 
the campaign will be dispersed to implement the key priorities detailed in 
the plan.  Initiated quietly with major donors, the campaign has already garnered 
$1,200,000 in support of HA’s research efforts.

“We anticipate reaching our $3 million goal by the end of 2013,” said Dawn 
Mancuso, CEO of the Hydrocephalus Association. “With our recent partnership 
with the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network, we can demonstrate very real 
improvements in treatments for hydrocephalus that can come from investing in 
our research plan.”

HA developed its Research Initiative plan starting in 2009 with its Mentored 
Young Investigator award aimed at solving a critical shortage of new researchers 
in hydrocephalus research.  The plan calls for continued career development 
grants, research conferences, and the funding of basic science and clinical 
research.  The mission of HA’s research program is to improve treatments and 
outcomes for those who suffer from hydrocephalus and to eventually find preventions 
or a cure.  Funds raised by the “Reason for Hope” campaign represent a significant 
change in the private research funding landscape for hydrocephalus that should 
lead to increased public funding for the condition.

Donors interested in learning more about the “Reason for Hope” campaign and 
our Research Initiative should contact Aisha Heath, Director of Development 
at the Hydrocephalus Association by phone at (202) 213-8310 or via email at 
[email-masked] on go online to http://www.hydroassoc.org/hope.

About the Hydrocephalus Association
 The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated 
to eliminating the challenges of hydrocephalus, a medical condition resulting 
from an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within cavities 
of the brain called ventricles. Hydrocephalus affects people of all age groups 
across the globe. The Association works to meet its mission through the advancement 
of research, the promotion of advocacy, and the provision of support and education. 

 

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