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PHF June Event Recap
June 12, 2011 by PHF
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June has already turned out to be a very busy month for the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation with events taking place all across the Country.
The month started off with Cole Illions, a 6 year old with Hydrocephalus and son of Michael & Kim, the Founding Members of the PHF, Inc., receiving the 2011 Patient Appreciation Award from the Neuroscience Institute @ J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey on June 1st.
On June 2nd, the Nebraska Chapter of the PHF also had an event as the Omaha Storm Chasers, a minor league baseball team, honored the PHF as that night’s Community Organization in front of over 5,500 fans in attendance.
With that honor, the PHF had a vendor table set up throughout the game, an on-field interview and an on-air radio interview with the PHF Nebraska State Chapter Director’s Melissa Yeshnowski & Robbie Dunlop.
Melissa’s 10 year old son Mitchell, who has Hydrocephalus, also got to throw out the first pitch!
The PHF Rhode Island Chapter’s 2md Annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraising event on Saturday June 4th was a well attended successful event, as State Director Rebecca Minasian continues to do her part in raising awareness and money for Hydrocephalus Research on behalf of her daughter Caitlin, and other children with Hydrocephalus in Rhode Island.
PHF New Jersey’s Day at the Races event on Sunday June 5th @ Monmouth Park Race Track was sold out 2 weeks prior to the event. In Oceanport New Jersey, the hometown of the famous race track, Mayor Michael Mahon, along with the Borough Council, previously proclaimed that Sunday June 5th was Hydrocephalus Awareness Day.
The PHF also sponsored the 2nd race of the day and in the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Challenge, Innisfree, with jockey Elvis Trujillo, crossed the finish line to win the trophy.
Jumpin Jeepers New York Fundraiser Raises Over $800.00
April 23, 2011 by PHF
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Jennifer & Jaime Mingst with their son Thomas.
The Tuesday, April 19th fundraising event at Jumpin’ Jeepers play center in Mahopac, New York, to benefit the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation was a smashing success, raising over $850.00!
Jennifer Mingst, the PHF’s New York State Chapter’s Event Coordinator, was thrilled with the results; “The management team at Jumpin’ Jeepers did a great job in organizing this event for the PHF, and thanks to their generosity and support, the results were incredible. We are excited that this will now be a yearly event!”
With 15 State Chapters and dozens of events planned in 2011, the PHF has something for everyone to participate in!
About JUMPIN’ JEEPERS: Is a 3,000 square feet indoor play center for children ages 1 – 9 and includes an open play space, an imaginative play section, a dedicated toddler area, party rooms, and the Jeepers Café. Our learning playground is created to promote physical, social, and cognitive development in children. The playspace is cleaned throughout the day with eco-friendly cleaning products. Our open layout is designed to make it easy to view your child at play. It’s fun for kids and relaxing for parents!
Special Needs Children – At Jumpin’ Jeepers we are sensitive to the needs of children with learning and developmental disabilities, behavior issues, and medical concerns. We have taken several steps to encourage fun, healthy play for all children.
PHF Featured Story
April 9, 2011 by PHF
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PHF Missouri State Chapter Director Shannon Sommers and her daughter Carly were honored with a Proclamation by the Mayor of Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser. Story was covered on TV by NBC Action News in 2 separate broadcasts:
PHF’s Featured Story
April 6, 2011 by PHF
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PHF California State Director Kim Ruiz, and her son Joey, were featured in the Stockton Record.
Read the full story by Joe Goldeen: For most people, raising two boys alone – one of whom has a medical condition that can turn ugly at any time – would be enough of a challenge. But for Ruiz, a third-generation Tracy resident, sharing her experiences and easing the burdens on other families with hydrocephalus children comes naturally.
Thanks to the assistance she has received from her own supportive parents, Ruiz has agreed to become the California’s first state director of the nonprofit Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Inc., a 3-year-old national organization based in Iselin, N.J., with the goal of raising awareness of this incurable brain condition and providing support to the families and children who are diagnosed with hydrocephalus.
PHF’s Featured Story
April 1, 2011 by PHF
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PHF California State Director Kim Ruiz was featured in the Lodi News-Sentinel.
Local mom joins advocacy group against brain condition: State Director Kim Ruiz, who lives in Tracy, explained in a press release her motivation for taking leadership of the new chapter: “PHF has a vision; I share in that vision, and every aspect of it.
“Working with the medical community, individuals and families here in California to help educate, support and spread awareness is what I am here to accomplish.”
