The 2011 Hemophilia Walk season kicked off with its first Hemophilia Walk, hosted by the Florida Hemophilia Association on Saturday, March 5, at Jungle Island in Miami. Nearly 500 participants took part in the event, raising nearly $70,000.

To participate in a Hemophilia Walk near you, please visit www.hemophilia.org/walk.  If your chapter is not hosting a Hemophilia Walk but you would like to become involved in the national program, please contact: Kristin Hokoyama, NHF Development Manager and National Walk Event Manager: 212.328.3711 or khokoyama@hemophilia.org.

NHF is pleased to recognize the following National Sponsors of the 2011 Hemophilia Walk: National Presenting Sponsor, Baxter; Pacesetter Sponsor Bayer HealthCare; Official Sponsors, Grifols and Talecris Biotherapeutics; and Supporting Sponsor, Biogen Idec Hemophilia.