NHF will host its second benefit gala, the Spring Soiree, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Astra in New York City.  This cocktail reception will be a fundraiser for NHF.

 

Three outstanding honorees who have made significant contributions to the bleeding disorders community will be recognized at the Spring Soiree:

 

Inspiration Award

Rosemary Holmberg, BSN, MBA, Executive Director, Hemophilia Center of Western New York

 

Leadership in Research Award

Katherine A. High, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

 

Corporate Leadership Award

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

 

NHF also acknowledges the efforts of the Event Co-Chairs:  Jorge de la Riva, NHF Board Treasurer; Barbara Gordon, NHF Board Trustee; Margaret Ragni, MD, Director of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania; and Ann Rogers, Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Chapter of NHF.  Patrick McMullan, NYC celebrity photographer, will serve as the Leadership Committee Chair. Fred Ferguson will serve as the Honorary Event Chair.

 

NHF is grateful for the support of our sponsors: Baxter Healthcare, Novo Nordisk, Grifols, Biogen Idec Hemophilia, Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Kedrion Biopharma, CSL Behring and Bayer HealthCare.  

 

For more information about the Spring Soiree, please contact NHF’s National Event Coordinator, Dilber Koyuncu: 212.328.3737 or dkoyuncu@hemophilia.org.