Grants to Individuals

August/September  2005
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• Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Gamma Knife
  • reporting the results of the survey opened in April 2005
• Ask the Family: Affected Children
• Cancer Survivors Gather for Support, Kathy S., Wisconsin
  • Is VHL Cancer?
• Radiation Causes Cancer, But Rarely
• Resources: Grants to Individuals with disabilities
• New Chairman for Kansas and Missouri, Barbara S., Kansas
• Brooke McLaurin: Miss North Carolina 2005
• Another Great Birthday! Alex A., New Jersey
• Gokey-Thomas Can't Stop Smiling about "Amazing" Day, by Scott Kindberg, Post-Journal, Jamestown, New York
• One Biomarker for Angiogenesis - reporting research of John Heymach, Dana Farber
• Resources: Project Mobility
• VHL in England, by Mary Weetman and Carol Giblin
• VHL Handbook in Arabic! thanks to Dr. Decker and Bioscientia
• Fundraising ideas:
  • Free Krispy Kreme donut and coffee for Mom - expires 31 Aug 05
  • Personal fundraising pages
  • Donate car, truck, or recreational vehicle for benefit of VHL
  • Wristbands for a cure
  • Recycle inkjet cartridges, cell phones and more
  • Buy and sell on eBay to benefit VHLFA
  • and more ideas at vhl.org/help
• Meetings:
  • San Francisco, California, October 1, 2005
  • Bethesda, Maryland, October 23, 2005
  • Little Rock, Arkansas, November 19, 2005
  • Symposium: Toronto, Canada, May 19-21, 2006
  • Annual Meeting: Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24, 2006
• Gifts of the Artists - For a gift of $150 or more, you can choose one of these wonderful performances as your free gift. Help us meet the Janus Challenge!