Birthday Wishes to YOU!

Cheryl & Peter G., New Jersey

After reading about fundraising birthdays in a kid’s magazine, my daughter Blythe decided to have a fundraising birthday party.

So, on Friday, April 24, 2009, she had her 8th birthday party.

Instead of gifts, she asked her guests to consider a voluntary donation to the VHL Family Alliance as her father, sisters and many of her family members either have the genetic defect or are actually affected by Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Blythe’s guests donated a total of $180!

So, the Graziano family matched the donations with another $180 for a total gift of $360!  We would like to acknowledge everyone’s generosity!

Thank you for all you do for VHL!

As printed in the VHL Family Forum 17:3, October 2009. For permission to reprint, please contact VHL Family Alliance, editor@vhl.org. Further information is available from the VHL Family Alliance, info@vhl.org.