Your donations enable us to continue our current programs and expand these to achieve our mission. In a typical year, your donations support:
- the accurate, up-to-date information and patient/family support provided through our website, patient conferences, peer support program, brochures, and toll-free number.
- the physician education provided through our Neurology Residents’ Award and our exhibits at medical conferences.
- the research efforts aimed at finding a permanent cure for cavernous angioma through our DNA/Tissue Bank, Patient Registry, annual Scientific Workshops, referrals and assistance to major studies, and work with the National Institute of Health and Congress.
The following may give you an idea of how each dollar is spent:
1. $15 sends one blood kit out to a new DNA/Tissue bank donor. Every new donor provides us with more resources for our researchers.
2. $17 pays for everything Angioma Alliance does for 1 hour.
3. $30 gets our newsletter out to 20 families, many of whom have no internet ccess.
4. $55 keeps our website up for 1 month, which allows us to continue supporting each other as well as to continue providing information both to newcomers and old timers.
5. $100 pays for a one-day visit to Washington to talk with government officials about cavernous angiomas.
6. $150 pays for a room for two young researchers to attend our scientific workshop. Who knows - these may be the two who end up holding the key to a cure!
7. $200 keeps our toll-free support and information line and our internet access going for 1 month. As you can imagine, these are essential to fulfilling our mission.
8. $225 pays for meeting room, audio/visual expenses, materials, and food for 1 scientist attending our scientific workshop
9. $250 pays for meeting room, audio/visual expenses, materials, and food for one member attending our family conference.
10. $1000 is the top prize for our annual Neurology Resident's Award which encourages young doctors to learn about this illness. $500 is the 2nd prize and $250 is the 3rd prize.
11. $2500 pays the expenses involved in exhibiting at one medical convention. Exhibiting helps us to receive better care no matter where we live. We would like to exhibit at 3 or more conventions each year.
12. $3000 allows us to re-print our patient information brochures and distribute them to neurologists and neurosurgeons nationally.
13. $7,000 pays for one month of our DNA/Tissue Bank and Clinical Database
14. $15,000 pays for one year of our Scientific Workshop.
15. $20,000 pays for one year of our Family Conference.
16. $85,000 pays for one year of our DNA/Tissue Bank and Clinical Database