Sickle Cell Disease Awareness

Collaboration is the key! Sometimes we may be the pilot and other times the co-pilot on a project, but we are always on the same mission ~ Sickle Cell!

• The K.I.S. Foundation, Inc. thekisfoundation.org Mission Statement: To inform and educate the public and raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease through community outreach programs and educational scholarships. We will also financially help support the efforts of research institutions to find a universal cure. The K.I.S. Foundation also provides financial support to research institutions in the quest to find a universal cure for SCD. Contact Info: 13351-D Riverside Drive, Suite 178, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. 818 981-7819 info@thekisfoundation.org

• Be The Match www.marrow.org Be The Match Registry/National Marrow Donor Program. Thousands of patients hope for a bone marrow donor who can make their life-saving transplant possible. They depend on people like you. You have the power to save a life. Take the first step today.

• Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation parentsguidecordblood.org Since 1998, the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood website has provided expectant parents with unbiased information about cord blood stem cells and cord blood banks. In 2007, the founder, Dr. Frances Verter, recruited a Board of Directors and we incorporated as a non-profit foundation.

• Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California www.scdfc.org The Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California was the first non-profit, social service sickle cell disease organization established in the United States. Founded in 1957, the SCDFC has maintained a viable and reputable organization for over 45 years. With a growing population of individuals with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait, the primary focus of the SCDFC is to educate, screen and counsel those persons at risk of having children with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders. Contact Info: 6133 Bristol Parkway, #240, Culver City, CA 90230. Phone (310) 693-0247, Toll free (877) 288-CURE (2873), Fax (310) 693-0266, Email: info@scdfc.org

• Sereni Liquid Organix Green Tea Concentrate www.liquidsereniteas.com They are convenient concentrated liquid Green Teas tea packets in different flavored. Available at all Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. You can also contact: Serenity Living LLC 8-D Village Loop RD PMB202 Pomona, CA 91766 (866) 780-2834

• whycantwemakeadifference.com "Why Can't We Make A Difference" is here to help alleviate some of the stresses of individuals and families that can occur from life's trials and pressures. Our goal is to provide assistance and tangible aid to those individuals experiencing the difficulties that plague us all in our daily lives. We invite you to peruse our site, to find out how, together we can make a difference. If you are in need of assistance, we are here to serve.

• National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership www.SCTPNWalk.org To join the National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership email us at membership@nationalsicklecellwalk.org. or call: Nichole King-Campbell (301) 292 -3682 (MD, Ginger Davis (718) 715-0572 (NY), Michelle Jones (877) 812-4216 (NC)

• Star's We Are and Associates www.freewebs.com/starsweareandassociates Nita L. Thompson Occupation: Business and Personal Empowerment Consultant / Success Coordinator; Health Advocate / Certified LAUSD Surrogate Parent Mission: To provide business and personal empowerment success techniques, that when applied, will redirect and change lives for the positive. Motto: "There are no problems, only solutions to your concerns!"