ALF Great Lakes 2015 Year in Review
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ALF Great Lakes 2015 Year in Review
2015 Academic Debates February 26, 2015 at the Metropolitan Club •200 Participants •Debate 1: Transplant Ethics •Northwestern vs. Loyola •Debate 2: Hepatitis •U of Chicago vs. U of Illinois •Debate 3: Cirrhosis •NorthShore vs. Rush 2015 ALF Programs Core Educational Programs (Love Your Live, Viral Hepatitis, Liver Wellness) · 10 Programs · 139 Participants Health Fairs · 18 Health Fairs · 1545 Participants Division Specific Educational Programs (Symposiums, VA Testing Events, Academic Debates, Etc) · 7 Programs · 402 Participants 2015 ALF Programs Screenings 12 Screenings 382 Screened 23 Positive HCV Webinars 7 Webinars 7 People reached Total 42 Programs 2,093 Participants 2015 Advocacy IL Hepatitis C Advocacy Day •March 3 at the IL State Capitol in Springfield •Our mission was to promote Hepatitis C screening, education and awareness •2 patient advocates joined us •One was cured of Hepatitis C •One failed treatment multiple times and hasn’t been through new therapy yet MI Chronic HealthCare Collaborative Day •May 14 at the MI State Capitol in Lansing •May is Hepatitis Awareness Month •Our mission was to promote Hepatitis C screening, education and awareness •We held a Hepatitis C screening 2015 Flavors of Chicago September 21, 2015 at Venue One 300 Guests 23 Chefs $152,000 Raised Team ALF is a force to be reckoned with! • 7 Team ALF runners rocked the Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile Race & raised over $6,000! • We anticipated raising $45K with the LLC Chicago Marathon. We raised over $62k and are still going! • 34 runners joined Team ALF for the Chicago marathon… compared to just 4 in 2013! Who’s excited for 2016? WE ARE! The Liver Life Walk just keeps getting better! • 3 walks, 97 teams, over 1000 participants • Over $158,000 raised $48,000+ in corporate sponsorship • Top three walk teams raised a combined total of over $33,000 Thank you to all who participated this year! We can’t wait for 2016! 2015 Social Media Facebook • 1045 Likes • Average post reach is over 4,000 people/week Twitter • 453 Followers Pinterest • 61 Followers Instagram • 81 Followers Tag: @ALFGreatLakes; #LiverLovers; #LoveYourLiver; #LiverLearning; #EndLiverDisease; #Donate The American Liver Foundation Great Lakes Division is proud to be able to offer educational programs at no cost to participants. This is made possible by our generous sponsors and your continued support. On behalf of our staff, Board of Directors, and Medical Advisory Committee, we want to thank you for helping us make a difference. Through the generous support of individuals and sponsors, the Great Lakes Division raised over $560,000 in FY 2015 And helped us become the 5th highest fundraising Division out of 16 American Liver Foundation Great Lakes Division What’s in Store for 2016???? 2016 Academic Debates SAVE THE DATE! March 3rd, 2016 Union League Club Chicago (65 W. Jackson Blvd) 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Debate 1: Fatty Liver Northwestern vs. University of Illinois Debate 2: HCC/Transplantation Loyola vs. Indiana Debate 3: Hepatitis C Rush vs. Stroger Sponsorship Includes Reservation Register at: http://go.liverfoundation.org/site/PageNavigator/2016_debates_main.html Or email [email protected] 2016 ALF Programs Division Specific Programs 2016 Webinar Series: Bi-monthly, Schedule TBD Mongolian Testing Day: March TBD May Liver Symposium: May 26th, Chicago October Liver Symposium: October 27th, Arlington Heights VA Testing Day(s): TBD 2016 ALF Advocacy Save The Date! Our mission is to promote Hepatitis C screening, education and awareness Illinois Advocacy Day, Springfield, IL: May TBD Michigan Advocacy Day, East Lansing, MI: August TBD Save the Date! September 12, 2016 Morgan Manufacturing Secure your spot in the 2016 Chicago Marathon Don't lose your opportunity to get a guaranteed entry by way of ALF charity bib into the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon! Email [email protected] for details! Not interested in a marathon? That’s ok! Join us for the Shamrock Shuffle 8k (4.97-miles) on Sunday, April 3! Register at www.LiverFoundation.org /ShamrockShuffle! 2016 LLW Save The Date! May 14, 2016 Arlington Heights, IL June 4, 2016 Chicago, IL September 24: Holland, MI New in 2016! Ann Arbor, MI Thank you to all who participated this year! Register Your Team at www.LiverFoundation.org/Walk Volunteers Interested in giving your own educational programs? Contact Sarah Koltun ([email protected]) to learn how to become a volunteer educator Interested in volunteering at upcoming events? Contact Emily Jensen ([email protected]) Social Media Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alfgreatlakes Follow us on Twitter: @ALFGREATLAKES Follow us on Instagram: @ALFGREATLAKES Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ALFGreatLakes/ Before we say good bye to 2015 and greet 2016 we have one final comment. The Great Lakes Team is just a little bit competitive. There are 4 divisions in the way of the #1 spot - Greater New York, Connecticut, Desert Southwest and the New England Division. Help us become #1!!!! YOUR ALF GREAT LAKES DIVISION STAFF Jacqueline Dominguez Executive Director Emily Jensen Event Manager Sarah Koltun, MPH Community Outreach and Education Manager • Andrew Aronsohn, MD-ALF MAC Co-Chair, University of Chicago • Chris Broyles-Managing Director, Trial Services, FTI Consulting • Edgar Delgado-General Services Administration General Contractor • Dennis F. Gleason, Treasurer-Horton & Associates • Hilary Hadley-Marketing Director, Untitled • Donald M. Jensen, MD, President-Professor of Medicine, Retired • John Kaufman, Vice President • Mary Leone-Owner, Mary Leone Designs • Rebecca Long-Independent Non-Profit Management • • • • • • • • • • Ross O. Morreale-Law Offices of Ross O. Morreale Attorney at Law Debbie Panarese-Hepatitis C Support Group Leader Nancy Reau, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine, Rush University Mary Rinella, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Lisa VanWagner, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Natasha Von Roenn, MD-ALF MAC Co-Chair, Loyola University Dan Weil-ALF Great Lakes Division President Emeritus, ALF National Board Treasurer and Executive Committee Member Terrell Whittington-Ai The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago Rockford Yapp, MD-Gastroenterologist, Digestive Health Services Bradley Young-Chairman/Founder, Rockit Ranch •Andrew Aronsohn, MD, University of Chicago (Co-Chair) •Natasha Von Roenn, MD, Loyola University (Co-Chair) • Costica Aloman, MD, Rush University • Estella Alonso, MD, Lurie Children's Hospital • Bashar Attar, MD, Stroger Hospital • Ruba Azzam, MD, Comer Children's Hospital • Alfred Baker, MD, Northwestern University • John Brems, MD, Sherman Hospital • Edie Chan, MD, Rush University • Sonu Dillon, MD, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital • Sheila Eswaran, MD, Rush University • Marc Fallah, MD, DuPage Medical Group • Claus Fimmel, MD, Northshore University • Steven Flamm, MD, Northwestern University • Daniel Ganger, MD, Northwestern University • Richard Green, MD, Northwestern University • Donald M. Jensen, MD, Retired Professor of Medicine • Hoonbae Jeon, MD, University of Illinois • Darren Kastin, MD, Edward Hospital • Sean Koppe, MD, University of Illinois • Amy Lu, MD, Loyola University • J. Michael Millis, MD, University of Chicago • Kenneth O'Riordan, MD, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital • Nancy Reau, MD, Rush University • K. Gautham Reddy, MD, University of Chicago • John Renz, MD, University of Chicago • Mary Rinella, MD, Northwestern University • David Van Thiel, MD, Advanced Liver and Gastrointestinal Disease Center • Lisa Van Wagner, MD, Northwestern University • Rockford Yapp, MD, Digestive Health Services