The Women’s Hands Association organized an action in Križ in which 50 new potential bone marrow and stem cell donors joined the Registry and gave blood samples for tissue typing!
Our kind hosts and organizers of the action in beautiful Križ, Mrs. Ivana Smolec Krivec, President of the Association, and the other members of the Association, organized a wonderful event in which 50 new potential bone marrow and stem cell donors gave blood samples for tissue typing. The event was covered by all the local media.
Fight for patients’ rights
At the Annual Membership Meeting of the European Organization for Rare Diseases – Eurordis, organized under the slogan “No policy without patients!”, Dr. Mirando Mrsić, PhD, the medical director of the Ana Rukavina Foundation, was chosen as a member of the Management Board of Eurordis.
>>Valentine’s Day on Hvar celebrated with “I want life” humanitarian action
The Director of the Red Cross in Hvar, Mrs. Maja Budrović, sent us the following mail:
In connection with the Red Cross project “Education for Humanity”, the first graders of the Hvar Primary School, led by teachers Nada Jeličić and Sunčica Lakoš, as well as the fourth graders from the same school and their teacher, Veronika Mlinac, participated in the collective action and sold hearts made of plasticine and clay to their fellow citizens. St. Stjepan’s Square was ringing with the laughter and happiness of the proud young little “humanitarians”.
New actions to join the Registry
As part of the effort to expand the Registry of voluntary bone marrow and stem cell donors, the Ana Rukavina Foundation is announcing the following new actions:
>>Cord Blood Banik Ana Rukavina named best project in 2008
For the first time ever, the Zagreb chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) gave out an award for the best project management and the best project results. The recognition for the best project in 2008 was awarded to the project for the Public Cord Blood Bank Ana Rukavina.
>>A review of the recently aired documentary “I Want Life”
Our own Medo recently read an interesting review of the documentary “I Want Life” by the blogger Nedeljko at http://nedo.kamencici.info/. Medo said he was fascinated by the way the man managed to grasp the point, the very essence of the film…
>>Happy Easter!
To all Catholic and Orthodox worshipers, we wish you happiness and joy as you celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord.
>>Donations to the foundation in memory of Mrs. Ljubica Broz
Mr. Fritz Frigan has sent us a letter explaining that his friends and colleagues from his company Halstead Property LLC in New York will make a donation to our Foundation in memory of his mother, Ljubica Broz, who passed on in March of this year.
>>Happy Passover to all the Jewish worshipers!
To all the Jewish worshipers who observe the holiday of salvation, liberation and hope to commemorate the emancipation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery and the forty years of wandering in the desert, and who thus promote the pursuit of freedom and justice as the biggest treasure of any community or people, we wish you a Happy Passover!
>>Ana Rukavina Park
Ana proved that the world can be changed!
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