Global Feast is a repeat success

The WFH's second annual Global Feast fundraiser spanned five continents this fall, and more than 1,000 people around the world helped raise more than $70,000 CDN towards improving treatment for those with bleeding disorders. National hemophilia organizations from eight countries held a variety of fundraising events in September and October, many which emphasized local and cultural traditions.

In the Netherlands, youth with hemophilia donated proceeds from a sailing adventure to the Global Feast. Australia held a sausage sizzle in Melbourne's city square, while New Zealand organized some workplace lunches and the United Kingdom held a dinner for its members that featured a name-that-tune contest.

The Iranian Hemophilia Society screened a documentary about the effects of contaminated blood products and also honored Ramadan with an Iftaar dinner for more than 300 people. WFH headquarters staff and their friends celebrated Thanksgiving with a traditional meal of turkey and fall vegetables at the historic Grey Nuns Mother House in Montreal.

Argentina ’s national hemophilia association held a gala dinner in Buenos Aires attended by the country’s vice president, Daniel Scioli, and health minister, Dr. Ginés González García. Pictured are Dr. Raúl Perez Bianco, director of the National Academy of Medicine in Argentina, and Dr. Paul Giangrande, WFH VP Medical.

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To get involved in next year’s Global Feast, contact Rosalind Franklin at rfranklin@wfh.org.

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