Goals:

• To raise funds for upcoming IAF projects (via attendee contributions/gifts)
• To raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease (via slide presentations, guest speaker sessions, and distributed literature)
• To promote outreach in campuses/communities for IAF (via musical performances)

Dates & Venues:

Events in Raleigh, NC:

1. Saturday May 8th, 2010 at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, 8470 Garvey Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616 USA.  Time: 5:00pm

2. Sunday May 9th, 2010 at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, 8470 Garvey Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616 USA.  Time: 5:00pm

Events in Lansing, MI:

Time: 7:00pm 
Friday May 21st, 2010 at the Epicenter of Worship, 
227 North Capitol Avenue Lansing, 
MI 48933 ,
USA.  

Airport Codes:

Raleigh, NC- RDU
Lansing, MI- LAN

Please e-mail info@imadefoundation.org with any questions.

We hope to see you there!

We are pleased to inform you of significant progress being made with Imade Asemota Foundation, a Not-For-Profit  charity organization set up upon the legacy of Engineer Imade Asemota of blessed memory .  The first year anniversary and sickle cell awareness expo activities begin in a few weeks in Raleigh, North Carolina and in Lansing, Michigan.  

As expected, this method has proven to be most convenient for our members and individuals who share our enthusiasm in battling the dreadful sickle cell disease. All donations and contributions will be applied towards several projects we are working on, for examples:

1.   To award scholarships and financial assistance to college (or college-bound) students struggling with sickle cell disease.

2.   To provide significant funding support for a bone marrow transplant for a ten year old sickle cell patient.

3.    To support the research Imade Asemota herself was engaged in at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (investigating the effect of platelets on neutrophil transmigration and understanding platelet-endothelial interaction during inflammation in normal and sickle cell conditions). Born with Sickle Cell, Imade was determined to be a part of the solution, but she passed on while carrying out her PhD studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan at the tender age of 24.

 No contribution is too little. One US dollar (US$1) a month consistently given is a big help.  Sickle cell disease has caused too much devastations for so long and it is the goal of this Foundation to work towards promoting the awareness of the disease (as a preventative measure), providing unrelenting encouragement and support to sickle cell sufferers, and encouraging research towards finding lasting solution.

May The Lord bless you and your family abundantly as you give to this worthy cause.

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

Sincerely,

The IAF Executive Committee.

The Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, July 24^th, from 8am to 1pm and is open to all interested individuals. 

Details/information regarding the event are as follows: 

• Blood Mobile will be parked along the curb, by the flagpole outside bldg 224
• Contact Marianne by 4:00 pm July 14 to schedule a time between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - appoinments scheduled every 15 minutes
• It will take a little over one hour to go through the entire process
• If you plan on donating, make sure you eat something for breakfast that day
• You will not be able to participate if you have donated blood in the past 56 days
• 5 volunteers are needed to work a one hour shift at the greeter/registration table
• A card will be available for all participants to sign - this will be given to Imade's family
• 25 Units are needed - these means at least 28 people are needed to donate

Contact info
Marianne B Watters
3M Student Programs
3M Center, Bldg. 224-1W-02
St. Paul, MN  55144
Ph (651) 736-6062
Fax (651) 733-3572 

Kingston, Jamaica - A special Service of Thanksgiving was held in honor of Imade at the University Chapel, Mona, Kingston 7 on Wednesday June 15th 2009.

Download service program.