Sickle Cell SD

Calling all Sickle Cell Patients ages 12 & up with a guest. It’s that time of year. Friends Of Scott Unforgettable Prom. Come out and enjoy a evening of dancing, fun and goodies. Guys receive a free tux rental and ladies receive a free dress and accessories. Enjoy a limo ride to the dance and red carpet treatment. This prom is totally free of charge. Prom is on April 23rd starts at 6:30 p.m til 11:00 p.m. Please Call Friends of Scott to RSVP. sandiegoprom@friendsofscott.org. Please feel free to contact me on the contact page if you have any questions.

Calling all Sickle Cell Community!!!!! Come out and march in the Heritage Day Parade. We are celebrating the pathway Dr. Kim and the Acute Pain Clinic made for Sickle Cell Patients. Dr. Kim will be present to talk with the community about the importance of this pathway. Sickle Cell Disease will be highlighted in the parade this year. One of our children has been selected as Grand Marshall of the parade and all of our children will have VIP access to the Disney Celebrities that come out. Come out celebrate, take pictures and enjoy the day.

Meeting place for parade: Park behind Lincoln High School On T Street

Time: 8:30 a.m. Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. Please wear red shirts if possible. Festival following the parade.

Please come out and support fair treatment of Sickle Cell Disease Patients.
We will hold a rally in front of Alvarado Hospital.
Date: Saturday January 31 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Address: 6655 Alvarado Rd. San Diego 92120
Come out and support J.C. and all Sickle Cell Disease Patients. Please feel free to bring as many people possible. It’s time to take a stand.

This was our Third Annunal Family Christmas Party. Santa brought big smiles to all of our families. Party was  held at Euclid Elementary School.  December 19th from 1:00pm til 4:00pm. Thank you to Rady’s Children’s Hospital for your donation of toys, Ms. Kayser for your donation of Christmas Dinner, and Flour Power Bakery for your donation of  great cakes. We could’nt do it with out your help. A Speical Thank You to all of our volunteers for helping the day run so smooth. If you would like to help please donate through our website or United Way San Diego Thank You.

We are the Sickle Cell Disease Association Of America San-Diego Chapter. We are here to raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease. “Know What’s In Your Body” is one of our key phases. It is so important to keep our family’s strong. A simple test can prevent a life of pain. If you’re not sure if you carry the Sickle Cell Trait please have you and your family tested. To raise awareness we march in the Heritage Day Parade and have a booth at the Festival. We pass out information and answer every question possible. We also give resource for every situation. We have been apart of United Way for over 15 years. Which allows us some income to be apart of different health fairs and festival around San Diego. Such as The Body and Soul Health Fair June 7th 2008 @ Bethel Baptist Church. Then in the month of July the kids go to Camp Crescent Moon which is a program the L.A. Chapter runs. They allow our kids to spend a week at camp with medical staff, great counselors and lots of fun activities. In August we have a annual Sickle Cell Disease Association Family Picnic. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness month. We do Unity In The Community which is a health fair with alot of different resources such as Black Infant Health, Foste

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Title: Gang Comission Meeting
Description: Sickle Cell will be speaking out to San Diego about awareness, Emergency room pathway and our families needs. The meeting will be televised on Channel 24 at 5:00pm.
Start Time: 5:00 pm at Garfield Elementary School Multipurpose Room 4487 Oregon Street San Diego, 92116
Date: January 21, 2010
End Time: 7:30 pm

Speaking to the Gang Commission and Prevention was a great success. We are now working on a mentoring program for our kids ages 13 to 21. Hopefully this will give our kids another outlet to have their voices heard.