Thank You! Sponsors at the Friends 13th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Our golf tournament is THIS Monday. Come on out and join us, won’t you? There’s still time. Purchase a ticket or make a donation to our work. Learn more about our sponsors!
Welcome to our first patient in our new ”Cure Sickle Cell Initiative” program apartment
With the help of the Friends of Patients of the NIH, Jennifer Nsenkyire and her mother, Rose, currently live in a fully furnished apartment in Bethesda, MD, while NIH treats and observes her following a second transplant. Jennifer, originally from Ghana, has suffered from sickle cell anemia from birth. She moved to the United States […]
Support Sickle Cell Patients through Friends of Patients at the NIH Fund
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with NHLBI to support the “Cure Sickle Cell Initiative”. On August 1, 2021, Friends of Patients at the NIH will welcome our first patient to The Elm in Bethesda, MD. We will be providing a home away from home for patients to recover post transplant and advance the […]
2nd Annual Motorcycle Ride Benefits Friends at NIH
June 25th, 2021: Motorcycle Ride for Charity Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin from Federal News Network is hosting his second annual Motorcycle Ride for Charity on Friday, June 25, 2021 to benefit the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund and Friends of Patients at the NIH. Last year, Tom was joined by NIH’s own Dr. […]
Friends at NIH welcomes new members to the Board of Director’s Executive Committee
Friends at NIH is excited to announce new members to our Board of Director’s Executive Committee. Please join us in welcoming: Jay Shah- President Andrew Derr- VP Jerry Sachs-VP Donald Hill- treasurer Thank You to our previous Executive Committee! Friends at NIH expresses our gratitude to our outgoing Executive Committee Members for their years of […]
Welcome New Friends of Patients at the NIH Board Members
Friends of Patients at the NIH is pleased to announce the election of three new members to the Friends at NIH Board of Directors. With their rich experiences in finance, accounting, and development, we are looking forward to working with Donald Hill, Julie Wolf-Rodda, and Rich LaFleur to expand possibilities for Friends at NIH. These […]
Federal News Network’s Federal Drive Benefits Friends of Patients at the NIH
On Friday, June 26th, 2020, Federal News Network’s Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin organized a Motorcycle Ride for Charity to benefit Friends of Patients at the NIH. Fifteen motorcycle riders joined dozens of non-riding contributors to raise more than $5,000 for the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund and Friends of Patients at the NIH. […]
The Work You Support
Jeremy*, a young man from Louisiana, came to the NIH with a rare immunodeficiency disorder early this year after spending time in a local hospital. Since Jeremy’s mother has been at the NIH with him as his caregiver, she has been unable to work. After exhausting all of her paid leave days and borrowing money […]
