Foundation Update

We need you!

As we reported in our most recent annual report, Foundation of the NLA donors in 2013 can say that they have helped us achieve our goal as shown by the impact that several of our initiatives had last year on a national level. To continue on this path of success, we need your help! There are various ways you can support the Foundation. You should have received an envelope with support options in the most recent issue of the Lipid Spin. If you haven’t had a chance to review it yet, we'd like to let you know what your donation does for us.

Outreach
Through your donations we are able to disseminate resources and materials to provide cholesterol screenings, expert advice and educational awareness in communities where NLA members work and live, at community health fairs and other organizational events.

Awareness
With your help we are able to spread public awareness of cholesterol disorders. We can distribute printed patient education materials and initiate public awareness campaigns that better inform patients and health care providers on the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol disorders.

Education
Because of you, the Foundation can fund grants to support promising research and educational program activities related to the field of lipidology. The Foundation hosted three successful fundraising events in 2013 and we have been continuing this in 2014. During the 2014 Spring Clinical Lipid Update in Maui, HI over 100 attendees supported the Foundation of the NLA at a Hawaiian Luau, a traditional party filled with Hawaiian foods, music and dance. It was the perfect time for a traditional Hawaiian luau looking out over the Pacific Ocean.