ALF Great Lakes 2015 Year in Review

2015 Academic Debates
February 26, 2015 at the
Metropolitan Club
•200 Participants
•Debate 1: Transplant Ethics
•Northwestern vs. Loyola
•Debate 2: Hepatitis
•U of Chicago vs. U of Illinois
•Debate 3: Cirrhosis
•NorthShore vs. Rush
2015 ALF Programs
Core Educational Programs
(Love Your Live, Viral Hepatitis, Liver Wellness)
· 10 Programs
· 139 Participants
Health Fairs
· 18 Health Fairs
· 1545 Participants
Division Specific Educational Programs
(Symposiums, VA Testing Events, Academic Debates, Etc)
· 7 Programs
· 402 Participants
2015 ALF Programs
Screenings
 12 Screenings
 382 Screened
 23 Positive HCV
Webinars
 7 Webinars
 7 People reached
Total
 42 Programs
 2,093 Participants
2015 Advocacy
IL Hepatitis C Advocacy Day
•March 3 at the IL State Capitol in
Springfield
•Our mission was to promote Hepatitis C
screening, education and awareness
•2 patient advocates joined us
•One was cured of Hepatitis C
•One failed treatment multiple times
and hasn’t been through new therapy
yet
MI Chronic HealthCare Collaborative Day
•May 14 at the MI State Capitol in Lansing
•May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
•Our mission was to promote Hepatitis C
screening, education and awareness
•We held a Hepatitis C screening
2015 Flavors of Chicago
September 21, 2015
at
Venue One
300 Guests
23 Chefs
$152,000 Raised
Team ALF is a force to
be reckoned with!
• 7 Team ALF runners rocked the
Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10
Mile Race & raised over $6,000!
• We anticipated raising $45K with
the LLC Chicago Marathon. We
raised over $62k and are still
going!
• 34 runners joined Team ALF
for the Chicago marathon…
compared to just 4 in 2013!
Who’s excited for 2016?
WE ARE!
The Liver Life Walk just keeps
getting better!
• 3 walks, 97 teams, over
1000 participants
• Over $158,000 raised
$48,000+ in corporate
sponsorship
• Top three walk teams
raised a combined total
of over $33,000
Thank you to all who
participated this year!
We can’t wait for 2016!
2015 Social Media
Facebook
• 1045 Likes
• Average post reach is over 4,000 people/week
Twitter
• 453 Followers
Pinterest
• 61 Followers
Instagram
• 81 Followers
Tag: @ALFGreatLakes; #LiverLovers; #LoveYourLiver;
#LiverLearning; #EndLiverDisease; #Donate
The American Liver Foundation Great Lakes
Division is proud to be able to offer educational
programs at no cost to participants. This is made
possible by our generous sponsors and your
continued support.
On behalf of our staff, Board of Directors, and
Medical Advisory Committee, we want to thank
you for helping us make a difference.
Through the generous support of
individuals and sponsors, the
Great Lakes Division raised over
$560,000
in FY 2015
And helped us become the 5th highest
fundraising Division out of 16
American Liver Foundation
Great Lakes Division
What’s in Store for 2016????
2016 Academic Debates
SAVE THE DATE!
March 3rd, 2016
Union League Club Chicago (65 W. Jackson Blvd)
5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Debate 1: Fatty Liver
Northwestern vs. University of Illinois
Debate 2: HCC/Transplantation
Loyola vs. Indiana
Debate 3: Hepatitis C
Rush vs. Stroger
Sponsorship Includes Reservation
Register at: http://go.liverfoundation.org/site/PageNavigator/2016_debates_main.html
Or email skoltun@liverfoundation.org
2016 ALF Programs
Division Specific Programs
2016 Webinar Series: Bi-monthly, Schedule TBD
Mongolian Testing Day: March TBD
May Liver Symposium: May 26th, Chicago
October Liver Symposium: October 27th, Arlington Heights
VA Testing Day(s): TBD
2016 ALF Advocacy
Save The Date!
Our mission is to promote Hepatitis C screening, education and
awareness
Illinois Advocacy Day, Springfield, IL: May TBD
Michigan Advocacy Day, East Lansing, MI: August TBD
Save the Date!
September 12, 2016
Morgan Manufacturing
Secure your spot in the
2016 Chicago Marathon
Don't lose your
opportunity to get
a guaranteed entry by
way of ALF charity bib
into the 2016
Bank of America
Chicago Marathon!
Email
ejensen@liverfoundation.org
for details!
Not interested in a
marathon?
That’s ok!
Join us for the Shamrock
Shuffle 8k (4.97-miles) on
Sunday, April 3!
Register at
www.LiverFoundation.org
/ShamrockShuffle!
2016 LLW Save The Date!
May 14, 2016
Arlington Heights, IL
June 4, 2016
Chicago, IL
September 24:
Holland, MI
New in 2016!
Ann Arbor, MI
Thank you to all who participated
this year!
Register Your Team at
www.LiverFoundation.org/Walk
Volunteers
Interested in giving your own educational programs?
Contact Sarah Koltun (skoltun@liverfoundation.org) to learn how to
become a
volunteer educator
Interested in volunteering at upcoming events?
Contact Emily Jensen (ejensen@liverfoundation.org)
Social Media
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/alfgreatlakes
Follow us on Twitter:
@ALFGREATLAKES
Follow us on Instagram:
@ALFGREATLAKES
Follow us on Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/ALFGreatLakes/
Before we say good bye to 2015 and greet 2016 we
have one final comment. The Great Lakes Team is
just a little bit competitive. There are 4 divisions in
the way of the #1 spot - Greater New York,
Connecticut, Desert Southwest and the New
England Division.
Help us become #1!!!!
YOUR ALF GREAT LAKES DIVISION STAFF
Jacqueline Dominguez
Executive Director
Emily Jensen
Event Manager
Sarah Koltun, MPH
Community Outreach and
Education Manager
• Andrew Aronsohn, MD-ALF MAC Co-Chair, University of Chicago
• Chris Broyles-Managing Director, Trial Services, FTI Consulting
• Edgar Delgado-General Services Administration General
Contractor
• Dennis F. Gleason, Treasurer-Horton & Associates
• Hilary Hadley-Marketing Director, Untitled
• Donald M. Jensen, MD, President-Professor of Medicine, Retired
• John Kaufman, Vice President
• Mary Leone-Owner, Mary Leone Designs
• Rebecca Long-Independent Non-Profit Management
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Ross O. Morreale-Law Offices of Ross O. Morreale Attorney at Law
Debbie Panarese-Hepatitis C Support Group Leader
Nancy Reau, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine, Rush University
Mary Rinella, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern
University
Lisa VanWagner, MD-Associate Professor of Medicine,
Northwestern University
Natasha Von Roenn, MD-ALF MAC Co-Chair, Loyola University
Dan Weil-ALF Great Lakes Division President Emeritus, ALF
National Board Treasurer and Executive Committee Member
Terrell Whittington-Ai The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
Rockford Yapp, MD-Gastroenterologist, Digestive Health Services
Bradley Young-Chairman/Founder, Rockit Ranch
•Andrew Aronsohn, MD, University of Chicago (Co-Chair)
•Natasha Von Roenn, MD, Loyola University (Co-Chair)
• Costica Aloman, MD, Rush University
• Estella Alonso, MD, Lurie Children's Hospital
• Bashar Attar, MD, Stroger Hospital
• Ruba Azzam, MD, Comer Children's Hospital
• Alfred Baker, MD, Northwestern University
• John Brems, MD, Sherman Hospital
• Edie Chan, MD, Rush University
• Sonu Dillon, MD, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
• Sheila Eswaran, MD, Rush University
• Marc Fallah, MD, DuPage Medical Group
• Claus Fimmel, MD, Northshore University
• Steven Flamm, MD, Northwestern University
• Daniel Ganger, MD, Northwestern University
• Richard Green, MD, Northwestern University
• Donald M. Jensen, MD, Retired Professor of Medicine
• Hoonbae Jeon, MD, University of Illinois
• Darren Kastin, MD, Edward Hospital
• Sean Koppe, MD, University of Illinois
• Amy Lu, MD, Loyola University
• J. Michael Millis, MD, University of Chicago
• Kenneth O'Riordan, MD, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
• Nancy Reau, MD, Rush University
• K. Gautham Reddy, MD, University of Chicago
• John Renz, MD, University of Chicago
• Mary Rinella, MD, Northwestern University
• David Van Thiel, MD, Advanced Liver and Gastrointestinal Disease Center
• Lisa Van Wagner, MD, Northwestern University
• Rockford Yapp, MD, Digestive Health Services