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AUGUST 06, 2008 -
The Preeclampsia Foundation has marked Saturday, September 20, 2008, for Saving Grace: A Night of Hope, its 4th annual dinner and program benefiting the Preeclampsia Foundation. This year’s event, which will be held in Washington, D.C., will focus on “Advancing Preeclampsia Awareness to Save Lives,” highlighting the new research that directly connects preeclampsia awareness with health outcomes of mothers and their babies.
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WHAT: Saving Grace: A Night of Hope: 4th annual dinner and program to benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation
WHO: - Featured Speaker: CNN's Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Medical Correspondent and Host of
"The Empowered Patient"
- National Patient Advocate Lauren Larsen
- Dr. Christopher Redman, President of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Honorees include Dr. James M. Roberts, Magee Womens Research Institute, recipient of the Hope Award for Lifetime Achievement; Caryn Rogers, Hope Award for Volunteer of the Year; and four deserving researchers will receive $100,000 in grant funding from the Preeclampsia Foundation.
WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 2008
6 – 7 pm – Cocktail Reception
7 – 11 pm – Dinner, Program and Live Auction
WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street N.W. (at Connecticut Avenue)
Washington, DC 20015
TICKETS: $150/per person and can be purchased online at www.preeclampsia.org/svgrace.asp.
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The Preeclampsia Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization (501(c)(3) established in the year 2000 to fund and drive research, raise public and professional awareness, and provide support and education for those whose lives have been touched by preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.