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Recent Posts
Chapter Education Day coming up March 25
HACA looks forward to welcoming members to our annual Chapter Education Day, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA. The theme for our 2023 event is “The Future of Bleeding Disorders,” and the day will kick...
NHF coming to DC area for BDC, scholarships available
The National Hemophilia Foundation will host its 75th Annual Bleeding Disorders Conference at the Gaylord Nation Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, MD, from Thursday, August 17, to Saturday, August 19. HACA is pleased to be one of the host chapters for...
Georgetown welcomes new social worker
The Georgetown University Medical Center Hemophilia Treatment Center recently welcomed a new social worker: Leah Kramer, LICSW. Leah is a native of the DMV and completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. After living on the West...
Registration now open for Camp Youngblood
HACA and the Virginia Hemophilia Foundation are teaming up again for Camp Youngblood July 16-21, 2023. Camp Youngblood is a weeklong overnight camp at Camp Holiday Trails for children with inherited bleeding disorders, their siblings, and children of members of the...
Purchase a Giving Tag at Giant and help HACA
HACA is participating in the Giant Store's Giving Tag Program. Every time a shopper buys the $2.50 reusable Community Bag at any Giant Food store, they can direct a $1 donation to the Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area by using the attached Giving Tag. Next...
Price Scholarships awarded for 2022-23
HACA would like to congratulate its four George and Linda Price Scholarship winners for the 2022-23 school year. They are: Melissa Alba, Stephanie Jackson, Johanna Mattos and Jack Prophett. Melissa is continuing her master’s program in social work at George Mason...
Bayer to Discontinue Kogenate
Last week, Bayer announced through a meeting and then letter to patient organizations that it is discontinuing its product Kogenate. Here is the text of that letter: Dear Kogenate FS Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers, Bayer is proud of its legacy in...
HACA Bonfire shop still open
Last year, HACA launched its Bonfire shop to sell t-shirts and masks with the new HACA design. The shop is still open and now some new items have been added, including tote bags. Proceeds from the sales of the shirts and the masks will go to HACA. Click here to go to...