** Happy Birthday to the PHF!: This January, the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. celebrates the third year since our inception in 2009.**

Thanks to your generous support, the PHF celebrated many successes and accomplishments in the year 2011.

A PHF initiative at the end of 2010, 2011 started off with the formation in the U.S. Congress of the 1st ever Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus, founded by Congressman Leonard Lance of New Jersey & Congressman Tim Walz of Minnesota, which now stands at 20 members. For more information about the Hydrocephalus Caucus, please click here.

In a 12 month span, (December 2010 – December 2011), the PHF has awarded $70,000.00 in grants and donations to Hospitals, Neuroscience Institutes and Medical Research Centers for Hydrocephalus Research & Education. For information on the PHF’s Grant & Donation program, please click here.

The PHF, an all-volunteer 501 (c) (3) dues free non-profit charitable organization, now boasts thousands of members across the Country, with 20 State Chapters, and more to come!

Last September, the PHF hosted the 1st ever Hydrocephalus Awareness Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with over 25 speakers, and families from over 15 States participating. With the success of this visit, we will be hosting the next one in August of 2012.

Mackenzie Holcomb, 11 years old of Ohio, and Jaden Brown, 18 months old of Colorado, will serve as the PHF’s 2012 Ambassadors for our National Face of Hydrocephalus Awareness Campaign.