US Congressman Leonard Lance Attending the September 13th PHF WALK 2009

MEDIA CONTACT:
Kim Illions
President
Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc.
(732)634-1283
kim@HydrocephalusKids.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

*Update: US Congressman Leonard Lance Attending the September 13th PHF WALK 2009

Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Gears up for 2009 Statewide WALK to “Fund a Cure for Hydrocephalus”

Congressman Leonard Lance, (NJ-7th), has confirmed his attendance for this Sunday’s PHF WALK 2009, at Roosevelt Park in Edison, NJ at 11:00am. The Hydrocephalus community owes Congressman Lance a great deal of gratitude for his leadership and commitment to see H. Res. 373 pass in time for this year’s WALK. The Resolution, which designates the month of September as “National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, passed this past July before Congress adjourned for the summer recess.

Cole Illions is a small boy with a huge smile and two parents, Mike and Kim, who dote on him. He also has a little known incurable brain disease known as Hydrocephalus, an accumulation of fluid in the brain that affects an estimated one million Americans of all ages. One in 500 children born this year will be diagnosed with Hydrocephalus.

This is why Mike and Kim Illions, along with 3 other families, have founded the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. They have become tireless advocates for their children and others living with Hydrocephalus. The Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation authored H. Res. 373 designating the month of September as “National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.” This resolution was recently passed unanimously by the US Congress in July 2009. Mike & Kim’s Congressman Leonard Lance was one of the first to Co-Sponsor H. Res. 373 and helped to get it passed in time for this year’s WALK.

On Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at Roosevelt Park in Edison, NJ they will be joined by friends, family, and people living with Hydrocephalus along with well wishers in a 2 mile walk to raise awareness and funds. Registration begins at 10:30am and the walk will start at 11:00am although it is recommended to register ahead of time. This event will be attended by over 300 people.

This year’s WALK has the pleasure of Bill Evans of ABC Channel 7 News as its Honorary Chairperson. There will be live music, entertainment for the kids, free food, soft drinks and a visit from the NJ Devil’s Dancers. The WALK will also have various items up for auction and raffle.

To register for the WALK and/or donate to the PHF, Inc., go to: www.HydrocephalusKids.org and click on “Register” or “Donate”.

All proceeds will benefit the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc, the nation’s largest organization dealing solely with the support, education, advocacy and funding for research of Pediatric Hydrocephalus.

For more information please contact Kim Illions at kim@Hydrocephaluskids.org or (732) 634-1283.