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Aisha Heath, Hydrocephalus Association

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For Immediate Release

Hydrocephalus Association Announces Three Million Dollar Campaign“Reason for
Hope” to Fund Five Year Research Initiative Plan


Seattle, WA - June 21, 2012 - The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) announced
today that it has publicly launched a $3 million dollar campaign called “Reason
for Hope” to fund its five year Research Initiative plan. Funds raised for
the campaign will be dispersed to implement the key priorities detailed in
the plan. Initiated quietly with major donors, the campaign has already garnered
$1,200,000 in support of HA’s research efforts.

“We anticipate reaching our $3 million goal by the end of 2013,” said Dawn
Mancuso, CEO of the Hydrocephalus Association. “With our recent partnership
with the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network, we can demonstrate very real
improvements in treatments for hydrocephalus that can come from investing in
our research plan.”

HA developed its Research Initiative plan starting in 2009 with its Mentored
Young Investigator award aimed at solving a critical shortage of new researchers
in hydrocephalus research. The plan calls for continued career development
grants, research conferences, and the funding of basic science and clinical
research. The mission of HA’s research program is to improve treatments and
outcomes for those who suffer from hydrocephalus and to eventually find preventions
or a cure. Funds raised by the “Reason for Hope” campaign represent a significant
change in the private research funding landscape for hydrocephalus that should
lead to increased public funding for the condition.

Donors interested in learning more about the “Reason for Hope” campaign and
our Research Initiative should contact Aisha Heath, Director of Development
at the Hydrocephalus Association by phone at (202) 213-8310 or via email at
aisha@hydroassoc.org on go online to http://www.hydroassoc.org/hope.

About the Hydrocephalus Association
The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated
to eliminating the challenges of hydrocephalus, a medical condition resulting
from an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within cavities
of the brain called ventricles. Hydrocephalus affects people of all age groups
across the globe. The Association works to meet its mission through the advancement
of research, the promotion of advocacy, and the provision of support and education.


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