HCMA logoHCMA Newsletter December 2009
Happy Holidays from the HCMA
:: First HCMA Butterfly Release
:: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Membership
:: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Summit Notes now available
 Greetings!
The year is flying by and it all ready time for the American Heart

Happy Holidays to one and all!

The HCMA has grown in leaps and bounds this year - now serving nearly 5000 families worldwide.  This holiday season we ask you to think about supporting the HCMA though renewing your membership, becoming a new member or by simply making a donation to ensure we are here in coming years to help all those with HCM receive the care they need, research critical to improved quality of life and access to reliable information on the condition.

We know many of you are dealing with a sense of loss and loneliness this holiday season as you remember those loved ones lost to HCM, personally I share this with each of you.  I choose to remember with a smile all those wonderful memories and I hold each memory securely in my rather large heart and now can smile at each memory and grateful that I have them at all.

May you and your family enjoy this holiday season and have a very health and happy 2010!

Sincerely,
Lisa Salberg

CEO and Founder

 
First HCMA Butterfly Release!
Looking for that perfect holiday gift with meaning!  
The sponsorship of a butterfly comes with a magent which can be wrapped or placed in a card.
 
butterfly release posterHCMA has created a unique new program to help more families participate in the Annual meeting AND raise awareness of HCM in YOUR local community.
HCMA 1st Annual Butterfly Release at the HCMA Annual Meeting
When is the release: June 4-6 2010
When do I start "Catching" butterflies? Start today and keep catching until April 30, 2010.

Butterflies make GREAT holiday gifts, birthday gifts, Valentines gifts, Easter gift, and  are PERFECT for Mothers Day gifts.
 
HCMA Membership! 
keychainYou can help support the HCMA today by renewing your membership, joining for the first time of just making a donation.  Memberhip for 2010 has 3 options to choose from with your $60.00 membership - a CPR Anytime Kit (to learn CPR at home), A copy of HCM for Patients Families and Interested Physicians (a must have book for all families with HCM) or our newest option - a USB Keychain with your medical information contained on it for emergencys.  Click here for more information.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Summit: Notes now available!
 
During the recent HCMA Summit 4 volunteers from the HCMA took notes in an attempt to capture the event for those unable to attend.   The HCMA has made these notes available online Click here.  Due to the length of the notes this article takes several pages.