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Dr . Seymour Diamond with Master of Ceremonies John Garcia of ABC-7 News in Chicago
The National Headache Foundation ( NHF ) hosted its annual fundraising benefit , Galaxy of Hope : Raising Headache Awareness to New Heights , April 14 , 2012 , at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago . About 290 people attended the event , where John Garcia of ABC-7 News ( WLS TV-Chicago ) was master of ceremonies and auctioneer . Congratulations are in order for : n The winner of a bottle of 1995 Carruades de Lafite Pauillac wine ( worth $ 500 ): Susan Benton of Palo Alto , Calif . n The winner of the annual raffle : Paula Dill of Moraga , Calif . The event was a great success and will help the NHF fulfill its mission . The
NHF would like to thank the event co-chairs , June Barnard and Katie Biggs , as well as the following sponsors :
Platinum Level Allergan , Inc . Dr . and Mrs . Seymour Diamond The Walter S . and Lucienne
Driskill Foundation Elise & Marc Lefkowitz
Silver Level Marsha and Chad Beste Dr . and Mrs . José Biller Drs . Kathleen and Roger Cady Coordinated Benefits Company , LLC Diamond Headache Clinic , Ltd . Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
& ScienceHealth Monitor Network Imagination Publishing IntraMed Educational Group
Dr . Seymour Diamond with the Marine contingent at the benefit
Gold Level Mary and James Beasley Headache Care Center , Springfield , Mo .
Julie and Charles McKain MAP Pharmaceuticals , Inc . Dr . and Mrs . Vincent Martin Jennifer and David Metz PuraMed Bioscience Provena Health – Resurrection Health Care Debra , Jill , and Dr . Alan Rosenberg Schuman , Simon & Grodecki , Ltd . Law Offices of James M . Staulcup , Jr . Zogenix , Inc .
Gold Winner : Head Wise Imagination Publishing , NHF ’ s publishing partner , won an EXCEL award from Association Media & Publishing , a membership organization serving the needs of association publishers , business operation executives , communications professionals , designers and content generators and the media they create . Imagination won the gold award for magazine design excellence for Head Wise .
Migraine Awareness Month
It is just short of 50 years that I ’ ve dedicated my career to headache research and treatment . During this time , we have seen a renaissance in therapeutics available for those experiencing headache . Most patients consulting a headache specialist or a physician knowledgeable about headache can now expect that their headaches can be controlled and possibly prevented . Yet there are millions of individuals who experience migraine but have not availed themselves of treatment ( both pharmaceutical and behavioral ) that can help them through their lifetime . It is my hope that Migraine Awareness Month , with its mission to “ Help Make Migraines Visible ,” will motivate migraineurs to seek the resources available to them , such as the National Headache Foundation ( NHF ). It is our goal to not only educate those experiencing migraine , but also raise awareness to their family , friends and employers .
This year , in celebration of Migraine Awareness Month , the NHF hosted four chat rooms in June . Information on upcoming chat rooms is available on our website , www . headaches . org . Also , a public event was held on June 21 at the Newberry Library in Chicago . The program included presentations from four speakers and focused on raising awareness about various types of headache . Please visit our website for information on this program and other efforts to make migraines and other headaches visible . — Seymour Diamond , MD Executive Chairman and Founder
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