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UPCOMING EVENTS

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PAST EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2009

October 19: Administered 206 vaccinations at Detroit Catholic Central High School Immunization clinic

October 17: Administered 105 vaccinations at Oak Pointe Country Club Immunization clinic

October 14: Administered 193 vaccinations at Bloomfield Hills Doyle Center Immunization clinic

October 7: Administered 128 vaccinations at Brighton area Schools Immunization clinic

October 5: Speaking engagement, Washtenaw County Immunization Action Coalition Influenza Panel discussion, Ann Arbor Library

October 1: Alana's mom was featured in an article on "My Metro You" magazine. Read pages 24-25 here.

September 28: Speaking Engagement, Washtenaw County Immunization Action Coalition Influenza Panel discussion, Ypsilanti Library

September 26: Alana's dad was interviewed by Warren Pierce on Detroit AM 950. Listen to it here.

September 25: Alana's dad was featured in an article about Influenza awareness in the Detroit Free Press. Read about it here.

September 21: Foundation featured on "Detroit Mommies" blog. Read about it here.

September 11: Launched National CineMedia Movie Screen Public Service Announcement to run through February at United Artists Theater here in Walled Lake

July 24: Launched Foundation page on Face book

June 15: Created Foundation PSA (.wmv format)

June 1: Launched Foundation web site

April 1: Established Alana's Flu Foundation as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

2008

December 10: Participant in the American Lung Association’s Faces of Influenza 2009 Campaign with Detroit City Council, Detroit, MI

November 19: Member participation in Michigan Flu Advisory Board

November 18: Speaker at the Washtenaw County Immunization Action Coalition education dinner for physicians, Ann Arbor, MI

November 4: Alana's family immunization clinic at Bingham Farms Elementary, Bingham Farms, MI

October 22-23: Attended the ACIP Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, GA

October 11 – 15: Alana's family immunization clinics grow to several locations around Metro Detroit including:

• YMCA of Auburn Hills, MI
• St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Heartland Rehabilitation Center, Birmingham, MI
• Bloomfield Hills School District, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Brighton Area Schools, Brighton, MI

February – CDC increased the age recommendation thru 18 years of age for annual influenza vaccinations

2007

October 24: Attended ACIP Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, GA

October 23: Alana's Family Immunization clinic at Bloomfield Hills Schools, Doyle Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI

October 14: 4th annual Alana's Family Immunization clinic at St. George Greek Orthodox church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

June 29: Presented Alana’s Story to the Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion, Detroit, MI

February 27 – 28: Attended American Medical Association Immunization Congress, Chicago, IL

2006

November 19: 3rd annual Alana's’s Family Immunization clinic at St. George Greek Orthodox church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

October 25-26: Attended ACIP Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, GA

April 11: Participated in the National Influenza Vaccine Summit Consumer Education Work Group

2005

November 6: 2nd annual Alana's Family Immunization clinic at St. George Greek Orthodox church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2004

November: 1st annual Alana's Family Immunization clinic at St. George Greek Orthodox church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

October: Participated as founding family member of Families Fighting Flu