The Kimberly Coffey Foundation provides education to the public & healthcare providers about bacterial meningitis & prevention with 2 vaccines MenB and MenACWY
Since 2015, our Executive Director, Patti Wukovits, has worked with policymakers to have June recognized as Meningitis B Awareness Month in #NewYork. Thank you for making it possible @GustavoRiveraNY! Learn more about meningitis prevention: https://t.co/X9dUoStglI....
We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Crystal Migliaccio, our fourth and final New York State recipient of the @KimCFoundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship! We are excited to see the impact you will make as a nurse... best wishes for your journey at @AdelphiU!
Please join us in recognizing, Liana Esau, as the third NYS recipient of the 2024 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship! Liana is set to kickstart her nursing journey at @AdelphiU in the Fall. Congratulations, Liana, you will make Kim proud!
Proud to announce East Islip High School (NY) senior Kailyn Bloch as the third of four recipients of the 2024 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Congratulations Kailyn and and thank you for carrying on Kimberly’s legacy!🙌
We are thrilled to announce Alexandra Cortese as the second of four New York State recipients of this year's 2024 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship! This fall, Alexandra will be attending @SienaCollege's Baldwin School of Nursing.
Congratulations Alexandra!
We are delighted to announce the first winner of the '24 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Nicholas Longardino who plans to attend @sacredheartuniv. We know his dedication to helping others will honor Kim’s legacy beautifully. Congratulations Nicholas!
Join us on #WorldMeningitisDay for an update on the latest issues affecting #meningitis vaccination and how healthcare providers and advocates can prepare for the road ahead.
Date: October 5, 2023
Time: 12-1 pm ET
Register today to attend: https://t.co/PuETin1UBD
Please join us in congratulating, Gianna DeVellis, our third recipient of the 2023 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship, as she heads off to begin her nursing studies at the University of Virginia!
Congratulations, Gianna! #nurse#vaccineswork
🎓 Throughout this week, we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2023 Kimberly Coffey Foundation Memorial Nursing Scholarship. Our first winner, Sarah Vasquez, will begin her nursing education @CatholicUniv this Fall where she aspires to specialize in Emergency Medicine.
The #Meningitis#Vaccines: What Parents of Adolescents Should Know with #NFID Director Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH https://t.co/Ehi8VI5NmB @MenBAction #KeepUpTheRates
@KimCFoundation ED writes in @Newsday
"I didn’t have a chance to protect Kim against Meningitis B... we all have the opportunity to help protect ourselves and our families from the potentially deadly consequences of COVID-19 .” #LetsGetImmunizedNY
https://t.co/GE2ZmDT8rz
Check on your child's back to school vaccinations. If you have a teen don't forget to ask about MeningitisB. My story on a mom who lost her 17 year old to it. Most don't know there are TWO meningitis vaccines now @KimCFoundation
https://t.co/04Y0CBKYNC
Will you lend a hand? Today is #WorldMeningitisDay. For us, that means it’s our annual Day of Action against #MeningitisB! Want to help? It’s as easy as 1-2-3:
1. Visit https://t.co/J6NRdNv5xb
2. Pick your fave and download for Facebook, Twitter or Insta.
3. Share!
Tx you! 💜💜
We joined @vaxyourfam on Capitol Hill to speak to policymakers about why vaccination matters. Join us in protecting our communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. We all have a role to play! #Vaccinessavelives https://t.co/vpcOYkd9gJ
We are so proud to have Kim’s #MenB story featured in @vaxyourfam’s new video series. The series invites viewers to step into our shoes to realize that our stories could just as easily be theirs #vaccinessavelives https://t.co/ALyh9AhlnQ