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Meningitis Angels was
founded in memory of Ryan Wayne Milley, only child of Bob and
Frankie Milley. Ryan died at the age of 18 from meningococcal
meningitis. Today it is one of the largest meningitis
organizations in the world.
Ryan did not live in a college dorm.
Meningitis does not stop at the dorm room door. ACIP/CDC
recommends all tweens and teens from ages 11-18 be vaccinated
against meningitis.
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World
Meningitis
Day
is Coming
April 24
Visit
Parent2Parent
for more information. |
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Angels in the News
Letter From President Obama
Letter From President Bush
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What's Going On
Around the World
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Contact
Frankie Milley |
Angel's Founder and
National Director, Frankie Milley participated in The Americana
Academy of Pediatrics campaign called
Sound Advice on Vaccines
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and Mrs. Betty Bumpers, wife
of former US Senator Dale Bumpers who founded
Every
Child By Two
are also apart of this campaign.
Milley is
an advocate and motivational speaker and speaks around the
country on meningitis, vaccine preventable diseases and the
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Angels Leslie Meigs is appointed
National Teen Leader
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Angels Lead Texas Advocacy to Require Meningitis Immunizations
for 7th Grade Entry.
Frankie
Milley, after the death of her son Ryan, has led the meningitis
advocacy in Texas and around the US since 2001 for both meningococcal and
pneumococcal meningitis. With Angels Leslie and Harley at
her side, in Texas from the beginning and in the recent years Joan Vasbinder after the loss of her son Vincent, they have managed
to help create some of the strongest policy on meningitis and
immunizations in the country.
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New Jersey Angel Mom , Michelle has raises
over $70K for Angels in memory of her
baby daughter Angel Alexa. |
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Little Jayden is one of the
2010 Angel Wing recipients.
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| Texas Governor Perry
recognizes Meningitis Angels for their work on
children's immunizations. |
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Stomping Out Meningitis
Angels launched their new adolescent teen campaign.
Photo Angels Johnny, Harley and Kylie
sister to HBA Jane Menard
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| Angels lost one of their own in
2009. Sherry Lopez lost her life to the secondary health
problems caused by her meningitis. Her mom
excepted the Meningitis Angels Life Time
Achievement Award. We miss you, Sherry. |
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Angels moms share photos of their
Angels and remember.
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| Frankie MIlley
gets a hug
from one of her little Angels. |
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Angel Carye Wynn at the
National Council of Negro Women's 54th Convention in
National Harbor Maryland. Carye received the Bethune -
Height Outstanding Youth Award for 2009.
Carye met the new US Surgeon General
Dr. Regina Benjamin, the Former Secretary of Labor - Alexis
Herman and Dr. Dorothy I. Height Chairman of the NCNW.
We are so proud of you Cayre.
Carye is the National Teen
Leader in waiting.
Carye recently represented
Meningitis Angels in a School Nursing Campaign called
Voices of Meningitis
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100 + Angels from across the
US came together in Texas for the 3rd Annual Angels Conference.
Speakers included Carol Baker, MD, Dr. Sheldon Kaplan, MD, Polio
Survivor Jan Nichols, West Virginia Immunization Leader , Sharon Landsdale, Angels Frankie Milley and Abby Wold.
US Congressman Kevin Brady spoke by phone on health care and
disabilities.
Frankie Milley read a letter or recognition she had received from
President Obama.
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| Photo by Stephen Phillips |
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Meningitis Angels partners with CDC and congratulates them
on their work to protect America against vaccine preventable
diseases. Visit http://cdc.gov
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Team Leader Erica raises awareness and funds for Angels
on her campus. You can too.
Contact
Us
and find out how you can help Angels . |
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A sweet moment at the
Angel Conference. Two Angels who lost sisters to meningitis.
Kylie's
sister, Jane was 22, in college and told she did
not need to be vaccinated against meningococcal
meningitis because she did not live in the dorm.
She should have been vaccinated. Meningitis does
not stop at the dorm room door.
Victoria lost her older sister Abby to
pneumococcal meningitis at the age of 14 months.
Angels collected books and donated money in
memory of little Abby for a Children's Hospital
Library.
We received this note from the CEO.
On behalf of Medical City Children's Hospital
as well as Will and Mary Kearney, we would like
to thank you for your contribution to Abby's
Book Corner. With your support, we were able to
collect over 4,000 children's books and raise
enough money to open a children's library at
Medical City Children's Hospital. This is a
wonderful gift that will bring a smile to our
patients. |
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Angels has launched their new campaign
Parent 2 Parent on Meningitis . Look for more to come.
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Lisa Krizman is the Angels Colorado Team
Leader.
Sierras Race Against Meningitis
raises thousands of dollars to
immunize college freshmen in Colorado each year in memory of Sierra.
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Joi Scrette is an
Angel Board member and California state team leader.
A Gift From Rachel Foundation
donated $5,000.00 to the Meningitis Angel Wings
Project in memory of Rachel.
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Sue Burd is the Angels New jersey Team leader.
The Jeff Burd Foundation donated $5,000.00 to the
Meningitis Angel Wings Project in memory of their son Jeff.
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Little Angel in Africa plants Forget Me Nots for World
Meningitis Day. The seeds were distributed and planted
around
the world.
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Meningitis
Angels presents The Texas Children's Vaccine Center with
check (2007)to support their efforts in
honor of
Dr. Mary Healy.
Photo Left to Right :
Dr. Amy Middleman,
Wendy Meigs, Frankie Milley, Dr. Carol Baker and Dr.
Mary Healy.
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