January 12, 2010 - Hearts are already leaping on Valentine's Day, so take things to the next level and Let Your Heart Dance at the Staten Island/New Jersey chapters' aptly-titled "Let Your Heart Dance"  fund raiser on February 13.

December 15, 2009 - Thalassemia patients (or their family members) with an artistic bent have a chance to have their work recognized in the Kakkis Everylife Foundation's Art Contest.

December 15, 2009 - Aaron Cheng, a junior at West High School in Torrance, CA, is using brainpower to raise funds for the fight against thalassemia.

December 14, 2009 - On December 11, WCNC Channel 36 in North Carolina aired an informative story on Khai Hayat, a boy with thalassemia from Afghanistan, which helps to raise awareness of thalassemia in the U.S.

December 4, 2009 - The current issue of People Magazine, cover dated December 14, 2009, features an article on a young boy with thalassemia.

December 3, 2009 - Facebook users: You can vote for CAF to receive funds from Chase Community Giving.

December 3, 2009 - CAF speaks with Sir David Weatherall, one the world's foremost thalassemia experts,  about the global thalassemia issue.

November 30, 2009 - If you're near Staten Island, come see the exterior of Casale Jewelers glitter as intensely as the merchandise on the inside - and help CAF at the same time.

November 30, 2009 - FerroKin BioSciences, Inc. has announced a Phase 1B trial to study the safety and pharmacology of its new oral iron chelator, FBS0701.  A total of 16 patients will be enrolled in the study at centers in the U.S., Australia and Italy.