Letter from the President:
I welcome you today with appreciation for your interest in supporting my 501c3 nonprofit, the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research (SCF). Many of you may know me, but for those of you whom I have yet to have the pleasure of knowing, please allow me to introduce myself.
After a 1992 car accident left me a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair at the age of fourteen, I began as a patient/advocate as quickly as realizing the possibilities that stem cell research had for the future. It evolved into a lifetime dedication by creating SCF in 2006, whose mission, vision and efforts have been to increase funds for research. Our mission is to allocate funds to all the various disease areas touched by the prospects that stem cell research promises to deliver. Our unique three-prong approach addresses advanced research, patient advocacy, public education and outreach. SCF has built a strong network of individuals and partnerships in the South Florida region and is gradually expanding nationally with collaborative efforts.
The wonder of stem cell research is defined by the impact it potentially has on a wide range of treatments – at least 70 medical conditions. Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, Parkinson’s, blindness, spinal cord injuries, orthopedics, Alzheimer’s and autism are on the “stem cell treatable” list. This field promises to provide the most medical advancements of our time, shifting the treatment paradigm to “rebuilding” the body’s cells from the inside out. Nearly 128 million Americans are suffering from medical conditions that can potentially be reversed or stabilized through stem cell therapies, some of which are already being funded directly by SCF.
With that said, I humbly invite you to join my efforts and support my foundations mission, as everyone is touched by someone who will ultimately benefit from the results we seek. I am confident that together, we will witness some of the most incredible medical breakthroughs of our time by funding the top stem cell research scientists in the United States.
My heartfelt thanks to everyone who has generously given in the past, to those of you who continue to give and to all my new supporters.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Cohen
President / Founder
