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Jay Watkins Fund

Jay Watkins, born in Wisconsin, has always loved to dance and quickly became good at it. Becoming a ballroom dance instructor was a natural progression. Jay soon moved to Florida and opened the Jay Watkins Palm Beach Ballroom and Latin Dance Club. His skills have taken him all over Europe, South America and Hawaii.
 
In 2003, Jay Watkins was walking through the parking garage at his condo when he saw a young mother with her two children who were having difficulties walking. The mother explained that her children had Sickle-Cell Anemia, a blood disorder.
 
Since then, Mr. Watkins, of West Palm Beach, has been a volunteer with the Sickle Cell Foundation, organizing Christmas partied for kids with Sickle Cell. Besides the parties, he has arranged dance lessons and carriage rides for the children.
 
He founded the Jay Watkins Fund to help Sickle-Cell patients with their un-met needs. The Sickle Cell Foundation honored him for his work with an award during the 2010 Annual Eva W. Mack Luncheon.
 
“Sickle Cell is a devastating disease,” he said. “I enjoy helping the kids.”
 
Join Jay Watkins in “Helping the kids”, by clicking here to DONATE now.
 
Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County &
Treasure Coast, Inc.
 
Is a private, not-for-profit organization that administers public funds, private grants and donations for education and services to persons with Sickle Cell Disease/Trait and their families in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties.
 
In response to the health risk of COVID-19 all trainings and meetings hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation and its programs have been postponed until further notice.  We hope this does not cause any inconvenience but believe that social distancing is appropriate at this time.
 
We will continue to provide information through delivery methods that ensure the health and safety of our participants, staff and host agencies.
 
The Florida Department of Health (Department) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the current outbreak of COVID-19 and is actively working to ensure that the most up-to-date CDC guidance is quickly and accurately disseminated to local partners. To see the latest case count please visit COVID-19 page, the Department is coordinating with our local partners to investigate, confirm, contain and report any cases.
 
For information from the CDC and the World Health Organization on COVID-19, please visit:
  • CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019
  • CDC Symptoms
  • CDC Situation Summary
  • WHO COVID-19 Outbreak
Please feel free to contact our office at 561-833-3113 or info@sicklecellpbc.org
 
We appreciate your continued support during this time and look forward to providing in-person services again in the near future.
 
SCDAA MARAC COVID-19 Patient Caregiver Advisory 3-17-20 (PDF)
1st Place Winner!
 
Today is #NationalMinorityDonorAwarenessDay and Gift of Life Marrow Registry is dedicated to changing outcomes for all suffering from over 100 diseases including Blood Cancer and Sickle Cell.
 
Did you know patients lose their lives because no matching stem cell or marrow donor is found in the worldwide registry, even though there are now more than 33 million registered donors from dozens of countries.
 
The numbers are shocking: 75% of African Americans/Blacks, 75% of multi-racial individuals, 55% of Latinos and Hispanics, and 60% of Asian Americans cannot find a matching donor in the worldwide registry.
 
Do something amazing today and, talk about the need and help those in need Learn more by visiting:
If you are 18-35 years old register today at https://www.giftoflife.org/register
 
 


Laugh Yourself to Life Comedy Show
has become a successful sold out event year after year.
Thank you for your continous support
to the Sickle Cell Foundation.



 
Shalonda Warren, CEO
Frank Hayden, Board Chairperson
 

Sickle Cell Foundation
Board of Directors and Executive Board sworn in by the
Honorable Judge Maxine Cheesman


 

Living with Sickle Cell
 

Community Voice Program
 

Spotlights

Covid-19 Testing Riviera Beach

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Sickle Cell-ebration Walk 2020

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News

March Newsletter

“Go-bags” – What They Are & Why They’re Important, Upcoming Events & Tip of the Month, Poster Child & Annual 5k Run/Walk Highlight

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Jay Watkins Fund

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Employee of the Year

LaTrell Banks-Summersett LaTrell Banks-Summersett

Gift Of Life

THANK YOU 5K WALK SPONSORS!

Sickle Cell Facts

Millions of people throughout the world are affected with Sickle Cell disease which is why hospitals in the United States screen all newborn babies.   Sickle Cell is common among individulas whose ancestors are from sub-Saharan Africa, Spanish-speaking regions in the Western Hemisphere (South America, Cuba, and Central America), Saudi Arabia, India, and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy.

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