The Seneca Diabetes Foundation Endowment Fund at the Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

In early January 2007, SDF announced the establishment of a $1.5 million endowment fund with the Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The Seneca Diabetes Foundation Endowment Fund will provide for funding of critical research, recruitment of top-notch pediatric endocrinologists, mentoring and internship opportunities and direct patient care for Seneca Nation members.

Diabetes affects one out of every two Seneca Nation members. The partnership with Women and Children’s Hospital and its pediatric specialists opens up doors to new technologies for treatment, research opportunities and patient care that are greatly needed for the Seneca people. Any advancement in the fight against diabetes is a benefit to all Senecas and non-Indians alike.

A three to five member committee comprised of SDF Board members and Women and Children’s Hospital representatives will oversee the Fund, determining how the monies are used. Only the interest generated from the endowment is spent, providing an everlasting source for program and treatment funding.

Net proceeds from this year’s Seneca Diabetes Foundation Chairman’s Ball will be principally reserved to establish the initial funding for the Endowment.

The Seneca Diabetes Foundation filed in November as a 501[c][3] organization. Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, a Kaleida Health facility, is the regional center for comprehensive and state-of-the-art pediatric, neonatal, perinatal and obstetrical services in Western New York and beyond.

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