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Board of Director's Update
The Vascular Disease Foundation is very fortunate to have such a wonderful and dedicated Board of Directors to support our mission. We are proud to welcome our newest members and sad to say farewell to others.

Welcome:
We welcome Dr. Ashraf M. Mansour, who is professor of surgery at Michigan State University and program director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center.

We are also pleased to welcome Joseph M. Caporusso, DPM, who is a clinical associate of the University of Texas Health Science Center's Department of Orthopedics in San Antonio, Texas, and is a past president of the Texas Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).

Our Thanks to:
With grateful appreciation, VDF bids farewell to Dr. Alain Drooz for his eight years of service to the Foundation. Dr. Drooz served as Board President from May 2005—April 2007.

Dr. Drooz's contributions to VDF include outreach to the public via interactive enhancements of the Web site, an online version of the newsletter, and oversight of VDF's fundraising campaign.

VDF also extends our appreciation to Dr. Mark A. Creager, who served as Board President for the past two years. It was under Dr. Creager's tenure that the Foundation completed its five-year strategic plan, revised our accounting methods, enhanced several of our educational programs, and assisted the Foundation and the P.A.D. Coalition's continuing expansion. Dr. Creager will continue to serve on the VDF Board of Directors.

We would like to introduce Dr. Anton Sidawy from Veterans Affair Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and professor of surgery at both Georgetown University and George Washington University Schools of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sidawy will serve as President of VDF for the next two years. We are confident that he will continue VDF's mission with great leadership and vision.

Create a Greeting Card and Benefit VDF:
VDF is proud to announce our new greeting card site! Buy greeting cards online and support VDF. You can send greeting cards, gifts, employee incentives, thank you cards, etc. The quality and cost of the cards is competitive with those available at a card shop but with the added benefit that a portion of sales support VDF. Shop today at www.vdf.org/cardcafe.

VDF's Annual Report is Here:
Read about VDF's and our two Coalition's 2008 highlights. To make efficient use of our resources, we have limited the number of printed copies we have produced. To view a copy of the Annual Report online please visit us at www.vdf.org. If you would like to receive a printed copy by mail, please contact us at 888.VDF.4INFO (888.833.4463).

Join us for the annual AARP Life@50+ convention on October 22—24 in Las Vegas. We'll have a booth offering free PAD screenings and lots of information.