Winter 2001 Newsletter

It is a pleasure to inform our membership that ISAKOS has partnered with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) and will establish an endowment fund with the foundation at the close of the 2000 calendar year. By establishing this endowment fund, ISAKOS members will have a tremendous opportunity to support our society in perpetuity by contributing to OREF and designating the ISAKOS Endowment. ISAKOS will join a list of 17 other organizations that now have a multi-donor endowment at the foundation.

OREF continues to make it a high priority to establish partnerships with other orthopaedic organizations. By working with many different organizations within a specialty, OREF can maximize the dollars available to support high-quality research and education programs. Established in 1955, OREF has proudly funded more than $40 million to young and new investigators through more than 1,300 grants and awards. Generous supporters of OREF include orthopaedic surgeons, physician groups, institutions, corporations and grateful patients.

As you consider your charitable giving at year-end, please consider participating in the ISAKOS Endowment at OREF. Simply write-in ISAKOS Endowment in Box E of any OREF contribution envelope. We look forward to keeping you updated on the success and growth of this endowment at OREF, and thank you in advance for your participation. For more information contact:

Mark Malone
Vice President ­ Development
OREF
6300 N. River Road, Suite 700
Rosemont, IL 60018 USA
Tel: +1 (847) 384-4355
E-mail: malone@oref.org