ATLANTA (August 2, 2010) – More than 150 students will spend six days at Camp New Hope, a recreational and educational experience designed for children ages 6 to 17, who have sickle cell disease. From Sunday, August 1st until Friday, August 6th, the residential camp provides children an opportunity to come together to participate in interactive learning experiences such as boating, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, and arts and crafts in a medically supervised camping environment at Camp Twin Lakes located in Rutledge, Georgia. Learn more...

Read what one of our campers had to say about his experience, click here.

 

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  2012 CAMP NEW HOPE INFORMATION!!

 

       

33rd Annual Sickle Cell Road & Walk

April 14, 2012...Congratulations to all the runners and walkers completed on the of the oldest and most popular fitness events in Metro Atlanta. Thank you to the volunteers without whom this would not have been possible. We would like to thank the sponsors for supporting the efforts of our organization to help children with sickle cell disease attend Camp New Hope.

With almost 1,200 participants the event was very successful.  This year's 7K race featured a new and improved course and electronic chip timing. For 7k results click on the "News & Events" section above. 

Sickle Cell Celebrity Golf Classic

June 29, 2012...Stone Mountain Golf Club More info.

National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month

The observance originated in 1975... Read More

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The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia and many of its programs are sustained through the generosity of its donors as well as dedicated volunteers.

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The McGhee/King Tutorial and Enrichment Program is back and BEGINNING IN AUGUST!

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What do your Results Mean?
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Trait, and other hemoglobin variants can be identified by special laboratory test. These tests identify hemoglobin, which is the substance inside red blood cells.
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The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. couldn’t do without you!

Looking for Volunteer Opportunities?
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Helping hands are needed for many different programs and opportunities. Click here to download the Application

 

 
Breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle through Knowledge, Help and Hope.

Since 1971, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. has stood as a bastion of hope for victims of Sickle Cell and other hemoglobin abnormalities. Dr. Delutha H. King, Jr. and the late Dr. Nelson McGhee, Jr. founded the organization to monitor Sickle Cell occurrences, share and advance knowledge and research with other organizations and, of course,  improve the quality of life of those battling the disease. Learn more...