The Becky Werner Meningitis Foundation
Mission:
The Becky Werner Meningitis Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization created to increase awareness of the dangers of meningitis and methods of prevention, to educate the public and medical communities about meningitis and to provide support to the families affected by meningitis.
The Foundation supports research and development of testing for early diagnosis of meningitis, meningitis treatments and
preventative meningitis vaccines.
The Foundation supports research and development of testing for early diagnosis of meningitis, meningitis treatments and
preventative meningitis vaccines.
Results:
To date, the Foundation has reached out to over 15,000 high school students, not including medical groups and community groups.
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DeafGary
06/21/11
I met Bob and Dee at the Second Annual PALs meeting, where I was a meningitis survivor and Dee told me their daughter had died from the disease.
The three of us began corresponding and they, like I, find it hard to believe that people can see the devastation, caused by meningitis and still think the...
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Lauren J.
06/19/11
When I was in high school the Werner family came to tell their story about Becky and it truly moved me, they shared their tragedy to prevent it from happening to us, a very difficult but courageous mission. As a board member of the University of Wisconsin HOSA, I invited them to come share their ...
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Shara L.
06/19/11
I was invited to help volunteer at the latest golf fundraiser, and I can't express the overwhelming love and commitment that the Werner's have for their dedication to helping find better answers to how to help save others from this terrible disease, meningitis. My son contracted it 3 years ago...
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