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We Want to See YOUR Chicken Dance
In support of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month (September), The Joe Niekro Foundation wants you to do the chicken dance. For the past three weeks, brave survivors of brain aneurysms/AVM and hemorrhagic strokes have represented The Joe Niekro Foundation by bringing further awareness to the importance of early detection and “Getting Scanned” through a campaign called […]
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2014Read More -
Don’t be a Chicken
In support of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month (September), The Joe Niekro Foundation (JNF) encourages you to “Don’t be a Chicken.” Brave survivors of brain aneurysms/AVMs and hemorrhagic strokes will represent The Joe Niekro Foundation during a month of mini-challenges to bring awareness to the importance of early detection and “Getting Scanned.” Don’t be a Chicken […]
Posted on Monday, September 1, 2014Read More -
Minnesota Twins to Host Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day with JNF
In honor of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, The Minnesota Twins will pay tribute to one of baseball’s most renowned pitchers and former Minnesota Twins Knuckleballer, Joe Niekro by hosting Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day on September 4th. Niekro spent 22 years in the major leagues, notching 221 wins and still holds the record, with his brother […]
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2014Read More -
JNF Shines at SNIS Annual Meeting
The Joe Niekro Foundation’s participation in last week’s 11th Annual Meeting for Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) proved to be a huge success. The Joe Niekro Foundation was invited to attend this five day conference which gave them the opportunity to speak to hundreds of neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, neuroradiologists, neuro nurses and all the major medical […]
Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014Read More -
GET READY TO PITCH ANOTHER GREAT EVENING
CONTACT Natalie Niekro nniekro@joeniekrofoundation.org 602-318-1013 Chairman, Natalie Niekro, of the 5th Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life, on September 20th, at Hotel Zaza, is pleased to announce some of this year’s participating athletes who will be honoring her father and former Houston Astros pitcher, Joe Niekro. Over 40 MLB, NFL and NBA athletes will […]
Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2014Read More