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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 -
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 -
JNF Names 2014 Medical Humanitarian of the Year
The Joe Niekro Foundation is excited to announce Orlando Diaz, MD as this year’s Medical Humanitarian of the Year. This award honors a Houston based medical professional for their ongoing research advancements and treatment studies of cerebral aneurysms, AVMs and/or hemorrhagic strokes, as well as their philanthropic endeavors. Dr. Diaz will be presented with this […]
Posted on Monday, August 4, 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 -
Another Great Evening Pitched For LIFE
The Joe Niekro Foundation hosted the 4th Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life on September 7th at Hotel Zsa Zsa in Houston, TX. Natalie Niekro, chair of the black tie gala, welcomed more than 350 supporters and athletes, to honor her father, former Houston Astros pitcher, Joe Niekro. The Joe Niekro Foundation was established after Niekro’s tragic and sudden […]
Posted on Friday, September 13, 2013Read More