2011 March

(Raleigh, NC) – National Students of AMF is pleased to announce that the Triangle Business Journal has awarded a 2011 Health Care Heroes Award to co-Founder, David Fajgenbaum. The awards honor individuals and organizations for putting innovation and compassion to work to improve the human condition. Fajgenbaum, a third year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, was given the award for his inspirational work with founding and running AMF. The honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, which will follow Triangle Business Journal’s first ever Health Care Expo from 3:30 – 6:00 PM. (http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/event/14561).

“The winners selected this year truly represent what it means to be heroes,” says Bryan Hamilton, publisher, Triangle Business Journal. “Whether serving those in need, striving for innovation or operating facilities that are depended upon, these winners do whatever it takes to deliver services that change people’s lives. We thank each of our 22 winners for their years of hard work.”

About Triangle Business Journal: Triangle Business Journal, a multimedia platform for business news and the publisher of a weekly business newspaper, is the leading provider of local business news for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. Triangle Business Journal also publishes special publications such as SPACE, and Book of Lists. In addition to producing an award-winning news product, TBJ hosts recognized, sold-out events such as Fast 50, Women in Business, 40 under 40, a Regional Outlook series and others. At trianglebusinessjournal.com, you will find daily breaking business news, nomination forms for awards, business event listings and resources for those driven to lead in the Triangle region.

Annual fundraising event celebrates the positive impact of the organization

RALEIGH, N.C. (March, 8, 2010) – You’re a college student, away from home, and you get word that your mom has passed away. Shocked and saddened, you seek a shoulder to cry on or comfort during your time of need.

National Students of AMF, a nonprofit founded in Raleigh in 2006, provides support for college students coping with the illness, or grieving the death, of a loved one.  To continue to provide assistance to college students, the National Students of AMF’s annual fundraising event, the 2nd Annual Spring Soiree, will be held on March 26, 2011 at The Stockroom at 203 in downtown Raleigh at 7 p.m.  All proceeds will be used to support college students who need help coping during times of despair. The night will feature silent and live auctions, food by Caffe Luna, and music by Back ‘N Time. (more…)