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Courtesy Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
A trio of supporters made a large gift to a national burn survivors’ organization in honor of its founder, who died in November.
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, a national nonprofit based in Grand Rapids dedicated to empowering burn survivors, said last week that it received a $1.5 million gift in honor of its founder, Alan Breslau, who died around Thanksgiving.
The donation from Tony Gonzalez, Howard Tellepsen and the nonprofit AlloSource, based in the Denver suburb of Centennial, Colorado all board members and supporters of the organization for years is intended to carry forward Breslau’s legacy and launch several key initiatives in 2021, including expanding the organization’s patient care, peer support and virtual programming.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ AlloSource
®, one of the largest allograft providers in the U.S., creating innovative cellular and tissue products to help surgeons heal their patients, today announced a multi-year donation to Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors in memory of the organization s founder, Alan Breslau, who passed away this year. We are proud to support Phoenix Society in their mission to empower anyone affected by a burn injury, said Thomas Cycyota, President and CEO of AlloSource. By providing life-saving skin allografts to help burn survivors in the acute phase of their healing, we are part of their overall journey. Partnering with Phoenix Society helps us stay involved in the entire healing process for this incredible patient community.