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The Chris “SPEY” VanSpeybroeck Memorial is a non-profit memorial scholarship fund started in August of 2012. The primary goal of the Memorial is to educate and increase awareness of meningococcal disease and provide scholarships to graduating seniors from local Illinois High Schools (Alleman, Rock Island, Moline, United Township, and Geneseo) who will attest to obtaining the vaccination.
The founding members were personally affected by the tragedy of meningococcal disease by the loss of a son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend – Chris VanSpeybroeck at the young age of 21.
The Chris “SPEY” VanSpeybroeck Memorial mission is to educate families and others about bacterial meningitis and preventative approaches to the disease. In particular, the Memorial is focused on raising awareness and protection among adolescents and young adults, many of whom can be protected through education and vaccination efforts.
Goals:
-To help educate families and others about the dangers of bacterial meningitis and preventative approaches to the disease
-To support research and development of improved meningitis vaccines through the National Meningitis Association (link below)
The founding members were personally affected by the tragedy of meningococcal disease by the loss of a son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend – Chris VanSpeybroeck at the young age of 21.
The Chris “SPEY” VanSpeybroeck Memorial mission is to educate families and others about bacterial meningitis and preventative approaches to the disease. In particular, the Memorial is focused on raising awareness and protection among adolescents and young adults, many of whom can be protected through education and vaccination efforts.
Goals:
-To help educate families and others about the dangers of bacterial meningitis and preventative approaches to the disease
-To support research and development of improved meningitis vaccines through the National Meningitis Association (link below)