east Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 1278
East Northport, NY   11731
(631) 456-9672

To assure the future for the care, investigation and prevention of injury

The concept of a foundation to support the ongoing efforts of EAST began about six or seven years ago during a meeting of the EAST Board of Directors. Recognizing that increasingly stringent financial pressures were being brought to bear on all aspects of medicine, the leadership of EAST felt that the viability of ongoing efforts of EAST to support the care, investigation, and prevention of injury would be in jeopardy. In order to ensure the continuation of these important efforts, the concept of the east Foundation was developed.

The purpose of the east Foundation is to raise and manage funds to allow the many works of EAST to continue. This will be accomplished by raising funds and managing their growth, without the restrictions imposed upon EAST as a nonprofit corporation.  EAST is the sole member of the EAST Foundation, Inc, and has the authority to appoint the Foundation Board of Directors, and thus assure that its vision continues in the right direction, but the Foundation is otherwise free of any direction or control by EAST over its activities.

Through prudent fiscal management of existing funds, the Foundation will grow these monies as well as raise additional funds from donors within and outside EAST's ranks. In the years to come, these funds will be used for: support in the areas of research and education; the careers of existing and future trauma surgeons; the further development of trauma systems; the improvement of the outcome of trauma care; and increased public awareness of the importance of injury care and prevention.

Incorporated in 2002, the east Foundation is now a reality. In fact, fundraising is already underway. The east Foundation will be an increasingly important part of the work of EAST as it seeks to fulfill its mission: Assuring the future for the care, investigation, and prevention of injury.

The EAST Foundation seeks your support as an EAST member to fulfill its mission: Assuring the future for the care, investigation and prevention of injury. As our financial resources grow, we envision several projects to support this mission. Already, the EAST Foundation is managing the funds for the Frame Lectureship and the Wyeth-Ayerst Research Award for Young Investigators. A generous donation from Dr. John Templeton will be used to fund a new annual Injury Prevention Research Award beginning at the annual EAST meeting in 2007. Other plans for the future include such ideas as a conference for trauma nurses and fellows, funding of liaisons with other organizations involved in trauma care, expanding lectureships by major figures at the annual EAST meeting, and support of public advocacy and legislation on behalf of victims of injury. Fund raising has already been quite successful from the EAST membership. The Board of Directors of both EAST and the EAST Foundation have pledged their full commitment by contributing to the Foundation, to demonstrate to you, the EAST members, the utmost importance they attach to this endeavor.

Please consider a yearly tax-deductible contribution to this worthy cause. You, your colleagues, and your profession are the direct beneficiaries. The Board of Directors of the EAST Foundation are available to you for any questions or suggestions you may have, and are grateful for your generosity.

Sincerely,
Board of Directors, EAST Foundation
Eric R. Frykberg, M.D., President