b'6 EAST news | 2019 Issue 1Development FundHello, fellow Eastern Associationraised almost $127,000! This for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)is simply incredible and has members, and welcome to ourset a new bar for us. The EAST new members, in particular. IDevelopment Fund has a value want to reach out to you in myof $1.1 million dollarsanother role as the Chair of the EASTmilestone achievement. The Development Committee.goal is for the value of the Fund We had a banner year by allto be $1.5 million and have the measures in 2018, and I certainlyearnings support all of the above hope that we can work togetheractivities. Achieving that goal to repeat our accomplishments,will enable EAST to start newthe EAST Annual Scientific if not surpass them, in 2019.initiatives in support of furnishingAssembly. Thank you! We also For our new members, theleadership and fosteringappreciate the ongoing support Development Committeeadvances in the surgery ofof the Polk Family Foundation oversees the EAST Developmenttrauma. Speaking of milestones,and the Dorothy K. Commanday Fund, which is supported mainlythank you to our MilestoneFoundation whose generous by our membership. These areDonors. Past President Kimberlycontributions continue to just some of the scholarshipsDavis, MD, MBA has really setsupport our education and and programs your donationsthe example herethank you,leadership initiatives. Remember help EAST fund:Dr. Davis. I encourage all ofthat you too can designate our members to contribute tohow your donations will beThe EAST Trauma Research the Development Fund and beused: trauma research, injury Scholarship: $40,000 per year appropriately recognized bycontrol and violence prevention,The EAST INVEST EAST for doing so. Log in to youror education and leadership -C Research Hackathon: $20,000 per year membership profile to reviewdevelopment. You can alsoGRADE Training: $10,000 peryour giving status and considerchoose to donate to the General reaching a new milestone byDevelopment Fund.year donating. I strongly encourageThe EAST Multicenter JuniorBeginning last year, the a regular contribution at aDevelopment Committee also Investigator Award: $6,000 perlower dollar figure over a largerstarted looking into aligning with yearcontribution.our industry partners through an As you can see, the total moneyIn January, we raisedinitiative called the EAST Think that we spend each year onover $19,000 in individualGroup. This is a partnership member benefitsparticularlycontributionsyet anotherwhich allows industry to meet early career member benefitsnew recordwith the majoritywith a select group of EASTis significant. In 2018, weof our supporters donating atmembers who are trauma'