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Cytokinetics Announces Recipients of Second Annual Communications Fellowship Grants
Total of $100,000 Awarded to Five Organizations to Support Communications and Community Outreach SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Total of $100,000 Awarded to Five Organizations to Support Communications and Community Outreach\nSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced the recipients of its Communications Fellowship Grant program, an annual grant program intended to support increased capacity in communications, awareness building and community engagement for nonprofit organizations.\n Five grants in the amount of $20,000 each were awarded this year to patient advocacy organizations serving the heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) communities. The grants will support projects to increase awareness, elevate community outreach, create spaces to foster connections within patient communities, expand education, and provide resources for patients, caregivers, families and researchers. “After a competitive review process encompassing many proposals submitted, we are pleased to provide support to these impressive organizations to advance their communications initiatives to better serve their patient communities,” said Diane Weiser, Cytokinetics’ Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. “The selected recipients presented creative, innovative and thoughtful strategies to connect with patient and caregiver communities and amplify their messages. We look forward to seeing how these grants may support each organization’s goals and ultimately benefit patients living with heart failure, HCM, ALS and SMA.” The recipients of the 2020 Cytokinetics Communications Fellowship Grants are: The ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter: The ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter serves patients in rural locations, who often face challenges such as access to care and transportation to ALS clinics. The grant will support the launch of an educational program focused on caregivers, medical providers and patients, including quarterly caregiver luncheons. The grant will also support the hiring of part time staff to support social media, event promotion, media outreach, website content and other promotional materials. Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation: Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation helps parents cope with the challenges of managing a child with a chronic heart condition and has recognized th...