Object ID
2013.5.76
Object Name
Button
Object Collection
Pete Poulos (is part of)
Access Points
Object Description
This pin is white with red writing on it. "Fight Cooley's Anemia Thalassemia Order of AHEPA Cooley's Anemia Research Fund". Around some of the words is a red border, and at the top left is a picture of a red blood drop.
Origin
Cooley's Anemia is known as Thalassemia. It mainly affects people who are of Mediterranean descent. Thalassemia is a fatal genetic blood disorder. AHEPA's Cooley's Anemia Foundation has been collecting funds to assist in the research for a cure.
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Citation
Button, Pete Poulos, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/9662. Accessed 03/29/24.