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Sustainers Circle
PHA's Monthly Giving Program
Keeping Hope Alive

Sustainers Circle logoPulmonary hypertension never takes a break. That’s why PHA fights day in and day out in our search for a cure and why we maintain a host of programs that benefit patients, their family members and the medical professionals who treat them.

We invite you to support our shared cause by becoming a member of PHA’s Sustainers Circle, PHA’s monthly giving program. By giving PHA permission to collect a monthly payment from your credit card in the amount you set, you help us keep hope alive. Your membership can be in honor or memory of your loved one, like Amanda DaSilva's gifts are in honor of her sister, Melanie, a PH patient (see story below). You may discontinue your Sustainers Circle membership, or change the amount of your contribution, any time you wish.

Join Sustainers Circle Monthly GivingTo join PHA’s Sustainers Circle and keep hope alive, please fill out our secure online form. For more information, contact 301-565-3004 x116 or giving@PHAssociation.org.


Melanie Gertcher and Amanda DaSilvaAmanda DaSilva (right) joined the Sustainers Circle in honor of her sister Melanie Gertcher (left), a PH patient. This is her story:

When my sister, Melanie, was diagnosed in 1998 with pulmonary hypertension, there seemed to be little or no information available. I remember finding PHA and being so thankful that this resource existed. When I learned about the Sustainers Circle, I immediately joined. What better way to contribute every month! And you don’t even have to remember to send that check!

Every small step we take forward is one step closer to finding a cure for this disease. By contributing to PHA, we can help support their ongoing efforts in education, clinical research, awareness and advocacy. PHA has been instrumental in raising awareness not only in the general public but also in the medical community. Their support of ongoing research has been crucial in further developing the tools needed to educate, treat and one day cure pulmonary hypertension.

PHA’s voice is being heard thanks to their hard work, dedication and commitment to finding a cure. By contributing, you are part of that driving force.


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