UPCOMING EVENTS
Support SIGN and the patients we help around the world
Give Bigger!
On May 6 & 7, SIGN is offering our two-day GIVE BIG event. Give during the event to have your donation matched! Don’t miss your chance to double your impact and help heal twice as many patients in need!
Participate at signfracturecare.org/givebigger
You can also send your gift in the mail with a postmark no later than May 7!
SIGN Open House
Mark your calendars, the 2025 SIGN Open House is on May 29th! Join us at SIGN Headquarters for an opportunity to tour the production shop and hear about the great things our surgeons have been doing.
The event is free, but please RSVP now!
Online at signfracturecare.org/openhouse
Call 509.371.1107
Email us at events@signfracturecare.org
2025 SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference
It’s our favorite week of the year! The SIGN Conference unites surgeons from around the globe with the shared goal of advancing fracture care in low-resource countries. Over the four-day event, SIGN Surgeons attend lectures and practice their skills on anatomical specimens.
September 8: Invite-only Spine Day and First-Time Attendee Orientation
September 9-11: SIGN Conference
2025 SIGN Family Reunion
On September 9, we invite you to join us at the SIGN Family Reunion. Along with other SIGN Supporters and Staff, you will get to hear from SIGN Surgeons how your gifts are changing lives around the world. Join us at the Holiday Inn for an evening of fun, food, and friendship as we work to create equality of fracture care.
More details coming soon!
February Matching Campaign
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we think of those we hold closely in our hearts. We care about each member of the SIGN Family and recognize the love you show for our patients and surgeons. To show our love and appreciation, all donations made to SIGN between January 31, 2025 and February 14, 2025 will be matched, up to a total of $100,000. Don’t miss your chance to provide healing for twice the number of injured people!
Season of Giving
Your gift will be matched, doubling your impact!
All gifts to SIGN received from Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2024 will be matched, up to a total of $500,000.
SIGN Family Reunion
Join us for an evening to celebrate healing care and benefit SIGN’s work around the world.
Enjoy a meal an conversation with SIGN Surgeons who put your gifts into action by providing SIGN Surgery to people with fractures.
Thursday September 26, 2024
Social Hour 6:00-6:30pm
Dinner Served 6:30pm
Formal Program 7:00pm
Holiday Inn
802 George Washington Way, Richland, WA
Questions?
Call Lori at 509.371.1107, ext 2004
Email events@signfracturecare.org
Buy your tickets now!
Sponsorships
If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, contact Lori Maier.
2024 SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference
Sept 23 - SIGN Spine Day - Invitation only
Sept 24-27 - SIGN Conference
Sept 28-29 - IGOT SMART Course
SIGN 25th Anniversary
SIGN turns 25!
Click View Event to learn more about our history and celebrate with us throughout the year.
2023 SIGN Homecoming Gala
A Night to Inspire Healing
Join us for an evening to celebrate healing care and benefit SIGN’s work around the world.
This is a unique opportunity to meet with 70 SIGN Surgeons, who are in town for the annual SIGN Conference.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Hear from SIGN Founder and President, Dr. Lewis Zirkle
- Be inspired as 3 SIGN Surgeons share messages about their patients and hospitals
- See demonstrations of SIGN Implants, Instruments, and Technique by SIGN Surgeons
- Enjoy a plated dinner with the surgeons who put your donations into action
- Participate in the Raise the Paddle, Live Auction, and Silent Auction to benefit SIGN
Questions?
Call Martinique at 509.371.1107, ext. 2040
Email martinique.haworth@signfracturecare.org
Sponsorships
Interested in becoming a sponsor of this event?
Contact Lori at lori.maier@signfracturecare.org
2023 SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference
2023 SIGN Conference Registration is Now Closed
SIGN Conference Scholarships Needed!
Give a SIGN Surgeon access to quality education, so they can better care for their patients in need.
SIGN Garden Party
Join us for a garden party to celebrate SIGN donors and volunteers. No cost to attend but space is limited, so please RSVP now.
Giving TWOsday
Your donation will be matched, so you can help twice as many patients heal from fractures.
SIGN/IGOT SMART Webinar: Advanced Reconstructive Flaps
Webinar for SIGN Surgeons, hosted by IGOT
Save the date! Details coming soon.
SIGN Webinar: Fin in the Femur
Webinar for SIGN Surgeons
Featuring presentations on fin in the femur procedures by:
Dr. Lewis Zirkle
Dr. Billy Haonga
Dr. Barka Mkinze
Terry Smith
Trauma Healers
TRAUMA Healers, a documentary that focuses on the need for trauma surgery in developing countries and includes SIGN as a solution, begins airing on PBS stations on May 4.
Give Bigger
For 2 days, your gift will help 2x as many people heal from fractures.
The first $50,000 donated to SIGN on May 4 and 5 will be matched by a SIGN Benefactor, which means you can double the impact of your donation!
Make your donation at signfracturecare.org/givebigger
SIGN/IGOT SMART Webinar: Tibial Plateau
Webinar for SIGN Surgeons, hosted by IGOT
Featuring presentations on tibial plateau procedures by:
Dr. David Shearer
Dr. Saam Morshed
Dr. Rishi Bista
Dr. Billy Haonga
Register for the webinar
SIGN Silent Auction
Help heal the injured poor by supporting SIGN during our silent auction.
Moonlight Masquerade
Help heal the injured poor by supporting SIGN during our annual benefit. You will hear the latest news from Dr. Zirkle and other SIGN Surgeons, as well as chat with friends, bid on awesome live auction items, and raise your virtual paddle to help reach our goal.
SIGN Summer Bash
SIGN Summer Bash is a 5-day virtual fundraising event, held online from June 21-25. Grab your sunglasses and sandals, and join us!
Give Bigger
For 2 days, your gift to SIGN will have 2 times the impact. All donations will be matched, which means you can help twice as many people heal from fractured bones.
Spring Open House
Come learn about SIGN Fracture Care and the patients we help around the world. Our interactive displays, surgery demos, and live Q/A provide a hands-on perspective of SIGN Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Global Health, and Information Technology. We hope you will join us!
Giving TWOsday
On Giving Tuesday, your gift will help start a SIGN Program at Felege Hiwot Regional Referral Hospital in Ethiopia. Like all donations through December 31, the first $500,000 will be matched to bring healing to twice as many people.
SIGN Career Night
See what your career can look like in a mission-focused environment!
Join us for Career Night on Tuesday, November 19, from 4:00-5:30 pm at SIGN Headquarters in Richland.
Wine & Dine for SIGN - Tri-Cities
Join us as we Wine & Dine for SIGN at the Three Rivers Convention Center Enjoy a plated dinner to benefit SIGN Surgeons and Patients around the world.
Wine & Dine for SIGN - Portland
Join us as we Wine & Dine for SIGN! Enjoy a tapas-style meal to benefit SIGN Surgeons and Patients around the world. The event will include a silent auction, live demonstrations of the SIGN Technique, and guest speakers. Help heal thousands of people worldwide by attending this benefit supporting SIGN Fracture Care International.
SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference
Attend the SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference in Richland, Washington. Meet surgeons from around the world, attend talks, and learn new surgical techniques.
SIGN Open House
Come learn about SIGN and the patients we help around the world!
The SIGN Open House is sure to have something for everyone. Work with our engineers to learn the SIGN System, tour the Shop with our experienced machinists, travel the world with our Program personnel, see how we transport our equipments overseas, and understand how our internal computer systems provide the foundation for our work. Presentation by Dr. Zirkle at 5:30 pm, snacks provided. All-ages welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
Please pre-register at www.signfracturecare.org/openhouse.