Circle + Bloom's Founder, Joanne Verkuilen, To Be Keynote Speaker At The Pay It Forward Fertility Forum Event

Online, March 24, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Circle + Bloom announced today that Joanne Verkuilen, the company's Founder and Co-CEO will be the keynote speaker for the Pay It Forward Fertility Forum event on April 30 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Designed for couples who are trying to conceive through either natural or assisted fertility options, the Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation offers this yearly forum to share the latest information regarding medical and financial options on building a family.

Joanne said, "I am pleased and very honored to have been asked to be the keynote speaker for the Pay It Forward Fertility Forum. This is a non-profit organization with the intent on truly helping couples obtain the information they need to make empowering decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. They also provide grants for couples in financial need by raising money through generous donations of their sponsors and board members. I recommend couples from all across the region to try to attend this event."

Clinical partners and sponsors include Duke Fertility Center, UNC Healthcare, Carolina Conceptions, among others. The topics to be covered will include the basics of infertility, treatment options, adoption, financial options, coping strategies, among others. The event will have both specific seminar sessions as well as exhibitors present. Circle + Bloom will also attend as an exhibitor.

The event will be held at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley hotel and registration can be made directly online by going to www.payitforwardfertility.org

About Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation:

The Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation was created to give hope to people who want to build a family. Established in 2008, this non-profit organization helps people of various circumstances afford fertility treatments that are not covered by health insurance. The organization was started with a generous donation from Lori and Rob Mascato of Raleigh, North Carola, who conceived their daughter through IVF and then conceived their second child, a boy, on their own. Please visit their website for more information: www.payitforwardfertility.org.