August 31, 2020
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Outrun Lupus Virtual Fitness Challenges HELP RAISE FUNDS AND STAY HEALTHY AT THE SAME TIME
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Sign up to walk, run, bike or swim, near or far—challenges go though the end of 2020! Anyone of any age or ability can participate, from anywhere. There are prizes and discounts for multiple event or challenge entries, and for referrinng a friend. All Registrants get an official downloadable bib, finishers certificate, and can opt in for a custom finishers medal. And, for the month of September we have a special Team Fundraising Captain, Jo Dewhirst! September Registration is Open - Get ready to have some fun and stay healthy together, virtually!
Choose Your Event: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SanJose SeptemberOutrunLupusVirtualFitnessChallenge
Hi, I’m Jo Dewhirst—founder of The Lupus Foundation of Northern California. This September, I have a special request for all of you, to join my fundraising team. As we face new challenges in our world and in our community, we need to come together to continue the important work we’ve done for the past 40+ years. After being diagnosed with lupus in the 1970s, I quickly realized that there was a lack of information and support available for lupus patients. Because I wanted to help fill the gap for this need for others, I founded the Bay Area Lupus Foundation in 1978, and have been working to help lupus patients ever since. The Lupus Foundation of Northern California serves an ethnically and economically diverse population, providing the widest possible access to services and resources for many years. The foundation offers programs designed to meet both social and educational needs of patients and their families in English and Spanish, both in-person and online. During the past 6 months, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation has converted all programs and services to virtually run options, and continues to identify opportunities to assist those with lupus and autoimmune conditions in new and unique ways, including phone access to our outreach team; offering wellness events online; broader communications about upcoming events and opportunities; adding access to direct primary care via telemedicine appointments; virtual office hours with skilled physicians; and virtual support group meetings. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ability of the Lupus Foundation of Northern California to operate as normal, and the Foundation’s two major fundraisers for 2020 have been seriously impacted. Please help me raise funds for the Lupus Foundation of Northern California this September, by joining my fundraising team, and help us help lupus patients in need today. Get your motivation—and shoes, bike, or kickboard if you’d like to do a virtual challenge—and let’s go!
Help Jo raise funds for the Lupus Foundation of Northern California this September and help lupus patients in need today! JOIN TEAM JO! https://runsignup.com/team_jo