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May 15, 2021 

Celebrate! Participate! Educate!  Read Dr. Nika's story, register for the FREE educational event and Walk and find out how to educate YOUR community about lupus - and see what others in the lupus community are making a difference!

Did you know about the Virtual run WALK ride for Lupus contests?  We HAVE a LOT of prizes!
find out how to win a:

  • 32" Smart TV!
  • Apple Air Pods!
  • Cuisinart 18- piece grill set!
  • Athleta gift cards ($50 & $100)!
  • Jabra Titanium/Black!
  • Autoimmune Bath salts gift bag!

Download the WEB CONTESTS flyer here!

Download the SOCIAL MEDIA # CONTESTS flyer

and see the contests below!

Apple Airpods!

Bath Salts

32" Smart TV

 
 
 

Athleta Gift Cards

Governor Pritzker Proclaims May as Lupus Awareness Month!  See the proclamation here.

CELEBRATE!

 

WALK AMBASSADOR AILDA NIKA, MD

The more you know Lupus, the more you realize that this waxing and waning broad spectrum disease that can affect virtually any organ system in your body, affects people in ways that you would never forget about it, and if you could do something, you would dedicate your best to help overcome this disease. I am fortunate to be part of the great Lupus team at Rush, where we take pride of treating patients with Lupus by providing some of the most comprehensive care, including access to ongoing therapeutic trials.

Walk Ambassador Mari

Walk Ambassador Robert

Walk Ambassador Kay

Walk Ambassador Stacey

PARTICIPATE!

FREE Webinar!

Caring for Someone with Lupus
Thursday, May 27, 2021 | 6:00pm

Having people to love and care about is never a burden. But watching them suffer with an illness like lupus can be. Get tips to help you be the lupus caregiver your loved one needs.

Registration required for access to this webinar.

Virtual run WALK ride & Lupus Walk!

Lupus Walk for the entire month of May AND a LIVE Lupus Walk (if possible) on August 14, 2021 at the Naperville Riverwalk.  The LIVE Lupus Walk will be LIVE STREAMED on August 14, 2021, NO MATTER WHAT!

Register you're eligible to win incentive prizes & enter contests with awesome prizes!  You will be able to participate in the Virtual Lupus Walk and the Illinois Lupus Walk on August 14, 2021!

Special Wellness Event! TODAY!

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CONTESTS

Must be registered for the Virtual run WALK ride for Lupus!  Register here!

This Week's Contest!!!!!

Congratulations to Angie Whitmore!

Angie won our 1st Virtual run WALK ride contest!  Angie is a member on Lupus Spoons, Mari’s Majestic Mariposas.  She won a coffee tumbler from My Shards of Glass, $35 value, by personalizing her walk page!  

Thanks Angie!

Register and enter NEXT WEEKS CONTEST!

Post a photo of your BEST virtual run WALK ride outfit with #LSIBestOutfit and you'll be entered to win a $50 Athleta gift card!

Weekly Contest #2!  Team Captain registering the most registered members this week will win a $25 Target gift card!

EDUCATE!

 

Get Ready to Educate!

Lupus Awareness Month is the time of year when the lupus community takes time to educate their families, workplaces and neighborhoods about lupus. Education can be as modest as sending an email to your friends and family about lupus to organizing a Lupus Awareness Day at your office. We encourage you to get creative as you raise awareness about this often misunderstood disease.

Please let us know what you’re up to – you may inspire others in the lupus community to take action! Email mary@lupusil.org or call Mary at 312-648-6053.

 

HOW YOU ARE CELEBRATING LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH!

Post your pictures and stories to our Facebook event page here  or send your pictures and stories to lisa@lupusil.org.

Mari Gonzalez and her mom Blanca have decorated their neighborhood with purple ribbons, lupus awareness signs and are planning a group walk for later this month!

 
 
 
 

Thanks to Ann Canada for promoting Lupus Awareness and the Amazing Mari's Lupus Spoons Walk Team's efforts in her front yard!

Beth Horan is doing WHAT?

She's walking 100 miles for the Virtual run WALK ride for Lupus event!  100 miles and she is doing it all on the AB Team and to increase awareness about lupus and support the LSI.  Thank you, Beth, for setting an great goal for all of us!  

& the school where Beth teaches, Mary, Seat of Wisdom are selling lemon ice for lupus in May. All the money raised will be donated to LSI!

 

Bettie Carter & her Support Group reached out to Willis Towers, Prudential Plaza and the Crain Building to light the color Purple the whole month of May in support for Lupus. They all agreed and I hope you get a chance to see them. They are on around 8 or 8:30pm every night.

Thanks, Bettie!

Justine's on the AB Team!

Justine is a member of the LSI's Associate Board team.  She posted this picture to social media - she walked 6 miles and is raising awareness for lupus with every step!  Extra props for taking a picture in front of a purple tree!  Thanks, Justine, for making lupus awareness a priority! 

 

Nicole's Walking Her Way!

Nicole Franklin is walking 1 mile for every $20 she raises!  Thanks, Nicole, for making Lupus Awareness Month & the Virtual run WALK ride your own!

Kay Mimms Facebook Post

Thanks to Kay Mimms for posting to the Virtual run WALK ride Facebook Event!  Riding her stationary bike!  Kay has an AWESOME lupus awareness room -  Kay, you are AMAZING!  Thank you!

RUSH Lupus Clinic Fights for Lupus!  Thanks to Dr. Jolly for sharing her team's "I fight for..."  pictures!

The pictures above were taken on Monday, World Lupus Day, at Rush's Lupus Awareness Day, event. LaShon shared these photos and explained that a table was set up in the cafeteria and the table had information about lupus, LSI and upcoming LSI events. Thanks LaShon & everyone at the Rush Lupus Clinic for making lupus awareness a priority!

312-542-0002 | info@lupusil.org 
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