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Congratulations to GILBERT RODRIGUEZ of San Jose, CA, Early-bird drawing winner of a 7-day Cruise for 2 on Holland America !
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Congratulations to NINER, our very first LFNC Mascot!
Niner garnered 450 online votes in our 2011 Mascot Contest. Niner led the walkers at last Sunday's 5K run and Walk.
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The LFNC Office is moving its physical and mailing address. But it's just going to be across the hall from our current headquarters.
Effective July 1, 2011, our new address is:
2635 N. First Street, Suite 211
San Jose, CA 95122
Please make a note of it. All other contact information (phone, fax and email) will remain the same. We apologize in advance for any delay in communicating with our office as we complete this transition.
LFNC executive director Rene Astudillo said that this move was approved by the board of directors and will save LFNC up to $30,000 a year in overhead expenses. "While the space is smaller, it would efficiently serve the needs of our small staff and core of volunteers," Astudillo said.
Special Note: The LFNC Office will be closed today, June 13, to allow our hard-working staff and volunteers some respite from the intense preparations leading up to the 5K Run and Walk. We will resume regular office hours tomorrow June 14.
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SUCCESS!  17th Annual 5K Run & Walk for Lupus
Sunday, June 12, 2011
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
We would like to thank all participants and donors for the success of our event last Sunday! A record 45 teams and 726 runners and walkers came to West Valley College in Saratoga to show their support for greater lupus awareness and research, and to honor their family members, friends and others who have been diagnosed with this disease. We had 18.6% more participants this year compared to last year.
Preliminary reports indicate that we raised $69,564 in registration fees, donations, sponsorships, the Mascot contest and the 50/50 raffle. This represents a 40% increase from last year's gross revenue.
Congratulations to the following special award winners:
Largest Team:
1. Tie between Bella-My and Red Power Divas
2. Team Remley
3. Von Raesfeld
Highest Fundraising Team:
1. Team Remley
2. Team Marielle
3. Team Pirayou
Highest Individual Fundraiser:
1. Jay and Sivi Remley
2. Lolly Vea
3. Yousra Tilden
COMPLETE RUN RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE LFNC WEB SITE SOON. WATCH FOR IT.
Thank you to our dozens of dedicated volunteers, run consultants and guest performers.
Thank you to our major sponsors: Human Genome Sciences, Running Revolution, Sparkes an Image Photography, Gateway Kidney & Hypertension, Biotene, and rona-lee.com; our exhibitors: State Farm, John Soo Hoo,
Lupus Family Registry and Repository, Market America, GlaxoSmithKline and the Oakland Raider Nation.
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LOVE & SUPPORT OUR WORK?
Last year, LFNC was named among the TOP 12 health nonprofits in the entire country, thanks to the support of our members, clients & their families, and all who believe in our mission and work.
The 2011 GreatNonprofits Health Campaign has launched! In partnership with GuideStar and Charity Navigator,
the campaign will recognize the top nonprofits working on health issues and initiatives around the world.
Help us maintain our standing by simply sharing your positive experience/feedback about LFNC on this Web Site.
This year's campaign period ends June 30, so please visit the web site and leave your comments TODAY! |
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Seeking Participants for a Discoid Lupus Clinical
Do you or someone you know have discoid lupus? Participants are being sought for a study being conducted by The Stanford University Department of Dermatology. Males or females 18 to 70 years of age with a diagnosis of discoid lupus are being recruited for a clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of an investigational medication to treat the rash and other manifestiation of discoid lupus.
Click HERE for more information about the study and how to contact the research team. |
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LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
