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Need a Lyme-Related Holiday Gift Idea?
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LDA Holiday Donation Certificates are now available! With your donation, you have the opportunity to honor someone special. View Sample Certificate. A Holiday Certificate will be sent via email to you or to the person to be honored, depending on your preference. The Holiday Certificate can be printed and given as a gift. You can print a smaller size to be hung on a holiday tree or as holiday decoration.
Your donation will help to continue our current programs, to develop new materials/services to meet the increasing needs of increasing disease burden, and to fund research to find a cure for this debilitating disease. Please join us in this fight. Working together, we can help our states, communities, families, friends, and neighbors.
The LDA is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization that has raised ~ $6.4 million dollars for Lyme disease research, prevention, education and patient support. The LDA has funded research projects from coast to coast and has had a number of its funded projects published in peer-reviewed literature. LDA's LymeAid 4 Kids has awarded $250,000 toward children getting diagnosed and treated. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donate Today
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LDA Memorializes Advocate with Education Grant
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The Lyme Disease Association Board of Directors has set up an educational grant in honor of the late Dr. Lis Heininger, who was long time Chapter Chair of the Corning/Fingerlakes Area Lyme Disease Association Chapter. The grant will be awarded annually to an individual advocate or an organization that has little to no funds to operate and may face adverse personal conditions yet continues to work for the Lyme cause. This year, LDA has awarded the first Dr. Lis Heininger Memorial Education Grant to the Lyme Disease United Coalition in Iowa, whose president, Judy Weeg, has overcome tremendous obstacles yet has continued her work with the Coalition.
The idea behind the grant is to memorialize everything Dr. Heininger had done for Lyme disease in spite  of the considerable obstacles thrown in her path from Lyme. Her dedication, passion, and strength are traits which helped her to educate so many people about tick-borne diseases. She impacted thousands of people with her outreach efforts and broke many barriers in the region which were impeding educational efforts.
Dr. Heininger, one of many people originally misdiagnosed with MS, was dedicated to education to prevent this tragedy from happening to others. Correctly diagnosed with chronic Lyme a decade ago, she hosted many community awareness programs, including a local Lyme disease awareness walk. She educated local Boy Scout troops, made presentations to the public, in schools and on TV. She played an important role as a chronic Lyme advocate in all levels of government and took time to meet with legislators, bringing her story, the latest research findings and her incredible determination to the forefront in an attempt to make a difference for future generations.
(For more info on Lis Click Here)
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NYS Bill on Cuomo's Desk-All U.S. Act Now
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The New York State Lyme bill, called the "Patient Choice, Doctor Protection bill" was sent to Governor Cuomo on Friday, December 5th. He has ten days to either sign or veto the bill. 
Until the results are posted, please do the following:
*If you live in New York State and have not yet written a letter to Governor Cuomo on the VoterVoice site, please do so now and ask simply that he sign the bill. www.Cuomo123.com
*If you live in NYS and have already written the Governor on VoterVoice,
OR
if you live outside of NYS:
Please email Governor Cuomo from his website http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact asking him to sign the bill.
Please do not call the Governor's Office.
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ABOUT THE LDA: An all-volunteer national nonprofit 501(c)3, dedicated to Lyme disease education, prevention, research, and patient support. LDA has been accepted into the Combined Federal Campaign 2014 as an approved national charity for Federal Workplace Giving. It's a Guidestar.org exchange gold level member, recognized for transparency and is an Environmental Protection Agency PESP Partner. LDA offers its LymeAid 4 Kids assistance program and has funded over 95 research grants─ funded research has been published in 35 scientific journals. LDA has provided 15 annual Continuing Medical Education Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases conferences for physicians and researchers.
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