LUPUS FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

December 17, 2012 
 

CALENDAR:

 

Save the date: Dine Out for Lupus - May 14, 2013. 

 

Simply dine out at a participating restaurant (more information coming soon), and your restaurant will donate part of the proceeds to LFNC and lupus research.

 

December 22

11 am to 12 noon: "Moving with Lupus" Exercise Class. See our website for more detail.

  

December 18

2012 Lupus Treatment and Research Update (mini-conference), Women's Building, San Francisco

 

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Tomorrow's Conference
If you are planning on attending our semi-annual conference on Lupus - designed for both health care professionals as well as patients and their loved ones - tomorrow, December 18, please make sure that you're registered. You may register online or onsite.! If you are registering on site, please let us know when you arrive. The details are below:
 
Maria Dall'Era, M.D., will be headlining our conference. Dr. Dall'Era is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of the Rheumatology Clinical Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.  She is also the Director of the UCSF Lupus Clinic, UCSF Center Director of the Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium (LCTC), and Principal Investigator of the California Lupus Surveillance Project (CLSP).  Her talk will focus on the latest treatment strategies and research studies on lupus and will share significant updates from the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology to be held in Washington, D.C. in November.
 
The program following her talk will include other experts and a patient panel. Boxed lunch will be provided.

 

Date and Time: 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 11 am to 4 pm.

 

Venue:

The Women's Building, Auditorium

3543 18th Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

(for transit and parking information, please see our website.)

 

Registration fee:

$50 for nurses desiring CEU credits (5 CEU credits)

$30 for non-credit attendees

Current LFNC members are entitled to $10 off registration fee. Box lunch included.

 

No one will be turned away for inability to pay.

 

Please click here to register. You may also register by mail or fax by completing this form, or by calling us at 408-954-8600.

 

Funding support for this conference provided by Amgen, Inc. 

The New Year is Coming - Welcome 2013 with an LFNC Calendar with A Lupus Fact Each Month!
12 Lupus Facts. 12 Adorable Puppies. 12 Months. All of them have come together to make this One Awesome Calendar! Our 2013 desk calendar includes a Lupus Fact every month, along with a picture of one of our Mascot Contest contestant puppies from our Run & Walk this year. 12 adorable four-legged contestants entered, and each of them is featured on one month.

We just got the calendars into the office, and you can order yours right now. Click here to order yours today. Each calendar is only $15, including shipping.
Mercedes-Benz Drawing
'Tis the giving season, but could this giving season bring you a brand new Mercedes in May? You will never know unless you buy a ticket (or a few) to our Charity Car Giveaway!


 
Our charity car drawing is a great way to help out the Lupus Foundation and support our work in patient services, education and research. Support us by buying tickets right away!

 

Ticket prices are changing a bit this year: you will be able to buy each ticket for $75, three (3) tickets for $200 and five (5) for $300.

 

Please see this flyer for detailed instructions and rules. Proceeds benefit LFNC's client programs and services. Complete the form on the second page and mail or fax it, or call 408-954-8600 enter.
 
Other Ways to Give
As the year draws to a close, and the holiday season keeps us on our toes, it's time to think about a little giving. Here are a few more ways to give:
  • Become a member (starting from just $30. Members joining or renewing at Sustaining or higher levels will get a calendar as a thank-you gift.).
  • Make a personally significant donation.
  • Ask your employer if they have a matching gift program, and multiply the impact of your gifts.
  • Donate your used vehicle to the cause of lupus.
No contribution is too small, and you can be assured that as an organization that spends over 90% of your donations providing direct services, LFNC spends your money for its intended purpose.