November 25, 2015
Make the Lupus Buddy Program Catch Fire

The Lupus Buddy Program - the first of its kind in lupus - is not even a month old (we launched it on July 15), and we already have almost 60 people signed up! Now that's something.

The interest in the program launched by the LFNC working with a volunteer coordinator tells us how valuable patients are finding it - not just in northern California but across the country. And although we couldn't be happier to see it take off among patients, one thing is holding us back from much broader outreach, recruitment and expansion: Funding.

You can solve that problem. Give just $25 (more if you can), then share our funding page with all your friends on your social networks. Donate now.

We started with a small seed funding from GSK, but we need to raise $10,000 more to help lupus patients from sea to shining sea. Why? We need time from program coordinators to match the patients, for orientation, for follow-up, for helping each pair of buddies at every stage. Give now, share and make it catch fire.

If you are a patient interested in the program, learn more, and sign up here. A program coordinator will be in touch with you. Any personal and medical information necessary to make the matches are treated with the highest degree of confidentiality.
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38th Anniversary Gala and Third Purple Ribbon Awards to Celebrate What We have Accomplished Together



It is our pleasure to announce that the Lupus Foundation of Northern California will host its 38th Anniversary Gala and the Third Purple Ribbon Awards. This annual event celebrates the lupus community and recognizes individuals and entities that have made great contribution to bridging the gap between life with and without lupus. This year's honorees are:
  • Daniel J. Wallace, MD
    for outstanding commitment to treatment and research 
  • Roseanna Lavia
    for outstanding community service
  • NBC Bay Area
    for being an outstanding media ally
Christine Von Raesfeld will share the story of her fight and her journey with the audience.

The celebration will be hosted at the beautiful Marriott hotel in downtown San Jose on the evening of Saturday, January 23, 2016. You are cordially invited to the evening to meet your fellow supporters, hear inspiring stories, partake in our silent and live auctions, and get energized for the coming year.


 

Individual tickets are available for $175, tables for $1,750. Please buy yours now by clicking here. We hope to see you there!

Shop, Save and Give to Lupus - Pencil in Giving Tuesday on Your Calendar
 


Every year, there is Thanksgiving. Then there's Black Friday. Then Cyber Monday. Then comes Giving Tuesday - the most important of these days, because it gives all of us an opportunity to give back to the causes near and dear to our hearts. This year, Giving Tuesday is December 1. You can give to the Lupus Foundation of Northern California on Giving Tuesday (or, for that matter, today - why wait?) by going to:

You can also give while you shop! If you shop on Amazon, simply go to smile.amazon.com and pick the Lupus Foundation of Northern California as your designated charity. LFNC will automatically receive a small percentage of your purchase while you shop to your heart's content!

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