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Let's Celebrate 2016!

Thanks to you, together we were able to:
  • Host 7 educational events on lupus and lupus-related topics
    • Topics included: Lupus Basics, Resources in the Lupus Community, Nutrition & Lupus, Lupus & Lung Health and The Importance of Clinical Trials.
  • Assist support groups throughout the state
    • 12 active groups meeting regularly throughout the state
    • 500 people benefitted from Support Groups in 2016.
  • Help 150 + people with lupus-related questions through the Lupus Community Navigator Program
    • Questions ranged from Physician Referals to Legal Advice; from Individual Peer Support to financial assistance
  • Increase lupus awareness throughout Illinois
    • We facilitated 18 health fairs reaching over 900 people
    • We participated in an NBC Channel 5 video
    • We worked with Context Media to create videos shown in Physician's waiting rooms throughout the US - reaching THOUSANDS with potentially life-saving information about lupus
  • Pay for lupus-related medical expenses through the Living with Lupus Financial Assistance Program
    • We award up to 2 grants monthly to those in need
    • We awarded 10 grants in 2016
  • Provide factual information about lupus and lupus-related issues
    • eChronicle, LSI's eNewsletter, includes the latest lupus information and upcoming activities for the lupus community
    • Sections like "News You Can Use" include information on topics as varied as Medical Marijuana, The Best Lupus Aps, and Be Wary of a Cure for Lupus
  • Host 4 Illinois Lupus Walks
    • 2016 saw an estimated 2,550 participants raise over $255,000 for our mission
  • Build lupus awareness through activities like:
    • LSI's Junior Board
    • Lupus Awareness Month
    • Story Sharing Website
    • Rockford Day At the River
    • South Side Lupus Organization's Dinner Dance
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