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Hello everyone!
I am running for Cassie + Friends Society. And for my amazing 18 year old daughter Cassie who has lived almost her entire life with Juvenile Arthritis.
Did you know there are 24,000 children in Canada who suffer with Juvenile Arthritis and other childhood rheumatic diseases?
For the past 16 years we have been working hard every day at Cassie + Friends to help the kids and their families. Helping them to transform their lives from a life that is controlled by their pain to a living vibrant and full lives.
Cassie + Friends Society
Cassie + Friends is the only national charity focused 100% on kids and families impacted by Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Cassie + Friends provides much needed education, awareness, support programs, advocacy and research to families across Canada.
In 2023, Cassie + Friends is raising money for:
Providing parents with access to a private Online Support Network
Supporting families with emergency funds and medical equipment
Helping fund Monthly Expert-Led educational webinars
Connecting youth with trained peer mentors
Fueling critical Advocacy + research into safer Treatments and a cure.
This year I am super excited about our major commitment to youth mental health. Cassie + Friends has taken a leadership position in Canada by funding and initiating research into youth mental health that will find solutions to ensure that despite the challenges these kids have there will have the right support at the right time.
Please give generously....I am matching $50,000 in donations in 2023!
#TeamCassieAndFriends #JAWontStopMe
Description
This year, I will be running in support of kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis (JA) and other rheumatic diseases with Cassie + Friends Society. Cassie + Friends is a national charity focused 100% on kids and families impacted by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Cassie + Friends provides much needed education, awareness, support programs, advocacy and research to families across Canada.
What is JA?
JA is an incurable autoimmune disease in kids that attacks healthy joints and steals childhoods. It’s just as common as Juvenile Diabetes (every 3 in 1000 kids) and yet receives a fraction of the research, awareness and support. Kids with JA live with pain, fatigue and fevers, and many require aggressive medications like chemotherapy.
In 2023, Cassie + Friends is raising money for:
- Providing parents with access to a private Online Support Network
- Supporting families with emergency funds and medical equipment
- Helping fund Monthly Expert-Led educational webinars
- Connecting youth with trained peer mentors
- Fueling critical Advocacy + research into safer Treatments and a cure.
Thank you for your support towards a pain-free future for kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases!
#TeamCassieAndFriends #JAWontStopMe
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19 | Walter Pela | $267.96 |
| Jun 19 | Rino Pace | $253.00 |
| Jun 17 | Robin Orth family | $54.31 |
| Jun 16 | Kevin Layden | $500.00 |
| Jun 15 | Shelley Poitras and Kevin Kruk | $1,282.79 |
| Jun 15 | BMO Real Estate | $1,069.14 |
| Jun 15 | Paul Swinton | $250.00 |
| Jun 15 | Ron Kline | $180.00 |
| Jun 15 | David Sky | $180.00 |
| Jun 13 | Arnold and Anita Silber | $500.00 |
