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For participating in 2024 Vancouver Half Marathon

David Porte

Raised: $43,035.24
Goal: $36,000.00
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Cassie + Friends

Total raised: $61,653.68

Goal: $50,000.00

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My Story…

I am running for Juvenile Arthritis

I am running for the kids that can’t run themselves

I am running for the kids that live with pain every day

I am running for the parents that worry all day about their kids and then wake up and do it again the next day and the next and the next

I am running to transform their lives

I am running to raise awareness about Juvenile Arthritis 

I am running to raise money to research, for support programs and for education

I am running for my daughter Cassie who is the reason Cassie + Friends exist.  

Cassie who has lived with pain and medications and challenges since she was a toddler and who is now a university student

 I will be running and with each step will know we are one step closer to a cure, one step closer to better medication, one step closer to a pain free future for 24,000 kids and their families in Canada

Join me on this mission and donate generously 

I won’t be stopping until Juvenile Arthritis is gone.


Thank you!

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 2024, 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
Apr 22 Andrew and Lisa Altow You mission over these many years makes a positive impact on research and those children afflicted with this condition. Well done. $267.96
Apr 16 Elliot and Megan Laskin David, 16 years, you and your team are absolutely amazing! Thank you for all you do!! $535.02
Apr 16 Bonny Klassen Go David! Go Cassie and Friends Undisclosed amount
Apr 16 Rick Dhanda $54.31
Apr 16 Andrew Green $500.00