Walk to End Lupus Now® Recap October 16th was the second virtual Walk to End Lupus Now® event. Even though the hardship of the pandemic forced us to stay apart, we still had 54 teams with 191 individual fundraisers and 396 donors supporting our 2021 walk event. The goal this year was $100,000.00 and by mid-October we raised $57,663.69! We had 16 teams that were able to raise over $1,000 each and helped to raise our goal. We are very appreciative of our presenting sponsor GSK/Us in Lupus and to Assurant for being the leadership sponsor. These two organizations helped boost the numbers towards our goal and continue to show their support with helping to find a cure for lupus. We could not have succeeded without their support. Thanks to technology, we were able to have a video of our opening ceremony available on Facebook so participants and supporters could hear from us and other lupus warriors. Melissa Wright, Ma-
rybelle Moyet, Ariel Shelton, and Tammy Shelton shared their stories and Dr. Stan Ballou, Chair of our Medical/Scientific Advisory Board and rheumatologist at MetroHealth Medical System shared a special message. Our CEO, Suzanne Tierney had some wonderful words for people watching the event and GSK/Us in Lupus Cindy
Fiske joined in for the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. It was a wonderful time to spread the message about lupus and to thank everyone who supported the walk. Even though we had to be apart while we walked, the LFA, GOC received plenty of photographs from constituents and supporters walking wherever they could to spread the word about lupus. We want to give a big shout out to everyone who walked, fundraised, and celebrated our continued search for a cure for lupus. Our gratitude is immense. Thank you! See you (hopefully, in person) next year!
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