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World Lupus Day - 10th May

World Lupus Day

World Lupus Day

 

Saturday 10th May 2008

Please organise an event on the day, no matter how small or large! If just ten more people learn about lupus through you, we cut into the diminishing number "who haven't heard of lupus".

Coffee Morning
Sponsored Walk
Radio Interview
Sponsored Swim
Library Bookmarks
Set up a Display
Drinks Party
Car Boot Sale
Sponsored Haircut
Enter a Fun Run

Bring-and-Buy
Luncheon Party
Supermarket Day
Church Collection
Use our Stickers
Barbeque!
Run a Marathon
Garden Party
Dress Down Day
Charity Auction

Tabletop Sale
Display Posters
Hospital Stand
Website Feature
TV Interview
Tea Dance
Run a Raffle
Bike Ride
Ladies Evening
May Day Fair

Schools - Lupus Education, stickers, badges, bookmarks and posters
Newspaper interview, or Your Lupus Story
Display WLD posters, stickers, everywhere
Write to 'Your Letters' pages - tell 'em!
Put bookmarks in bookshops, libraries, wherever

Can't make Saturday the 10th? Then kindly take a day within the previous or following weekend. Every member, with friends, can do something...

Make planning your priority early in 2008

We have event packs, leaflets, bookmarks, posters, balloons, display boards and much more that could help - just contact the National Office.

Do you want to help promote World Lupus Day?

Do you have school-age children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews?

If you answer 'yes' to each question, this is what you do:

Make contact with the child's Head Teacher and ask if he/she will display a poster in the school and if each child can be given a bookmark prior to 10th May.

If the school will also hold an event, such as a non-uniform day (paying a nominal sum, usually 50p or £1) or a sponsored event (such as walking around the playground a set number of times or collecting litter), that will be wonderful.

The main aim, though, is to raise awareness of lupus. Hopefully, the children will read their bookmark then take it home and show it to their parents - two generations learning about lupus through one action!

When you have the agreement of the Head Teacher, contact National Office with the name of the school and the number of children attending. The bookmarks, which have been produced especially for this project, will be mailed along with a poster either directly to the school or to you, whichever is preferred.

If you can have bookmarks distributed in one school you can go to the top of the class, if you manage more than one school you will be worthy of a gold star!

Further information needed on this project?
Contact the National Office