Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk Blog

How Will My Donation/Fundraising for the Arthritis Walk Help the Arthritis Foundation in its Mission?

Would you like to know what a donation to the Arthritis Foundation can do for those struggling with arthritis?

The Arthritis Foundation, Virginia Chapter has provided some examples that can be used for your Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk fundraising efforts. Here is what they provided:

• If you raise or donate $50 you could provide … A month’s supply of literature to a doctor who treats patients with arthritis.
• If you raise or donate $75 you could provide … Copies of Arthritis Today Newly Diagnosed magazine to local health care offices for new patients.
• If you raise or donate $150 you could … Send a child with arthritis and their family to the JA mini weekend to learn about their disease and network with other families.
• If you raise or donate $200 you could … Set up a health fair booth at a local event or company health expo to build awareness in a community.
• If you raise or donate $300 you could … Provide a Patient Education board stocked with brochures and an educational poster for a local rheumatologists office.
• If you raise or donate $500 you could … Send a Virginia Advocate to the National Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. to meet with their Congressional leaders about the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act on Capitol Hill.
• If you raise or donate $25 - $500 you could … Help provide grants to cover medicines, durable medical goods, Arthritis Foundation Life Improvement class fees or physical therapy for someone diagnosed with arthritis.
• If you raise or donate $1,000 you could … Send a family with a child with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis to the national Juvenile Arthritis conference.

Let potential donors know the impact that their contribution can have on others. They will feel better about providing their gift.

Kathleen Turner Talks About Her Struggles With Rheumatoid Arthritis

It is not often that you read about a celebrity struggling with arthritis. However, actress Kathleen Turner is talking about how rheumatoid arthritis has seriously affected her career and life.

Click here to read about her interview in the Washington Post.

I am thankful to Kathleen Turner for using her celebrity status to bring attention to
the impact arthritis has on millions of people every day. My family certainly knows
first hand what arthritis can do.

If you would like to help the Arthritis Foundation in fighting arthritis, consider supporting an Arthritis Walk in your area.

Help Us Reach Our 2007 Goals

The new goals for the 2007 Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk are...(drum roll)

• Funds raised: $35,000
• Number of Participants: 350

We are going to make a difference! Go to http://arthritiswalkfredericksburg.kintera.org and register your team for the walk or make a donation.

We Have a Challenge!

We now have a friendly competition going on between our Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk and the Charlottesville Arthritis Walk. It is time to put our Fredericksburg-area pride into action.

I met my friend Amy Shifflett at a regional Arthritis Walk training event yesterday. We discovered that our walks raised similar amounts last year and that we are both planning to make huge increases this year. Why not have a friendly competition to add an additional incentive to both walks? There won't really be a loser if it helps raise additional funds and awareness for the Arthritis Foundation.

The team to raise $35,000 first will be the winner of the competition. What does the team win? The Chairs of the "losing" team will buy ice cream for the "winning" team.

We are already hard at work to make the Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk a success. I am now excited about the possibility of us having an ice cream social, compliments of the Charlottesville team.

Keep up the great work and "can do" attitude.

Arthritis Advocacy

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I are looking forward to attending the Fredricksburg Arthritis Walk. We attended last year and had our Just 10 team and table to create awareness about the Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act. This year we have created a Just 10 Fredricksburg Team as well as other Just 10 teams around the state of Virginia. Please join us and become a registered arthritis advcoate with the Arthritis Foundation today. See www.arthritis.org and click on advocacy to sign up and learn more about the bill. Together we can change government by getting the Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act passed and improve the lives of the 66 million people with arthritis. This year we will be selling our signature yellow and red Just 10 T-shirts for $10 at each walk. The money will go towards advocacy work for the foundation. Join us today to help create arthritis awareness!

Please Join Us for the First Planning Meeting

We need your help!

Please join us for the first planning meeting and help us gear up for the 2007 Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk.

• When: Thursday, January 11^th from 7pm – 8pm
• Where: Mary Washington Hospital, Ambulatory Services Center
  Suite 240
  1201-B Sam Perry Blvd
  Fredericksburg, VA
  Map - http://www.medicorpcareers.org/images/cmap.pdf

Please let Sarah know if you plan to attend by clicking here and providing your name and phone number.