Help shorten
the distance
to a cure...
We are excited to announce that Cure JM Foundation will be holding a National Educational Conference and Fundraising event on Feb 12-14, 2010 in conjunction with the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon in Austin, Texas. The details of the weekend are attached, but in brief:
EVENTS:
The weekend in Austin will offer great opportunities for JM families to learn more about the disease and get to know other JM families and friends:
- A welcome reception will be held Friday, Feb. 12
- An educational forum with leading experts talking about JM research developments and treatments will be held Saturday afternoon, including Dr. Lauren Pachman from Children's Memorial Research Center in Chicago, IL, Dr Ann Reed from the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Lisa Rider from National Institutes of Health.
- A recognition dinner will be held for all attendees on Saturday evening.
- The Austin Marathon and Half Marathon, featuring many Cure JM runners and volunteers takes place on Sunday, Feb. 14.
NEEDED -- RUNNERS:
We need as many runners as possible participating on our Cure JM team for the Marathon and Half Marathon. Please share this information with any friends, family, co-workers, doctors, nurses or others you think would be interested in running. Interested runners should REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE through www.firstgiving.com/curejm.
NEEDED -- VOLUNTEERS:
Whether you want to join us in Austin or want to be a fundraising "virtual volunteer," you must register at www.firstgiving.com/curejm. The more people who can be at Austin for the events, the better. Please invite friends, family or any others you would like to get involved in our cause.
Does this all sound familiar? Cure JM Foundation has held similar running and educational events the past three years with great success. These events have:
- Raised more than $700,000. The money helped us establish a three-year grant to a JM research program at Children's Memorial Research Center in Chicago, we support The George Washington University Center for the Study of Myositis Disorders in Washington, D.C. and support other research studies.
- Connected more than 100 JM families to each other and leading JM doctors and researchers.
We want this upcoming event to be the biggest ever! We have many JM research ideas and requests for help; all we lack is funding. Please get involved with this effort to help bring us miles closer to a cure!
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Travel Information
Marathon Flyer
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Solicitation Letter
(PDF Format)
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