We are less than 4 weeks away from the 3rd Annual Chattanooga Walk with Us to Cure Lupus!

Time is flying by!

But there is still plenty of fundraising time left!  Remember that people give to people that they know and there is still time to compose your email or letter to family, friends, and co-workers to ask them to support you in the 2006 Chattanooga Walk on September 30th at the Tennessee River Park.  Here are some helpful hints:

1.  Write a letter or email.  Tell your personal story and make it clear why the Chattanooga Walk is important to you.

2.  In your letter or email include a link to your personal Webpage or to the main Walk site in your letter http://www.lupusresearch.org/

3.  State your personal fundraising goal.

4.  Include that the Alliance for Lupus Research in the leading funder of lupus research in the world and that 100% of the proceeds from the Walk support promising medical research.

5.   Mention that all donations are tax deductable and checks should be made out to the Alliance for Lupus Research. 

6.  Be sure to send thank you notes out after you receive a donation.

7.  Remember that the more people you ask the more money you will raise for the Alliance for Lupus Research funded lupus research projects. 

Sponsorship News:

We have such exciting news in the sponsorship department this week!  Thanks to the dedication and passion of Walk volunteers Joy and David Wright ,Wal-mart has sponsored the Walk at the $1500.00 level.  A huge thank you to Joy and David for making this sponsorship happen!

Team News:

Joy Wright had an exciting and successful fundraising day last Friday.  Joy held a jeans day to support the Chattanooga Walk at US XPRESS and raised over $1800!!!!  Congrats Joy!
Joy raised over $300 more than she did last year with her jeans day.  Thank you Joy!

Please welcome a new team captain to the Chattanooga Walk:  BeLinda Parrish.  Belinda has read Kay McDaniel's columns about lupus and the walk program and wrote Kay this summer about getting involved with the event.  Now Belinda is organizing her own team:  Bee's Team.  Thank you Belinda and thank you Kay for getting the word out about the Walk.

The Women of Warfare headed by team captain, Michelle Carlisle will be heading from Birmingham Alabama to walk with us again this year.  Looking forward to seeing this great team!

Keep up the great work Chattanooga!  All of your efforts add up to more funds to support the most promising lupus research in the country.  Thank you.

Joan Pendleton
jpendleton@lupusresearch.org
847-784-6241