Alaska Chapter
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Programs & Events

The LFA conducts educational, fund-raising and advocacy activities in communities throughout the nation.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

SAVE THE DATES!  

SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS 

ANCHORAGE - Third Saturday of Each Month 

Our Anchorage support group meetings are generally held on the third Saturday of each month from 1 - 3 pm. If you cannot travel to Anchorage and would like to participate via conference call, please contact us for conference calling information. Please don't hesitate to call if you have any other questions or concerns (call 338-6332 in Anchorage, or 800-307-5878 from anywhere in Alaska). We look forward to seeing you or talking with you at our support group meeting!

We are in the process of planning a new lunch-time support group during the week. Please let us know if you would be interested in attending and which days and times might work for you. Email your comments to lfa_alaska@hotmail.com.

Fall Schedule 2009  

  • October 17
  • There will be no support groups in November or December. Please don't hesitate to call us if you need to talk!

WHERE: The Lupus office located in the City Center Mall (on the corner of Tudor and Old Seward Highway).

WALK FOR LUPUS NOW™

The Walk for Lupus Now was held at the Alaska Dome on September 19, 2009. Thank you to everyone who helped make the inaugural event such a success!

Walk for Lupus Now™ was held in Anchorage on September 19th! Making a difference starts with one step. Thanks go out to our sponsors, our donors, our participants and team captains, our volunteers, and our committee members for taking steps to raise awareness of lupus and support much-needed lupus programs and research. We are VERY PROUD of our inaugural Walk for Lupus Now™.

For more information about this event, please visit our website at www.alaskawalk09.kintera.org. Donations will be accepted through October 15th.

Event Data:

  • The event raised over $36,000 in donations and grants.
  • There were 125 walkers, 222 donors, 8 sponsors, and 15 teams.
  • The Walk for Lupus Now posters, advertisements, Facebook posts, and tweets on Twitter reached thousands of Alaskans.
  • The LFA Alaska Chapter was able to establish new relationships with media, sponsors, volunteers, donors, and UAA students (both pre-med students and members of the Alpha Omega Fraternity).

This event was held thanks to the generous support of KeyBank, the Alaska Dome, the Alaska Club, Alaska Printing, Alaska Serigraphics, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, ConocoPhillips, and CRW Engineering.

Here are just a few photos from the event. We wish we could have gotten photos of all of our teams.... Please don't hesitate to submit your photos from the Walk for Lupus Now to debg.lfa@gmail.com.

Team Tillman - Three Generations Supporting the LFA Alaska Chapter

Team Brunelle

Danielle's Team with Senator Bettye Davis and Miss Alaska

Team Chris with Willie Hensley and daughter Amy

Team Alaska

The starting line with Senator Davis, Representative Cissna, and Representative Holmes ready to cut the opening ribbon.

Marlene and Family

Deb's Family (4 of the 15 team members)