Dear Friends and family,

Every year we ask you to help support our daughter in this fund-raising effort as we walk for her and all the paople struggling with Lupus. Most of you know that this was an extremely difficult year for Christine. She was hospitalized 3 times in an effort to control her flare-ups and actually spent the winter going from a wheelchair, to leg braces, to a cane and finally to walking unaided. We are extremely thankful to all of you for your continues support, caring thoughts and paryers. We hope you can support us once again.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts. To learn more about Lupus, the Lupus Alliance and the Walk-Along for lupus you can visit www.lupusliqueens.org.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too! You can also tweet my page on Twitter, share it on Facebook, post it as a bulletin on myspace, or post it on Digg.com. Even if you can’t donate, please take a moment to pass this page on to everyone you know and help us spread the word about lupus, what it is, what it is like to live with it, and how we all can help!

The monies collected at the Walk-Along for Lupus go directly towards funding the Lupus Alliance of America LIQ`s Affiliates support groups, telephone counseling service, financial assistance program, kids program, educational seminars, and more, as well as to novel research into the cause and cure for lupus.

The Lupus Alliance of America LIQ Affiliate`s Board Members and small staff, who have been working hard for those living with lupus for over 55 years, all have a personal connection to lupus. Whether they have lupus themselves, or love someone who does, their dedication to the cause is not just professional, it’s personal. Our fight is their fight! Our struggle is their struggle! So please, help us and join the fight, by donating to my page today!! Thank you!