02/13/2018
Dear all,
The MGH Lupus Clinic has been caring for patients for nearly 40 years. I have been a patient at the clinic for over 30 years! I am so grateful to the team and am always looking for ways to give back. For many years now, my father and I have been fundraising for the lupus clinic with a direct mail campaign. While this has been quite successful, we realize that this is not the most effective way to raise funds for the doctors that take such good care of us. So, we’re trying something new, and we invite you to join us! This April, the MGH Lupus Clinic Team will participate in the Scotia Bank Charity Challenge (SCC).
What does this mean? The SCC is a walk, run, or roll that caters to charities like ours. Participants join the team, and through an easy-to-use website, register, and raise funds for the MGH Lupus Clinic. All funds raised go directly to the Singer Family Fund for Lupus Research at the MGH. And to make things even sweeter, the MGH Foundation matches ever dollar we raise!
Dr. Vinet and I are heading up our team. The event will take place on Saturday April 21 (and for those of you that are ambitious, April 22!), and we think it would be really fun to all meet and walk together. Races include 21k, 10k, or 5k run, or a 5k walk (that’s a bit easier!), 5k stroll, kids run. Wheelchairs are welcome. To register, go to www.21kdemontreal.ca
Follow the instructions in this guide and you’ll be registered in no time! goo.gl/eaibSQ
Look for the MGH Lupus Clinic, or Clinique Lupus MGH when you register.
Before you register, make sure to jot down the promotional code that you will use to get a discount on registration fees:
21K PIN code: 18LUPUS21k
10K PIN code: 18LUPUS10k
5K PIN code: 18LUPUS5k
5K with stroller PIN Code: 18LUPUS5p
1K Kid's Race PIN Code: 18LUPUSenf
Registration fees vary depending on what event you are participating in. Prices before February 20 are:
21K: $70
10K: $55
5K: $45
5K with stroller: $55
1K Kid’s run: $25
(Prices increase slightly after February 20).
We will reimburse the registration fees for anyone who raises over $300!
And offer a prize to our top fundraiser!!
Join us, bring your friends and family, let’s ask everyone we know to make a donation to support our clinic!
For information, contact me at wsinger@videotron.ca or Alexandra at alexandra.sirois@rimuhc.ca.
ps. If you know someone who is already on the SCC Race Roster that would like to join our team, let us know. We can help them to join. The more the merrier!!
Wendy
22 & 23 avril 2017 - 21K | 10K | 5K | Course des enfants Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal - Circuit du Canada
