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MISSION STATEMENT
The Lupus Foundation of Virginia, Inc. is a non-profit 501(C)(3) volunteer health Organization that was founded in 1979 in order to accomplish the following objectives: PROVIDE EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. TO FOCUS BOTH LAY AND PROFESSIONAL ATTENTION ON THIS WIDESPREAD BUT DIAGNOSTICALLY ELUSIVE AND LITTLE UNDERSTOOD DISEASE. TO SUPPORT AND STIMULATE RESEARCH TO HELP SPEED THE DISCOVERY OF THE CAUSE AND CURE OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. RETURN


SERVICES PROVIDED
Telephone Consultations, with information packet mailing Office Consultations(by appointment) Patient Advocacy Patient Referrals Library(Book/Video) Books/Pamphlets/Videos for sale Student Report Helps Patient Education Classes Support Group Sessions General Meetings Lupus Research Funding Medical Presentations Youth Activities Annual Public Forum Hospital Visitation Friendship Coffee/Teas Foundation Newsletters (for members) In-Service for Professionals Health Fair Participation Annual State Fair Booth RETURN INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES How Lupus Affects Your Kidneys Metabolic Bone and Lupus Oral Health Care Drug-induced Systemic Lupus Lupus of the Skin Vasculitis in Lupus Patients RETURN


MEETINGS
General Membership Meetings are held at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Forest Campus, in the Williamsburg Room - Side A, left of the elevators in the main lobby. 1602 Skipwith Road, Richmond, Virginia. Meetings are free and open to the public! March - 3rd Sunday May - 3rd Sunday September 3rd Sunday October Forum - 26th November - 3rd Sunday LUPUS FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, INC. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS LUPUS FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, INC. CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER NEWS Our Fredericksburg Chapter continues to help many people in the Fredericksburg and surrounding areas! Joy Jones , Vice President, and her husband, Shields, attends almost all of our general membership meetings here in Richmond as well as our Executive Board Meetings and is most helpful to us! Currently they have the following events planned: December 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Annual Christmas Party & Gift Exchange, Restaurant to be announced, each person responsible for own lunch. CHARLOTTESVILLE CHAPTER NEWS Our Charlottesville Chapter continues to work on behalf of all who suffer with lupus in their geographical area. Alexa Farber , President, is a busy lady, yet she finds time to stay in contact with those who have joined their chapter. Due to the fact they are a fairly new chapter and the Executive Board Members are patients, they have done well! They need more volunteers. Do you live in that area and would be willing to donate some time or are you willing to attend their meetings? Let us hear from you via patient information line at (888)262-9632 and we will pass the information along to Alexa. Alexa has lupus and works a full time job. WILLIAMSBURG—PENINSULA CHAPTER NEWS Volunteers needed to help move this chapter forward in this geographical area. If you are willing to volunteer your time to help others or are willing to attend meetings, please be present. The contact person is Teresa Baker, President and the local phone number is (757)566-1768 or you may call (888)262-9632 and we will pass the information along. Hope to see lots of people! ROANOKE VALLEY CHAPTER NEWS Well, you all should know that Roanoke Valley Chapter is alive and well! They have three Health Fairs and an Expo scheduled as well as their “Annual Fund Raising Dinner “ to be held in October. Date, time, and place will be announced later. Our sincere condolences to Margaret in the demise of her sister, Thelma, in January of this year. Margaret was faithful to her sister during her extensive illness prior to her death. TRI-CITIES CHAPTER NEWS Our Tri-Cities Chapter, servicing Colonial Heights, and Petersburg is busy with events dating back to April 11th when Vanessa Scott, President, presented a presentation to Zion Baptist Church, in Petersburg to Foster Grandparents about her personal struggle with lupus. Believe me, folks, Vanessa has struggled, however, she is like the “ever ready battery” as she just keeps on going! RETURN



CHAPTER CONTACTS
FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER 11726 Sawhill boulevard Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Telephone: (540)898-9238 Toll Free: (888)262-9632 Call for meeting dates/times. SHENANDOAH VALLEY AREA (888) 262-9632 TRI-CITIES CHAPTER (Servicing Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell) (804) 458-5646 P.O. Box 3054 Petersburg, VA 23805 Support Meetings held at John Randolph Hospital, Hopewell, Virginia. Call for meeting dates/times ROANOKE VALLEY CHAPTER P.O. Box 20244 Roanoke, VA 24018 Phone/Fax: (540)772-4455 Toll free: (888)262-9632 CHARLOTTESVILLE CHAPTER P.O. Box 542 Earlysville, Virginia 22936 Toll-Free:(888)262-9632 WILLIAMSBURG - PENINSULA CHAPTER P.O. Box 793 Toano, Virginia 23168 Telephone/Fax: (757)566-1768 Toll Free: (804)262-9632 We are in the process of chapter expansion. If you live in a locality not listed above and desire to help us, please call the Central Office at (804)270-1626 or (888)262-9632 (toll free in Virginia). Executive Board Meetings held quarterly. Each chapter has one voting member of the Executive Board RETURN


LUPUS FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, INC.
CENTRAL OFFICE (804) 270-1626 Fax: (804) 270-7985 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Toll Free(888)262-9632 Contact Us Della Hunter P.O. Box 25418 Richmond, VA 23260-5418 (Mailing Address) 2720 Enterprise Parkway – Suite #104 Richmond, VA 23294 (Office Address) RETURN


FALL 2008 CAMPAIGN FUNDING
LOOK FOR US! We are pleased we are in the fall funding campaigns again this year! Please choose the one (1) you will be contributing through. If there is not a number listed, please do a write-in as we depend upon donations to continue providing our many services to those suffering with lupus, either directly or indirectly, throughout this great Commonwealth of Virginia. If you are not in one of our chapter areas and you want to designate to our codes in the Richmond and surrounding areas, when the funds come in, we will see that it comes from a specific area and will keep this in mind as we expand our chapter servicing areas. We encourage all employees of the below campaigns to donate to us. One can rest assured the monies will be utilized wisely! See Codes*

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN (For employees of the Commonwealth) *CVC Code #3143
We encourage all employees of the Commonwealth Of Virginia to donate to us. One can rest assured the monies will be utilized wisely.

UNITED WAY CAMPAIGNS
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS Richmond and surrounding areas, including Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights Our CFC Code # 77565 Our Local Government & Schools Campaign Code #290 RAPPAHANNOCK UNITED WAY Serving Caroline, Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania & Stafford Our Local Government Campaign Code: #77565 QUANTICO: #77565 FT. A.P. HILL/Dahlgren: #77565 Note: They use the same number to avoid confusion. THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA* Our CFC Code #77565 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA – Servicinig Chrlottesville Area - #77565 Servicing Roanoke Valley and Central Virginia Our CFC Code #77565 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS *Our CFC Code #77565 RETURN