Having trouble reading this email? Click here to view in a browser. June 2019 Serving Indiana     Do you know all of the great resources available from the Lupus Foundation of America? Scroll down for the answer. Good afternoon, Friends!  We hope you will join us next Saturday, June 15th, at Eagle Creek Park for our second annual Lupus Family Picnic/Walk to End Lupus Now Kickoff. We'll have delicious BBQ, great music, face painting, and games for the entire family. Our lupus community is a close one, so to me this is a sort of family reunion. Please join us --you'll be so glad you did. Finally, our dynamic Board Chair, Carla Day, along with a host of volunteers, are putting on the first ever Faces of Lupus Fashion Show on Saturday, July 13th. All of the eighteen models in the fashion show have lupus --but lupus does NOT have them. Please support them by coming out.  Information for these events, and much more is available at lupusindiana.org Sincerely,    Lupus Family Picnic and Walk Kickoff Please join us for our 2nd annual Lupus Family Picnic and Walk Kickoff on Saturday, June 15, 1:00-4:00 pm, at 7201 Fishback Road, Eagle's Crest, Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN.  The picnic is an excellent opportunity to meet others in the Indiana lupus community! We'll provide pulled pork BBQ sliders, creamy cole slaw, baked beans, chips, dessert, and drinks. You bring your family and enjoy lunch, games, face painting for kids, and music from DJ Godzillest. It's also the best time to learn about the Walk to End Lupus Now happening in October, including how to build your team and how to be an awesome fundraiser for amazing incentive prizes! Check out our flier here, scan our QR code to register, and share it with family and friends! Thank you to our sponsors: Partnership Sponsor: Leadership Sponsor: Benefactor Sponsor: Learn more and purchase tickets Faces of Lupus Fashion Show July heats up with the Faces of Lupus Fashion Show, a third-party event to benefit our Chapter. Come out and show your support to our beautiful lupus models on Saturday, July 13, 12:00 - 3:30 pm, at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis. All of the models participating in the fashion show have lupus, showing the diversity of the population affected by this disease. The event's emcee will be WTHR meteorologist Lindsey Monroe. The show will include a light meal, giveaways, education, vendors, entertainment, photo booth and more. There are a limited number of tickets available for purchase! Support Group Information We hope you'll join us at one of our upcoming support group meetings. We offer both in-person support group meetings and also a Teletalk support group. The philosophy of our support groups is to provide a warm and caring environment where people with lupus, their family members, caregivers and loved ones can share their experiences, methods of coping and insights into living with lupus.  LFA support groups help develop the best coping strategies to reduce a stress that often accompanies living with a chronic illness.  We are in need of a co-facilitator for the Bloomington support group. If you are interested in joining Juliana Capshew in leading this group that meets monthly, please contact Debbie Campbell.  Our Chapter is attending all support group meetings to make ‘My Intent’ bracelets for attendees. We’ll be attending the Fort Wayne support group meeting on Mon, June 10. We look forward to seeing current members and if you haven’t yet attended the meeting in Fort Wayne, we hope you’ll attend and join in the comradery.     For information on our support groups, please visit https://www.lupus.org/indiana/support-groups. Tranquil Tuesdays As part of our Tranquil Tuesdays series, we offer free gentle yoga and tai chi classes for people with lupus and one caregiver/support person at All Souls Unitarian Church in Indy. This is seated/chair-supported yoga, but attendees are welcome to bring a yoga mat to do exercises on the floor. Another part of our Tranquil Tuesdays series is our new Facebook Live mindful meditation classes and we’re very excited that so many of you are taking advantage of this new class! All in-person yoga and tai chi classes are free but registration for your first class is required. Sign Up Now These classes are held at All Souls Unitarian Church, 5805 E. 56th Street at Channing Road, Classroom #1, Indianapolis 46226.   Class Schedule  Yoga - 2nd Tues of month  Mindful Meditation - 3rd Tues of month  Tai Chi - 4th Tues of month   Classes are from 6:30-7:30 pm.  We are looking for additional accredited yoga and tai chi instructors so that we can expand this program. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Debbie Campbell or Kayla Lockwood.   Save the Dates! Sat, June 15, 1:00-4:00 pm – Family Picnic and Walk Kickoff  Sat, Oct 12, 12:00-4:30 pm - Walk to End Lupus Now  Sat, Oct 19, 9 am-4:30 pm – In the Loop – Healthy Living with Lupus symposium Please also support our Third-Party Events organized and hosted by some of our dedicated supporters: Sat, July 13, 12:00-3:30 pm – Faces of Lupus Fashion Show Mon-Wed, July 15-17 - Suzi Swinehart Competes in Badlands 135 3-day foot race Sat., July 27 - Krazy Horse Krew's Rockin' Purple 4 Lupus Ride Click the button below to become a Champion for Hope with your monthly gift of $10, $15, $25 or more to the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter and make a difference in the lives of those affected by lupus. Your support will help bring us one step closer to our vision of a life free from lupus. Answer:   National Resource Center on Lupus - a collection of up-to-date resources and information on lupus- so you can make informed decisions about what's right for you. The Expert Series - a monthly educational video series featuring empowering presentations from leading lupus experts with a focus on helping you live well with lupus. Lupus Connect - an online community where members can engage with others to share experiences and find emotional support. Take Charge - an 8-week email series designed to help people who have lupus learn how to manage their disease. National Health Education Network - nurse and certified health educators are available to answer questions from diagnosis, to treatment and management. Could It Be Lupus? - use this questionnaire to find out if symptoms could be related to lupus and learn more about the importance of early diagnosis. 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