1. DO BLUE! October 12th is World Arthritis Day! So wear your blue!! No matter where you are!! The Arthritis Foundation is trying to get people to walk the circumference of the earth! 24,900 miles by October 31! Together we can all make it happen! You can log your steps online and so far only 273 have logged 10079.1 miles! So we need your help!! HELP!
Here's a link about it http://www.fightarthritispain.org/index.asp?L1=4&L2=53
2. CREAKY BONES 5K Run/Walk! It's the annual halloween run/walk! It's held at the St.Pete Pier and also in Saraosta Florida (Sorry if you aren't around those areas, event number 3 will be for you!) You can do a 5K run, a 1 mile walk and there's also a kid one too! Dogs can participate too! (But not in the 5K, sorry!) My family and I are doing it, I hear it is incredibly awesome!!!
Here's a link to register for the St.Pete one: http://www.active.com/running/st-petersburg-fl/creaky-bones-vi-5k-runwalkthe-pierst-pete-2010
3. JINGLE BELL RUN! It's the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run! Let me tell you!! My family and I are sooooooooooo pumped for the Jingle Bell this year!! It's our first year participating and I can't wait! We have started a team, Team Kelley (if you'd like you join click here http://jbrtampa.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=427714&lis=1&kntae427714=4ADAC04FB3F24D6DB2EB27F58CF10F2E&team=3895391)
Or you can search for our team, Team Kelley. Our goal is to raise $2,500! So far we're at $740.00! And we're still 2 months away! We're going to have super awesome team shirts too! If you don't live in Florida just go to the Arthritis Foundation website (http://www.arthritis.org/jingle-bell-run.php) and find one in your town!
A past event that just proved VERY successful was that the house committee passed the Arthritis bill! Advocacy works!! Here's an article about it http://www.arthritis.org/housecommittee-arthritisbill-2010.php
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