19th Annual Lupus Loop 5K Run and 2 Mile 
Walk for Lupus Now®

COURSE LOCATION:
Memorial Hall Loop in historic Fairmount Park

NEW REGISTRATION LOCATION:
Avenue of the Republic and West Memorial Hall Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Across from the Please Touch Museum

SCHEDULE:
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Registration:  7:45 am        Starting Time:  9:15 am

The 5K distance run and 2 mile walk starts and finishes in front of Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. This is a fast, flat USAT&F-certified course on paved roads. Participants will loop around Memorial Hall, the Horticultural Center and the Japanese Tea Garden in beautiful Fairmount Park.

The 19th Annual Lupus Loop is a part of a nation-wide series of walks/events that raise awareness and funds to fight lupus. Walk for Lupus Now® is the signature event of the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. In more than 50 cities across America, thousands of people walk to make a difference in the lives of those affected by lupus and raise essential funds for research, education, and support services.

Proceeds from the 19th Annual Lupus Loop 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk for Lupus Now® benefit the support programs and services of the Lupus Foundation of America, Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter that help the more than 40,000 individuals living with the challenges of lupus in the Tri-State area. You will make a difference in the continued effort to find the causes of and cure for lupus through locally funded research and advocacy efforts. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). This disease can cause inflammation and tissue damage to virtually any organ system. Lupus is a disease of flares and remission – making life with lupus very unpredictable. It strikes mostly women of childbearing age; although women of all ages, as well as men and children, develop lupus. It is a life-threatening, life-diminishing disease.

There are major gaps that exist in our understanding of the causes and consequences of lupus. To address these gaps, it is essential that we continue to call upon individuals, corporations, foundations and federal, state and local governments to greatly expand their efforts so that the 1.5 million Americans with lupus may have hope. Hope that this disease will be brought under control, hope for a cure, hope for a better future. Did you know that it has been more than 50 years since the last FDA-approved drug to specifically treat lupus was released?

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) is the foremost national nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing support, services and hope to all people affected by lupus.

Thank you for your support of the 19th Annual Lupus Loop and 2 Mile Walk for Lupus Now®!