Members of
Curves, located on Moosic Street, Scranton, one of the many local businesses
where daisies can be ordered, and Remick Floral & Gift personnel.
Front
Row: (l to r) Marie Mecca, Lee Harris, Curves manager; Judy Leiber.
Back
Row (l to r): Kim Sladicki, Remick Floral & Gift owner; Donna Hughes, Lori
Nozzi.
Bingo 2008
Lupus Dinner Bingo was held recently at Genetti’s in Dickson City. A large crowd enjoyed a chicken dinner and many games of bingo with celebrity callers. Pictured here is celebrity caller Mike Washo (center) flanked by the event co-chairmen Linda Matylewicz (left) and Wendy Mayurick (right).
Many Lupus Foundation volunteers assisted at the event. Shown here at the festivities (left to right) are Amanda Bosak, Danny Mol, Jr., Tom Mancuso, WNEP’s Sherman Burdette, celebrity bingo caller; Joseph Daley, Bob Paone
2008 Volunteer AppreciationLuncheon
at Outback Steakhouse
Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania Pocono/NE branch recently presented awards to several community partners for their outstanding contributions to the success of the Foundation. Receiving awards from the branch director, left to right are: Cynthia Yevich, executive director, Blue Ribbon Foundation; Beth Rundell, branch director, Lupus Foundation;
Megan Reiter, staff writer, Scranton Times-Tribune; and
Mitch Bertha, network manager, Allied Services.
Education and Awareness
Planning an upcoming series of
workshops entitled "Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases" are (from left):
Bobette Morgan, President, Sjogren's Foundation; Judy Rienzi, RN, Integrated
Imagery Practitioner; Cathy Wilcox, Ph.D., Lupus Foundation Patient Services
Director; Al Jumper, Ph.D. President, Pennsylvania Psychologist's
Association; Debbie Bertha, MBA, Lupus Foundation Outreach Coordinator;
Donna Diltz, Community Liason, John Heinz Institute; Beth Rundell, MS, Lupus
Foundation Branch Director.
Members of the Scranton area lupus
support group welcome Julie Olenak, PharmD, Wilkes University pharmacy
professor for an educational program. From left are: Barbara Peters, group
co-facilitator; Karen Dillon, group member; Dr. Olenak; and Dana Manning,
Wilkes University pharmacy student.
Scranton Lupus Loop 2008
Allentown Lupus Loop 2008
Wilkes-Barre Lupus Loop 2008
Bingo 2009
Celebrity bingo callers at the event included:
Front Row (l to r): Latin Cultural Diversity Executive Director Pedro Gonzalez, Regina Boehm, Keystone College President Dr. Ned Boehm
Back Row (l to r): WNEP TV’s Sherman Burdette, Master of Ceremonies Michael Neff
A record number of 360 people attended Lupus Bingo, among them: Front Row (l to r):
Joanie Murphy, Helen Leonard, Shirley Price
Back row (l to r)
Lori Flynn, Roe Price Van Wert, Lisa Gaynord.
Members of the Johnson College Student
Ambassador Program and Cheerleading Squad volunteered their time at the event. Pictured (left to right) are : Danielle Roth, Sara Methot, Shannon Keefer, Missy Belavitz, Brandi Rhodes, Kerri Noll, Alicia Krutulis, John Brooks, Stephanie Smith, Nick Benuska and Liz Titman.
National Conference on Autoimune Related Diseases
Over 200 people attended a national conference hosted by the Lupus Foundation of PA, Pocono/NE and the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, (AARDA).
In Spring 2009, the free forum, one of only three conducted in the entire country, featured leading experts in the field of autoimmune diseases and included presentations, discussions and Q & A's.
This public forum was made possible by a generous grant from Genetech.
Pictured left to right are:
Beth Rundell, Pocono/NE Branch Director; Stanley M. Finder, PhD, chairman of the board of Directors, AARDA; B. Robert Mozayeni, MD, physician of rheumatology and internal medicine, board of directors Arthritis Foundation, Metro DC and Virginia T. Ladd, president and executive director AARDA
2009 Lupus Loops
These events attracted hundreds of participants, featured free food,
DJ and music, awards, children's activities and health information.
All money raised goes to the support of the mission of the Lupus Foundation:
To promote awareness, education, service and research for those affected by Lupus.
Abington Heights Honor Society
Student Volunteers
From left: Bess Comerford, Corrine Wolff, Kim Rich, Emily Carpenter, Barbara Mitchell
"Beanie's Babies" team, made up of the Mishko family and friends, walked in honor of
Jillian Mishko (front row center)
Prudential Retirement presentation
of $2000 Corporate Sponsorship check.
From left: Janice Liddic & Michael Neff of the Lupus Foundation, Ellen Farrell from Prudential
Volunteers
From left: Angela Rackleff, Leah Kappler, Jean Mikush, Vicki Olexa, Mary Warnock,
Laura Eshelman
Guzy Family of Moscow
From Left: Linda Guse, Madison Akens, Mandy Akens, Kiki Guse, Carole Burnett, Scott Craig & Nick Lorenz
"Walking to Exterminate Lupus"
(Guzy Family and Friends Team)
walked
in honor of
Paul "The Bug-Man" Guse
Family and friends walked in memory of
Paula Warmouth
Holding the banner from left: Jean Mikush, Jordan Simon, Angela Rackleff & Leah Kappler
