The Scotiabank Home Stretch is on! As we near the finish line of the Calgary and Vancouver 2020 virtual runs, we’d like to sincerely thank all 160+ runners and 673 donors who’ve stepped up for a pain-free future for kids with Team Cassie + Friends! With 2019 on record as our strongest year yet [...]
team cassie + friends Vancouver Register for the Team Today! Team Cassie + Friends is back in 2024 for our 17th year in the Vancouver Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Run! We invite all BC families to join us in the Charity Challenge in-person run/walk on Sunday, June 23rd. We've been running to raise [...]
Why do we do anything we do here at Cassie and Friends? This update from Dr. Jaime Guzman of BC Children's Hospital (who is now on leg #5 of a 1254km fundraising bike ride from Lake Louise to Vancouver in support of children with Juvenile Arthritis) sums it up perfectly... "For the Kids!" Support [...]
Day 1 Under clear skies and magnificent views of the Lake Louise Glacier an intrepid group of riders representing Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico and The Netherlands started the 2019 UCAN Ride4Kids. Attendants to the Childhood Arthritis and Beyond Conference enthusiastically bid farewell to the riders and after an inspiring speech by David Porte, Chairman [...]
Parents, we hear you! Help us prepare your child and YOU for JIA and JIA treatment-related pain. If you are like most parents in our community, pain, medications (giving medications, side effects, etc) and associated mental health issues are some of your TOP concerns for your child with arthritis. And while you recognize treatments [...]
Have you seen ivivva's awesome #GirlsofAdventure campaign on Instagram? It got us thinking about all the brave, inspiring and relentless girls we know in our community who never stop following their dreams even while battling childhood rheumatic diseases like Juvenile Arthritis and Lupus each and every day! Our friends at ivivva agreed and decided to feature two inspiring girls in our [...]
Read Cassie's letter to Selena Gomez who will be in Vancouver for her #RevivalTour on May 14th. Selena revealed last year last year that she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, Lupus, back in 2013 and underwent chemotherapy. Approximately 1 in 10,000 children in Canada will develop Lupus, most frequently between the ages of 11 [...]
Will you be a Champion for Kids with Arthritis? They need your help! Still hearing that voice in your head saying “I'm not a runner" or "I don't know if I can ask people for money"? Below, you'll find answers to the top 3 questions we get about joining the Cassie & Friends Team. Most important? Just know that [...]
Join Us for the 7th Annual Family Day for Children & Families with Juvenile Arthritis & Other Rheumatic Diseases! DATE: • Saturday October 24, 2015 TIME: • 9:00 am to 3:30 pm • 8:30 am Registration LOCATION: • Telus World of Science • 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Jen Stinson Kids with Rheumatic [...]
How many Kids on your Block have "it"? 1 in 1000. Or, to put that into perspective, about 1 to 2 kids in every elementary school. That's why we're on a mission to raise awareness about Juvenile Arthritis (JA) in every community where a kid is affected – in other words, all of them. Today [...]
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