Fundraising

From Fear to Confidence: Because Kids Can’t Wait Every day, kids and families living with Juvenile Arthritis and other childhood rheumatic diseases carry fear, uncertainty, and the challenges of lifelong illness. Your gift helps them reach a turning point — toward clarity, readiness, and confidence. Why Confidence? At Cassie + Friends,…

Are you ready to take action for kids living with Juvenile Arthritis (JA) and other rheumatic diseases? Make an immediate impact on childhood rheumatic diseases by doing #VirtuallyAnything to help raise awareness, fund research, and support families. The problem: Awareness of rheumatic conditions in youth is extremely low—only about 20% of Canadians are…

Meet one of our new parent ambassadors, Bobby-Jo! Last year, Bobby-Jo shared with us her daughter Harley’s journey with JIA, and why she was running for Team Cassie + Friends Toronto. Today, we are so happy to announce Bobby-Jo as a new parent ambassador! Bobby-Jo truly inspires all of us at…

In this edition of “Where Are They Now”, we caught up with Jake Shiell and his mom Krista. You may remember Jake from his popular lemonade stand fundraiser and as the winner of our 2022 Youth Leader Award for the under-12 group. Jake was diagnosed with Systemic Idiopathic Juvenile Arthritis (sJIA) on his 8th birthday in…

Cassie + Friends is excited to share that Fresh Slice Pizza’s charitable foundation, Fresh Slice Cares, is donating $1600 to help spread Juvenile Arthritis (JA) awareness and keep affected kids active through Team Cassie + Friends! The goal of the Fresh Slice Cares Foundation is to “Help Kids be Kids”…

Alana Hurov’s daughter, Katherine, was diagnosed with Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at just two years old. Katherine’s journey, like that of many children battling rheumatic diseases, has been challenging yet marked by her remarkable resilience at such a young age. “My daughter’s journey with JIA has not been easy,”…

On the way towards a pain free future, let’s tackle one of the most difficult parts of pediatric rheumatic diseases – the injection experience. The treatments available for childhood rheumatic diseases like #JIA and #Lupus have significantly improved over time. Despite this, little has been done to address the often extreme…

#ConnectingJA transforms Misinformation. “Cassie + Friends has been such a great resource for my husband and I, our son, and even Lily to understand the disease more.” Parent of a child with JA, SK #ConnectingJA transforms Opportunities. “While I have completed the Future Leaders Program, these new skills will continue to serve…

“Throughout all of these experiences that I have had with Cassie + Friends, there is one throughline: Understanding. Understanding is a concept not to be underestimated.” Meet Ciara. It was after after my body couldn’t row anymore, my hands couldn’t hold the pencil, my joints ached in pain, and after…

One of our favourite things at Cassie + Friends is when kids step up and take action towards spreading awareness and fundraising for JIA and other rheumatic diseases. Our Calgary JIA warrior, Jason, is hosting the first kids fundraiser of the year- a pajama day at his school! Tickets will…