April 2022

We’re Hiring! Join our Team in Fundraising + Sponsorships!

By |April 28th, 2022|News|

At Cassie + Friends, we're transforming kids’ lives and an A+ team. As National Manager, Events and Fundraising, you be a real champion for kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis (JA) and other childhood rheumatic diseases. You'll drive revenue growth coast-to-coast by executing our national annual giving strategy, fuelling peer-to-peer fundraising and not being [...]

November 2021

Will you join Jeremy as part of our CREW?

By |November 24th, 2021|Advocacy, Calgary, CREW, JIA, Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

There are lots of ways to show your support for the Juvenile Arthritis community on #GivingTuesday - like, share, educate and, of course, donate. To get inspired, we thought you might like to meet Jeremy from our Calgary CREW. On Nov 30th, we hope you'll join Jeremy and our CREW of parents/friends all across [...]

August 2021

Arthritis Awareness Month: Let’s Make Juvenile Arthritis a National Priority.

By |August 30th, 2021|Advocacy, Current Events, News|

6.5 million people are affected by arthritis in Canada and about 24,000 of them are children. Cassie + Friends is just for them. Kids like Audrey (pictured right) - diagnosed at just 18 months - need our help to make sure their health and futures are a priority, even beyond the dedicated care from [...]

May 2021

March 2021

March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

By |March 1st, 2021|Advocacy, Current Events, News|

Every three in 1000 Canadian children will be diagnosed with a rheumatic disease like Juvenile Arthritis, Lupus, Fever Syndromes, Vasculitis, JDM and more. Some will develop a related eye condition that, left untreated, can cause blindness. Up to 60% will have active disease into adulthood. This March, we’re asking you to stand with us [...]

December 2020

November 2020

Patient Engagement in Research: A Youth Perspective

By |November 6th, 2020|News|

This blog was originally posted by the Centre for Blood Research website on November 5, 2020 By Sarah Bowers, Junior Researcher, Brown Lab at BCCHRI As health researchers, many of us are familiar with the term “patient-oriented” research and recognize the value of engaging various stakeholders in the research process1. But what does patient-oriented research look [...]

September 2020

Team C+ F is Lacing up for the Home Stretch!

By |September 11th, 2020|Current Events, Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

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 [...]

June 2020

Cassie + Friends partners with SickKids to help teens conquer pain

By |June 24th, 2020|Current Research, News, Pain Tips|

Are you wondering how your child can learn to manage pain on their own? Is your teen with rheumatic disease looking for a way to stay motivated, monitor their symptoms and track how they’re feeling on a day-to-day basis? We’ve teamed up with SickKids on a research study to bring the iCanCope with Pain [...]

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