ACT NOW: SIGN OUR ONLINE PETITION AT CHANGE.ORG JIA affects approximately 24,000 infants to teens in BC and Canada, or 3 in every 1,000, making it one of the most common causes of chronic disability in children. Ten to 20 percent of children with JIA have Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA), a severe and [...]
Donation marks ten years of dedicated support for kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases in British Columbia and Canada. Cassie and Friends is proud to announce today our $140,000 gift to BC Children’s Hospital to support children and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis – a painful, lifelong condition in [...]
A teen has created a new website detailing what it's like to grow up with Periodic Fever Syndrome (PFS). When asked to design a "Personal Project" for a school assignment, the teen knew this was the perfect opportunity to spread more awareness about PFS and maybe even help other kids and families who are newly diagnosed or struggling [...]
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 [...]
We have officially begun registration for the Cassie & Friends Team in the 2016 Scotiabank Charity Challenge Run/Walk Event! To help announce our 9th year of literally stepping up for kids with rheumatic diseases and to get you excited about joining the team, we wanted to share this speech (below) made by Cassie & Friends Co-Founder, David Porte at the Scotiabank Philanthropic [...]
On this day of Canada's gold medal win in women's hockey, here's another reason to be a proud Canadian... This article was put out in the National Post today, in conjunction with the Arthritis Research Foundation, to raise awareness about Juvenile Arthritis and recognize Canada for its world leading research in the field. The [...]
There's no doubt, we know some of the best kids around - and this "birthday girl" mentioned below is definitely one of them! We recently received a generous donation from an anonymous family and we wanted to send a big thank you to their amazing daughter. We were especially touched to read the accompanying [...]
We're so excited to share these amazing photos of Team Cassie & Friends from this year's Scotiabank Half-Marathon and 5km Charity Challenge Run. It means the world to us to be able to participate in this event and connect with other families and friends - all in the name of supporting the incredibly brave children [...]
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