Youth Leader Award Previous Initiatives - Cassie and Friends Society

Do you have an idea of how you’d like to make a positive impact on kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases but you’re not sure if it’s eligible for the Youth Leader Awards? See below for a list of previous initiatives to help you brainstorm!

And remember- your initiative must fit into one of the following categories of research, education, connection or support. The Cassie + Friends Youth Leader Award aims to encourage all youth affected by rheumatic disease to make a positive impact towards our mission of transforming kids’ lives while developing useful skills, like event planning and leadership, that will help them excel in school, work and life.

Creating an informative website to educate, raise money and spread awareness of CRMO. (winner)
Creating awareness content (slides that played at school entrance and a video) through a school club to educate and spread awareness to the school
Volunteering with C+F
Participating in a research study
Speaking at a webinar
Running a group chat for youth with chronic diseases
Creating hair clips to spread awareness and sell, donating a portion of the profits to Cassie + Friends
Creating the Take a Pain Check podcast (winner)
Sharing a story on our blog
Biking a marathon to raise money in support of Cassie + Friends
Being part of an advocacy committee and speaking, sharing, and planning events
Reaching out to businesses to collect gift card donations
Creating art and trading it for donations
Creating a coloring book to spread awareness and raise money
Hosting multiple lemonade and cookie stands to spread awareness and raise money (winner)
Creating a mental health platform for teens to talk with other trained teens
Sharing the Cassie + Friends puppet video in your classroom
Planning a fun run at your school
Patient advocacy, speaking and research work (winner)