RA Guy on June 26th, 2011

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy is pleased to announce the release of his “Hope! Unlimited” mug, which is now available on Zazzle.com!

This mug was especially designed for all superheroes who are living with rheumatoid arthritis, including their friends, family members, and co-workers.
Hand drawn by RA Guy, the art work includes some of the most popular comic book [...]

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Like Ticking Time Bomb, Woman Says
Sherri Smith believed she must have banged her finger when she noticed some discolouration resembling bruising on her knuckle about 15 months ago.”I’m the kind of person who runs into things,” joked the 30-year-old North York woman, who thought she may have injured her hand [...]

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Maya from Loving With Chronic Illness:
“On May 15th I’ll be walking to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation with my team, the “NYC Sick Chick Club.” I’ve lived with a painful and progressive form of arthritis called Spondylitis since I was a little girl. Each day I pray for a cure and [...]

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Kerrie Dawson, aka Rheuma Girl, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 18 months ago and is already taking positive action by organising an exciting fashion show in aid of Arthritis Care.
The event will take place in Alcester on 19 February 2011 and tickets cost £6 each. The funds raised will go towards [...]

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May 23rd, 2010

Walk To Fight Arthritis

For millions of Canadians, arthritis is a debilitating and life-changing disease.  And most of the over four million Canadians currently living with the disease are under the age of 65.
On Sunday, May 30, The Arthritis Society will bring the Walk to Fight Arthritis to 17 communities across Canada. There is no cost to participate in [...]

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The Giving Machine have organised a one off charity lottery, the winner will receive £500 for themselves, and £500 to give to their chosen charity!
Raffle tickets are just £2.50 each, 75% of which will come straight to NRAS, regardless of whether you win or not.
Before you can buy your tickets, you [...]

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Patrick McGlade is running Across the Country (CA to GA) to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. This run is taking place from January through April 2010.
For more information, please visit: http://way.to/patricksrun4arthritis

“I plan on running a marathon a day for approximately four months to raise awareness and $50,000 for the Arthritis Foundation. My ultimate [...]

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About JGCAF
The Jeffrey Gottfurcht Children’s Arthritis Foundation (the “Foundation”) was founded in September 2009 by Jeffrey Gottfurcht. Eight years ago at the age of 27, Jeffrey was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. He had periodically experienced swollen fingers and wrists and  had stiff joints throughout his late teens  and early 20’s but thought these were  merely [...]

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