Whenever the Arthritis Foundation has a big event, they always choose a child with JIA to be an honoree-sort of the face of Arthritis and 'voice for hope' to show that life can be normal. Back in June, we were able to meet James Light who was the honoree for the Arthritis Walk. He was super sweet and very inspiring. You can read it
here. Siobhan even sees the same Doctor!
Well, we were given the opportunity for Siobhan to be the honoree at this years Jingle Bell Run/Walk so we jumped on it and we just got word last week that it's official! How exciting is that!!!! We're so happy and excited to be able to share her/our story with everyone who is struggling with arthritis and to bring awareness to the fact that there is a huge need for more research, but ultimately, what we need, is a cure!
For this event, our family will be able to help in some of the planning of the event, work with local media, share our story with the community and Siobhan will be able to start the race. We also started a team just like we did for the walk back in June.
Now, I really don't like to solicit people for money or ask a lot from people, but this is obviously something that is really close to our family so I am going to put it out there. So here's where you come in....
1)We need team members to fun with us! There is a $25 reg fee which goes toward our fundraising goal of $1500.
2)If you don't live close, you can still donate to our team. A lot of very generous people donated to us for the last walk and I definitely don't expect that again. But the option is there. If you've never donated before, just know that any amount helps.
3)Come and cheer us on! There is going to be a lot of fun stuff going on at the Jingle Bell Run/Walk so come and get into the holiday spirit and cheer on 'Siobhan's Secret Weapons'. Through this whole arthritis journey, the moral support has meant just as much to us! Surrounding ourselves with people who want the best for Siobhan has been awesome!
If you're interested in helping us one way or the other, here are the event details:
When: Sat December 3
8.30-10am : Registration
9.15am : Holiday Costume Contest!
9.40am : Kids 1k Run with Elves
10am : Timed 5k Runners Begin
10.10am : Untimed Joggers/Walkers Begin
5k Results + Awards Ceremony to follow.
Where: Trolley Square-Southwest Plaza
How: You can run or walk, timed or un-timed
So if you want to join our team head on over
here and find our team. This go around, we've called our team 'Siobhan's Secret Weapons'.
