Pearland Area Chapter of The Links Donates to Lupus Foundation - Pearland

Published: Apr 14, 2022, 11:15am

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To help raise lupus awareness, the Greater Pearland Area (TX) Chapter of The Links Incorporated recently presented a check to the Lupus Foundation of America – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter for $2,750.

“We are immensely grateful to The Links for their donation, which will help us further our efforts in solving the cruel mystery of lupus,” said Anne-Marie Blacketer, CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. “Groups like The Links are vital to our efforts of raising more awareness about the disease and ensuring all Lupus Warriors have access to the best possible care.”

Lupus is a chronic, auto-immune disease that can cause pain and inflammation in any part of the body that impacts communities of color nearly 60% more compared to other ethnicities.

“The Greater Pearland Area (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated” is proud to support the Lupus Foundation – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter and looks forward to the day when there is a cure for this debilitating disease,” said Vanessa Carter, President of the Greater Pearland Area Chapter of The Links.

The Links will join the Walk to End Lupus NOW on the campus of Texas Southern University on Saturday, May 7. For more information and to register for the free event, visit www.lupus.org/texasgulfcoast.

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation established in 1946. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and persons of African ancestry. For more information, visit HOME | Mysite (greaterpearlandarealinksinc.org).

About the Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

The Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter is part of a national force devoted to solving the cruel mystery of lupus while providing caring support to those who suffer from its brutal impact. With help and support from informed volunteers, lupus medical experts, patients, and supporters, the Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter strives to support research and education programs so everyone affected by lupus can have an improved quality of life; provide information to ensure people with lupus and their families have access to answers, and health professionals are knowledgeable in diagnosing and managing the disease; and support community outreach to increase awareness of lupus and its impact, improve public support of those affected by lupus, and advocate on their behalf. To learn more, visit www.lupus.org/texasgulfcoast.

For further information, please contact Laura Frnka-Davis:
LFD Communications for Lupus Foundation of America Texas Gulf Coast Chapter
346-388-3797 office
713-409-1480 cell
[email protected]