5th Los Angeles Autoimmune Walk SPONSOR & EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2019 | 1-5 P.M. Culver City Park | Culver City, CA American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association aarda.org | AutoimmuneWalk.org |
[email protected] (855) 239-2557 Los Angeles Autoimmune Walk 1 OVERVIEW The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) will host its 5th Los Angeles Autoimmune Walk on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Culver City Park from 1-5 p.m. with this year’s Walk Ambassador Dayna Caddell (right), a Grammy and Dove Award nominated artist and fellow autoimmune patient. This Walk is our opportunity to bring together autoimmune patients, families, advocates and friends from throughout the greater Los Angeles area for a day of learning, networking and camaraderie as we raise awareness and funding for patient education, support services and research. Why? Because: • 50 million Americans (about 1 in 5), suffer from one or more autoimmune diseases. • Autoimmunity is a major Women’s Health issue; 75 percent of all affected are women. • Autoimmunity is the underlying cause of more than 100 serious, chronic disorders, including Lupus, Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s Disease, Hashimoto’s, Celiac, Graves’ disease, Sarcoidosis, and Sjogren’s Syndrome. • We need the community to know that autoimmune diseases cluster in families, affecting multiple family members and generations. • The Walk gives autoimmune patients the opportunity to engage with and offer support to one another. • As the founder and facilitator of the National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups (NCAPG), a coalition of 39 single-disease groups across the country, AARDA continuously advocates on behalf of autoimmune patients.