NFRA Calendar of Events

Calendar of Fibromyalgia Events

Professional and Patient Educational Events

Fibromyalgia and Sleep Disorders Scientific Conference
an educational opportunity for medical professionals
Thursday, October 2 - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Portland Downtown Waterfront Marriott, Portland, Oregon
Sponsored by the National Fibromyalgia Research Association

Fundraising Events
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July 24, 2008, Thursday, Shakespeare's Pizza Columbia, Missouri Sponsored by Linda Chandler

In April of this year, NFRA received an e-mail from Linda Chandler in Columbia, Missouri. She and her daughter suffer with fibromyalgia. She wanted to organize an event to help raise funds.

Her efforts have led to an amazing night at Shakespeare’s Pizza in Columbia, Missouri. On Thursday, July 24, if you order a pizza, drinks, gift card, salad—anything on the menu, at Shakespeare’s Pizza, and hand them the NFRA flyer, 15% of the purchase price will be donated to the National Fibromyalgia Research Association. Both Shakespeare’s Pizzas’ locations in Columbia are participating. You can visit the restaurant, or get delivery. You have to have the NFRA flyer, so be sure to print it out!

Linda, her daughter and friends and family have been handing out the flyer, gotten local TV and radio coverage. Thank you, Linda for your support. We’ll keep pushing to get you the help you and your daughter need.

Click here to Print out your copy of the NFRA flyer

Sunday, May 18, 2008 – JOE KOTLOWSKI AND THE CELLCOM GREEN BAY MARATHON

Joe Kotlowski wanted a unique way to show his support for his mom who has suffered with fibromyalgia for more than 10 years. “She has shown great courage in dealing with the disease,” and Joe knows he’s going to have to draw on a small piece of that courage to complete the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon on May 18, 2008 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Joe is reaching out to his friends, family and professional acquaintances to sponsor him for every mile he runs with the donations going to the National Fibromyalgia Research Association. If you’re interested in learning more about the marathon, go to www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com. To use your credit card to sponsor Joe, click on Donations. Make a General Donation and indicate you are sponsoring Joe in the “Additional Information/Instructions” section.

The Bistro at las Candelas is pleased to announce our next art opening dinner for Eric Matteson.
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 6:00-10:00 pm
The following menu will be available for this event:

Jackson Pollickish Confetti Salad with Carrot, Sweet Pepper, Fennel and Cucumber with Dark Red Wine Vinaigrette

Tempura Vegetable Squares, Circles and Rectangles with Sweet Soy Reduction

Entree Choice of:

Black and White Seafood Manicotti in a Landscape of Garlic Cream
served with Black and White Forbidden Rices and Grilled Seasonal Vegetables
or
Disks of Eggplant Parmesan with Whorls of Green, Yellow and Red Pepper Coulis
served with Black and White Forbidden Rices and Grilled Seasonal Vegetables
or
Tequila Sunrise Chicken with Radiant Pomegranate and Orange Reductions
served with Black and White Forbidden Rices and Grilled Seasonal Vegetables
or
Spicy Thin Sliced Beef Medallions with Feta and Sauteed Spinach
served with Black and White Forbidden Rices and Grilled Seasonal Vegetables

Stained Glass Cookies with Fans of Fresh Fruit
or
Kate's Burning Rum Pudding Flambe
$40.00 per person including a $5 donation to National Fibromyalgia Research Association

Chef: Christopher Baldwin
The Bistro at Las Candelas
401 East Limberlost
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 696-9100 or (520) 977-4386

Reflections on Human Ills, Wills, and the Power to Survive Ourselves
October 5-31, 2007
The Gallery at CherryLion Studios

An art exhibition at The Gallery at CherryLion’s Studios in midtown Atlanta (889 Morris Street NW). Artwork will show different facets of the human figure either at peace or struggling with physical/emotional difficulties. The show is sponsored by Trisha Cardillo, Disability Assistance.

Emerge Art Management represents all the artists involved in the exhibition. Janessa Dauberman, from Emerge Art and who has suffered with fibromyalgia since she was 17, was inspired and appalled to hear the stories Trisha told about her clients. Janessa and Trisha joined together to create this exhibition to show the amazing things one can accomplish, even with a debilitating disability. “I use my art to express the evolving feelings of being in constant battle with my body, and I think that is something everyone can relate to on some level,” says Ms. Dauberman.

Events in the month-long exhibition include:

October 5, 2007 (Friday) Opening gala from 7-10 pm. There will be hors d’oeuvres, wine and classical music. Short presentations by Trisha Cardillo, Janessa Dauberman and others will further explain the objectives of the show and the relationship to fibromyalgia.

October 27, 2007 (Saturday) 4:00 pm. A panel discussion at the gallery. Open forum to discuss how artists approach different themes, feelings on figurative art and the issues that go along with it (nudity, beauty, movement, etc). There will be an open question and answer period for patrons.

October 31, 2007 (Wednesday) 7-11:00 pm. Celebrate Halloween at a masked gala in conjunction with a silent auction to benefit the National Fibromyalgia Research Association. There will be hors d’oeuvres, wine and a performance by Awalim, the number one tribal belly dance troupe in the southeast. Masks will be provided for patrons and costumes are encouraged. Suggested $10 donation at the door.

For further information

Disability Assistance, Trisha Cardillo,
www.ssdisabilityassistance.com
Cherry Lion Studies, 404-350-4040, 889 Morris St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, www.CherryLion.com
Emerge Art Management, Janessa Dauberman, 678-910-5837
www.EmergeArtmanagement.com
National Fibromyalgia Research Association
www.nfra.net

Sunset Pro Am Racquetball Tournament
November 8 - 11, 2007