Lupus Awareness Month

May is Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month, May, is the time we all come together to educate others and raise awareness about lupus—with friends and family, at work, in our neighborhoods, and even officials in the City, State and Federal government. Take part in this opportunity to share the facts, and make a difference for all those impacted by Lupus. On this page we have our Lupus Awareness Calendar, Lupus Awareness Tools, including Social Media Posts, Lupus Face Sheets, Video Resources and Sample Emails and Letters to help you help you become an advocate for lupus awareness!

Show Your Support—just choose something from our awareness calendar each day this month!

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
	01	02	03	04	05	06
Sign up to join REGAN MOVES on Tuesday!! — do it from home or the office!💜💜💜	Change your Facebook or Instagram profile pictures to bring awareness to Lupus! *Scroll down to see the ones we have created!!*	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Sign-up to run or walk to help us OUTRUN LUPUS!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Don't forget men can have lupus too. We have a Men's Support Group for them! 💜💜💜	Don't forget to put on your sunscreen and hat this summer!!
07	08	09	10	11	12	13
Take 5 minutes and Meditate with Julie.	Learn about Lupus	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	World Lupus Day! Share your lupus story on social media to make lupus visible, with #lupusawarenessmonth 💜	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Looking for a Support Group? We have one for you!	Try an easy trail hike in the Bay Area.
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Click here if you have questions about pregnancy and lupus?	Join our 2020 Face of Lupus, Julie Viscuso in a Live Meditation Today @ Noon PST on our Instagram or Facebook Page!!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Get tips for curbing pesky sugar cravings in this Living Well with Lupus FAQ.	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Register for tomorrow's Lupus Health Conference of 2023!!	Watch our founder, Jo Dewhirst talk about our beginnings!
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Meet our 29th Annual Outrun Lupus Honoree, Jane!!	Interested in learning about Orthopedic Therapy? Look at this great brochure!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Join our 2020 Face of Lupus, Julie Viscuso in a Live Meditation on our Instagram or Facebook Page!!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Share a #LupusWarrior selfie on our social media.	Wear purple and tell someone about lupus!
28	29	30	31	June 01	02	03
Did you know we have over 260 Buddies in our Buddy Program?	Watch our 2023 Purple Ribbon Award Honorees share their Lupus Journeys!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Last day for Early Bird Pricing for the OUTRUN LUPUS 5K!!	Exercise with REGAN MOVES! — do it from home or the office!	Remind your friends/ family that lupus doesn't end in MAY!	Keep #LupusWarrior going all year long!

Lupus Awareness Tools

Share these resources during May to help raise awareness among your friends and family.

SHARE "10 THINGS" ABOUT LUPUS

Download and share 10 things to know about lupus with your friends and family.

Video Resources

See expert sessions, meditations, & FAQ interviews about lupus.

Get Fact Sheet

Get the 10 things to know about lupus fact sheet and send it to a friend.

#Lupus Instagram Posts

Download these #Lupus graphics to post on your Instagram! Feel free to share them with your friends and family members and don't forget to tag us!!

#Lupus facebook posts

Download these #Lupus graphics to post on your Facebook page! Feel free to share them with friends and family members and don't forget to tag us!

Get Involved

See how you can participate in raising awareness about lupus in your community.

First

Choose an awareness or advocacy activity or event from our calendar each day in May.

Second

Consider organizing a Lupus Awareness Day at your office or in your community.

Third

Ask your City, County, or State to Proclaim May Lupus Awareness Month.
See How Below.

Be an Advocate

Help make a Proclamation.

Would you like to have your City or County declare May Lupus Awareness Month? Great! We can help you do that.

Step 1: Contact Us at communications@lfnc.org to let us know you are working on this.
Step 2: Contact your local City Council member or County supervisor. (We have a sample email for you to use).
Step 3: Once they say yes, work to a) schedule a date to receive it at a City Council meeting and b) over them sample Proclamation text.
Step 4: Advertise Proclamation date—email us and let your friends & family know. If you have a local support group ask them all to attend.
Step 5: Try to get a local newspaper or blog to cover the Proclamation.