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Scleroderma Foundation eLetter

Friday, March 16, 2007– Issue #185

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People at the 2006 National Conference got reacquainted at the Friday night reception.

2006 National Conference

Conference Call

Save the dates: July 20–22. It’s the annual Scleroderma Foundation Patient Conference and it is quickly shaping up to be a must-attend event. Check out what we have already lined up.

From left: Andrea Bujor, who works with Maria Trojanowska at MUSC, and Rajpreet Arora-Singh, who works with Filemon Tan, M.D., at UT Houston.

From left: Andrea Bujor, who works with Maria Trojanowska at MUSC, and Rajpreet Arora-Singh, who works with Filemon Tan, M.D., at UT Houston.

Ciao, Scleroderma Foundation

The Scleroderma Foundation was well represented at the International Workshop on Systemic Sclerosis held March 7–10 at the University of Milan, Italy. Foundation CEO Frannie Waldron, National Board member Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D., and Medical Advisory Board members Frederick Wigley, M.D., Frank Arnett, M.D., and Maureen Mayes, M.D., joined physicians and post-doc fellows from around the world. Top scleroderma physicians, researchers and fellows shared their most recent research.

Cure Scleroderma Car MagnetMagnet a New Awareness Vehicle

The Scleroderma Foundation has purchased ribbon-shaped vehicle magnets that are now available for purchase through the Foundation Web site store.

David Gilliland

Watch David Gilliland Race!

Scleroderma Foundation racing partner David Gilliland will be driving his #25 car Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Nicorette 300 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The race can be seen on ABC television. Last week, David finished 32nd.

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Upcoming Events

March 17 (Sat.): Missouri Chapter's Educational Forum (St. Louis, Mo..)
March 24 (Sat.): Scleroderma Oregon Chapter Presents 6th Annual Cheri Woo Education Seminars (Portland, Ore.)
March 29 (Thurs.): Gary Myerson, M.D., Nationally Recognized Leader in Rheumatology, Special Guest Speaker for Atlanta Support Group (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 31 (Sat.): Connecticut Scleroderma Support and UConn Health Center Support Ed Forum (Farmington, Conn.)
March 31– April 1 (Sat. & Sun.): St. Paul Women's Expo (St. Paul, Minn.)
April 12 (Thurs.): The NYC Young Professionals Group Meeting (New York, N.Y.)
July 20–22 (Fri.–Sun.): Scleroderma Foundation's National Conference (Philadelphia, Penn.)
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