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Following are some ways that donations

are used to benefit the lupus community.

Education

$1.00 - $74.00

assists with the creation and purchase of materials such as brochures, books and bracelets so that we're able to better inform our communities about LUPUS.

$75

pays to host our web site, www.lupusmn.org, for about three months. As technology advances, the importance of providing accurate, timely and reliable information on the internet becomes more and more important. On average, ten to fifteen thousand users access our web site each month.

Support

$25 pays for travel and other expenses to make visits to homebound clients.

$50 provides crisis money for an individual with lupus. Examples include food, winter coats, personal supplies, etc.

$100 pays for outreach to people who are hospitalized. Visits serve not only to boost the patient's morale, but also as an opportunity for Client Services to ensure that the patient and her/his family are receiving necessary services.

$500 ($41 per month) provides one Horizon Emergency Grant. These are used to cover emergency expenses not covered by other resources. These grants have literally saved people from homelessness by assisting with the cost of unexpected medical expenses, rent/mortgage, tools to improve mobility, personal care attendants and more.

Research

Your gift of any size may be combined with earnings from our

Susan Barry Meckstroth Lupus Research Endowment Fund,

encouraging scientists and students to continue the exploration of

promising results being found in labs and seen in lupus patients.

Since its inception in 1976, The Lupus Foundation of MN has awarded

Student Summer Fellowships and Annual Grants

in excess of $1.2 million, funding vital research into

locating the causes of and a cure for lupus.