From blue (hair) dos to blue shoes – and everything in between – wear BLUE and WAVE on World Arthritis Day, and help call attention to the nation’s most common cause of disability!!!

Letter From The President and Chairman of The Board

Dennis Olden, Chair and Anne Fair Forrest, President/CEO at the "DO BLUE" Annual Meeting.

We hope you'll be BLUE on October 12th. Of course, we want you to be happy but you can be BLUE and happy next Friday on World Arthritis Day. People around the world will be wearing BLUE and waving in support of those with arthritis. We hope you will join us!

After being BLUE on October 12th we'll turn ORANGE for our Halloween celebration the "CREAKY BONES DASH"…and….being the colorful lot that we are….we will end the year being RED and GREEN at the fun and festive "Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis".

The Arthritis Foundation/Florida Chapter understands the power of teamwork. To achieve our mission to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases we know we must work together to raise critical funds to support arthritis research, health education and advocacy initiatives. Hundreds of teams took to the streets last year to make a difference in the fight against arthritis. We hope that you will team up with friends, family members and co-workers to take part in our events again in 2012.

Please take the time to read more about our upcoming events, our special volunteers and our programs and services in this issue of our E-newsletter. We are grateful to all of you for being part of Team Florida!

From all of us to all of you….have a wonderful, happy and healthy holiday season!.

Anne Fair Forrest
President/CEO
Florida Chapter

Dennis Olden
Chair
Florida Chapter

Highlights

Healing Hands for Arthritis
The second annual Healing Hands for Arthritis partnership with the Arthritis Foundation and Massage Envy was September 19th.
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The "Creaky Bones"
is coming!!!
Yes the Arthritis Foundation "Creaky Guy" is back in St. Petersburg.
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Wave Your Hands!!!
Waving for World Arthritis is a campaign to help raise awareness of issues affecting people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases..
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Advocacy
I am the Face of Arthritis
As 9-year-old Kiyah Hall of Margate Florida clearly puts it: "Pain is real. Arthritis hurts. Kids get arthritis, too. And most people don't know it." Learn more...

Connect
It will all be ok in the end.....
My name is Heidi Sloan and I have two precious children who both have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I invite you to visit my Blog. Learn more about JRA and the challenges that Jake and Hannah have in their everyday lives that others can't always see from the outside.

Fund Development

Something for everyone!
Heading into the last quarter of the year (can it be here already?) we have something for everyone! . Learn more...

Mission Delivery
Florida Families Travel to St Louis
AF Florida Chapter was proud to sponsor 16 JA Families to this summer's National Juvenile Arthritis Conference is St Louis. Learn more...

Planned Giving
Tax-Free Sale
Howard and Patricia were age 55 when they purchased some development land outside of town, and they thought it would be a good investment that they could later sell. Learn more...

Happenings Near You

•	Lake Worth - AF Supporters Meet to Kick Arthritis to the Curb!.
•	Miami - Let's Move Together Arthritis Walk Kick-Off.
•	Orlando - Arthritis Solutions. Take Control of your Pain.
•	Punta Gorda - Halloween Spooke Night!
•	Tampa - Officially Kicks-Off the Jingle Bell Run Season!

Miami 11/03/2012
Lake Worth 11/10/2012

Pensacola 11/24/2012
Punta Gorda 11/30/2012
Fort Walton 12/01/2012
Jacksonville 12/01/2012
Bradenton 12/07/2012
Fort Myers 12/15/2012
Orlando 12/15/2012
Tampa 12/15/2012
Virtual Until 12/31/2012