May is recognized worldwide as Lupus Awareness Month, a time when attention is focused on lupus, a serious, often overlooked, and frequently misdiagnosed autoimmune disease with too few treatment options.
You can help raise awareness of lupus by asking your local public officials to issue a proclamation designating May as Lupus Awareness Month in your state, county, and/or municipality.
Please see the brief instructions below for submitting a request for a proclamation, along with sample language you can use:
How to Request a Proclamation
- Contact the appropriate government office (i.e., governor or mayor’s office) to learn about the process for requesting a proclamation.
- Fill out any necessary forms either online or by mail and include a letter stating your request.
- See the sample proclamation linked here if you’re asked to supply language.
- Find out the procedure for picking up the proclamation.
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- You may be able to arrange to have it presented to your group at an official meeting. If so, please reach out to Margy Meislin (mmeislin@lupusresearch.org) & take pictures onsite.
- Be sure to send a letter to thank the official who sponsored your proclamation.
- Post your proclamation on your social media and share with the Lupus Research Alliance.
Your voice can make a real and meaningful difference in improving the lives of millions of people impacted by lupus.
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