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After his daughter Jalisa was
diagnosed with lupus, North
Vancouver resident Karim
Chandani took action. He called
upon everyone he knew to put
together Celebs For Kids, a
two-day fundraiser, Aug. 14-15,
to help establish the Ross Petty
Research Chair in paediatric
rheumatology.
Karim
Chandani: The Good Fight
by Michelle Hopkins
When Karim Chandani first found out that his eight-year-old
daughter has lupus, he cried.
Then he took action.
Since Chandani’s daughter, Jalisa, was diagnosed with the
disease last year, the
North Vancouver
businessman has put the rest of his life on hold to realize his
dream of raising more than $4.2 million to open the first
Canadian research centre for children and teens suffering from
chronic
autoimmune diseases such as
lupus and
rheumatoid arthritis. To date, his foundation, Celebs for Kids,
has raised more than $2.2 million.
Raising funds for arthritis
Wed, June 11 2008
Karim
Chandani is less than $1
million away from
reaching his goal of
raising $3.5 million for
the Arthritis Society to
establish a chair in
pediatric rheumatology
by the end of the year.
Chandani is hosting his
celebrity arthritis
fundraiser on August 14
and 15. His
eight-year-old daughter
Jalisa was diagnosed
with lupus last June.
From
the ecstatic euphoria of
sipping champagne out of
the Stanley Cup to the
devastating news that
his eight year old
daughter, bitten by a
spider, had contacted
Lupus disease, Karim
Chandani has dealt
with his adversity in a
most remarkable way
thanks to golfers,
celebrities and business
associates coming
together to make a
difference.
Living with
lupus
Individuals sharing the diagnosis are issuing a call to action
today
Erin McPhee, North Shore News
Published: Sunday, June 22, 2008
Lupus is commonly referred to as "the disease with a thousand
faces."
The following are the stories behind two of those.
The first is a longtime North Shore doctor, Jan McCaffrey, who's
bravely stepping into the spotlight to tell her story as a means
of raising awareness of the disease so change can be enacted
now, diagnoses can happen earlier, treatment options can be
expanded and a cure can be found.
As well, she's working to help create a network of those sharing
her diagnosis as "there's strength in numbers," she says.
For the kids
By Justin Beddall - North Shore Outlook -
May 15, 2008
http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/northshoreoutlook/news/18955469.html
From a cramped
office in the back of a gas station, Karim Chandani has raised
more than $2.7 million to help kids with lupus and arthritis.
Today, surrounded by three laptops,
a welter of paperwork, stacks of
coffee-cup lids and teetering piles
of Esso merchandise, the energetic
Chandani is busy updating the
website for his celebrity arthritis
fundraiser this August. This is the
makeshift headquarters for Celebs
For Kids, a charity Chandani founded
after his eight-year-old daughter
Jalisa was diagnosed with lupus last
June.
From the back room of his Westview
Esso station, he’s determined
to help find a cure for lupus, a
form of arthritis, but he must keep
one eye on a small surveillance
video monitor on a shelf above his
desk – occasionally excusing
himself to brew a fresh pot of Tim
Hortons for his customers or operate
the cash register.
Living and giving with
Lupus
Wed, June 04 2008
By Lucy-Claire Saunders
http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/c1ee8c441a0ce5b3011a54e5d83d0653_Living_and_giving_with_Lupus.do.html
From the back office of his
Westview Esso station in
North Vancouver, Karim
Chandani has been working
overtime. Buried under a
stack of papers and several
computers, Chandani has
raised a whopping $2.8
million in just four months
for kids with lupus.
After
his daughter Jalisa was
diagnosed with lupus, an
autoimmune disease that can
be fatal, Chandani says he
was shocked to learn just
how many children and teens
are affected by the disease,
as well as
rheumatoid
arthritis,
another autoimmune disease
with no known cure.
CELEBS FOR KIDS
When Karim
Chandani explains why he is
organizing a poker and golf
fundraising....
Stations help keep disease
on the run
Gas stations join in a
campaign to combat arthritis.
Langley Advance
Published: Tuesday, March
25, 2008
Two Langley gas stations are
helping to ease the pain of
one of the most common
illnesses.
Balraj Bhatthal and Kuldeep
Grewal both operate On the
Run Esso stations in Langley
and were part of the
campaign to aid the
Arthritis Society.
Esso retailers in BC fueling the fight for kids with arthritis.
Published: Saturday, March 18, 2008
Vancouver, March 18, 2008 - Esso retailers from across British
Columbia have helped to raise awareness of juvenile arthritis
while raising $16,982.78 to support The Arthritis Societys
initiative to fund the first paediatric rheumatology research
chair in Canada.
GRANT FUHR COMES TO VANCOUVER!
(Vancouver, BC)
March 5, 2008
The Vancouver Sun Youngster's quest for the cup leads to Stanley look-alike
Greg Douglas, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, March 08, 2008
HERE 'N' THERE: Organizers of a two-day golf and poker tournament to help kids with lupus and arthritis are onto something.
 The Vancouver Sun Youngster's quest for the cup leads to Stanley look-alike
HERE 'N' THERE: Organizers of a two-day golf and poker tournament to help kids with lupus and arthritis are onto something.
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