International Awareness Day Events 2015

Canada

High River, Alberta

Contact Person: Kimberley Baptiste
Email: kkurta@live.com
Phone Number: 5873633738
Event Name: Fibromyalgia Awareness
Event Description: small market
Event Location: High River Alberta, Canada
Date:  May 1, 2015


Ontario

This is our 2nd annual Light Up the Night Challenge.
The challenge is to get as many buildings as possible in your country to light up with one of the 3 colours used on May 12th - blue, purple or green. We want public buildings/places like City Halls, Niagara Falls and we want individual homes lit up too!
These are the illnesses for each colour:

            Blue - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) sometimes shown as ME/CFS

            Purple - Fibromyalgia (FM)

            Green - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Lyme

We'll all be winners but there will be bragging rights awarded to the country with the most photos in each of these categories:
1. # of Public Buildings/Places
2. # of Private Residences

The contest will be coordinated by Jack Elliott and photos and final results posted on the May 12th International Awareness Day page www.facebook.com/may12th.awareness. To enter, photos should be taken and sent to Jack Elliott at info@may12th.org. All pictures must be emailed by May 31st to be included. When sending the photo, include information about where the photo was taken (ie town, region, country) The May 12th team will count and post the photos as they come in and post the final results as soon as possible after the 31st.. Any questions can be posted here or emailed to info@may12th.org. The 2014 winners were Northern Ireland for most buildings and Canada for most residences. To see last years photos click here.



England

Chichester

Contact Person:  Jeanne Hambleton or Simon
Email:  simon10pq@gmail.com
Phone Number:  0844 887 2512
Event Name:  Fibromyalgia Fab Conference
Event Description:  Great programme. Life changing experience and so much education plus fun & laughter, too.
Event Location:  Chichester Park Hotel
Date:  April 24-27, 2015


Newcastle, Staffordshire

Contact Person: Laura Nash-Woodvine
Email: makefibrovisible@yahoo.com
Phone Number: 7738339304
Event Name: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE
Event Description: campaign on Facebook called 'Make Fibro Visible'  with the aim of making  more people aware of Fibromyalgia.
Event Location: Bradwell Working Men's Club , Bradwell Lane, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 8JA
Date: 5/16/2015


Mexico

Morelia, Michoacan

Contact Person: Araceli Téllez Torres
Email: moniquitatellez@gmail.com
Phone Number: 443 3 27 83 83
Event Name: Camina conmigo, 4th annual FM walk to cure
Event Description: "PUNTO DE REUNIÓN:
Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel (Calzada deGpe.) frente al Templo de San Diego (Santuario de Gpe.), Morelia, Mich., Mex.
DíA Y HORA: martes 12 de mayo de 2014, 9:00 am (llega 15 min, antes).
Viste playera blanca(blusa o camisa) y pantalón de mezclilla (o simplemente ponte lo que tengas).
CIRCUITO(sin afectar las calles):
Iniciaremos la caminata en la calzada frente al templo de San Diego por Tata Vasco rumbo al Acueducto, al llegar al acueducto seguiremos rumbo a la Fuente de las Tarascas y entraremos por donde inicia la calzada hasta llegar nuevamente al punto de inicio.
No tiene costo, No habrá ganador, medalla, ni diploma pero te habrás unido a nuestra causa...
Nosotros tenemos FM (Fibromyalgia). "
Event Location: "MORELIA, Mich., MÉXICO

PUNTO DE REUNIóN:
Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel (Calzada deGpe.) frente al Templo de San Diego (Santuario de Gpe.), Morelia, Mich., Mex.:
martes 12 de mayo de 2014,  9:00 am (llega 15 min, antes).            
CIRCUITO(sin afectar las calles):
Iniciaremos la caminata en la calzada frente al templo de San Diego por Tata Vasco rumbo al Acueducto, al llegar al acueducto seguiremos rumbo a la Fuente de las Tarascas y entraremos por donde inicia la calzada hasta llegar nuevamente al punto de inicio."
Date: 5/12/2015


Puerto Rico

Arecibo
Contact Person: Loida Del Rio Lopez
Email: loidadelrio1@gmail.com
Phone Number: 787-567-7124
Event Name: Marcha por el Dia Nacional de Fibromialgia
Event Description: "On May 16 we will walk by the pier in Arecibo to promote Fibromyalgia  and then congregate in a park close by where we will speak to the community about fibromyalgia and what the awareness day means. It is a way to promote what fibromyalgia is and also to bring patients and families together and show that they are not alone."
Event Location: Pier in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Date:  May 16, 2015
Time:  9 am - 12 noon


Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Contact Person:  Zulma Pagan
Email:  gafi@coqui.net
Phone Number:  787-864-5721
Event Name:  Fibromialgia Public Meeting
Event Description:  We will have a public meeting on Saturday, May 16th at Paseo la Princesa in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico beginning at 10:00 AM. We will meet all dressed with purple T-shirts, awareness posters made by patients and information to hand out to the public. The goal is to raise awareness in a recreational manner with friends & family and to let them know there's a Support Group to help & serve.
Event Location:  Paseo la Princesa in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date:  May 16, 2015