May is Lyme Disease awareness month in many states. Whether it is or not in your state or country doesn't really make a difference .For the month of May the goal is to get awareness out in any way you can. Trish McLeary started this last year with her, "Ribbons Across America" project. Basically we want to paint your town lyme green. And this project is nice because people that are really sick and stay home can participate by decorating their yard. Here's some ideas for May: *Tie lyme green ribbons all over your yard. You can write down lyme websites on these ribbons, or sayings like, "Denying Lyme is a Cryme!" * Get your town's permission to tie up these ribbons on phone poles. * Drop off LDA brochures for convenient stores, gas stations, schools to hand out. *Tack up LDA or ILADS brochures on any local bulletin boards. * Order signs for your yard saying things like Pass our Lyme Bills HR1179 so that Lyme Doctors don't get in trouble for treating us! *Go to local places and hand out lyme flyers and green ribbons. *Wear your lyme green lyme teeshirts! *Contact newspapers & media.
For more info go to:http://lymenaide.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/painting-this-may-lyme-green/#comment-630
Wall Of Hope
Okay the second event, we are uniting with Canada to have a "Wall of Hope." This event was started by then 17 year old, Josh Drew & Mary DeLisser. Canada has done it three years in a row and this year we will unite with them. This event will be in September, date pending right now. For this we need to set up locations and permits to rally (peacefully) outside of any important building, state houses, capitols, CDC buildings...that sorta thing. We just gather with our lyme green shirts on with signs. You can arrange speakers, like LLMDS or any activists...
And it is great you are getting this going now. The month of May seems to jump up on us quickly... so do start early!!!
Thanks Lisa.
Posted by trishee (Member # 9699) on :
it's goin to be a big year! "ribbons" everyone! Awareness for change...
Posted by schnuddelka (Member # 8031) on :
We're doing both in the Northwoods of Wisconsin! Thanks for posting, Lisa! Can you imagine if every lymie and everybody who knew a lyme took part? That would be probably a million people at least! Keep dreaming,,,keeps me alive! xoxo
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Ok.. today is steal others ideas to inspire others to raise awareness.
I have taken from here and added your ideas to a new web site in progress to help others get inspired.
If not ok to do that, please let me know!!! Thanks!
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