The kids from Lynbrook school have decided to walk in memory of their friend who died from Lupus in 2009. All the money raised will be going to Lupus Foundation of America.

I’m just proud, and I wish things like this would get more encouragement and publicity. I know that in high school, I had enormous access to a million different charities and fund raisers (which I participated in happily!), but none for the one thing that was directly affecting me.

What I’d like to see is more things like this happening, but happening without the tragedy of a death to inspire it. And that will happen more and more as Lupus Awareness spreads further.

Anyway, three cheers for these kids.