Unveil Your Mask: Reveal Your Truth
When: Saturday, June 5, 2021 OR Whenever You Choose
Where: Anywhere You Choose (Your Treadmill, Your Neighborhood, A Park, etc)
www.butterflywalkforlupusandfibro.org
$35 Registration Donation: includes a Virtual Registration Package consisting of Free Official Butterfly Walk for Lupus & Fibro Hampton Roads T-Shirt and mask with paid registration.
Deadline to Register: July 31, 2021
Your support enables us to provide REAL assistance to survivors and their families during these unprecedented times.
We would love to see your pictures and videos as well as include them in our 2021 Virtual Butterfly Walk for Lupus & Fibro. We want to commemorate the event by recognizing our participants.
Here’s how to send your walk photos/videos!
The file sizes of videos are often large. To send the video, we recommend using WeTransfer. Go to WeTransfer.com from your computer, or phone if you filmed on your phone, upload your video file and send it to binabanks@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org. The deadline to submit your pictures and/or videos is August 1, 2021.
SBF Back to School Backpack Drive
Social Butterflies Foundation has partnered with iNFLUENCE in order to host a Back to School Backpack Giveaway this summer to ensure that the youth are able to start the new school year off safely and prepared. We will be filling the backpacks with school supplies and PPE such as masks, hand sanitizer, and wipes. We are requesting donations of school supplies so that we can help as many families as possible. Donations are being collected from July 12, 2021 through August 8, 2021. Social Butterflies Foundation is enrolled in Walmart’s Registry for Good. It allows supporters to be able to order items from the registry list and have them shipped directly to Social Butterflies Foundation. This is just one option to easily support. Click on this link to donate through our Walmart Registry for Good . Thank everyone in advance for your support! Together we will make a difference!💜
Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:
Gather-Newport News: 700 Tech Center Pkwy Ste 200, Newport News, VA 23606
Gather-Norfolk: 500 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Gather- Virginia Beach: 249 Central Park Avenue Suite 300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
iNFLUENCE: 14341 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602
iNFLUENCE: 7525 Tidewater Dr Ste 10, Norfolk, VA 23505
Support Group Meetings
Every 4th Saturday at 11am
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Work Study Opportunities Available
Are you looking for an opportunity to give back to your community while gaining valuable experience towards your academic and professional goals? Well Social Butterflies Foundation is looking for you! We have officially been approved as Department of Veteran Affairs Work Study Site, and we have paid work study opportunities in various disciplines to enhance your resume. For more information or to apply, please email your resume to workstudy@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org.
2021 Youth Honoree- Te’lani Byron
Children Live with Lupus Too
Each year for the Butterfly Walk for Lupus & Fibro, Social Butterflies Foundation recognizes a young lupus or fibromyalgia survivor. This year we are proud to present lupus warrior Te’lani Byron as our 2021 Youth Honoree. Te’lani is a 17 year old lupus survivor. She is an 11th grader attending Hampton High School. Te’lani encourages survivors to advocate for themselves! Congratulations Te’lani! 🦋🐺 💜 #SBFCares #Lupus #Fibro #YouthHonoree2021 #ChildrenFightLupusToo
For more information or to make a donation to Social Butterflies Foundation, please visit www.socialbutterfliesfoundation.org
Introducing Our 2021 Youth Honoree
Te’lani Byron
Lupus Warrior
Te’lani is a 17 year old lupus survivor. She is an 11th grader attending Hampton High School. She previously attended Bethel High School. Her favorite subject is art. She’s pursuing a career in cosmetology focusing on skin and hair care. She is considering dermatology thanks to her dermatologist Dr.Annyce Treherne.
Te’lani encourages others fighting lupus to “take time to care for yourself , do your research, and speak up for yourself especially regarding your meds.”
Show our young survivor and 2021 Youth Honoree, Te’lani Byron your support! Register for the Virtual Butterfly Walk for Lupus & Fibro today or make a donation towards her fundraising efforts! Together we can make these invisible illnesses visible!
Congratulations to Our 2020 Chastity R Corbett Scholarship Recipent- Azalyia Carter!
For more information or to make a donation to Social Butterflies Foundation, please visit www.socialbutterfliesfoundation.org
Introducing the MySocialButterflies Online Store
Show your support for Lupus and Fibromyalgia Survivors and their families by purchasing one (or more) of our support paraphernailia. Perfect for our Butterfly Walks, support groups, or just running around town. See our entire collection at mysocialbutterflies.org
Help Support Social Butterflies Foundation
by supporting our generous sponsors who graciously donated time and resources to ensure that we can support our communities.
