Upcoming Events
Shine A Light On Lyme: A Chicago Cocktail Fundraiser
For the second year in a row, we’re partnering with Project Lyme to celebrate Lyme Disease Awareness Month and host an intimate benefit that honors patients and supports the work of both nonprofits. View details below.
Wine for Lyme
We are excited to have Josh Shaw as our guest speaker and will be sharing his journey from an ALS diagnosis to Lyme. Additional speakers are still TBD. We will have Raffle prizes available for bid. 100% of the proceeds benefit the Illinois Lyme Association.
We are very excited, our event is now SOLD OUT!!! We thank everyone for their interest in Wine for Lyme. At this time, we are moving to a wait list. If there is enough additional interest, we will look for a different venue that would hold a larger capacity. Submit your name on the form below if you are interesting in being on the waitlist. Submitting your name does not guarantee that an opening will become available. Thank you for your interest.
Hope, Healing, and Purpose with Kim Strother
Once again, Illinois Lyme Association (ILA) and Project Lyme are uniting for a one-of-a-kind Lyme disease awareness event and brunch in Downtown Chicago. Join us on October 16, 2023 at The Lunchroom at SPACE 519 with Kim Strother, wellness coach and celebrity fitness trainer. This event will be hosted by Ali Moresco, founder of Moresco Public Relations + Communications.
We’ll have a lively, moderated conversation with Kim, while guests can sip on mimosas and enjoy a gluten-free brunch spread curated by the chef at The Lunchroom at SPACE 519. Kim will share her full-circle approach to wellness, finding gratitude, and how she held onto hope throughout her journey with Lyme. A small, silent auction and raffle will also be held throughout the event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Other event speakers will include:
Jennifer Russell, Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of ILA
Lauryn Russell, daughter of Jennifer Russell, the inspiration behind ILA and The Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Law, and Lyme disease advocate
Special guests include:
Cindy Luffred of Revealing Soul
Bridget Rose of Intuitively Bridget
Tickets for the event are as follows and can be purchased through the Project Lyme website here.
Standard Tickets: $125. You get entry when doors open and standard seating.
Premier Tickets: $175. You get early entry to the venue, premier seating, and special access to our keynote speakers.
If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to make a donation to the event. Proceeds will be split between the two organizations.
ILA 3rd Annual Golf Fundraiser
We had such a successful 2022 event, we are heading back to Deere Run for 2023! Spots are limited and we almost sold out in 2022. We are sure to in 2023, so save the date on your calendar to be apart of giving back to a great cause!
Sponsors, please pay for your fees by clicking the Sponsorship Fee Button below. Please be sure to email jen@illymeassociation.org your sponsorship level, form and logo.
Teams, pay your team fees by clicking the Player Fee button below. Please be sure to email jen@illymeassociation.org your player form with all your player names and contact information.
Shine a Light on Lyme: Chicago
We’re partnering with New York-based nonprofit Project Lyme to bring you Shine a Light on Lyme: Chicago. For the first time ever, the historic 875 Michigan Avenue building (formerly known as the Jon Hancock Center) will light its spires green in honor of World Lyme Day on May 1.
This year’s lighting will also include an intimate benefit hosted by Lyme advocate Ali Moresco from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Lunchroom at Space 519. Ali, along with ILA’s Executive Director Jennifer Russell, Dr. Casey Kelley, Lyme advocate Elena Krail, and others, will be among the night’s featured speakers.
Please join us as we kickoff Lyme Disease Awareness Month in style and support the joint efforts of our two organizations. Any donations made for this event will be split between ILA and Project Lyme. Learn more about the event or purchase tickets here (NOTE: You’ll be directed to the Project Lyme website):
ILA Annual Golf Fundraiser
Let’s Play Where the Pros Do…TPC Deere Run, E. Moline
SAVE THE DATE - October 1st for our annual golf outing! SUPER excited to play where the pros do, the home of John Deere Classic - TPC Deere Run!!! WOW we are having a HUGE amount of interest. We haven't even advertised and we have 22 teams signed up, so if you want to play an awesome course and support our organization, mark your calendar and let us know as soon as possible so we can get you down for team commitment. We look forward to an exciting day of fun!
SPONSORS - We are looking for sponsors to help make this event a great one! We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you and promoting your business as well!
Get signed up today! Please email a copy of your logo, if you are sponsoring, and completed form to info@illymeassociation.org. Thank you so much for being a part of our day! See you October 1st.
We have some traveling halfway across the country and state. Therefore, a block of rooms has been reserved at a local hotel at a discounted rate should you wish to stay closer. https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/illinois/hyatt-place-east-moline-quad-cities/mlize?corp_id=G-LYME. They will both open the Hyatt website. Enter check in date, check out date and click “Book Now”. The code will automatically display available rooms for the contracted block between the dates of September 30, 2022 & October 2, 2022. If you wish to book a reservation outside of these dates, please contact the hotel directly. Room reservation deadline is August 30, 2022.
Guests are also welcome to make reservations via phone by calling 309.755.6000 – press “1” to book new reservations at Hyatt Place and reference group "G-LYME". Please note that group block is under "Illinois Lyme Association" and is in Hyatt Place and all reservation requests should be made for Hyatt Place.
A Few Pics from our 2021 Event!!
Annual ILA Golf Fundraiser
GET SIGNED UP TODAY!! September 24th will be here before you know it! Grab your team and plan on joining us for a great day of fun!
Sponsorships available through August 27th!! Get your company signed up today!!
Sponsorships are coming in! It’s not too late to get your business signed up.
Thank you to all our Sponsors for their support. We greatly appreciate you!:
Platinum: Case Integrative Health
Gold: Riddell Roofing
Silver: Sawyer Products, Policy Counsel- Bill Kling, Rask Transportation, Igenex Laboratories, RKE Construction, and Van Zant Medical Group.
Hole Sponsors: Illinois Pest Control Association, The Russell Family, Reynolds Telephone, Loving Plumbing and Heating, Marston Farms, Illinois Rural Health Association, Rumbold & Kuhn Inc., Charlies Tax Service, Bank Orion, Advocacy Express, Dan Swanson, Aledo Rotary Club, Justin Cook State Farm, Land Guys - Don Wagner, Tick Ease Tweezers, Wastyn & Associates, Vibrant Labs, The Kehart Family, Mike Kehart - Attorney at Law.
Raffle Prize Donations: Paradise Casino Peoria, The Russell Family
Virtual Run/Walk Block Party
We are getting super excited for our May Lyme Awareness event - Virtual run/walk of 2021!
The Run & Walk will be flextime 5/8-5/22 during May is Lyme Awareness month on the Just Move app.
You can run or walk at your leisure virtually with people from throughout the world.
This event runs 3 consecutive weekends May 8 - May 22nd! So it's more convenient with your schedule.
Get a team together: family, friends, or neighbors and make plans to enjoy the great outdoors and support a great organization. We are encouraging each team to raise a minimum goal of $350.
Registration fee is $15 minimum per person, or you can donate more if you feel lead.
REGISTER here: Peace Love Lyme Run
If you would rather not participate, but want to support someone or ILA, the ILA Board of Directors has a team. Just click "Sponsor Someone" and search ILA Board Member Team or a specific team you would like to support and make your donation.
Download the App, JustMove if you wish and you can see the other participants also, so you feel like even though you aren't together you really still are!
Help us reach our goals - please share! www.illymeassociation.org
#peacelovelymerun #peacelovelymewalk #illymeassociation #wearbonfire
Corporate sponsorships available at $1,000.00. All donations are tax deductible. Company logo's will be used on all ILA website, social media and event platforms as well as the kick off event video. If your company would like to support a great event and cause, please email us at info@illymeassociation.org.
Thank you SO much to our Race Sponsor - Igenex! We greatly appreciated your generosity.
LET’S DESIGN A COOKBOOK
ATTN: Let's do something FUN!! Good morning everyone!!! Wanted to invite you all to do something FUN which will also be a little fundraiser for IL Lyme Association to sell on our brand new website about to launch.
An idea was brought to me to put together a Lyme Cookbook with Lyme friendly recipes!!!!
I think this would be a great lead in to May, Lyme Awareness month!! I think we would have enough time to get it printed and out if we get enough recipe submissions. So I need your help!!
I know it was difficult for me when trying to figure everything else out when my daughter was diagnosed.. now I had to change how I cooked! It was overwhelming.
So, we need ALOT of recipes!! You can send those to info@illymeassociation.org. We will include your name with the recipe unless you indicate specifically you don't want your name published.
If you want to add a little quote or sentence with the recipe to publish, please do! It just gives the cookbook a more personalized feel.
Let's take the month of FEBRUARY to submit recipes and that should give us enough time to get them published.
I would also like to invite our artists to submit a painting/drawing/picture for the cover!! Our Board of Directors will choose the winner for the cover.
Lyme friendly means contains no gluten, sugar, dairy. Those inflammatory add-ins.
So get those recipes in!! Asap. You can submit as many as you want. We will need ALOT. If your recipe isn't Lyme friendly specifically, just note that it isn't "Lyme friendly but may be adapted".
Thank you for helping make this great!!
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