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The Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation was founded in October 2001 under the patronage of Prof Sir Harry Fang, GBM and the guidance of Presidents Mr. MB Lee, Dr. David Fang, Dr. Tam Wah-ching and Prof. Lau Chak-sing, as well as a number of honorary advisors. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life of people who suffer from arthritis and rheumatic diseases. We would like to achieve this through patient and public education, direct support of patients in financial needs, and local research on arthritis and rheumatic conditions. The direct support scheme was set up recently to to provide direct support for needy patients to purchase expensive drugs, as well as to help patient groups to organize educational and social activities.

As a charitable organization without government support, our source of funding relies solely on corporate and individual donations through various fund raising activities. This year, the Foundation will organize a charity dinner as our annual fund raising event.

The dinner is scheduled on Saturday, 28 June 2008 at Miramar Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui. Cocktail reception will begin at 6:30 pm and dinner will start at 7:30 pm when we would like to invite you to join our annual charity dinner. The programme will be entertaining and informative which includes arthritis patient sharing, singing performance, charity auction and charity karaoke.

Meanwhile if you have any queries concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Den Law of our office at 2346 6336.

With deepest gratitude,

Sincerely yours,

Mr. David YAU
Chairman

and

Mr. Kar-lok CHAN
The Convenor of the Fund Raising Committee

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香港電台節目「健康大道」將於2008年5月27日（星期二）晚上7時，在本港台播出關於「骨關節炎及類風濕性關節炎」的特輯。他們更邀請了基金會游寶榮主席、副主席陳德顯醫生及執行委員鄭亨昌醫生，還有第二屆風濕病大使何少妹女士和毅希會譚財有主席接受訪問。

節目中，他們除了介紹有關這兩種病症的成因及治療方法外，病友亦分享了一些經驗及感受，讓社會大眾更清楚有關病症的正確資訊，以及一些日常生活中可減輕病情的運動與方法。

Ambassadors walked out of the menace of disability as the role models

Recently, The Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation has organized the “ 2007 HKARF Ambassador Election”. Five HKARF ambassadors have been awarded. They are sufferers of rheumatic diseases, yet never give up the fight and continue treatment positively to take charge of their diseases. Their active participation in voluntary work contributed to their awards. The 2007 “Rheumatic Diseases Ambassadors” are as follows:

1. Chow Yuk Ha, 73, a patient with Degenerative Arthritis, Osteoarthritis

2. Ho Siu Mui, 49, a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

3. Liu Hoi Ting, 28, a patient with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

4. Tsang Yiu Cheung, 57, a patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis

5. Lau Yin Hing, 60, a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

香港風濕病基金會
萬眾關懷風濕病週年慈善晚宴2007

風濕關節病大部份都是慢性疾病，風濕病患者不單要長期忍受著病情所帶來的痛楚與不適，病者除了枕食難安，甚至會影響日常生活。現時香港有逾四十萬風濕病患者，這個數目到2020年將由於人口老化而急劇增加。患上風濕病的朋友，猶如每天在灰暗的世界裏生活，獨自面對總會令人感到徬徨及氣餒。唯有發揮互助精神，彼此關懷、支持，為風濕病患者在艱鉅的道路中燃點曙光。

香港風濕病基金會於二零零一年成立，很榮幸一直得到贊助人方心讓大紫荊勳賢和榮譽會長李文彬太平紳士在背後的默默支持。亦感謝一群帶領基金會成長的名譽顧問，包括風濕病科專科醫生、骨科專科醫生、物理治療師、職業治療師、社會工作者等等。基金會一直致力推廣教育活動以提昇公眾對關節炎和風濕病的認識、提供經濟援助予風濕病患者及透過基金會與病人自助組織和醫護人員間建立網絡。

香港風濕病基金會成立至今，透過舉辦健康教育工作，加強市民對常見風濕病的預防及治療。另一方面，更設立三個援助基金以資助經濟困難的風濕病患者購買昂貴藥物、復康器材及家居改裝方面的支出。基金會至今已資助數百名風濕病患者渡過經濟難關。

為繼續上述饒具意義的工作，香港風濕病基金會於二零零七年三月二十二日 (星期四) 於九龍尖沙咀美麗華酒店舉辦「萬眾關懷風濕病週年慈善晚宴」，以籌募經費。所得款項會用於分別三個風濕病患者援助基金及作推廣風濕關節病的健康教育活動的經費。

謹此致謝各界善長人翁的慷慨支持，不單能夠幫助風濕病患者及他們的家人再展生機，亦能夠加強市民對風濕病的認識及預防!

香港風濕病基金會籌款委員會主席
陳家樂先生

香港風濕病基金會主席
劉澤星教授