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Dear (Recipient),
 
Thank you for your gift to Uplifting Athletes, Inc.sm We appreciate your generosity and hope that you take pleasure in supporting our mission of aligning college football with rare diseases and raising them as a national priority.  Our vision is a climate that empowers people to take action against rare diseases and inspires the medical community to find cures.

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Dear (co-worker's name, family member, friend, etc.),

I just signed up to participate in the 2010 Uplifting Athletes College Colors Day.  On September 3^rd our office will be wearing our favorite college colors to work to show our support for Uplifting Athletes.  We are partnering with Uplifting Athletes, a local nonprofit, to organize a college football themed “dress down” day to raise awareness and money to support rare disease advocacy, education, outreach and research.

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FACT SHEET: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is a rare disease?

In the United States, a disease is considered rare if it is believed to affect fewer than 200,000 Americans.  Some other countries and the European Union have similar but slightly different definitions. 

How many people have rare diseases?

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), there are almost 7,000 rare diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans.

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How to Make it a Wear-Your-College-Colors-Day

While College Colors Day is officially Friday, September 3, 2010, your organization may choose whatever date works best for you.  The goal is not when you do it, but what you do with it.  And it can be anytime during the college football season.  You can customize College Colors Day in many ways to match the policies of your company, but these basic steps apply to most College Colors Day events:

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A rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 Americans and typically lacks financial incentive to make and market new treatment.  The prevalence of a rare disease is usually an estimate and may change over time.  A rare (or orphan) disease is generally considered to have a prevalence of fewer than 200,000 affected individuals in the United States. Certain diseases with 200,000 or more affected individuals may be included if certain subpopulations of people who have the disease are equal to the prevalence standard for rare diseases.

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On September 3, 2010 (or date of event), members of our office will be participating in Uplifting Athletes College Colors Day.  College Colors Day is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting college traditions and spirit by encouraging people across America to wear apparel of their favorite college team on the Friday before the kickoff of the college football season.  This year, Uplifting Athletes is partnering with businesses, organiz

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These ready-to-use samples and templates will help you promote your College Colors Day event during the college football season.  Furthermore, these tools will help you communicate the importance of the mission of Uplifting Athletes and get people involved with the rare disease cause.  Click on the below bolded/underlined words for more information.

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On September 3, 2010, millions of Americans wore their favorite college team’s apparel as part of College Colors Day. By partnering with Uplifting Athletes to organize a college football themed “dress down” day any day this college football season, you can help raise awareness and money to support rare disease advocacy, education, outreach and research.

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