Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough Takes Fundraising Efforts to the Slopes of Whistler, Canada
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The Foundation’s goal is to generate financial support for organizations and individuals dedicated to research into, treatment of, and public education about the disease.Howie will even be guest DJing at a local club!“This is the first fundraising event that the Foundation has held in the Pacific Northwest and we are hoping for a good turnout,” said Angie Herring, CEO of the Foundation.Date: April 27-30, 2007Location: Whistler Village, Whistler, British Columbia, CanadaCost: Prices vary based on room occupancyMore info: www.dlfcanada.com###About the Dorough Lupus Foundation (DLF)Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) established the Dorough Lupus Foundation in memory of his sister, Caroline Dorough-Cochran, who succumbed to the devastating disease, lupus.The Foundation’s goal is to generate financial support for organizations and individuals dedicated to research into, treatment of, and public education about the disease.It also provides financial assistance to organizations that help people living with lupus who cannot afford treatment.Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease, which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys.In an autoimmune disease like lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances and it own cells and tissues.