10th Annual Purple Ribbon Awards

March 15, 2025 @ 5:00PM — 9:00PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

Orchard City Banquet Hall, Campbell Community Center: 1 W Campbell Ave Campbell, CA 95008 Get Directions

Celebrate the 10th Annual Purple Ribbon Awards

Since 2004 the Lupus Foundation of Northern California has been honoring those in the lupus community who help fulfill our mission. During the evening we focus on lupus patients and their journey, to help raise awareness about this chronic disease. The evening’s program will include a keynote speaker, engaging company, and both silent and live auctions, culminating in the awards presentation for our honorees.

We look forward to celebrating our 10th Annual Purple Ribbon Awards! This evening will be filled with inspiring stories of lupus warriors, and those who help us continue our 47 year mission of Improving Lives Impacted by Lupus!

Event Information

5:00pm | Check In Opens

5:30pm-6:45pm | Silent Auction/Welcome Reception

7:00pm-8:00pm | Dinner

7:30pm-8:30pm | Honoree Ceremony

8:30pm-9:00pm | Live Auction & Fund the Mission

Attire

This year's event will be cocktail attire, feel free to wear purple!

Location

We are excited to host this year's event in the Orchard Banquet Room at the Campbell Community Center.

Parking is free at the Community Center- the closest parking lot to the Banquet Room is located off of Winchester Blvd.

2025 Face of Lupus

Amber Shepherd was diagnosed with lupus in 2013, she has not only used many of our free patient programs but she is also now an active mentor and supporter of other lupus patients! She helps with our Buddy Program, sits on the Patient Panel in our Lupus Health Conferences and was a lupus advocate at Capitol Hill.

About the Lupus Foundation of Northern California

The Lupus Foundation of Northern California was founded as the Bay Area Lupus Foundation in 1978 by Jo Dewhirst. This coming year will be our 47th year of serving lupus patients in Northern California. Our mission is to serve an ethnically and economically diverse population and to provide the widest possible access to services to lupus patients.

Focused on those living with lupus as well as on research and advocacy to find a cure, the Lupus Foundation of Northern California offers programs designed to meet both social support and educational needs of patients and their families in English and Spanish. Our programs include Lupus Health Conferences where we invite Rheumatologists, Cardiologists, Nutritionists and other Healthcare providers to give the most up-to-date information available. Our Support Programs help with lupus patients’ mental health in offering a safe, non-judgemental and confidential place to discuss their health issues and ask questions. We also offer the first in the nation, Lupus Buddy Program, which pairs a newly diagnosed lupus patient with an experienced lupus patient. We firmly believe that the more lupus patients know the better they can help manage their own health.