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      <title>Arthritis Self Help Course</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ We have many upcoming Self-Help classes. Choose the one near you! ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two events raised almost $90,000 towards a cure for Arthritis</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Upcoming Arthritis Self Help Classes</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>2008 Advocacy Summit</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ A delgation of Missourians joined more than 400 others from across the country to converge on Washington D.C. for the Annual Arthritis Advocacy Summit.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Meet the 2008 Walk Ambassadors!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ \"The toughest part was not having an answer for what was wrong, \" Brant said. \"It was a relief once we found out what was going on because now we know how to help her, and we know that this won\'t keep her from living a full life.\" ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Top 10 Arthritis Advances of 2007</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ As arthritis continues to soar in the US, advances made in 2007 provide the groundwork for improving the lives of the 46 millions people who live with the disease. Track research progress in the Foundation\'s Top 10 list. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>Jingle Bell Run Wrapped Up!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Thank you to everyone who has donated and participated in one of our local Jingle Bell Runs this year. You helped us raise over $75,000 to help in the effort to find a cure for Arthritis! ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title>46th Annual Greek Food Festival was a Smash!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation is proud to be named as a beneficiary for the 46th Annual Greek Food Festival presented by the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chapter Receives National Award for Outreach</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Director of Health and Exercise, Debbie Cooper, was awarded the \"2007 Highest Reach Award\" at the Arthritis Foundation National Staff Conference in September. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>13th Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Car Show</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ There were more than 80 classic cars exhibit on June 23 at South Creek Office Park in Overland Park.  Families and car enthusiasts enjoyed seeing everything from a 1906 Oldsmobile to a 2004 Mercedes McLauren (valued at $450,000) on exhibit. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>2007 JA Conference a Sweet Success!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ This year\'s National Juvenile Arthritis Conference was a \"sweet success\"!  The Western Missouri/Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation selected three families to send to the conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Arthritis Walks were Fun for Dogs and their Families!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Arthritis Foundation hosts hundreds of Arthritis Walk Events nationwide, raising needed funds to prevent, control and cure arthritis, the nation\'s #1 cause of disability.  There were three great chances to walk this year in the Western Missouri, Greater Kansas City area, and the Walks were a blast! ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>2007 Art for Arthritis Event is a Masterpiece</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The fourth annual Art for Arthritis event, was Thursday, April 12 at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, MO, and raised over $45,000! ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Augustine Exterminators offers big publicity for local Chapter</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Local company Augustine Exterminators  went the extra mile in their sponsorship efforts for the Arthritis Foundation, by securing excellent publicity and 1.4 million logo impressions throughout Greater Kansas City. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jordan Rose wins 2007 Kids With Heart Award</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 13 year-old Jordan Rose, a volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation, was in Washington, D.C. at the AF Advocacy Summit in February to talk to her legislators about improving the lives of children with arthritis. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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