Lupus SK Society Inc, Saskatoon, SK

“Hope is Growing” was a suitable motto 35 years ago when the organization first began with a small informal Saskatoon group in the fall of 1979. Since that time it has grown tremendously by the involvement of its members in promoting understanding, education, public awareness, and research. "The Lupus Group" held its inaugural meeting in March 1980 in Saskatoon with Dr. W. Earle DeCoteau as guest speaker and attended by people with lupus from around the province. The lupus community was initially affiliated with The Arthritis Society, but soon struck out on its own. By November the name “Lupus Erythematosus Society of Saskatchewan” (or L.E.S.S.) was chosen, a skeleton constitution was established and the lupin flower logo and motto were developed.