Mar 22, 2017
FSR is excited to be announcing a new addition to our KISS 5K for this year- there will be a KISS race village and a post-race celebration to honor everyone who came out to the event! Join us for the festivities: Fun for Everyone! This celebration is all-inclusive and...Topics: Team KISS
Mar 11, 2017
FSR is hosting our annual KISS 5K run/walk in Nashville this year. We’re excited to be expanding our outreach and get more people across the country involved! If you’re thinking about joining us in Nashville and the idea of warm weather isn’t enough to persuade...Topics: FSR Events/ Team KISS
Jan 27, 2017
As a small nonprofit, FSR relies on independent fundraising from generous supporters like you. Independent events have consistently contributed toward FSR’s mission to fund critical sarcoidosis research projects and programs that improve education and care for sarc...Topics: Take Action/ Team KISS
Jan 9, 2017
Steve McLeod, a sarc warrior, leader of Team Aussie, and supporter of FSR, was recently featured in the Courier Mail, a daily newspaper in his hometown of Brisbane, Australia. Steve has neurosarcoidosis; he has lost his hearing and is unable to maintain his balance...Topics: FSR Events/ Team KISS
Oct 5, 2016
FSR is excited to announce that the K.I.S.S. 5K Run/Walk will move to Nashville this year! After hosting the event in Chicago for three consecutive years, we look forward to spreading the awareness the Chicago event has helped foster to another region. We are...Topics: FSR Events/ Team KISS
May 10, 2016
Thank you to everyone who braved the weather to join us in the fight against sarcoidosis at our 3rd Annual Kick in to Stop Sarcoidosis (K.I.S.S.) 5K! Despite the rain and cold, the energy of the event was incredibly positive and uplifting. We are so grateful for the...Topics: FSR Events/ Team KISS
Apr 16, 2016
It isn’t easy staying fit when you have a chronic illness. Our conditions can be an incubator for excuses. We all have bad days, pain spikes and our disease affects our respiratory system and our joints. My doctors have told me I should NOT go to the gym or take yoga...Topics: Patient Voices/ Team KISS
Mar 17, 2016
Walkers are assembling in towns nationwide to raise funds and awareness for sarcoidosis research! What will YOU be doing on April 30th? If you can’t make it to the big K.I.S.S. 5K in Chicago, you can still #ShowYourPurple closer to home as a virtual walker....Topics: Take Action/ Team KISS
Mar 16, 2016
Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis at the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research’s 3rd Annual 5K in Chicago, IL! Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10:30am Grove 3, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL You will help us create a movement by raising awareness for sarcoidosis and doing your...Topics: Research/ Team KISS