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The holiday season is almost here! To bring seasonal<\/span><\/span> c<\/span><\/span>heer and remind one another that no one in the rare community fights alon<\/span>e,<\/span><\/span> NORD will be creating and delivering care packages to rare disease patients and caregivers who are spending their holidays in the hospital at <\/span>NORD Rare Disease Center<\/span>s of Excellence<\/span><\/a> in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., and we need your help! <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are a few ways to get involved with this initiative: <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Please remember all donated items must be new and in original packaging. We are collecting items for both rare disease patients and caregivers across all age ranges \u2013 <\/span><\/span>children, teens, young adults, and adults. The items on our wishlist include:\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For a chance to be featured on NORD social media, send <\/span>a selfie of you with the item you are donating to action@rarediseases.org<\/a>\u00a0along with a message of encouragement to our community members who will be in the hospital over the holidays! <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you so much for your contribution to this initiative. While facing a rare disease diagnosis can feel lonely, no one in our community is ever alone thanks to<\/span><\/span> your support, compassion, and commitment.<\/span> <\/span>Together we are strong<\/span>! <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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