The JL Lyme Support Society will once again be teaming up with local musicians to host the 6th Lyme-Aid fundraiser on Monday May 9th, 2011 at the Victoria Event Centre. The purpose of the event is to spread awareness about Lyme disease and raise funds to cover Victoria resident Jean-Luc Giroux’s cost of treatment for chronic Lyme disease. The event will feature some of Vancouver Island’s top musical performers including Katie Schaan, Ellisa Hartman, Georgia Murray and Genevieve Rainey.

Recently a report was published in the current BC medical journal highlighting the inability of BC doctors to diagnose Lyme disease. This report sheds light on the situation that JL and many other BC residents have been faced with: a lack of adequate diagnosis and very few avenues in which to address their dire circumstances. Because of this JL and many other BC residents have had to seek expensive medical attention in the States.

May is Lyme disease awareness month. Come enjoy great music and show your support for a good cause! Help JL in his battle with Lyme disease.

Tickets are available in advance for $10 at Hollywood Tonight Video (860 Yates St.) or for $12 at the door.

This is a 19+ Event.

The JL Lyme Support Society, together with local artists, will be teaming up to host the fifth Lyme-Aid fundraiser. This event will be an acoustic music fundraiser featuring Lindsay Bryan, Steph Macpherson, Christopher Arruda and Ellisa Hartman. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to help pay for Victoria resident Jean-Luc Giroux’s treatment of Lyme disease. The Lyme-Aid 5 fundraiser will be held on Tuesday November 9 at The Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St) from 8PM-1AM.

JL has made huge progress on treatment. Last summer he was bedridden and unable to even reach over and take his pills by himself. Today he can occasionally make himself food and get out of the house on his good days. Despite the fact that treatment is working, JL is still being denied by the Canadian medical system and has to pay out of pocket to get treatment in the States.

The Lyme-Aid 5 fundraiser will be an event to help JL on the road to recovery and to raise awareness in the community about Lyme disease.

“JL has made so much progress thanks to the help of people in the community.” said event coordinator Keilih Gates. “We’re hoping everyone will come out, hear some great music, and show their support for JL!”

Lyme Aid 5 is a 19+ event. Entry is by donation (suggested donation $8).

On Saturday April 3 the JL Lyme Support Society will host LYME-AID 4 at the University of Victoria to spread awareness about Lyme disease and to raise funds to help pay for JL’s medical expenses.

1:30 pm UNDER OUR SKIN- An award winning documentary exposing the politics behind the silent Lyme disease pandemic that is sweeping the nation.

3:30pm PRESENTATION by DR. MURAKAMI- a now retired BC doctor who has successfully treated over one thousand Lyme sufferers offers insight into the Lyme situation in Canada and advice on what to do if you might have it.

Silent art auction- showcasing some awesome local artists’ pieces ranging in styles and mediums.

The event will be held at the University of Victoria, David Strong Building, Room C103

Entry is by donation.

Victoria, BC – In an effort to help Jean-Luc Giroux raise money for his medical treatment of Lyme Disease, the JL Lyme Support Society is hosting Lyme-Aid 3. Lyme-Aid 3 will be an evening event showcasing a range of local music from punk and metal to rock.

Headlining the event, Torque Records band Along Way Home will play bringing their pop/punk/hardcore sound and amazing live show. Also sharing the stage will be local Victoria rock band Theset and metal bands Reaver and Apparatus Theory.

The Lyme-Aid 3 fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, December 1st at Lucky Bar (517 Yates Street). Doors are at 9pm.

Tickets COMING SOON 12$ in advance at Larsen Music (1833 Cook St) and Hollywood Tonight Video (860 Yates St) or 14$ at the door.

Victoria, BC – July 1, 2009 – The JL Lyme Support Society will again be teaming up with local artists and musicians to raise funds for Victoria resident Jean-Luc Giroux in his struggle with Lyme Disease. A wide variety of art pieces will be auctioned off with entertainment provided by local musicians The Bronze Age, Christopher Arruda, Day 3, Lindsay Bryan + Kayla Weber, and Ellisa Hartman. The Lyme-Aid 2 Silent Art Auction and Acoustic Music fundraiser will be held on Friday July 17, 2009 at Cabin 12 (607 Pandora Avenue). The event will run from 7PM ‘til late.

“Our previous Lyme-Aid fundraiser at Lucky Bar was a huge success!” said event volunteer Trevor Day. “This time we wanted to invite members of the community to come out and enjoy the artwork and a different style of music than our last show!”

This is the second Lyme-Aid event hosted by the JL Lyme Support Society. With the first event funding a much needed specialist appointment in Seattle, the group is hoping to raise enough to pay for Jean-Luc’s next few months of medication.

“Jean-Luc’s situation is very serious,” said close friend Mike Leslie, “he needs several years of expensive antibiotic treatment to get the disease under control.”

Lyme Aid 2 is an all-ages event, entry by donation. Come show your support for JL in his struggle through Lyme Disease!

Victoria, BC –March 17, 2009 – The JL Lyme Support Society will be hosting an event called Lyme-Aid at Lucky Bar (517 Yates St) on April 21st, 2009 from 9pm until 2am. The event is aimed solely at raising money to support Victoria resident Jean-Luc Giroux with his expensive treatment of Lyme Disease in the United States. Local Bands Unleash The Archers, Everyone Everywhere, Skies Kill, and Reaver will be featured at the event.

“JL (Jean-Luc) is very passionate about music, playing guitar is one of the things that is helping him cope in his battle with Lyme, so we decided it would be the perfect idea to throw him a benefit show.” said close friend and co-organizer Mike Deas.

Before getting sick, Jean-Luc was active in the community canvassing for charities such as Amnesty International, UNICEF, BC SPCA, Greenpeace, tutoring English at the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre, and volunteering for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

“The expenses associated with the treatment for chronic Lyme Disease are extremely high because treatment is not available in Canada.” said close friend Keilih Gates. “We’re hoping that everyone will come out for a great night and be able to show JL that he has a lot of friends in Victoria who support him in his battle.”

Tickets for Lyme-Aid are available at Aces’n’Spades (1314 Douglas St) and Larsen’s Music (1833 Cook St) for $8 advance, and $10 at the door.