R. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation

Shreveport, LA
The mission of the R. Tammy Fleming Walk to End Lupus is to foster community awareness and understanding of the autoimmune disease known as lupus.
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Upcoming Events!

Join us on May 18, 2024 from 9:00am – 12:00pm for our Annual Lupus Walk

 at Columbia Park (2900 Creswell Ave., Shreveport, LA).

#RTFLupusWalk  #RTFLupusFoundation    #LupusAwareness

 #RTFWalkToEndLupus

           Feel free to donate to this cause at any of our “Donation” areas                    on our website.

RTF Walk to End Lupus 2024 T-Shirt

T-Shirt Sale!

2024 Lupus T-Shirt

Youth Shirts $12

Adult S – Adult XL $15

Each extra “X” incurs an additional $1 charge.

Please type your size and add your phone number in the “for” or “message” boxes.

Supporting our Community:

Food Distributions… 

Thanks to OneMindSet Organization, Pastor and Mrs. J. Gant and Calvary Baptist Church, our volunteers, and the community for showing up to help.

We love and appreciate you all!

CASA Superhero Fun Run 2021

Thank you Shreveport Fire Department for always supporting us since 2012 with goodies for our children! 

WE APPRECIATE YOU!!

The Community

Supporting Us:

Your support can improve the quality of life for people with lupus through research, education, and advocacy.  Help us continue to lead the way and have the greatest impact on people’s lives in the shortest amount of time.  With your gift of any amount, we would greatly apprciate it, and all funds will be used to improve the quality of life for those struggling with lupus.
National Lupus

Awareness Day

May 10, 2024

POP! (Put on Purple)

May 10, 2024

Wear purple to show your support for Lupus Warriors and to help us spread lupus awareness.  

WORLD LUPUS DAY 2023 AT LSU WITH DR. BENJAMIN (RHEUMATOLOGY) AND TEAM.  

About US

R. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation’s mission is to educate our community about the “little known” autoimmune disease called lupus. Our lupus foundation is a charitable organization with tax exempt status granted under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Our Federal ID# is:  84-4669849.  Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

We have committed time, effort, and research to gain knowledge of this disease. Although, we are not in the healthcare profession, we have dedicated our lives to learn about lupus and share as much information as we can.  Approximately 1.5 million people in the U.S. have lupus. People of African, Asian, and Native American descent are more likely to develop lupus than are Caucasians, however, no one is exempt. Although it can occur in both men and women, 90% of people diagnosed with the disease are women.  We aim to do whatever we can to help ensure that Lupus “Warriors” are educated and have the highest quality of life.  We organize annual walks to spread awareness and raise funding for the cause.  We also offer scholarships ($500+) every other year to a deserving Lupus “Warrior” to help with the cost of college.

R. Tammy Fleming Foundation Scholarship

The R. Tammy Fleming Foundation vows to serve the community in every way that we can.  One way that we love to give back is by offering scholarships to deserving college students who are battling through life with lupus or have an immediate family member who is living with lupus.  Please share this information with a deserving “lupus warrior”.  We’d love to help lighten the load and help him/her to further their education.

Our 2023 R. Tammy Fleming

Lupus Foundation

Scholarship Recipient:

Miss Hillary Walter!!

$1000.00 Scholarship!

The next scholarship

will be awarded in 2025!!

LUPUS SUPPORT

HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR A LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP?  LOOK NO FURTHER…

Please contact LSU Health regarding monthly support group meetings or other ways to receive support.

Staff

Meet Our Staff

Tangela Sylvie
Tangela Sylvie

Founder/Owner

Rolanda Hewitt
Rolanda Hewitt

Co-Founder

Rosie Hampton
Rosie Hampton

Co-Founder

Tangela Sylvie
Rolanda Hewitt
Rosie Hampton
Dr. Tyrone Burton
Angela Durham
Pastor Austin Green
Angela Scroggins
Brenda Bullard
Katrina O. Boden
Doris Fleming
Ambrojhae Jones
Ambrosia Jones

Thank you to our 2022-23 Lupus Walk Sponsors

Dr. Michelle Benjamin–LSU Health
OneMindSet Foundation
Delta Lambda Omega Chapter,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Mu Theta Chi Silver Knights
Double D Consulting, Inc.
Brenda Bullard
Passion Driven Leadership
Love On Canvas
Beard Foundation
S & D Graphix, LLC. and C. Jones
Shreveport Memorial Library
Shreveport Fire & Police Departments
Raising Canes
Sonic Drive-In
Holiday Lanes
Cherokee Park
SPAR (Shreveport Parks and Recreations)

Thank you to our 2020 Lupus Walk Sponsors

Sponsors/Patrons for our

2019 & 2020 Lupus Walk

Dr. Mamatha Katikaneni–LSU Health
Dr. Matt Malus–LSU Health
Lloyd Thompson
Thomas Halloran–Dominos Pizza
Randy Holmes–Pizza Hut
Al B.–102.1 KDKS
Ferarri Foxx–102.1 KDKS
Brenda Bullard
Katrina O. Boden–Superior Counseling
Rashard Johnson–KSLA Channel 12
Dominique Benn–KSLA Channel 12
Tyrone Davis–KSLA Channel 12
Shreveport Memorial Library
Shreveport Fire & Police Departments
Jeniece Simon–Capital One
Job Corps
Annissa Cash–A2P Photography
Willie & Valerie Love–Love on Canvas
Scooter Man–99.7 KMJJ/MAGIC 102.9
Red River Radio 89.9 FM Radio
Cherokee Park
SPAR (Shreveport Parks and Recreations)
Ambrosia Jones–ABJ Productions
Passion Driven Leadership
Alpha Sigma

Contact Us:

If you need more information, please fill out the form or contact us at 318-294-0080 OR 318-469-7689.  Thank you!