VITILIGO Friends "VITFriends"

WELCOME

Purple Patch Teen

this is a place

for TEENS with Vitiligo throughout the National and International

Vitiligo Community!

PPT is for TEENS ages 13 - 20!

EMAIL us with questions: purplepatchteen@gmail.com

Promote Self-LOVE + Encourage Collaboration + Build Self-Esteem

JOINING PPT is easy!

1. Consult with your parents

2. Must be 13 - 20 years old

How can you become a TEEN Leader:

- Attend the meetings regularly

- Get involved in the larger community

- Actively participate for ONE year

- Invite and attract others to the group

- Share your journey with the group

- Share and Support each other

Our NEXT Meeting

will be on

January 28, 2023 @ 5:00pm EST

via ZOOM notice on Private Facebook Page

Then on

February ? @ 5:00pm EST

(Open Discussion for Parents of children with Vitiligo)

*You MUST Register for the next meeting here...

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Meet our

PURPLE Patch Teens - Lead Advisor

Miss Millicent Meadows

who is a

VITFriends BOARD Member

VITFriends Founding Member

Connecticut Support Group Leader

Meet MELISSA

Purple Patch Teens extends a warm WELCOME Melissa Go as Co-Leader.

Melissa became a VITFriends member in May 2018. (Photo shown is at 2018 conference TX)

Melissa attended the 2018, 2019 and 2022 conferences and is active in the Washington, DC VITFriends Support Group.

WVD Conference 2022 held in Bloomington, MN was a HUGE success!

We wish to THANK Alicia Roufs, VITFriends MN Leader and her Team for being our extraordinary Conference HOST.

Here are just a few PHOTOS of some of our TEENS:

What was your 2022 conference experience like from our Purple Patch Teens/Young Adults:

Aparna... Vishnu... Priyanka... Bree...

WVD 2022 CONFERENCE COMMENTS:

*Please share your comments @ vitfriendsorg@gmail.com

My name is Vishnu and I am from Georgia:

I have vitiligo and recently attended the World Vitiligo Conference. The experience was extremely enlightening and it has inspired me to help the vitiligo community out in any way I can. As such, I was wondering what opportunities I could take to help out the community and how I could start my involvement? This can range from reading vitiligo awareness books at local schools to speaking on the podcast. Thank you!

My name is Millicent - PPT Leader:

The conference was very education and insightful. It was good to see old friends and meet new one. The motivational speaker gave good advice and guidance about self-love and being who you are. Also, the women session was emotional in a good way. The advice, tears and struggles we still go through spoken about. I love the vendors, but wish there were some selling jewelry and/or clothing that had nothing to do with Vitiligo. Thanks!

My name is Priyanka (CA) - Teen Leader:

WVD 2022 in MN was a memorable event where I met many new people: physicians, teens and individuals with vitiligo, caregivers, and bloggers to name a few! The numerous talks about vitiligo, especially adolescents with vitiligo, helped me become more comfortable with my skin. I led the teen event where I had the opportunity to speak about my first book “Limited or Limitless?” and the survey that I plan to launch in collaboration with Henry Ford. Overall, WVD was a great experience, and I look forward to the next meeting in Atlanta!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Teen Advisors Priyanka Francis (CA) and Bella Guarino (NJ) who represented VITFriends at the June 2022 IDEOM meeting in Washington, D.C.

Who is IDEOM and what do they do:

Developing Evidence-Based Outcomes Measures to Evaluate the Impact of Treatments for Patients with Dermatological Diseases.

We are very PROUD of these ladies!