
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Matt Boyd Photography Shooting Headshots at Sherri Hill Trunk Show

Thursday, October 1, 2009
Supermodels Cover Now Out!
All photography by Matt Boyd
Hair and Makeup by Meredith Boyd for Mere Cosmetics
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Watch Drop Dead Diva this Sunday at 9 pm EST!

Drop Dead Diva is such a cute show, it's a spirited new comedic drama series that puts a wildly unique and entertaining spin on the complex issues of a woman's identity in today's world.
"Drop Dead Diva" is produced by Sony Pictures Television for Lifetime Television.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Here she is...Miss America!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The U.S. Marine Corp Toys For Tots Program and the Powder Springs Police Honor Guard have teamed up to host Tournament

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In partnership with the U.S. Marine Corp, the goal of this tournament is to raise funds and toys; which will bring the Marine Toys For Tots program closer to their goal of 810,000 toys and provide funds to assist both the Marine Corp and the Powder Springs Police Department’s newly formed Honor Guard Unit.
Here's how you can help: I will be selling raffle tickets for $10 to win a new GLOCK (the lucky winner will have a background check prior to winning) and golfers are $85 per person. I will also be collecting toys! Please see attached flyer for event details.
Matt and I personally thank you for supporting those who put their lives’ on-the-line everyday for our safety and the well-being of our communities.
Dogwood Country Club
$300.00 PER 4-MAN TEAM
Lt. Matt Boyd, 404-787-1229
mboyd@cityofpowdersprings.org
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Speaking to UCB's Canadian Sales Force
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Take Action Today

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Congress Wants to Hear from You!
I strongly encourage you to attend a town hall meeting in your area. Contact your local Arthritis Foundation Chapter and ask to speak with the staff person who handles advocacy. He/she will be able to give you more information about local town hall meetings, and can connect you with other advocates who plan on attending. Local Chapter Map
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
WebMD Show Now Live!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
FDA Advisers Urge Smaller Doses of Acetaminophen

Monday, June 29, 2009
Matt Boyd Photography Client wins Overall Photogenic at Miss Georgia Pageant!


Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Contact the FDA Today

Now it is your chance to let the FDA know we want them to continue their commendable work in this area and make our dream a reality - the creation of a fully funded JA registry that would help our kids! Please personalize your letter with your individual story and feel free to include some or the entire letter which can be downloaded here.
Please submit your comments either by regular mail or email by July 14th to: Division of Dockets Management(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852
Or Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064809306d1
All comments should be identified with: Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0145
Friday, June 12, 2009
SIRIUS XM "Doctor Radio" - Tune In Monday!


Thursday, June 11, 2009
Contact Your Members of Congress About Health Care Reform Today!

Congress has been working on legislation to reform the health care system over this past year. Starting this week, Congress is planning to discuss this legislation in committees and it will eventually reach the Senate and House floor.
It is very important that you tell your Members of Congress about the unique health care needs of people with arthritis. If you are currently experiencing challenges accessing or paying for health care, please tell Congress your story. If you don't tell them about the problem, Congress can't include a solution in the legislation.
Click "Take Action" to write your Members of Congress and let them know we need health care reform NOW!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Arthritis Awareness in Action!

Friday, May 29, 2009
Featured Panelist for UCB Conference
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Paying Tribute to Fallen Heroes




Tonight was the fifth annual Police Memorial Service, about 300 people gathered on the Marietta Square to pay tribute to all of Cobb County's 13 fallen public safety officials. Family members and police placed roses in a wreath to honor the men and women who hailed from county, municipal and university precincts. A white dove was released at the calling of each officer's name. "Amazing Grace" was preformed on bagpipes and a 21-gun salute helped conclude the ceremony. Police motorcycles and cruisers wrapped around the Square and officers turned on their blue lights at the close of the memorial. Officers that died either in the line of duty or accidentally were honored.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Arthritis Act Introduced in Senate!
Contact Your Senators Today!
On May 6, U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Kit Bond (R-MO), and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2009 (S. 984). The bill expands efforts to prevent, treat, and care for people with arthritis through:
*Enhancing prevention efforts related to arthritis;
*Expanding and strengthening research programs relating to juvenile arthritis;
*Establishing a juvenile arthritis population database to track our kids and monitor their treatments;
*Enhancing support for physician training programs; and
*Establishing a loan repayment program for pediatric rheumatologists to address the country's severe shortage of these critical health professionals.
We need your help to advocate for passage of the Arthritis Act and to address the needs of 46 million adults and 300,000 children with arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability. Together we can fight the pain and disability of arthritis and make 2009 the year the U.S. Congress takes final action and passes this important legislation. Please contact your Members of Congress now and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 1210/S. 984.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Raising $250,000 for Arthritis!



Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Arthritis Today Magazine Cover Story

Mrs. Georgia International 2008 has a passion for helping kids with JA. She tells them, “I feel like you do”
By Laura Pulfer
On casual Fridays, Meredith Boyd wears flat shoes to the office. “Girly ones” made of black patent leather with gold buckles. She loves the excuse to slip on flats because, frankly, sometimes her feet hurt – a lot.
Public relations executive, beauty queen, ventriloquist, “gymnast wannabe” and thoroughly positive person, Meredith has been walking a proverbial tightrope for more than half her life. When she was 15 years old, she swung her legs out of bed one morning and couldn’t stand up. “I was terrified,” she says.
For the next six months, a string of doctors looked for a diagnosis. She was alternately scared, discouraged, optimistic and frustrated. Relief that a diagnosis finally had been made was short-lived after she learned what juvenile arthritis really meant.
“I was mortified by some of the medical procedures,” she says. When she went to school in a leg brace, she endured the whispers: “Is she crippled? Arthritis? My grandmother has that.” Those were tough times, she says, but, “I just had to develop a thicker skin.”
At age 34, she’s a few years shy of her 20th high school class reunion, and she wouldn’t mind showing up so her classmates could see how she turned out.
An executive for an Atlanta public relations firm, Meredith also owns her own cosmetics company, does commercial modeling (you may recognize her from Lysol and Spray ’n Wash TV commercials) and mentors a group of high school girls.
As a little girl she wanted to be Mary Lou Retton. When she learned she didn’t have the knees and wrists for it, she decided to be a TV reporter. Along the way, she picked up scholarship money on the beauty pageant circuit. After college, she covered the news for a local Georgia TV station, but her fragile wrists and arms were no match for 50-pound cameras. So, she used what she learned backstage at the pageants to become a makeup artist, developed her own line of cosmetics and turned to marketing and public relations.
If your body isn’t flexible, she says, your attitude can be. “I try not to waste time worrying about what my life would have been without arthritis. Sometimes I think [my life] might not have been as good. Maybe I couldn’t have felt as useful,” she confides.
Crowned Mrs. Georgia International 2008, she chose arthritis awareness as her platform and is a spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation. “Helping other people takes you out of your own funk. It’s pure medicine,” she says.
When Meredith speaks to an audience of children with arthritis, she brings Suzy along. Three-and-a-half feet tall, with corkscrew blond curls and blue eyes, Suzy is a ventriloquist’s doll. The voice of the Arthritis Foundation sometimes comes out of Suzy’s painted mouth. Meredith, who taught herself ventriloquism with a course she bought on the Internet, says kids will often ask Suzy things they might not ask Suzy’s glamorous friend, “Mere.”
Of course, Mere is a real person who starts the day every month or two with pain roaring through her body. “I don’t have any magic formula,” she says. “I just try to push through it.” Despite unpredictable flares, she is a dependably eloquent advocate for people with arthritis and an indefatigable fundraiser.
Meredith and her husband, Matt, have partied at the Arthritis Foundation’s galas (including the Halloween Bone Bash and Crystal Ball) and marched along at more than one Arthritis Walk. During the past year, she has been keynote speaker at the Juvenile Arthritis Family Education Day and the Arthritis Foundation Golf Classic, worked on the Foundation’s annual television campaign and served on the board of the Georgia Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation’s Young Professionals. On her blog she regularly urges readers to lobby lawmakers for arthritis support, cheer on fundraisers, and share health and beauty tips.
“When I say to a child with arthritis, ‘I know how you feel,’ they know I really do. I wouldn’t give that up.” Knowing what life can be – even with a chronic condition – is what propels this champion for arthritis to persevere.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Help me FIGHT Arthritis!!!

Sunday, March 8, 2009
Image Seminar at Miss Georgia Forum!



Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Arthritis Today Magazine Cover Shoot

Sunday, March 1, 2009
Arthritis Bill Moving in Congress!
Good news! The Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act of 2009 (HR 1210), just introduced this week, will be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, March 4 at 10AM. This "committee mark-up" is a critical step towards moving the legislation to the House floor for passage. Thanks to your hard work building support for this legislation and letting Congress know more needs to be done for adults and children with arthritis. We need to continue to show support for this legislation - your communication to Congress makes a difference - keep up the good work!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
NEWS FLASH! Arthritis Bill Introduced!

* Enhancing arthritis prevention;* Expanding and strengthening research programs relating to juvenile arthritis;* Establishing a juvenile arthritis registry; * Enhancing support for rheumatology training programs; and * Establishing a loan repayment program for pediatric rheumatologists to address the country's severe shortage of these critical specialists.
Make sure your voice is heard on Capitol Hill -- participate in the 2009 Virtual Summit!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
WebMD NYC Filming

