Thank you for walking! Take steps now to support alopecia research and services by making your own generous gift and asking others to support you. Just getting started? That’s ok! Funds can be raised into October. You can still get the cool, collectible 2nd Annual Walk For Alopecia T-shirt! Raise $200 through your personal fundraising page by October 31st and your t-shirt will be mailed to you! And, you can still be a Luminary Top Fundraiser too, when you raise $1,000 through your personal fundraising page by October 31st you will receive the awesome Walk For Alopecia Luminary Top Fundraiser sweatshirt and a certificate of appreciation in the mail. You still have time to meet your fundraising goal if you haven’t quite gotten there yet! Your Walk For Alopecia fundraising pages will be active until December 31, 2024! Together, on one day, let’s shine the brightest light on alopecia areata, raise funds and help the world understand that it is not just hair. Walk for Alopecia Donations Dollars raised through the Walk For Alopecia provide more research, education, advocacy, and support for those living with alopecia areata! 104% Raised $942,148 Goal $900,000 Time Remaining 15 days Donate Now! Top 10 Fundraisers 2024* 1 Brynn Borisoff $19,300 San Francisco 2 Lorri Murk $11,310 San Francisco 3 Emily Pierce $9,780 Austin 4 Shamsha Damani $9,802 Houston 5 Dr. Britt Craiglow and Dr. Brett King $8,650 Walk Where You Are 6 Emma Baker $7,672 Walk Where You Are 7 Alexa Cha $6,775 San Francisco 8 Deirdre Nero $6,530 San Francisco 9 Sage Shapiro $6,288 South Florida 10 Alicia Conley $5,407 Walk Where You Are *Updated Friday, October 4 at 11:30 a.m. CST Top 10 Teams 2024* 1 Borisoff Team $35,850 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia Rocky BALDboas $15,345 Philadelphia 3 Team Saca $13,205 San Francisco 4 Team Mia-Lets Go! $13,000 Walk Where You Are 5 Damani Dream Team $13,027 Houston 6 Lorri’s Leaping Leprechauns $12,190 San Francisco 7 Team Sage Wisdom $8,795 South Florida 8 Emma’s Alopecia Warriors $7,672 Walk Where You Are 9 NYCwalkNAAF $7,431 New York City 10 Deirdre Nero’s Team Advocacy $6,950 San Francisco *Updated Friday, October 4 at 11:30 a.m. CST Top 10 Largest Teams 2024* 1 SUNSHINE SQUAD 208 Walk Where You Are 2 Brylee’s Era 54 Walk Where You Are 2 Melody 54 San Francisco 3 War Machines 44 St. Louis 4 Borisoff Team 43 San Francisco 5 NYCwalkNAAF 42 New York City 5 Colorado Strollers 4 Alopecia 42 Walk Where You Are 6 Casen’s Happy Team 36 Austin 7 Philadelphia Rocky BALDboas 31 Philadelphia 8 The Bald Eagles 28 Walk Where You Are 8 Tennessee Alopecia Support Group 28 Walk Where You Are 8 MountSinaiDermTeam 28 Walk Where You Are 9 Keira’s Team: The Eye of the Dragon 26 Twin Cities 9 Team Stef – Crown of courage 26 Philadelphia 9 Cupcake Alopecia Squad 26 Twin Cities 10 UCLA Dermatology 25 Los Angeles *Updated Friday, October 4 at 11:30 a.m. CST Find Your Walk Location – Register or donate through October for incentives! Choose your Walk For Alopecia location on the map! Don’t see a location near you, you can do it yourself and Walk Where You Are as a team or individual. All the Walk site cities’ registration and fundraising pages are active through December 31, 2024! And, you can still get the fabulous Walk For Alopecia T-shirt by raising $200 and you can still become a Luminary Top Fundraiser by raising $1,000 by October 31st! Let’s goooo! Legend San Francisco Flagship Site Volunteer Led Community Sites Walk Where You Are Walk Locations Austin, TX Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA New York City, NY Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA Flagship Site South Florida St. Louis, MO Twin Cities, MN Walk Where You Are Let’s Do Something About Alopecia Areata! Join the Walk For Alopecia™ movement on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, as we rally coast to coast to raise funds, support the alopecia areata community, educate the public and empower people living with alopecia areata everywhere. Flagship Walk Site in San Francisco at Golden Gate Park Music Concourse. Site opens at 8:00 a.m. Walk starts at 9:00 a.m. Select volunteer hosted community sites across the country. Walk Where You Are as a do-it-yourself team or individual in your own neighborhood or a local park! Why We Walk for Alopecia The National Alopecia Areata Foundation’s (NAAF) 2nd Annual Walk For Alopecia™ is the finale of Alopecia Areata Awareness Month and it will once again bring the alopecia areata community of families, caregivers, friends, co-workers, and healthcare professionals together to help drive research for better treatments and a cure, increase support, advocate for change, and end stigma. In 2023, the inaugural Walk For Alopecia™ was a tremendous success engaging thousands across the country, increasing public awareness of alopecia areata and raising more than $600,000 to support alopecia areata services and research. The 2024 Walk will build on this achievement, engaging more people in more communities who want to do something about alopecia areata. With an event site in San Francisco, select volunteer sites around the country, and locally activating do-it-yourself Walk Where You Are teams, there is opportunity for everyone, everywhere to show the world that it is not just hair! Interested in being a sponsor or serving in a volunteer leadership role? Contact us at walk@naaf.org. Kickoffs & Trainings Walk For Alopecia™ Virtual Kickoff Tuesday • August 13, 2024 View here: https://youtu.be/XsfliUr1bi8 First Time Walker Virtual Masterclass Thursday, July 11, 2024 View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9M6uDXI4uM Team Captain Virtual Masterclass Thursday, July 25, 2024 View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jlT7OZY_OE Team Captain & Walker Tools We have created these tools to help you with your team shine your brightest light on alopecia areata through your participation and with your fundraising. Have more questions? Need something more than the tools below? We gotcha! Email us at walk@naaf.org. Media 101 – How to spread awareness Team Captain Quick Steps To Success Online Fundraising Guide Walk For Alopecia Printable Poster Steps To Participate Quick Guide Team Goal Setting Worksheet 50 State Fundraising Challenge Walk Where you Are Guidance Walk Where You Are Quick Guide Walk Where You Are Guidance Thank You Sponsors Thank you to our 2024 Walk for Alopecia™ Sponsors to date! Walk for Alopecia™ and Awareness Month Sponsorship Opportunities NATIONAL PRESENTING SPONSOR SHINING BRIGHT NATIONAL SPONSOR NATIONAL GOLD SPONSORS NATIONAL BRONZE SPONSORS AbbVie Sanofi Questions? Send us a note at walk@naaf.org. Follow NAAF on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for exciting updates about Walk for Alopecia™ and watch for updates in NAAF Enews and Support Group Newsletter.