September 28, 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! 61% Raised $553,114 Goal $900,000 Time Remaining 8 days Donate Now! Through midnight tonight, September 18, Pfizer will match all Walk For Alopecia donations dollar for dollar up to $25,000. Top 10 Fundraisers 2024* 1 Brynn Borisoff $14,600 San Francisco 2 Kimberly Guerin $4,775 Walk Where You Are 3 Alexa Cha $4,550 San Francisco 4 Shamsha Damani $4,175 Houston 5 Maureen McGettigan $4,140 Philadelphia 6 Pranika Sinha $3,842 Houston 7 Elise Demopoulos $3,800 New York City 8 Nicole Friedland $3,700 San Francisco 9 Britt Craiglow $3,350 Walk Where You Are 10 Emily Pierce $3,370 Austin *Updated Wednesday, September 18 at 8:30 AM CST Top 10 Teams 2024* 1 Borisoff Team $25,050 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia Rocky BALDboas $7,660 Philadelphia 3 Team Mia-Lets Go! $7,400 Walk Where You Are 4 Team Saca $7,000 San Francisco 5 NYCwalkNAAF $5,910 New York City 6 Sprinkle Squad $5,215 Walk Where You Are 7 Team Sage Wisdom $4,420 South Florida 8 Damani Dream Team $4,225 Houston 9 NAAF Alopecia All-Stars $4,100 San Francisco 10 Evelyn’s Cheerleaders $3,750 Twin Cities *Updated Wednesday, September 18 at 8:30 AM CST Top 10 Largest Teams 2024* 1 Brylee’s Era 51 Walk Where You Are 2 War Machines 44 St. Louis 3 Melody 35 San Francisco 4 Casen’s Happy Team 31 Austin 5 MountSinaiDermTeam 28 Walk Where You Are 6 NYCwalkNAAF 26 New York City 6 SUNSHINE SQUAD 26 Walk Where You Are 7 Tennessee Alopecia Support Group 24 Walk Where You Are 8 Team Stef – Crown of courage 23 Philadelphia 9 Borisoff Team 20 San Francisco 10 The Silver Academy of Science & Sarcasm 20 Walk Where You Are *Updated Wednesday, September 18 at 8:30 AM CST Find Your Walk Location – Register & Site Logistics Information 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 and each site page will provide you with Walk day timing and logistics information. Click on your site for more site logistics information (excluding Walk Where You Are). Let’s Goooooo! 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! If you don’t see a location near you, you can do it yourself and Walk Where You Are as a team or individual. Note that all the Walk site cities’ registration and fundraising pages are active and the actual park/site locations will be updated by end of June 2024. 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 X/Twitter for exciting updates about Walk for Alopecia™ and watch for updates in NAAF Enews and Support Group Newsletter.
