SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 2ND IN PALM BEACH
WALK-A-THON FOR EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA
Sponsorships, Corporate Teams Sought
PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida’s (EFOF) Palm Beach County office is hosting its annual Walk-a-thon on Saturday, April 2nd. The purpose of the Walk-a-thon is to raise awareness and funds for a wide variety of services for area residents suffering from epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
The EFOF is seeking corporate sponsorships and teams, along with individuals, to participate in the organization’s largest fund-raising event of the year.
The proceeds support EFOF services, such as direct medical and neuropsychological services, advocacy and counseling, education and prevention and more.
More than 360,000 Floridians suffer from epilepsy and seizure disorders, and about 42,000 people die every year nationally due to seizures and other related causes.
“We greatly appreciate the great numbers of residents that come out to our Walk-a-thons to help friends and families that are struggling with seizure disorders,” said Michael Barton, EFOF director of development who is based in the EFOF’s Palm Beach County office. “This year we are hoping more people, and especially many new corporate sponsors and teams support us in raising money and awareness for this great cause.”
The Walk-a-thon will begin with registration at 8:00 am at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, 10900 A1A North Palm Beach on Saturday, April 2, 2011.
For more information on the event and/or EFOF services, call 561-478-6515 or visit www.EpilepsyFLA.org.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) and serves as the lead advocate for rights and needs of people with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. The family of epilepsy disorders is the third-most prevalent neurological condition in the United States, striking approximately 3 million people nationally and 360,000 people in Florida. About 42,000 people die each year in the U.S. due to seizures from epilepsy and related causes. The EFOF — with offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Gainesville and Pensacola — provides numerous services to individuals and families, such as advocacy and counseling, education and prevention, direct medical and neuropsychological services, as well as research and other programs regardless of financial situation or socioeconomic status. For more information, visit www.epilepsyfla.org.