National Events
Run4NF
Run4NF is a national, fundraising organization whose mission is to create a team of people who through challenges will boost NF public awareness as they fundraise for NF. Run4NF welcomes all willing to make a difference regardless of their athletic abilities. No matter how long it takes to finish a challenge Run4NFers are all winners for taking their first step across the start line. Visit www.run4nf.org for more information.
Run4NF is a run/walk team open to any one to join.
Requirements:
Desire to raise NF awareness. Hope to achieve a personal goal of any level. Open to making new friends that will last a lifetime.
How: Pick a race or walk event anywhere in the world. It can be one we are looking to do together or something in you area. You can choose to walk/run/bike/swim.
Sign up for the event:
Then you set up your own page with Run4NF at www.firstgiving.com/run4nf. Invite friends and family to sponsor you in your goal. The Run4NF team and NF Inc. provide support, team shirts, and lots of fun. Our fundraising efforts help NF Inc continue their national efforts in bettering the lives of those affected by Neurofibromatosis. Want to know more email Debbi (debbi@run4nf.org) We can't wait to meet you!
National Doodle Day
The 2nd National Doodle Day in the United States will be in May 2008. This is an opportunity to create awareness during May NF Awareness Month and raise funds for NF, too! Celebrity doodles will be available for auction on eBay. Gillian Anderson, star of "X-Files" and Masterpiece Theatre's "Bleak House" is lending her support to the project as she did in the United Kingdom. Bid on doodles from celebrities, such as Jay Leno, Cindy Crawford, Ernie Harwell, Donald Trump, Ronald McDonald, Candice Bergen, and more! If you know someone who might like to doodle for NF please email doodle@nfinc.org. To stay updated on the most current information, visit www.nfinc.org.
Camp New Friends
Great things are being planned for 2008. Hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain, looking at the stars at night through telescopes, learning to knit, participating in Chinese dancing, and a day in D.C. are just a few of the activities that happen at Camp New Friends. Campers can also golf, go canoeing and swimming, participate in team sports and navigate the rope course.
Date: July 13 - 19, 2008
Camp Site: Buckeystone, MD
Cost: $650.00
For more information: Call Sandy Weinstein, PT, LCSW-C camp director at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. at 202-884-5142
Taking a hike for NF
Hiking across America on The American Discovery Trail, we hope to raise awareness and support for Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
We will be taking off from Cape Henlopen State Park, DE on February 29, 2008. We expect to reach Point Reyes National Sea Shore, California in mid- October. We'd love for you or anyone you know to join us for a day-hike, view our trail journal, or just say hello to us along the way! More information to come&ellip;