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. The deadline for earning a t-shirt or Luminary sweatshirt has passed. If you raised $200 by October 31st, your t-shirt will be mailed to you! If you raised $1000 to be a Luminary Top Fundraiser by October 31st, you will receive the awesome Walk For Alopecia Luminary Top Fundraiser sweatshirt and a certificate of appreciation in the mail. 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! 105% Raised $950,688 Goal $900,000 Time Remaining Complete Donate Now! Top 10 Fundraisers 2024* 1 Brynn Borisoff $19,450 San Francisco 2 Shamsha Damani $11,402 Houston 3 Lorri Murk $11,310 San Francisco 4 Emily Pierce $9,780 Austin 5 Dr. Britt Craiglow & Dr. Brett King $8,650 Walk Where You Are 6 Emma Baker $7,722 Walk Where You Are 7 Deirdre Nero $7,350 San Francisco 8 Alexa Cha $6,775 San Francisco 9 Sage Shapiro $6,468 South Florida 10 Alicia Conley $5,532 Walk Where You Are *Updated Friday, November 1 Top 10 Teams 2024* 1 Borisoff Team $36,000 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia Rocky BALDboas $15,345 Philadelphia 3 Damani Dream Team $14,627 Houston 4 Team Saca $14,305 San Francisco 5 Team Mia-Lets Go! $13,000 Walk Where You Are 6 Lorri’s Leaping Leprechauns $12,190 San Francisco 7 Team Sage Wisdom $8,975 South Florida 8 Deirdre Nero’s Team Advocacy $7,950 San Francisco 9 Emma’s Alopecia Warriors $7,722 Walk Where You Are 10 NYCwalkNAAF $7,431 New York City *Updated Friday, November 1 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, November 1 NEW! Volunteer Lead Walk Site Interest Meeting Are you ready to take your Walk Where You Are team to the next level? Mark your calendars for December 4th at 4:30 p.m. CST to learn about what it takes to organize a Volunteer Lead Walk Site. For questions before December 4, email Walk@naaf.org. A Zoom link will be sent out soon. Registration is now closed – donate through the end of December. Choose your Walk For Alopecia location on the map! All the Walk site cities’ fundraising pages are active through December 31, 2024! 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. 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.