4th Annual Iowa Strollathon
Saturday, May 2th, 2020
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Location: Kinzler Construction Services, 700 SE Oralabor Rd, Ankeny IA 50021
Event Co-Chairs: Kelly Zwald, Megan Hill Mitchum, Libby Stromer (CureRettIowa@gmail.com)
Website: www.iowa.strollathon.org
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/944620542600601/
13th Annual St Louis Strollathon
Saturday, May 2th, 2020
Registration: 9:00am, Stroll: 10:00am
Location: JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146
Event Chairs: Joyce Opinsky & Amy Kreher (stlstrollathon@gmail.com)
Website: www.st-louis.strollathon.org
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/481490805883829/
Join us Monday, April 27 at 2 p.m. New York time (EDT) with Gill Townend, PhD and Theresa Bartolotta, PhD as they conclude Section 8 from the Rett Syndrome Communication Guidelines during a Facebook Live session. This is the second of two sessions on Communication interventions.
This will be a valuable training for parents and professionals who have limited experience working on or advancing communication in both children and adults with Rett syndrome.
All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
Join us Monday, May 11 at 2 p.m. New York time (EDT) with Gill Townend, PhD and Theresa Bartolotta, PhD as they conclude Section 8 from the Rett Syndrome Communication Guidelines during a Facebook Live session. This is the third installment of sessions on communication intervention strategies for Rett syndrome.
This will be a valuable training for parents and professionals who have limited experience working on or advancing communication in both children and adults with Rett syndrome.
All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
SPECIAL DAY: FRIDAY, MAY 15
Award-winning neuroscientist and Rett syndrome expert Dr. Alysson Muotri, Director of the Stem Cell Program at the University of California at San Diego, will share how he and his lab are pushing the limits of science in the name of your child with Rett syndrome.
Dr. Mutori’s lab uses animal models, neural stem cells, human and other primates’ pluripotent cells, and several tools to investigate brain development, evolution, and neural disorders, including Rett syndrome.
Dr. Muotri has received recent headline attention for his experiment to study the impact of microgravity on human brain development, research which could improve disease modeling for neurodegenerative and developmental disorders as well as give clues into the future of humanity in space.
Questions and comments submitted in advance will be addressed, and there will be plenty of time for write-in questions during the session.
12th Annual Michigan Strollathon
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2020
Location: Drake Sport Park, 6801 Drake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322
Registration: 10:00am, Stroll: 11:00am
Event Chair: Lisa Fenberg (fenyos@yahoo.com)
Website: www.michigan.strollathon.org
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/233787530951786/
Join us Tuesday, May 26 at 2 p.m. New York time (EDT) with Briana Czerwinski, physical therapist, from the Rett Syndrome Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Briana will suggest ideas for modified aquatherapy that can be done by you, at home, in your swimming pool, hot jub, jacuzzi tub, bathtub or even a child-size blow-up pool to relax muscles, reduce anxiety, and guide safe movement and stretches for those with Rett syndrome.
All live sessions will be posted on YouTube after the training.
· Share your photos on race day in our Facebook event on or on your Everyday Hero page. Use the hashtag #rettracers.
Postponed-East Coast Rettsyndrome.org Ed Day
Due to COVID-19, this event has been postpone.
Baltimore, MD (in partnership with Kennedy Krieger Institute )
Our Ed Days are for everyone wanting to connect with experts in the field of Rett syndrome especially families, caregivers, educators, clinicians, and therapists. Participants will enjoy a rich and informative day of topics and discussions covering research updates, medical and therapeutic intervention strategies, communication strategies, and more.
Join us on Facebook Live to hear from our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Dominique Pichard. She will speak to the current state of Rett syndrome research, clinical trials, and how researchers are continuing their work during COVID-19 to help us create a world without Rett. Like us on Facebook and mark your calendars to tune in.