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11th Annual Florida Strollathon: Virtual Edition
Join us for the 11th Annual Florida Strollathon- VIRTUALLY! At Rettsyndrome.org, the health and well-being of those in our community are of utmost importance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to host this year's Stroll VIRTUALLY. We have some tricks up our sleeve to provide a fun and engaging virtual experience! Date: October, 31st, 2020 Location: your neighborhood, walking trial or treadmill! Event Contact: Jackie Ventura (978-500-2495 or [email protected]) Information & Registration![](https://www.rettsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/RS_StrollathonCirclesArt_1550178325140.png)
7th Annual Maine Strollathon: Virtual Edition
Join us for the 7th Annual Maine Strollathon- VIRTUALLY! At Rettsyndrome.org, the health and well-being of those in our community are of utmost importance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to host this year's Stroll VIRTUALLY. We have some tricks up our sleeve to provide a fun and engaging virtual experience! Date: October 31, 2020 Location: your neighborhood, walking trial or treadmill! Stroll Chair: Evie Swan (775-200-8788 or [email protected]) Information & Registration![](https://www.rettsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/RS_StrollathonCirclesArt_1550178325140.png)
8th Annual San Antonio Virtual Strollathon
Join us for the 8th Annual San Antonio Virtual Strollathon!- Saturday November 7th, 2020
- Location: Virtual
- Event Chair: Ashley Cotham
Rett Education 2020
Communicate, Educate, Advocate 7-day online conference with international expert speakers Date: November 15-21, 2020 Details: Unlike physical conferences where you can end up sitting through content you just don't need, Rett Education 2020 – Communicate, Educate, Advocate is delivered entirely online. Dip in and watch the specific talks you want or catch them all. It’s up to you! All talks will be available to watch again or watch later, as long as you have registered. REGISTRATION & INFORMATIONVanderbilt Kennedy Center Rett Clinic Town Hall Meeting
Date: Sat, December 5, 2020 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Are you wanting to understand the current state of clinical care recommendations and appointments? Maybe you’re wondering which clinical trials and future research look the most promising? And what about other local resources for your loved one and family? Perhaps you would like an opportunity to re-connect and re-center with your Rett community? We’ll be sharing insights on this, and much more during our upcoming Town Hall Meeting - live-streamed - on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at 11am -12:30pm (CT). Join us as Rettsyndrome.org, and the Rett Clinic team at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center discuss clinical care recommendations and appointments, clinical trials, the research process, and family empowerment opportunities. Information & Registration![](https://www.rettsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/35ea51cb1f3f8303b1b6b8df18262bbf.jpg)
- Date: Friday, August 20th at 7pm EST/ 6pm CST
- Space will be limited so check back for information on team registration.
- Sponsorship opportunities are available!
- Please direct any questions to Jackie Ventura at [email protected].
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Join us for the 10th Annual Nebraska Strollathon!
Important Update: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to host the event virtually this year! We care about the health of you and your family and hope to be able to gather back in person in 2022.
You can participate virtually in the following ways:
- Create your fundraising page & teams to help us reach our goal.
- Purchase a Strollathon t-shirt; shopping link coming soon!
- Stroll in your own community on Sunday 9/19- be creative! Decorate wheelchairs, cars, etc!
- Participate in our online auction; coming early September.
- Join our Zoom call on Sunday 9/19 at 10am CST: link coming soon.
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- Fundraising pages are now open to create teams and help us overpower Rett.
- On Saturday, Sept 25th, plan to Stroll your way. Stroll your local neighborhood; decorate your car and drive around town to spread awareness!
- Consider asking your school or employer to have a special day to wear purple and collect donations!
- Event Chairs: Jen & Jim Magato ([email protected]) and Brittney Gibson ([email protected])
- Follow us on Facebook for continued updates & more fun!
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We have made the difficult decision to make this year's event VIRTUAL. We miss you and can't wait to be together again. In the meantime, help us have a great virtual event to help overpower Rett!
- Fundraising pages now open to create teams & personal pages for the Strollathon.
- On Sunday, 10/3, plan to Stroll in your own communities. Get creative; decorate your car, wheelchairs, bikes, etc to help raise awareness for Rett!
- We will be hosting an online auction opening in late September; check back soon.
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Cheers to 5 years of the Iowa Stroll!
We are so excited to share that the 5th Annual Iowa Strollathon will be happening this year and we have so many fun ways for you to join in! Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to get a little creative in order to continue the momentum to raise funds & awareness to get us one day closer to a world without Rett! This year, we are encouraging you to Stroll your own way- this can be ANYTHING you think of. Some examples could include; a t-shirt fundraiser, a neighborhood Stroll, a garage sale, chili cook-off competition….you name it and you can turn it into a way to raise funds & awareness for Rett. We are here to help you with whatever you come up with and there may be a prize for most creative Stroll .
We will be working hard to make this a fun & engaging experience.
Be sure to follow us on Facebook for exciting updates!
- We plan to host a small celebration on Saturday, October 9th for Rett families at Kinzler Construction from 12pm-2pm. Invitations will be sent to families via email & postcard.
- All others are asked to celebrate virtually on 10/09 by Strolling in your own neighborhoods, parks, etc!
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- Fundraising pages now open to create teams & personal pages for the virtual Strollathon.
- Event Chairs: Sherri Brady
- Follow us on Facebook for more event info & updates.
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Occupational Therapy Strategies: Maximizing Hand Function + Feeding
People with Rett often have difficulty controlling hand movements, which can lead to frustration in using communication devices and participating in adapted recreation and many daily activities. Feeding in Rett patients can also be challenging because of decreased motor skills when chewing and swallowing as well as communication issues in relaying what they want. If you're facing either of these issues, finding a trained therapist who understands Rett is key to creating reasonable goals, managing expectations, and perhaps recovering gains lost during a regressive phase of Rett. Todd Levy and Emily Scott from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and IRSF Center of Excellence will discuss strategies they've seen work in Rett patients and outline the criteria to look for in finding an occupational therapist that will meet your loved one's needs. Information & Registration![](https://www.rettsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/EL-PFDD-Email.png)
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