International FOP Awareness Day
The IFOPA is proud to announce April 23rd as International FOP Awareness Day!
As most of you know, April 23, 2006 is the day the FOP gene was discovered. What better day to recognize FOP and spread awareness!
To make this global effort a success, we need your participation!
We need members and families to speak with your employers, school systems, sports teams and community groups to see if they will allow the recognition of FOP Awareness Day on Friday, April 22 (as April 23rd falls on a Saturday this year) by implementing a dress down day/jeans day. Our goal is to have 100 people raise $100 each for a total of $10,000 – that’s as easy as asking 10 friends for 10 dollars!
Dress down days and jeans days are easy and fun! Employees, classmates, faculty members, teammates and community members donate money to the IFOPA in support of FOP research and in return get to dress casually and comfortably that day!
For those interested, the IFOPA will provide you with a list of ideas of how to promote FOP awareness day. Upon request, the IFOPA will also send you FOP awareness bracelets to use to help raise funds. For those who want to go the extra mile, we encourage you to purchase merchandise through the IFOPA store. If you would like to receive items on consignment, please contact the IFOPA office.
As April 23rd is to be recognized internationally, our goal is for this to have a global impact. For those members outside the United States who wish to participate in raising awareness, we ask that you please request your IFOPA awareness materials soon to allow plenty of time for shipping.
To join this effort, please email Erin Turner or call (407) 365-4194.
Thank you for your support and commitment to making International FOP Awareness Day a success!
Warm regards,
Erin Turner
Development & Communications Manager
