We’ll be celebrating Gastroschisis Awareness Day throughout the month of July.
Find an event near you! This year on July 30th, Gastroschisis Awareness Day, The Global Gastroschisis Foundation will celebrate our 15 year anniversary. Over the years, we have been working hard towards our goal of Awareness, Research, and Support. We’ve come a long way. The community support has been tremendous since our start and we have been able to impact so many global lives with the help of so many active volunteers, supporters, and fans. We look forward to be able to continue to service the gastroschisis world through providing family support, promoting medical research, and community awareness. The rates of occurrence of gastroschisis have risen steadily and our cause is more important than ever. Help us this year by supporting your local Awareness Day event.
*Please be sure to contact each individual event organizer for specifics
Florida
Tuesday July 30th
Icon Wheel, Orlando, FL
Organizer: [email protected]
Indiana
Sunday July 28th 12:00 – 3:00pm
Pioneer Park Shelter #4 1101 Indianapolis Road, Mooresville, IN 46158
Organizer: Sara Dowdy, [email protected]
Kansas
Sunday July 28th
Emerson Biggins, Wichita, KS 67205
Organizer: [email protected], [email protected]
Massachusetts
Sunday July 14th
76 Oakland Street, Medway, MA 02053
Organizer: Gaby Luna, [email protected], Christine Casanova, [email protected]
Nebraska
Saturday July 27th 9:00am – 8:00pm
13th Annual Poker Run
Overtime Grill & Lounge, Geneva 9:00am
Fairmont Legion 5:00pm
Organizer: Carleen Light, [email protected]
Oklahoma
Tuesday July 30th
Scissor Tail Park, Oklahoma City, OK
Organizer: [email protected]
New Jersey
Saturday July 27th 12:00 – 4:00pm
Cape May County Zoo, Pavilion 6 at 12:00pm
Organizer: Andrea Pagan, [email protected]
Tennessee
Saturday July 27th
Winchester Bass Club, Winchester Pavillion, TN 37398
Organizer: Nancy Victoria, [email protected]
Places lighting up GREEN for Gastroschisis Awareness
Icon Park, Orlando Eye – Orlando, FL – 7/29 at 8pm
Kia Center Spire – Orlando, FL – 7/27
Lake Eola Fountain – Orlando, FL – 7/27
Lake Lorna Doone Park Fountain – Orlando, FL – 7/27
Premier Bank Tower – Youngstown, OH – 7/30
BOMA/City of Chicago – Chicago, IL – 7/30
The Arches – Winston Salem, NC – 7/24-7/28
Wells Fargo – Charlotte, NC
35 St Anthony Falls Bridge – Minneapolis, MN – 7/30
Lowry Avenue Bridge – Minneapolis, MN – 7/30
Median LED Light on France Avenue – Edina, MN – 7/30
Color Kinetics – El Paso, TX – 7/23-7/31
Around the Globe
City of Hamilton – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – 7/30
London City Hall – Ontario, Canada – 7/30
BC Place Stadium – Vancouver, BC – 7/29
Science World – Vancouver, BC – 7/30
Vancouver Convention Center – Vancouver, BC – 7/30
Canada Place, Sails of Light – Vancouver, BC – 7/30
High Level Bridge – Edmonton, AB – 7/30
Cardiff Castle – Cardiff, UK – 7/30
Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls, NY, USA, Canada – 7/30
Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada – 7/30
Bjelovar, CZEC: Pavilion on Eugen Kumičić Square
Čakovec, CZEC: Trade Union Hall Building
Daruvar, CZEC: City Hall Building
Delnice, CZEC: City Hall Building
Dubrovnik, CZEC Small Onofrio’s Fountain
Đakovo, CZEC: Fountain near the City Hall Building
Đurđevac, CZEC: Oldtown Castle
Gospić, CZEC: Monument to Nikola Tesla
Karlovac, CZEC: Zorin Dom Theatre
Knin, CZEC: Knin Fortress
Koprivnica, CZEC: City Council Building
Križevci, CZEC: Tourist Information Center
Kutina, CZEC: City Hall Building
Labin, CZEC: Heating Plant Chimney at Pjacal
Makarska, CZEC: Monument to the tourist, Anchor of the ship Makarska and Dr. Fra Jure Radić Promenade
Metković, CZEC: City Cultural Center
Novi Vinodolski, CZEC: Turnac Tower
Opuzen, CZEC: Church of St. Stephen, an old olive tree and a monolithic bench
Pula, CZEC: Roundabout at Šijana
Rijeka, CZEC: Fountains on Jadran Square and the Cranes
Sinj, CZEC: Alkar monument to the academic sculptor Stipe Sikirica
Slavonski Brod, CZEC: Brod Fortress (Music School of Slavonski Brod, City Hall, and Fra Marijan Lanosović Classical Gymnasium)
Split, CZEC: Croatian National Theatre Building
Umag, CZEC: Fountain on Square of 1st May
Valpovo, CZEC: Prandau-Normann Castle
Varaždinske Toplice, CZEC: Square of Croatian Republic and “Dom 2” Building
Virovitica, CZEC: Main Fountain and Pejačević Castle
Vukovar, CZEC: Watertower
Varaždin, CZEC: Croatian National Theatre Building
Zagreb, CZEC: Ivan Meštrović Pavilion