Join us for the Going Beyond the Diagnosis Gala in Kansas City!
The gala will take place on April 11 2026 at 5:30 pm at The Carriage Club (5301 State Line Rd, Kansas City, MO 64112).
Come join us at our annual St. Louis Seize the Day 5k run and walk!
This family friendly event will take place:
Saturday, August 15th, 2026
7:30AM
Kirkwood Park.
After the race and walk, we will have bubbles, snow cones, face painting, a balloon artist, and more!
THANK YOU to all who supported the 2026 St. Louis Beat the Odds Epilepsy Foundation Gala!
Thank you so much to everyone who attended and supported our St. Louis Beat the Odds Gala! This event was a great success and raised over $55,000 which will significantly help those with epilepsy in our community! Special thanks to our sponsors: Waymo (Platinum), UCB (Gold), and our corporate sponsors: BJC Healthcare, SSM Health, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Neurelis, PNC Bank, SK Life Science, and Worldwide Freight.
Congratulations to our deserving awardees: The Legacy of Hope Award to the Karen Gaterman Royer Family for raising $166,000 over 30+ years of fundraising events for EFMK, Outstanding Clinician: Sara Graves, Outstanding Physician: Dr. Chris Laohathai, and Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Ed Hogan.
We also appreciate Quin sharing his inspiring epilepsy story.
We really appreciate everyone who made our Columbia Beat the Odds gala such a success and we were grateful for the opportunity to honor Dr. Andrew Youkilis.
We raised almost $48,000 and couldn't have done it without the support of our amazing sponsors: UCB (Platinum), All One Medical (Gold), SK Life Science (Gold), and our Corporate Sponsors: Ad-Tech, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, University of Missouri Health Care, and Neurelis.
We also want to give special thanks to our speakers, Kenlee Lewis, Dylan Davenport, and Renee Powell for sharing their inspiring stories and Dr. Michael Chicoine for his heartfelt tribute to Dr. Youkilis.
Finally, we would like to thank everyone who attended, donated, and volunteered.
Thank you all for making Wichita Seize the Day such a success!
We raised almost $8,500 and appreciated being with all our friends and families impacted by epilepsy!
A special thank you to the Hopper family and Kayven's helping hands, as well as to our sponsors whose continued support makes events like this such a huge success: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, LivaNova, Neurelis, PhRMA, UCB, and Walmart.
Finally, we would like to thank all our volunteers who were instrumental in putting this event together.
Thank you all for making St. Louis Seize the Day such a success!
We raised almost $70,000 and appreciated being with all of our friends and families impacted by epilepsy!
A huge thank you to all our teams including our top three teams: Team Andrew and Katelyn Johnson, Move4Mila, and Scott's Squad.
A special thank you to our sponsors whose continued support makes this such a successful event: SmoothE's, GFPD, UCB, BJC Healthcare, Enterprise, Grant Construction, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Neurelis, and SK Life Science.
Finally, we would like to thank all of our volunteers who were instrumental in pulling this event together.
Thank you all for making Kansas City Seize the Day such a success!
We raised almost $50,000 and appreciated being with all of our friends and families impacted by epilepsy!
A huge thank you to all our teams including our top five teams: Team Josie, Megs Movers-n-Shakers, Sully Strong, K Krew, and Wilson's Warriors.
A special thank you to our sponsors whose continued support makes this such a successful event: Toyota Financial Services, Molle Toyota, PhRMA, UCB, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Neurelis, Grundy Disability Group, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, The University of Kansas Health System, Medtronic, SK Life Science, Ameriprise Financial, and LivaNova.
In addition, we want to thank the Hopper family and their organization, Kayven's Helping Hands Little Free Libraries, which provide free reading opportunities for children and families across our communities.
Finally, we would like to thank all of our volunteers who were instrumental in pulling this event together.
We wanted to express our deepest appreciation to all of our sponsors, attendees, supporters, and volunteers for making our Kansas City Unmasking Epilepsy Gala on April 5, 2025 so successful!
We were able to raise over $74,000 at this event which will help continue our important programs to help those in our community living with epilepsy.
Special thanks to our corporate sponsors: Children's Mercy Kansas City, Essig Family McDonald's, Fairbanks Crane Law, Home State Health, The University of Kansas Health System, Kutak Rock Attorneys at Law, LivaNova, Max Jantz Excavating, Molle Auto Group, Neurelis, Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, SK Life Science, SWL Injury Lawyers, Van Trust.
Thank you so much to everyone that attended and donated to our Mind Over Matter yoga event on March 22nd! We raised over $17,000. Special thanks to Fox Yoga for donating space at their awesome yoga studio, Emily Hogan for donating her time teaching the class and Amanda Armbruster for making this event such a great success!
