REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR KANSAS CITY AND WICHITA SEIZE THE DAY EVENTS!

The Kansas City Seize the Day 5K will be held on September 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at English Landing Park.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR KANSAS CITY SEIZE THE DAY

The Wichita Seize the Day 5K will be held on October 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Sedgwick Park.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WICHITA SEIZE THE DAY 5K!

The St. Louis Seize the Day 5K was held on August 17, 2024. We want to thank all involved who helped us raise $82,000 with 745 participants and most importantly giving us the opportunity to spend time with those affected by epilepsy.  We so appreciate our Teams and all of the funds they raised including our top three teams:  Team Andrew and Katelyn Johnson ($24,000 raised and 109 members), Carsten's Crusaders (almost $12,000 raised) and Scott's Squad (over $4,000 raised). This event would not be possible without our sponsors: Catalyst, Sumitomo Pharma UCB, St. Louis Children's Hospital (BJC), LivaNova, Medtronic and Neurelis.

The Rolla Seize the Day 5K was held on June 8, 2024. The rain passed through before the 5K started to give us great weather and we had a wonderful time supporting those affected by epilepsy.  A HUGE THANK YOU to the Fariole family for organizing the event, to Taylor Fariole for her lemonade stand in honor of her epilepsy warrior brother, Jack, and our SPONSORS:  Alex's Pizza, Jack's Warriors, Southard Trucking, Panera Bread, Pediatric Dentistry of the Ozark, Phelps County Bank, Schmidt CPAs & Advisors and Uniquely Wired.

The Wichita Seize the Day 5K was held on October 28. Although it was cold and chilly, our hearts were warmed by the number of people who showed up to support the cause of epilepsy.  We want to thank all involved who helped us raise almost $12,000 with approximately 80 participants and most importantly supporting those with epilepsy.  We so appreciate our Teams and all of the funds they raised including our top three teams:  Team Hammond, Run/Walk with Danielle, and Renewed Strength. This event would not be possible without our sponsors: BCS Building Controls and Services, Catalyst, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Neurelis, SK Life Science and Sunovion.

The KC Seize the Day was held on a beautiful fall day on September 18, 2023. We want to thank everyone who came together to help us raise approximately $35,000 with almost 200 participants and most importantly giving us the opportunity to spend time with those affected by epilepsy.  We want to thank our Teams and all of the funds they raised, especially our top five teams:  Meg’s Movers-N-Shakers, Whits, Wilson’s Warriors, George’s Gang and Sean’s Warriors. We also want to thank our sponsors:  Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Neurelis, UCB, Catalyst, BCS Building Controls and Services, MOKAN Blues, Moon Orthodontics, The University of Kansas Health System, CertainTeed, Grundy Disability Group, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, LivaNova, PhRMA, Community America, Medtronic, Shoe Carnival and SK Life Science.

 

THANK YOU to all who supported our Kansas City Beat the Odds for Epilepsy Gala!

Thank you to all who attended, donated or sponsored our Kansas City Beat the Odds for Epilepsy Gala!  We raised almost $70,000 for EFMK!

 

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors:  Children's Mercy Hospital, Home State Health, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Molle Automotive Group, Neurelis, Phrma, Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, SK Life Science, UCB, The University of Kansas Health System, VanTrust and our host families, Holly Bergman and Karen Downing!

THANK YOU to all who supported the St. Louis Beat the Odds for Epilepsy Gala!

Thank you to all who attended, donated or sponsored our St. Louis Beat the Odds for Epilepsy Gala!  Special thanks to Marie Z for performing and sharing her epilepsy story and to our Outstanding Clinician awardees:  Dr. Michael Wong and Ashley Berneking, and especially to our sponsors:  our Gold Sponsor:  UCB and our Corporate Sponsors:  BJC Healthcare, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Neurelis, SK Life Science, SSM Health, and Sumitomo Pharma!

Thanks also to our significant in-kind donor:  The Wine Merchant!

 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO JOINED US AT THE WICHITA THUNDER EVENT ON MARCH 10!

We enjoyed watching the Wichita Thunder win the game, but more importantly spending time with our families impacted by epilepsy and spreading awareness about epilepsy as well as our organization.

THANK YOU to all who supported the Columbia Beat the Odds Epilepsy Foundation Gala!

We raised almost $60,000 with 185 attendees at the Beat the Odds Epilepsy Foundation Gala in Columbia.  We are extremely grateful for everyone who attended, donated to and sponsored this event!

We can't thank Dr. Komal Ashraf enough for her tireless work on this event that made it such a great success.

Finally, this event wouldn't have been possible without our many sponsors:  Platinum Sponsors:  JJP Capital, Sumitomo Pharma and UCB; Gold Sponsors:  SK Life Science and Illicit Gardens; Corporate Sponsors:  Advanced Radiology, Flat Branch Home Loans, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, LivaNova, Medtronic, MU Health, Neuropace, Neurovative Diagnostic and Xeris.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS AND OUR HOST:  CHICKEN N PICKLE!

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