Photo courtesy of Sara Franklin.
Walkers participate in the Walk to End Epilepsy at Railroad Park in 2019. This year’s event will be virtual because of COVID-19.
The Epilepsy Foundation Alabama is going virtual with its third annual Walk to End Epilepsy on Nov. 7.
The first two years, the 1-mile walk was held at Railroad Park in Birmingham, but this year due to the COVID-19 epidemic, participants are being asked to do the walk wherever they choose, said Sara Franklin, the foundation’s executive director.
The nonprofit group asks people, as individuals or teams, to collect donations to sponsor them to help the group raise awareness about epilepsy and support research and services.
The foundation will have an online presentation at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, and people are asked to do their walk afterward.
This year’s goal is $52,500, and as of mid-September, 121 people and 20 teams already had raised more than $42,600 toward that goal.
There is no registration fee. To sign up, go to walktoendepilepsy.org/birmingham.
