This year marks our 12th Annual Dysautonomia Awareness Month! Since Dysautonomia International launched the first Dysautonomia Awareness Month campaign in October 2012, our amazing volunteers have organized thousands of awareness activities around the world, helping us reduce diagnostic delays, improve resources, and compassion for patients in their communities, and increase support for research funding. Here are the best ways to get involved.
#31DAYSOFDYS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
We'll be sharing infographics on dysautonomia all month long on our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn channels. Share our content and share your dysautonomia story too to help raise awareness!
ATTEND AN EVENT
Dysautonomia International volunteers around the world are planning monument lightings, proclamation ceremonies, meet ups and fundraisers. Join your local Dysautonomia International Support Group to hear about the events happening in your area, or check out our events listing.
LIGHT IT UP TURQUOISE
Want to be part of a unique awareness event? We invite Dysautonomia International volunteers to light up a building or monument turquoise for dysautonomia awarenesss in your community! Here's a lighting request letter you can use. Download to customize!
GET GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION
Ask your local or regional government to issue a proclamation recognizing the month of October as Dysautonomia Awareness Month on behalf of Dysautonomia International. Here's a proclamation request letter you can use. Send us a photo of yourself or your family holding up the proclamation and we'll share some of the photos on our social media channels in October (email photos to events@dysautonomiainternational.org). Ask your elected officials to tweet about the proclamation too!
BILLBOARDS TO REACH YOUR COMMUNITY
Many billboard companies may be willing to donate unused electronic billboard space to Dysautonomia International during the month of October to help us raise awareness. We have several professionally designed billboard layouts available. Here's a letter you can send to billboard companies in your area to request electronic billboard space. Email a photo of the billboard to events@dysautonomiainternational.org and we'll share some of the photos on our social media channels in October.
HOST AN IN PERSON FUNDRAISER
Would you like to host your very own Dysautonomia Awareness Month event to raise funds for dysautonomia research, physician education, and patient empowerment programs? Email events@dysautonomiainternational.org and we can help!
ATTEND A DYSAUTONOMIA INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY
There are many Dysautonomia Awareness Months events happening already! Check out our events listing on our Facebook page to find an event in your area or online that you can attend.
DONATE
Ask your friends and family to donate directly through the Dysautonomia International website at CureDys.org. They can list your name or the name of your fundraising project in the "in honor" field on the donation form, and we'll let you know how much was raised in your honor.
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