Caterpillar Walk
2022 Theme Disability Justice: One Community One Goal
Bring your walking and dancing shoes as we celebrate all the victories and strides we’ve made as a community despite a Global Pandemic!
#FIBROSTRONG #FIBROCARES #CaterpillarWalk
JOIN US IN NYC, NEWARK, NJ OR VIRTUALLY!
NYC Caterpillar Walk will be held on May 7th, 2022 from 9 am-12 pm at Hudson River Park-Pier 62.
Your registration includes an official Caterpillar Walk T-shirt and finishers medal
All Registrants will be entered into our holistic and gift card giveaways
Tina Alonzo will be leading us in a Zumba WorkOut
There will be face painting for the kids and the adults.
This is a fun family friendly event that includes a 1 mile fun walk to raise awareness of fibromyalgia.
Newark, NJ 5k Caterpillar Walk/Run will be held on May 21st, 2022 from 9 am-12 pm at Branch Brook Park, Ballantine Gate entrance.
Your registration includes an official Caterpillar Walk T-shirt and finishers medal.
All Registrants will be entered into our holistic and gift card giveaways
Jewell of Gratitude Grio will be leading us in a Yoga Practice
There will be a bilingual reading + Arts & Crafts for the kids by Daniela Palacios of Para Kids.
This is a fun family friendly event that includes a 5K run to raise awareness of fibromyalgia-Tell the runner in your family to support Fibromyalgia Care.
i-Caterpillar Walk will be held from May 1st-May 31st, 2022. This is a virtual event that anyone wanting to raise awareness and funds can join.
You can walk, run, dance or bike anywhere at anytime during fibromyalgia awareness month. Tag us in your pictures or use #FibroCares #CaterpillarWalk so that we can share the images on our social media pages and make fibromyalgia visible nationwide.
Your registration includes an official Caterpillar Walk T-shirt and finishers medal which will be mailed to you.
JOIN US IN San Juan, Puerto Rico!
San Juan, Puerto Rico Caterpillar Walk se llevará a cabo el 14 de mayo de 2022 de 8 am a 11 am en el Castillo San Felipe Del Morro. Su registro incluye una camiseta oficial de Caterpillar Walk y una medalla de finalistas. Caminamos para crear conciencia sobre la fibromialgia, exigir justicia por discapacidad para todas las personas que viven con discapacidades y recaudar fondos para Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc y sus programas.
Join the movement revolutionizing fibromyalgia care!
As you know, May is National Fibromyalgia Awareness month. Since 2015, the FCSA has been bringing the community together through our annual crowdfunding program-Caterpillar walk. It is through the fundraising efforts of this walk that we have been able to support our most vulnerable warriors by:
Providing Emergency Financial Assistance during the Pandemic
Delivering Fresh Food to Warrior's who are Home Prone/Bound
Providing Coordinated Care through our COE Program
Through our COE program, I have been able to connect differently with some of our most vulnerable warriors. I hear and understand the frustration of feeling lost in a broken health care system because I too have been shuffled between Doctors while they debate whether I have fibromyalgia or not. I can understand and relate to why some of us do not receive the services, entitlements, and monies owed to us-we are working against able-bodied systems that do not listen and require a systematic overhaul. I know the challenges and obstacles placed in our path because I too have stumbled along the way and many times have been halted to a complete stop. This and so much more motivates me to work towards a better tomorrow. I know and believe that together we can take on all these challenges and bring change, equity and equality to future generations of fibromyalgia. I have witnessed other communities accomplish this, why not us? There is a lot of work to be done and I cannot do it alone, this will require ALL OF US uniting, organizing, and being sick and tired of being sick and tired! We are the heroes we have been waiting for!
"The communities who have direct experience of an issue are by far the best experts on it"~Jennifer and Warren Buffet
So I implore you to register, donate, invite a friend and show up in a Big Way! After you register, make sure to share your disability story with us via email or in the story section of the crowdfunding site. We will be extracting stories to share via our social media pages and with all who have the power to enact real change.
I can hardly wait until May to see all your beautiful, smiling faces. In the meantime, register, form a team, and share.
In Peace, Power & Progress!
Simply Milly
FCSA Founder & Executive Director