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Friday, March 22, 2013

All Ages and Leashed Pets are Needed to Step Up and Walk and Help Raise Awareness of Childhood Growth Disorders on April 21st


Human Growth Foundation is calling on all ages and leashed pets to Step Up and Walk on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm at Flushing Meadows Park (Fountain of the Planets) in Corona, NY. The event will feature entertainment for all ages, community vendors, giveaways, and awards to Top Fundraising Walkers and Top Fundraising Teams. Participants can register at http://www.stepupandwalkforhgf.org.


Human Growth Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help children and adults with disorders of growth and growth hormone. “We are building awareness of growth hormone deficiency and the funds to continue critical research, education, support and advocacy. It is estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 children in the United States have growth failure due to growth hormone deficiency,” says Human Growth Foundation President Dr. Pisit “Duke” Pitukcheewanont.

Registrants will receive an Event Tee-Shirt, Continental breakfast, snacks and beverages:

        $10 for Youth under 16
        $25 for Adults

Event sponsors include EMD Serono (presenting sponsor), Novo Dordisk, Dexa Percy, OceanBreeze Healthcare, Queens Community Bank, Uniqueness Counts, Queens Ledger, Sandoz, Costco, Eddie's Pizza Truck and Hula Frog.

Human Growth Foundation is dedicated to helping medical science to better understand the process of growth. It is composed of concerned parents and friends of children, and adults, with growth problems; physicians; and, other interested health professionals. The Foundation focuses on intrauterine growth retardation, Russell-Silver syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Noonan's syndrome, chondroplasias, and more. For more information about Human Growth Foundation, visit http://www.hgfound.org.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Meet Our Sponsors for Step Up and Walk


...to our generous and amazing SPONSORS for making this event possible
Please click on each logo to learn more about each sponsor.
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If you OR your company would like to Sponsor Step Up and Walk, contact:
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 http://www.novonordisk.com/



http://www.dexapercy.com/


http://www.oceanbreezehealthcare.com


http://www.queensledger.com/

Monday, March 11, 2013

Our Treat!




The first TWO people who register to Step Up and Walk today (3/11), 
will receive a $10 gift certificate to redeem at 

Now that’s a goooooood incentive. 

Register online at