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Why Walk?

An ongoing series that highlights those who have registered or walked with us before and their reason(s) behind joining our Steps2Cure NF walks across the northeast!

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Tuesday Takeaways Speaker Series

A four-part lunch & learn speaker series with one-hour educational sessions geared towards learning about updates and relevant information for our NF community—the last Tuesday of each month Feb-May.

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NF Newsletter

Find the most recent copies of our NF News newsletter, which feature community highlights, organizational updates, upcoming events, and more!!

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Philadelphia Marathon

Participants ran in the Philadelphia Marathon the weekend of November 18-19th, 2022 in support of NF Northeast. The event featured an 8K and half marathon distance on Saturday and the full marathon on Sunday.

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NF2 Schwannoma Research Study

NF Northeast is funding a new study, led by Dr. Bradley Welling, which hopes to explore possible treatments for NF2-associated schwannomas by testing the effect of direct injection of tumors with doxycycline, a commonly used antibiotic. Dr. Welling is currently searching for more participants for his study.

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NF Awareness Month

NF Awareness Month

Avery Rausch, a certified yoga instructor living with NF2, shares his yoga practice with the NF Young Adult Community as part of May NF Awareness Month.

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Endurance Events

Runners celebrate finishing the Falmouth Road Race! We are excited about our endurance event offerings including Hike for NF and the Philadelphia Marathon.

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