Wear Your Stripes: Rare Disease/Disorder Day
- Date:
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Time:
- All-Day
- Location:
Campus-wide
Feb. 29 is Rare Disease/Disorder Day, seeking to recognize diseases and genetic disorders that individually impact fewer than 1 in 2,000 people, but COLLECTIVELY impact millions of people and loved ones.
Campus-wide
Teresa Gereaux, gereaux@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYYFeb. 29 is Rare Disease/Disorder Day, seeking to recognize diseases and genetic disorders that individually impact fewer than 1 in 2,000 people, but COLLECTIVELY impact millions of people and loved ones.
Rare diseases and disorders complicate the lives of many people and their families, including members of our Maroon community. We invite everyone on campus to wear stripes on Thursday, Feb. 29, a day to celebrate everyone in the rare disease/disorder cohort, including individuals, families, caregivers, researchers and advocates.
WEAR YOUR STRIPES to show the 'zebras' that they are not alone. Also, look out for RARE objects hidden on campus and post to your social media accounts to share support for the zebras in our Maroon community.