All across the country, our member organizations are hosting exciting events for Sickle Cell Awareness Month this September. Check out the list below to find an event near you.
Alabama
- Sept. 22: Annual Sickle Cell Walk-A-Thon | Dothan, AL
Hosted by the Southeast Alabama Sickle Cell Association, Inc.
California
- Sept. 18-21: 16th Annual SCD Educational Summit | Los Angeles, CA or virtual
Hosted by the Cayenne Wellness Center
Connecticut
- Sept. 21: Walk Run Bike | New Haven, CT
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Connecticut
Delaware
- Sept. 7: Transformative Curative Gene Therapy Transplant for Sickle Cell Anemia | New Castle, DE
Hosted by Tova Community Health
Florida
- Sept. 14: Celebrating Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Daytona Beach, FL
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Medical Advocacy, Inc. - Sept. 21: Sickle Cell Dinner & Musical Extravaganza | St. Petersburg, FL
Hosted by SCDAA – St. Petersburg Chapter
Georgia
- Sept. 14: Annual Sickle Cell Race/Walk – Concert – Candlelight Vigil | Atlanta, GA
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia - Sept. 21: Sickle Cell Family Skate Night | Atlanta, GA
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia
Illinois
- Sept. 28: Walk, Jog, Bike 5K/1K | Chicago, IL
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois
Kansas
- Sept. 14: 14th Annual Fun Walk | Kansas City, KS
Hosted by the Uriel Owens Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Midwest
Louisiana
- Sept. 26: Tailgating for Sickle Cell | Alexandria, LA
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Anemia Resource Foundation
Maryland
- Sept. 14: MSCDA Picnic | Baltimore, MD
Hosted by the Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association, Inc.
Michigan
- Sept. 14: The Annual Sickle Cell Matters Awareness Walk | Detroit, MI
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Michigan Chapter
Minnesota
- Sept. 7: Sickle Cell-ebration of Hope | Brooklyn Park, MN
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota
Missouri
- Sept. 14: Sickle Cell Stroll | St. Louis, MO
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Association of St. Louis
New Jersey
- Sept. 21: Erick Bradley Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Walk | Atlantic City, NJ
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey - Sept. 28: 5th Annual 2K Color Fun Walk | Trenton, NJ
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey
Oregon
- Sept. 14: 12th Annual Sickle Cell Walk for Awareness & Community Marketplace | Portland, OR
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation of Oregon - Sept. 26: 8th Annual Sickle Cell Live! Awareness Dinner | Portland, OR
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation of Oregon
South Carolina
- Sept. 3: Every Drop Counts Blood Drive | Columbia, SC
Hosted by the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation - Sept. 14: 18th Annual Sickle Cell Walk | Columbia, SC
Hosted by the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation - Sept. 28: Free Family Fun Day | Lancaster, SC
Hosted by the James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation
Texas
- Sept. 21: Sickle Cell Houston’s Amazing Walk 5K/1K | Houston, TX
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Assocation of Houston
Virginia
- Sept. 28: Walk for Sickle Cell | Norfolk, VA
Hosted by the Sickle Cell Association, Inc.
