We are excited to announce the 2018 spring Walk from Obesity locations! Please join us as we take steps to raise awareness of obesity. Maryland/DC Sunday, June 3, 2018 Presented by the Maryland State Chapter of the ASMBS Boston, MA Saturday, June 9, 2018 Presented by Brigham and Women's Faulkers Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital [...]
We are proud to announce our 2015 Fall ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity locations. Here are some ways that you can get involved with an event: Register to Participate and Fundraise: To register for an event, simply choose the city you wish to participate in from our list of locations. Once you reach the online [...]
The financial success of the ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity is dependent on the success of the individual fundraiser. We encourage all of our participants to be fundraisers and reach a minimum goal of at least $100. This will help to ensure we may continue to bring this important awareness event to communities across the [...]
Five Walk from Obesity events were held this May. Together these events have been able raised over $25,000 and have reached approximately 500 individuals. Final numbers for each event are still being calculated and will be announced in next month’s ASMBS Foundations newsletter. Thank you to the below organizations and volunteers who held a Walk [...]
Are you or someone you know a member of the ASMBS and would like to host an obesity awareness event in your community? The Walk from Obesity is the largest national obesity awareness walkathon and fundraising event. The deadline to host a walk this fall is two weeks away. Apply online now or read our [...]
If you participated in a Walk from Obesity event this spring you still have time to reach your fundraising goals and win some great prizes. Not only does “Every Step Count” but so do the many dollars raised to support obesity research and education. To show our appreciation for those that take those extra steps, [...]
Don’t forget to support our 2015 Spring Walk from Obesity events! Spring Walk’s will start on April 11th in Lafayette, LA, with the last Spring Walk taking place in Ventura, CA on June 13th. There is still plenty of time to register, start a team, donate, or become a local sponsor of these events. Also, [...]
Do you want to host a Walk from Obesity this Fall? Being a Presenting Sponsor of a Walk is a great way to bring members of your community together to raise awareness about obesity, the affects it has on health, and the treatment options that are available within the community, all while raising funds to [...]
We are proud to announce our 2015 Spring Walk from Obesity locations. Thank you to all of the local Presenters and Event Leaders that are working so hard to bring the Walk from Obesity to these communities in an effort to raise awareness about obesity, and obesity treatment options. Registration is now open for a [...]
2014 was another great year for the Walk from Obesity! With the support of our National Sponsors, Presenting and Local Sponsors, Walk participants, and individual donors, we raised over $300K to fund research, prevention, education, and access to treatment efforts in the fight to end obesity. Thank you to EVERYONE that supported the Walk in [...]