{"id":11756,"date":"2021-09-16T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=11756"},"modified":"2021-09-16T18:45:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:45:54","slug":"neurofibromatosis-walk","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/neurofibromatosis-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurofibromatosis Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Shine-a-Light-NF-Walk-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"Shine a Light NF Walk\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Shine-a-Light-NF-Walk-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Shine-a-Light-NF-Walk-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Shine-a-Light-NF-Walk-600x243.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Shine-a-Light-NF-Walk.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The<strong> Shine a Light NF Walk<\/strong> is the signature fundraising event of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctf.org\/\">Children\u2019s Tumor Foundation<\/a> (CTF), bringing neurofibromatosis (NF) out of the shadows and inspiring the community to come together to raise critical funds for NF research.<\/p>\n<p>NF is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and affects one in 3,000 people of all populations. Today, there is no cure for NF.<\/p>\n<p>UNC Child Neurologist <strong>Robert Greenwood, MD<\/strong>, will be speaking at the event and hosting an \u201cAsk the Expert\u201d table. Come and join <a href=\"https:\/\/join.ctf.org\/team\/377661\">our UNC team<\/a>: \u201cUNCNF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DATE\/TIME:<\/strong> Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 10am &#8211; 1pm <a href=\"https:\/\/join.ctf.org\/event\/2021-shine-a-light-nf-walk-carolinas\/e323353\">(Schedule of Event)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOCATION:<\/strong> Park Road Park &#8211; Large Shelter #2, Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/join.ctf.org\/event\/2021-shine-a-light-nf-walk-carolinas\/e323353\"><strong>REGISTER \/ DONATE<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Contact <a href=\"mailto:shinealightwalk@ctf.org\"><strong>shinealightwalk@ctf.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/716\/2021\/09\/Neurofibromatosis-Flyer_9-16-21.pdf\">UNC Neurofibromatosis Clinic<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shine a Light NF Walk is the signature fundraising event of the Children\u2019s Tumor Foundation (CTF), bringing neurofibromatosis (NF) out of the shadows and inspiring the community to come together to raise critical funds for NF research. 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