The Walk to END EPILEPSY is a nationwide walk series, where local communities of family, friends and advocates join together to raise awareness and funds for the epilepsy community.  Form a team or join individually, we just want you to be a part of the experience and community! 

This year, the Walk to END EPILEPSY - Birmingham will be held at Railroad Park on November 6, 2021. We will have registration, a photo booth, the opportunity to chat with sponsors and engage locally with the entire epilepsy community before the walk begins, and more. More details in the FAQs below; join us! 

Railroad Park
1600 1st Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233

The health and safety of our participants, staff and volunteers are our top priorities. This year's Walk will be designed with this in mind including a venue layout that allows for physical distancing, hand sanitizer stations, and more. The Epilepsy Foundation will continue to closely monitor Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local guidelines and make adjustments to our event-day safety protocols as needed.

Yes, every person, regardless of age, that is planning to walk with us on event day must register. Adults should be present to register a minor online, as they will need to sign their participation waiver during the registration process.  

After you complete your event registration, you'll be set up with an Epilepsy Foundation events account with a username and password so that you can come back later and access your Participant Center to customize your Personal and/or Team Fundraising Page, track your progress, and more!

It is free to participate in the Walk!  We want all members of the community with us, but we can’t host these events and provide the resources for the epilepsy community without your help. We ask every walker to make a personal donation and commit to raising funds to help us support the epilepsy community. 

No, there is not a minimum age requirement. Everyone who is interested in joining the Walk to END EPILEPSY is encouraged to do so! Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have had an adult sign the liability waiver during the registration process. And remember, kids can raise funds, too! 

Yes! For those diagnosed with epilepsy, the Walk to END EPILEPSY is an opportunity to learn about the Epilepsy Foundation’s services and to connect with others living with epilepsy. Participants will receive a Living with Epilepsy T-shirt so they can connect with others who live with epilepsy daily (the Living with Epilepsy T-shirt is a different shirt from the commemorative Walk day shirt). T-shirts will be handed out at the day of the event, so it’s important to make sure your calendar is marked to join us! 

The Epilepsy Foundation’s SUDEP Institute works to prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) and support people bereaved by SUDEP and other epilepsy-related deaths.  Stay tuned for more information.

This is easy! Simply click Register Now! on the website and you’ll be taken through the steps to register.

Returning Walkers will be prompted to log in to expedite your registration process. Forgot your username and password? Send an email and we will reset it for you – walkinfo@efa.org.

Please note: Each participant should register themselves so they can accept the terms of the liability waiver and provide a valid email address so they can receive details about the event. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have had an adult sign the liability waiver during the registration process.

Forming a Walk team is easy! Follow the steps in the previous question above to register for this event or another event nationwide. Once you've started a new team as a Team Captain, be sure to ask friends, family, and co-workers to join your team and support the epilepsy community. If you’ve already registered as an Individual, you can still form a team! Contact us at walkinfo@efa.org and we can get you all sorted! 

Team Captains are the heart of Walk, and it’s easy to do! As a Team Captain, you’ll recruit your team of family, friends, and co-workers, help them fundraise, keep them motivated, and have fun fighting for a great cause in the process. You will also have access to a Team Fundraising Page and numerous tools to make your team a success. 

We recommend teams of 10, however there is no required number of people. Tell your friends, family, and co-workers why you are walking and ask them to join you — you’ll have a team in no time!

Yes. We are asking that you join us at Railroad Park as a team for the walk.  If you are not able to join, we recommend that you walk on your own to help raise awareness!

To re-start a team from last year, you must have been a member of the team in the same event last year and log in with the username and password you used last year. Forgot your username and password? Send an email and we will reset it for you – walkinfo@efa.org. Find your local walk and click the Register Now! button. Once logged in, you will be asked if you would like to re-start your team from last year. Choose to re-start your team and continue with the registration flow. 

To register family members, begin your own registration and enter your details. At the end of the registration flow, you will see a Register Another Person button; click this button to add children or other dependents for whom you have the legal authority to sign our liability waiver.

If you've already completed your event registration and want to register someone else for whom you have the authority to sign our liability waiver, simply log out of the website and begin a new registration. You can check to see if you are logged in by viewing the top right-hand side of the walk website. If it says Welcome, Name, you are logged in and need to log out before you register another individual. 

Please note: Each participant should register themselves so they can accept the terms of the liability waiver and provide a valid email address so they can receive details about the event. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have had an adult sign the liability waiver during the registration process.

To get help registering a large team, please contact Ballard Jones at bjones@efa.org or 205-453-8281.

Yes, participant T-shirts will be handed out to individuals that raised $50 or more on event day. Individuals with epilepsy will also receive their Living with Epilepsy T-shirt at the event regardless of their fundraising. Please make sure you are planning to join us!

Let’s show epilepsy whose boss! Individuals that go above and beyond and raise $1,000 or more will join the Brain Boss Club, and receive special incentives reserved for Brain Boss members only. More details can be found here.

Your Participant Center is an online portal for your Walk to END EPILEPSY fundraising efforts. In your Participant Center, you’ll find tools to set up a fundraising web page, send fundraising emails, check your fundraising progress, and more!  

Learn how to master your Participant Center using this How-To Guide.

If you've already registered for the event, you can access your Participant Center by clicking Login in the top right-hand corner of the event website. After logging in using the email and password you used during registration, you'll see more options on the top navigation bar to view and manage:

• Your Page - where you can share why you walk and direct people to donate to your efforts
• Team Page - if you're a Team Captain
• Dashboard - to manage your fundraising efforts, start a Facebook Fundraiser, view Fundraising Tools and more!
• Donations - see who has donated to your efforts so far!
• Messages - send emails to your contact lists and your team
• Resources - find a plethora of tools to help your walk be a success!
• Activity Tracking - set an activity goal and log your activity as you go

If you forgot your password or are having issues logging in, just click Login and click the Forgot Password link and we'll send you an email to reset it.

If this doesn’t work, email us at walkinfo@efa.org.

The best fundraising efforts start by sharing your personal story about why you're participating in the Walk! By logging into your Participant Center, you can update your story, and so much more. Consider kicking things off with a self-pledge donation, sending emails, creating a Facebook Fundraiser, live streaming your walk(s), and spreading the word to ask for your friends, family and co-workers’ support of the epilepsy community by pledging to donate for each mile you complete or to make a one-time, flat donation. Phone calls, emails, and text messages also go a long way to ask your peers for support. You can learn the easy steps to navigating your participant center by reviewing the Resources found in your Participant Center, and access more information about fundraising on the Fundraising & Incentives page on the event website. 

Your friends and family can head to your Personal Page and see what you’ve fundraised at any time. Consider sharing a custom URL to your page to all those who have supported your efforts, so they can check your progress.

The Walk to END EPILEPSY’s website allows participants registered for a Walk event to log in to their Participant Center and click Create a Facebook Fundraiser so that all donations received through Facebook will credit their fundraising page, and will be deposited directly to the Epilepsy Foundation and their local Walk campaign. Log into your Participant Center on the event website and click Create a Facebook Fundraiser to get started. 

To help you get your Facebook Fundraiser started. review this How-To Guide. 

No. Participants must register on the Walk to END EPILEPSY’s website first, then create the Facebook Fundraiser from their participant center. We cannot tie an existing Facebook Fundraiser to a new registration. If you have already created a Fundraiser and selected the Epilepsy Foundation as the beneficiary, donations will be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation as general donations. To begin receiving credit for new donations, please close your existing fundraiser, visit your participant center, and set up a new fundraiser. 

More FAQs on Facebook Fundraisers can be found here. 

Many employers offer programs to match charitable contributions made by their employees. These "matching gifts" are an opportunity to double or possibly triple your donation to Walk to END EPILEPSY and increase funding for the care, support, and research efforts of the Epilepsy Foundation. 

If you are not sure if you qualify for a matching gift, please reach out to your HR department or leadership team to gather more information.  

Login to your Participant Center and check out the Resources section.

Donations can be mailed to our Epilepsy Foundation office at:

Epilepsy Foundation of America
c/o Walk to END EPILEPSY - Birmingham
3540 Crain Highway, Ste. 675
Bowie, MD 20716
walkinfo@efa.org

On Walk Day, you can also bring your cash and check donations to the event and turn them in there.

Be sure to include this Pledge Form with your donations. If dividing up a check amongst Team Members, use this Team Credit Form in addition to the pledge form.

The funds raised through the Walk to END EPILEPSY support our mission to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives.  

With a Four Star Charity Navigator Rating, $.83 of every dollar we raise is used both locally and nationwide to fund research into new therapies, education and awareness, and advocacy efforts. See this page for further information or contact your local staff for more details. 

Yes! Your donation to the Epilepsy Foundation is 100% tax deductible since you are not receiving anything in exchange for your donation. You'll be emailed a copy of your receipt for your records.

Tax ID # 52-0856660

Saturday, November 6, 2021 | 10:00 A.M. CT

Railroad Park
1600 1st Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233

We recommend you arrive at approximately 10a.m. CT to check-in.

Parking is free at Railroad Park.

We encourage you to check-in individually at Registration first, but also to set up a meeting point at the event site for your group nearby. 

As always, this year’s walk is a family-friendly event that encourages people of all ages and abilities to take part. We will be walking a route around Railroad park which is around a mile long.

The Walk is wheelchair, stroller, and skate friendly, and the park does allow dogs but they MUST be on a leash at ALL TIMES. If you have questions about specific items, please contact event staff.

In preparation for event day, make sure to dress appropriately for the weather; don’t forget sunscreen, sunglasses and your comfortable shoes. In case of inclement weather, bring an umbrella or rain jacket. As a reminder, make sure to wear LOTS of purple!

To earn your official Walk to END EPILEPSY commemorative T-shirt, you will need to reach or exceed the $50 fundraising level by the day of the event, don’t miss out! 

Don’t forget to bring along any cash or check donations you’ve collected, and be sure to fill out the donor form (found under "Resources" in your Participant Center!) so they get their receipt for their support. On event day, checks can be made payable to Epilepsy Foundation.

Walk is a rain or shine event. However, Walk may be cancelled in cases of severe weather or other unforeseen circumstances; event staff will notify participants of alternate plans.

Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.

We will have registration, a photo booth, the opportunity to chat with sponsors and engage locally with the entire epilepsy community before the walk begins, and more.