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welcome to the challenge!
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Nicole's Challenge: The Walk to Cure Encephalitis is Encephalitis411's signature fundraiser. Each year we host an event in honor of Nicole Seiler, a beloved 12-year old from California who tragically passed away in 2011. Her unexpected death occurred only days after being diagnosed with encephalitis.
Nicole's mother, Suzanne Spector, and her twin brother, Michael Seiler, founded an annual walk with the goal of sparing other families the agony of losing a loved one to the disease. Their fundraising efforts provided Encephalitis411 with the seed money necessary to become an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The annual Nicole's Challenge event continues the legacy and pays tribute to Nicole while honoring the stories of those impacted by encephalitis. |
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2022 challengeEncephalitis411 invites you to join us for the 2022 edition of the event! For this year's challenge, Wipe Out Encephalitis, we are hosting a virtual walk that kicks off on July 28 (Nicole's birthday) and runs through the end of September.
This year's 10th anniversary edition features a friendly competition. Who will raise the most funds: will it be Team Infectious Encephalitis, or Team Autoimmune Encephalitis? Find out which team will be the Wipe Out winner after the virtual walk concludes on September 30 at 23:59 PST. You can get in on the action by a) participating in the walk; b) fundraising for a team; or c) simply donating to a team. All ages and skill levels are welcome! |
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AMOUNT OF $ RAISED
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED
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Your support is critical to helping improve the quality of life for those impacted by encephalitis. Thanks to your generous contributions over the past decade, Encephalitis411 has directly helped thousands of encephalitis patients, caregivers, doctors, and other community members across the U.S! We appreciate your support for 2022.
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2022 results
While Team Infectious Encephalitis accounted for over half of all donations and blazed across the finish line in first place, we wouldn’t have reached our goal without the critical contributions of Team Autoimmune Encephalitis, OnTarget Partners, the family of Nicole Seiler, and generous individuals from across the entire Encephalitis411 community. Every dollar makes a difference, enabling us to increase the impact of our research, awareness, and advocacy initiatives as we look ahead to 2023.
2022 donor wall of honor
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Fareed Abou-Haidar
Tori Adcock Robyn Albaeck APP Manufacturing Tammy Bate Jana Bates Betsy Becker Michael Belger David Bentel Steven Bodner Maddy Boehme Laurie Bogle Catherine Boothman Jani Bryson Scotty Buoy Ashleigh Burgess Pam Burton Joseph Calcagno Elissa Campbell Kristi Campbell |
Rosalie Casano
Sally Chasanoff Teresa Chavez Noelle Cole Donny Cross Paul Curti Allan and Patricia Davis The Dennis Family Chris Diehn ane domingo Stefani Ducote Cherie Fasbinder Dave Feinner Therese Fledderjohn Alison Ford Patsy Frame Tim Frame Cecilia Gee Judson Gibson |
Chris Green
Mary Greenlee Ingrid Guerci Michael Hancock Suzy Howard Pj Huchko Cathy and Bob Koonce Deborah Kops Lisa Lantz Lisa Lau Barbara Lindsay Donna Little Sheila Logue Connie Low-On Murray MacDonald Steven Mantey Jody Marshall Angela Martin Kathleen Martin |
Jodi Matthews
Tina Mattison Virginia McCleskey Tessa McKenzie Elyse McKeown Carolyn Moore Lisa Morgan Jane Myers Stacey Myers Michael Nielsen OnTarget Partners Barbara and Robert Pace Bonnie Picker Carrie Reese Charlotte Richards Marcella Richardson Jacob Savoie Michael Seiler Michelle Seiler |
Sarah Shaw
Tip Solomon Suzanne Spector Nancy and Mark Spector Jackie Stebbins Kevin Steele Julia Stutheit Kristin Tetreault Perry Edward Trachier Justin Tsai The Yee Family Beth Youngs |
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Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate a decade of Nicole’s Challenge: The Walk to Cure Encephalitis! Together we’re moving another step closer to a future that is free from the devastating impacts of encephalitis. |
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The Cause
All proceeds go to Encephalitis411, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for those impacted by encephalitis. |