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Connecting rural communities with resources to activate youth power and advocate for realistic solutions & healthier lifestyles
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day has been a global event for over a decade. It was started in 2006 by the Reaching for the Stars (RFTS) advocacy group. RFTS is run by parent volunteers who realized that — despite other awareness days for autism, down syndrome, and other disabilities — there was not a day that celebrated cerebral palsy. RTFS wanted to bring greater attention to cerebral palsy and raise more research funding for this disability. RFTS was also instrumental in establishing March 25th as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and designating that people wear the color green to show their support.