The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction is proud to present its signature fundraising event, Races for Faces. Join us at Races for Faces for a day of fun, health and fitness as we raise awareness and funds for those affected by craniofacial differences. For the past 60 years, the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) has supported the medical and psychosocial treatment of those with facial differences by serving as the funding arm of the renowned Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (IRPS) at NYU Langone Medical Center. This team of world-class specialists provides state-of-the-art treatment for 2,000 patients each year, with the number treated continuing to rise each year. Nearly 70% of these patients are Medicaid recipients or uninsured, and 95% are in care that spans an entire childhood. The NFFR´s ongoing support and the donated services of the Institute´s doctors ensure that children and adults with facial differences have access to the finest personalized and coordinated team care, regardless of the severity or type of condition, length of treatment, or ability to pay.

This year´s Races for Faces will take place on Sunday, July 22, 2012 in New York City at Riverside Park. Registration and the starting line will be located at the main stage. We need your help more than ever to make Races for Faces our most successful event yet, so please join hands with us as we continue to change faces and transform lives one step at a time!

• On-site registration will begin at 10:00am
• Opening remarks will begin at 10:30am
• The walk will commence at 11:00am
• Closing remarks & awards will be given out at 12:00pm

Impact of the NFFR

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• Each year in the U.S., 250,000 children are born with facial disfigurements. That is an average of 710 children a day. The faces of another 100,000 individuals are disfigured through accident or disease.
• One in every 750 children is born with a cleft lip or palate; one in 2,000 with craniosynostosis (premature fusing of skull bones); one in 3,500-5,600 with hemifacial microsomia (incomplete development of the face).
• The effect of a facial difference goes well beyond appearance: it can lead to social isolation, humiliation, severe depression, and functional difficulty in seeing, hearing, breathing, eating, and speaking.
• In addition to reconstructive surgery, children with facial differences require years of multiple pre-operative procedures, orthodontic treatment, post-operative treatment, secondary surgery, and counseling.

Steering Committee

Dana Blount, Bill Brady, Pat Chibbaro, Shelley Cohen

 Christine Karlsson, Veronica Michaeli, Dina Zuckerberg