Vermont PANDAS & PANS Awareness 5K Run/Walk
- Date Sat 11th October 2025
- Time 10:00AM EDT
- Location Burlington, Vermont
- Price $27.50
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the vibrant and impactful Vermont PANDAS & PANS Awareness 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in beautiful Burlington, Chittenden! This family-friendly event is not just a race; it's a celebration of community and a crucial opportunity to raise awareness for PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders) — conditions that significantly affect children and young adults.
Whether you're a seasoned runner or a casual walker, everyone is invited to participate in the 5K fun run and walk. Expect a lively atmosphere with a DJ, tasty snacks, cool t-shirts, and medals for the kids! Plus, gain valuable insights from experts and resources dedicated to understanding these often-overlooked disorders. By joining us, you'll be supporting vital research and education efforts through our partnership with The Alex Manfull Fund, ensuring that we can better understand and treat these conditions in our community. Mark your calendars for this uplifting event and help us make a difference in the lives of those affected by PANS and PANDAS!
Whether you're a seasoned runner or a casual walker, everyone is invited to participate in the 5K fun run and walk. Expect a lively atmosphere with a DJ, tasty snacks, cool t-shirts, and medals for the kids! Plus, gain valuable insights from experts and resources dedicated to understanding these often-overlooked disorders. By joining us, you'll be supporting vital research and education efforts through our partnership with The Alex Manfull Fund, ensuring that we can better understand and treat these conditions in our community. Mark your calendars for this uplifting event and help us make a difference in the lives of those affected by PANS and PANDAS!
Organiser's Description
WELCOME TO THE SECOND ANNUAL PANS/PANDAS AWARENESS EVENT IN VERMONT! Join us for a 5K fun run and walk along in Burlington on October 11, 2025 to raise awareness for PANS/PANDAS [https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/pandas] here in Vermontan often-overlooked autoimmune disorder affecting children and young adults. Were calling on our citizens of Vermont to join us in raising awareness and moving towards change and healing.
DESCRIPTION
This is a family-friendly run/walk in Burlington. Everyone is welcome: from regular runners ready to race to walkers looking for some good community fun. We'll have a DJ, snacks, cool t-shirts, medals for the kids, prizes, and some resources and experts to help us learn about this important condition facing our kids.
We are partnering with The Alex Manfull Fund [https://thealexmanfullfund.org/], a New Hampshire-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, for our inaugural 5K event. The Alex Manfull Fund (TAMF) supports awareness, education, and research to further understand the incidence, etiology, and best treatment of post-infectious neuroimmune disorders (aka PANDAS, PANS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis) with an emphasis on their manifestation in Adolescents and Young Adults. TAMF has established a fellowship fund at Dartmouth Hospitals Neuroimmune Psychiatric Disorder (NIPD) clinic. Net proceeds from our event will be given to NIPD in support of their clinic.
WHAT ARE PANS AND PANDAS?
PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) occur when a childs immune response to an infection causes inflammation in the brain. The inflammation can cause the sudden onset of behavioral, neurological, and personality changes. The effects of PANS/PANDAS on children and their families are devastatingyet these conditions are still relatively unknown in Vermont, making diagnosis and treatment extremely difficult. Learn more [https://thealexmanfullfund.org/what-is-pandas-pans/] about this condition and its symptoms.
_A NOTE FROM GASKELL FAMILY_
Welcome to the PANDAS/PANS 5K! We are a family of 5 living in Burlington looking to transform the hardship of our own PANDAS journey into a beacon of hope and progress for others.
In September 2022, at age 8, our son experienced a sudden, acute onset of extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms. As his parents, we sought help from doctors, psychiatrists, and local resources but to no avail; his condition continued to spiral. Thanks to one of our son's former teachers, who witnessed our struggle and had read about PANDAS on Facebook, we got a first glimpse of what could be happening. In June 2023, a clinic at Dartmouth Hospital diagnosed our son with PANDAS. Since then, treatment and recovery have been long and arduous, however finallynow almost two years laterhis condition has improved significantly. With a bit of blue sky returning for our family, weve emerged with a clear mission: to help others living with this devastating condition.
DESCRIPTION
This is a family-friendly run/walk in Burlington. Everyone is welcome: from regular runners ready to race to walkers looking for some good community fun. We'll have a DJ, snacks, cool t-shirts, medals for the kids, prizes, and some resources and experts to help us learn about this important condition facing our kids.
We are partnering with The Alex Manfull Fund [https://thealexmanfullfund.org/], a New Hampshire-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, for our inaugural 5K event. The Alex Manfull Fund (TAMF) supports awareness, education, and research to further understand the incidence, etiology, and best treatment of post-infectious neuroimmune disorders (aka PANDAS, PANS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis) with an emphasis on their manifestation in Adolescents and Young Adults. TAMF has established a fellowship fund at Dartmouth Hospitals Neuroimmune Psychiatric Disorder (NIPD) clinic. Net proceeds from our event will be given to NIPD in support of their clinic.
WHAT ARE PANS AND PANDAS?
PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) occur when a childs immune response to an infection causes inflammation in the brain. The inflammation can cause the sudden onset of behavioral, neurological, and personality changes. The effects of PANS/PANDAS on children and their families are devastatingyet these conditions are still relatively unknown in Vermont, making diagnosis and treatment extremely difficult. Learn more [https://thealexmanfullfund.org/what-is-pandas-pans/] about this condition and its symptoms.
_A NOTE FROM GASKELL FAMILY_
Welcome to the PANDAS/PANS 5K! We are a family of 5 living in Burlington looking to transform the hardship of our own PANDAS journey into a beacon of hope and progress for others.
In September 2022, at age 8, our son experienced a sudden, acute onset of extreme neuropsychiatric symptoms. As his parents, we sought help from doctors, psychiatrists, and local resources but to no avail; his condition continued to spiral. Thanks to one of our son's former teachers, who witnessed our struggle and had read about PANDAS on Facebook, we got a first glimpse of what could be happening. In June 2023, a clinic at Dartmouth Hospital diagnosed our son with PANDAS. Since then, treatment and recovery have been long and arduous, however finallynow almost two years laterhis condition has improved significantly. With a bit of blue sky returning for our family, weve emerged with a clear mission: to help others living with this devastating condition.
Races
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Vermont PANS/PANDAS 5K Run/Walk
Incl. $2.50 Fee & Event T-Shirt
Sat 11th October 2025 (10:00AM EDT)
$27.50
This will be a chip timed event.
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