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Monday, June 3, 2013

D. Plump Consulting to Produce "Walk for Kids Growth" Dec 7th, in Los Angeles

D. Plump Consulting has signed on to produce Walk for Kids Growth event in Southern California. Join us for a great cause and great time, in December. Details below...

Human Growth Foundation, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, will host Walk for Kids Growth community-wide event on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Griffith Park, in Los Angeles.

Walk for Kids Growth will help increase awareness of childhood growth disorders. Proceeds will provide access to research, education, support, and advocacy.

Walk for Kids Growth is hosted by award-winning TV/film actor/comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence (“GLEE” and “Chuck”), with entertainment provided by national singing sensation IM5 and many more!

Registration fees:

  • $10 for youth under 18 
  • $15 for adults 
Each participant will receive an event tee shirt, refreshments and access to the Celebrity Meet & Greet.

Walk as an individual or form a team.


Be part of a growing solution!

Register online at www.StepUpAndWalkForHGF.org.


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Approximately 1,000 attendees are expected to participate in Walk for Kids Growth, including families, celebrities, businesses, medical providers, and the general Southern California community. The fun-filled, health conscious community event will feature exhibit booths, food, refreshments, giveaways, and Celebrity Autograph tent.

Sponsorships and donations are currently being accepted. For more information, contact: Daphne@HGFound.org.

For more information about Walk for Kids Growth, visit: www.StepUpAndWalkForHGF.org.

About the Human Growth Foundation:
The Human Growth Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1965 by five families of children with growth disorders.Today, the organization is composed of thousands of parents with children who have various growth disorders, adults who are Adult Growth Hormone Deficient, physicians and other interested healthcare professionals. Their mission is to "help children and adults with disorders related to growth or growth-hormone through education, research, support and advocacy." For almost fifty years they have been the leader in providing information and educational materials to healthcare providers, affected individuals and the general public. HGF's commitment to expanding & accelerating research into growth or growth-hormone disorders has contributed over $1.5 million to young investigators through their "Small Grants Program and the Human Growth Foundation Awards Program." HGF provides two Internet Support Lists-pediatic and adult on their website. For more information about Human Growth Foundation, visit http://www.hgfound.org.


About Children's Hospital Los Angeles’ Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism:
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a private, nonprofit hospital that is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for endocrinology and diabetes care on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals List. One of the three largest endocrine programs in the United States is operated through the hospital's Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. The Center is pioneering pediatric care through basic and clinical research programs for diabetes, obesity, growth, weight management, bone metabolism and endocrinology. For more information about the Children's Hospital Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, visit www.chla.org.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

1st Annual Step Up & Walk - Benefiting Children with Growth Disorders

Event Produced by D.Plump Consulting
- Logistics
-Marketing
-Public Relations
-Corporate Sponsorship Procurement
-Product Donation Procurement
-Event Registration
-Talent Recruitment



And, check out the Event Slideshow below!
Human Growth Foundation hosted its 1st Annual 4.8K Step Up and Walk community event on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona, NY. Approximately 300 people attended the walk. The event raised nearly $30,000 and helped raise much needed awareness of childhood growth disorders and funds to continue providing research, education, support and advocacy. 


Sponsors of the 1st Annual 4.8K Step Up and Walk event included EMD Serono (Presenting), Novo Nordisk, Pfizer Bridge Program, Dexa Percy, Ocean Breeze Healthcare, Queens Ledger, Sandoz, Costco (Regal Park,NY), U.S Balloon, Enlightened Ice Cream, Uniqueness Counts, Hula Frog and Parties 2 Go and DJ Noel Cruz. High School supporters include Bayside High School Red Cross Club and the Academy of Public Service-Forest Hills High School. 


The event featured giveaways, exhibit booths, food and beverages provided by Costco, entertainment provided by DJ Noel Cruz and special performances by Donald Trump’s BQ Girls. Top Fundraising Walkers Teri and Kevin Davies and Top Fundraising Team Queens County Community Bank.

HGF Executive Director Patti Costa (L), EMD Serono,
and Dr. Duke Pitukcheewanont (R)
“We were so thrilled to see all of the community support on Sunday morning,” says Dr. Duke Pitukcheewanont, President of Human Growth Foundation. “It is estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 children in the United States have growth failure due to growth hormone deficiency. Community and corporate support is helping us reach more individuals and families affected by growth failure.”

Ocean Breeze Healthcare hands Human Growth Foundation a donation.
The Human Growth Foundation is a national nonprofit organization, headquartered in Glen Head, New York. Its mission is to help children, and adults with disorders of growth and growth hormone through research, education, support, and advocacy. 

The Foundation is dedicated to helping medical science to better understand the process of growth. It is composed of concerned parents and friends of children, and adults, with growth problems; physicians; and, other interested health professionals. 

Human Growth Foundation is dedicated to helping medical science to better understand the process of growth. It is composed of concerned parents and friends of children, and adults, with growth problems; physicians and other interested health professionals. The Foundation focuses on intrauterine growth retardation, Russell-Silver syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Noonan's syndrome, chondroplasias, and more.

For more information about Human Growth Foundation, visit http://www.hgfound.org.



Monday, January 7, 2013

D. Plump Consulting to Produce Step Up and Walk New York Event

Human Growth Foundation, a national, non-profit organization whose mission is to help children and adults with disorders of growth and growth hormone announces D. Plump Consulting will produce The Foundation's first annual 4.8K Step Up and Walk. Step Up and Walk will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm at Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in Queens, New York. 

The event will feature dignitaries, celebrities, entertainment for all ages, community vendors, giveaways, and awards to Top Fundraising Walkers and Top Fundraising Teams. Individual and team registration is now open online at www.hgfound.org

Step Up and Walk is more than a community fundraiser,” says Human Growth Foundation President Dr. Pisit “Duke” Pitukcheewanont.

“We are building awareness of growth hormone deficiency and the funds to continue critical research, education, support and advocacy. It is estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 children in the United States have growth failure due to growth hormone deficiency.”

Step Up and Walk will allow Human Growth Foundation to:
  • provide "starter grants" to encourage research in both physical and psychosocial areas of growth disorders and chondroplasias 
  • host Discussion Forums for parents of children, and adults, with growth disorders 
  • conduct awareness/outreach programs to identify 
  • encourage persons with growth disorders to seek appropriate diagnosis and treatment 
Entry donation includes Event Tee-Shirt, Continental breakfast, snacks and beverages:

$10 for Youth under 16
$25 for Adults before March 1st



REGISTER to walk, individual and teams, click here.

Become a TEAM CAPTAIN, click here.

Be a SPONSOR of the event, click here.

Human Growth Foundation is dedicated to helping medical science to better understand the process of growth. It is composed of concerned parents and friends of children, and adults, with growth problems; physicians; and, other interested health professionals. The Foundation focuses on intrauterine growth retardation, Russell-Silver syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Noonan's syndrome, chondroplasias, and more. 

For more information about Human Growth Foundation, visit www.hgfound.org.