International Red Sneakers Day
Participate in International Red Sneakers Day on May 20th! Support friends, family & colleagues who suffer from food allergies.
What is International Red Sneakers Day (IRSD)? It’s an opportunity to come together as a community, on May 20th, to spread food allergy awareness!
RED SNEAKERS FOR OAKLEY IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FOOD ALLERGIES
The Debbs family started Red Sneakers for Oakley in hopes of preventing another family from experiencing the excruciating loss they went through after losing their 11-year-old son, Oakley, due to his nut allergy. Each time a family thanks us for saving their child or helping to educate them, we know that we’re doing important work in the battle against anaphylaxis. Click here to read Oakley’s story.
As of 2021, International Red Sneakers Day is officially recognized by the National Day Calendar! Click here to watch Robert & Merrill Debbs (Oakley’s parents) describe what it means to them to have May 20th included on the calendar.
Allergic Living also recently published the article: International Red Sneakers Day Steps Up Its Impact, as May 20 Gains Calendar Status describing the impact of IRSD and how to participate. Check it out!
Participating is EASY!
Take a photo of yourself in red sneakers/shoes, RSFO merchandise, or anything red!
On May 20th, post your photo on social media and help spread food allergy awareness! We suggest that your caption accomplishes one or all of the following:
Promote food allergy awareness/education with a fact or personal experience
Explain International Red Sneakers Day
Tell Oakley’s story so that people understand that food allergies are serious
Tag @redsneakersforoakley on Facebook and Instagram. Tag @oakley_red on Twitter.
Use hashtags: #internationalredsneakersday, #redsneakersforoakley, #foodallergyawareness, #livlikeoaks
LOOK THE PART!
Get ready for May 20th with some cool merchandise from our online shop!
We’ve got t-shirts, sneakers, hats, accessories, and more!
Red Sneaker Day FAQs
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It's an opportunity to come together as a community, school or family to spread food allergy awareness!
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To support friends, colleagues and family members who suffer from food allergies.
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Anyone who wants to raise awareness about food allergies and mitigating anaphylaxis
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Anywhere you want it to be! Your house, a park or sports field, your school, a library, your place of worship, a restaurant, your office...literally ANYWHERE! Just make sure you post your photos on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter!
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We celebrate International Red Sneakers Day on May 20th because May is National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month and 20 was Oakley’s jersey number.
Want to become a sponsor or vendor at our Awareness event in West Palm Beach on May 19th?
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has participated in past International Red Sneakers Days. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Thanks to your wonderful support (and the viral power of social media), RSFO has helped save hundreds of lives around the world. Because of you, we’ve been able to reach audiences worldwide that we could never have reached on our own! In fact, we reach MILLIONS of people every year!
We hope this year’s IRSD will be bigger and better than ever. Can’t wait to see your photos!
MAY IS FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH AND WE ARE WORKING HARDER THAN EVER TO CONTINUE OUR LIFE-SAVING MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND AWARENESS INITIATIVES.
We run on donations and we need your help so that we can continue to spread awareness about the dangers of anaphylaxis.
Truly, no amount is too small and your consideration is appreciated beyond words.