Get your red sneakers out, it’s almost time to make tracks for the eighth annual International Red Sneakers Day. The… Read more »
Tag: Oakley Debbs
Red Sneakers Day 2023: Teens Make Big Strides to Honor Oakley
More than 250 students at Noelle Nelson’s high school paid $1 to wear red sneakers for food allergy awareness. Nelson… Read more »
Red Sneakers Day 2022: Soccer, Social Media, and Child Ambassadors
On May 20, participants will lace up their red sneakers to play soccer on the Oakley Gage Debbs Memorial Field… Read more »
Red Sneakers Day Steps Up Its Impact, as May 20 Gains Calendar Status
For the past three years, May 20 has been circled in red on the Debbs’ family calendar. The date marks… Read more »
Merrill Debbs on Honoring Oakley and the Meaning of Red Sneakers Day
Merrill Debbs on the important messages of International Red Sneakers Day on May 20.
Red Sneakers Day on May 20: What It Means for Food Allergy Awareness
Get your red sneakers ready – Monday May 20, 2019 will be the second annual International Red Sneakers Day in… Read more »
After Son’s Nut Allergy Tragedy, Family Urges Food Allergy Education
Oakley Debbs, 11, died of anaphylaxis after consuming nut-containing cake.