2025 Michigan Vaccine Injury Awareness Walk

SIXTH ANNUAL

2025 Vaccine Injury Awareness Walk and Gathering

Sunday, October 12, 2025
Noon to 4 PM

Hess Hathaway Park
Community Building
825 S Williams Lake Rd
Waterford, MI 48327

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This event is for everyone.

This is where friends, family, neighbors, teachers, coworkers, healthcare providers and lawmakers come together to bring awareness to the realities of vaccine injury and recognize those who were injured.

Cost to Attend

$20 per adult to walk (includes MVC t-shirt)
$15 per adult walk only

Children are always free to attend, and Angel tickets are available to teens, students, adults, seniors and veterans to ensure everyone in our community can afford to attend and participate.

Walk at your own pace, or just enjoy a gathering with friends.

The walk is just a portion of the event and is optional. You can stroll along paved paths that cross portions of Hess Hathaway Park or gather with friends and family who acknowledge, support, and encourage you as you continue on your personal vaccine injury journey.

We will also have some incredible speakers, snacks, and sponsors. There are even farm animals onsite for you to see and enjoy.

Event Speakers

Michigan State Rep. Brad Paquette

State Rep. Brad Paquette was first elected to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives in November 2018. He represents the people of the new 37th House District, which encompasses several township in Berrien County.

Representative Paquette serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Oversight Committee. He also serves on the House Oversight Child Welfare System Subcommittee and the House Oversight Public Health and Food Security Subcommittee.

We are grateful to Rep. Paquette for his recognition of the vaccine injured and for his support of vaccine choice.

Dr. David Brownstein, M.D.

Dr. David Brownstein, M.D., is a board-certified family physician who utilizes the best of conventional and alternative therapies. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Brownstein is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and serves on the board for the International College of Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Brownstein is the Medical Director for the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, Michigan and a passionate educator and advocate of natural therapies. He has lectured internationally about the success of natural therapies and has authored sixteen books.

Patti Lowhorn

Patti Lowhorn is a mother to three, Mimi to two, and co-founder of True North Connect along with her husband, Kelly. As the mother of a vaccine-injured child, she is passionate about advocacy and informed choice.

A veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience, Patti now focuses on supporting non-speakers and their families through Spelling to Communicate (S2C).

She is honored to serve the 6th Annual Vaccine Injury Awareness Walk as both a sponsor and a speaker.

Brian and Karen Anklam

Brian and Karen Anklam are devoted parents from Peck, Michigan, advocating for their daughter Norah, who passed away suddenly at 13 months in 2016 following a routine vaccination.

In Norah's memory, Brian and Karen work toward systemic reform of the current vaccine injury system, aiming to create lasting changes that bring clarity, choice, and fairness. By speaking out, they raise awareness of issues like VAERS reporting gaps and support informed consent.

Jacob the Brave

Jacob, age 10, is a hardworking student and young entrepreneur who loves to read, camp, play board games, and make memories with his family and friends. His faith in Jesus gives him strength, as he bravely deals with an injury from his 12-month vaccines.

Jacob created Scribbles and Giggles, where his goal is to bring happiness to people’s homes through his creations.

His endeavor was recently honored as “Best Overall Business of 2025” at the Kid Entrepreneurship Event in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.