World Meningitis Day
posted on 10/5/26 
The #MyEmptyChair Campaign
Meningococcal meningitis can progress quickly and unpredictably — striking a healthy person and changing or ending their life within hours.
This World Meningitis Day, the American Society for Meningitis Prevention (ASMP) is bringing together advocates, survivors, families, healthcare professionals, and communities across the country to create a visual reminder of the people whose lives have been affected: an empty chair.
The chair can represent someone lost to meningococcal meningitis, a life forever changed by it, or serve as a symbol of the impact this disease can have.
Our Chair represents Danny Knutson and all of the others that have been or are being affected by meningococcal meningitis.
