What's On Your Wishlist? Seeking Your Feedback for our Educational Programs

What is the one topic you wish PDF's educational programs would cover about Parkinson's disease?

... medications?

... nutrition?

.... exercise?

We hope you tell us by taking our very short (promise - it's just four questions) survey.

You may already know that PDF regularly hosts online seminars, or PD ExpertBriefings, along with a host of other educational programs.  Available live (both online and by phone) and recorded (both online and as DVDs), they are some of our most popular programs.

But we want to make sure we're covering the topics that are relevant to your life with Parkinson's.  So we're asking you to rank several topics and then tell us about any others we left out.  Please, if you have just a few minutes today, make your voice heard.


You tell us what you need our programs to cover. --> We'll do our best to deliver.

Take Survey Now

(PS: To get a sense of past and future topics, browse our past online seminars and sign up for those upcoming online seminars.)

Wednesday Picture Day: PDF Champions

A special thank you goes out to PDF Champion Mallory Hiltz on her successful 5K Walk/Run for Parkinson's held on Saturday, April 21, at Brady's Run Park in Beaver, PA!  

As part of PDF Champions Campus Challenge program, Mallory and a few of her classmates from Community College of Beaver County worked tirelessly on the walk to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's disease!

Mallory and her classmates raised over $1,100 to support Parkinson's research! Check out these great photos from the walk. 

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

Tuesday's Tip: PDF Champions

Summer can be the best time of year for fundraising for Parkinson's! The weather is great. Vacations are scheduled.  Kids are out of school. Checkout the list of summer fundraising ideas for your next PDF Champions event below.

• Down to a tee! Work with a local golf course to plan a PDF Champions golf outing. Golfers pay a certain amount to play with proceeds benefiting PDF.  See if local businesses will donate prizes and offer a prize to the winner of each hole, or of the whole course.
• Happy Independence Day! Use your usually Fourth of July BBQ as an opportunity to fundraising for PDF. Ask guests to donate $5 to help find a cure for Parkinson's!
• Suds up for Parkinson's! Hold a car wash in your neighborhood. Ask a local store to donate the supplies and ask your friends to start scrubbing. You can add to your profit by hosting a bake sale or selling chilled bottles of water.

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

Thursday's Tip: PDF Champions

A "thank you" goes a long way. One of the most important pieces of your PDF Champions event is making sure you say "thank you" to your participants, volunteers and sponsors for their support of Parkinson's research.

You can send an email, invest in inexpensive thank you notes or use the sample thank you letter located in your PDF Champions Welcome Packet as guide. Make sure to highlight the successes of your event; why their participation meant so much to you; how many guests attended; and the total amount raised for Parkinson's. You can even include photos, a video or news articles of your event!

Letting your supporters know how much you value them and their help in finding a cure for Parkinson's disease can make all the difference!

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

PDF Champions Friday!

For PDF Champions Friday, we would like to highlight Ellene Warren of Los Angeles, CA. Ellene is a great example of someone using  creativity to fundraise for a cure for Parkinson's disease!

She has crafted a collection of handmade, crocheted cuffs. She designed this collection specifically to sell and raise money to help fight Parkinson's disease. As a caregiver to a person with Parkinson's, Ellene knows first hand the importance of funding critical research. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit PDF!

Thank you so much for your time and generosity, Ellene!

Please visit Elene's webpage on Etsy.com to purchase one of these beautiful handmade cuffs.

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

Walk Over the Water: PDF Champions

Thank you to the Parkinson's Support Group of the Mid-Hudson Valley for hosting the 2nd Annual Walk Over the Water event on April 29 in Poughkeepsie, NY to benefit PDF!

PDF Champion and chair of the support group, Nancy Redkey, helped to make this walk an amazing success. More than 200 people, including Karlin Schroeder, PDF's Advocacy Relations Manager, took part in the walk located at Walkway Over the Hudson. We are thrilled to report that nearly $17,000 was raised for Parkinson's research!

This is the second year the Parkinson's Support Group of the Mid-Hudson Valley has hosted Walk Over the Water. Nancy and the group were featured in PDF's Parkinson's Awareness Month Tool Kit and Posters.

Please take a few moments to read the article about Walk Over the Water featured in today's Poughkeepsie Journal. 

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!