PDF Champions Friday!

Shop for Jewelry to Support PDF!

In honor of April as Parkinson's Awareness Month, www.emily-alice.com will be donating 15 percent of sales from her Dopamine Collection to PDF.

Emily Alice's professional homemade designs are inspired by science and in particular molecules. Please shop her site today to support Parkinson's research!

Thank for your being a PDF Champion, Emily!

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

Thursday's Tip: PDF Champions

Fundraise Online!

What is one of the easiest ways to collect donations for your PDF Champions fundraiser you may ask? Well, the answer is simple, through your PDF Champions fundraising webpage, of course.

Personalizing your fundraising webpage is the key and will get you moving in the right direction. You can upload photos, share your story and email the link to your family and friends.

For inspiration, check out PDF Champion Tanya Puckett’s webpage. Tanya completed the 2012 Albany Marathon in Albany, GA and raised $1,000 for PDF.

Don't forget that PDF has entries into the sold out 2012 Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 28! If you are interested in joining PDF's marathon team please email me at kbresnahan@pdf.org.

Remember: The Cure Begins with YOU!

Wednesday Picture Day: PDF Champions

Strike!

Last Thursday, March 29, I had the pleasure of attending Ivory Latta’s First Annual Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon for Parkinson’s in Atlanta, GA! Earlier this year, WNBA star, Ivory Latta, became the Ambassador for our PDF Champions program. Ivory’s family has been touchrf twice by Parkinson’s. Her father was diagnosed a few years ago and her grandmother earlier this year. Ivory is truly dedicated to the cause and boy, does it show. Her enthusiasm during the Bowl-A-Thon was quiet remarkable.

Although my bowling was far from impressive, the celebrity crowd definitely impressed. Ivory was joined by Marvin Williams (Atlanta Hawks), Sean Weatherspoon (Atlanta Falcons), Corey Peters (Atlanta Falcons), Reshad Jones (Miami Dolphins), Tori Gurley (Green Bay Packers), Terrence Trammell (3x Olympian), Mark Hayes (Good Day New York Anchor), Sam Crenshaw (11 Alive News), CJ Simpson (DJ 95.5 The Beat) and Griff (Comedian/On-Air Personality).

Thanks Ivory for kicking off April’s Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

Tuesday's Tip: PDF Champions

Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers!

Minimize last-minute stress at your PDF Champions fundraising event. If your event calls for extra hands, recruit your friends and family for support Parkinson’s disease. Touch base with your volunteers one to two days before your event date to review details with responsibilities. Also, use this time to gather and organize any supplies you’ll need to ensure your event runs smoothly.

Need to brainstorm or talk things through? That’s what I am here for! I am one call or email away.

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!

PDF Champions Friday!

PDF CHAMPIONS FRIDAY

Surprise… Happy 60th Birthday to Gary Chard from Wilmington, DE!  There is no better way to celebrate your birthday than with a surprise party thrown by family and friends - - while fundraising for PDF at the same time!

At the beginning of the year, Gary’s wife Beth Ann came to PDF with the fantastic idea of turning Gary’s special ‘secret’ bash into a PDF Champions fundraising event http://www.pdf.org/en/pdf_champion. Gary was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008 at the age of 56. Together Gary and Beth Ann have been extremely involved in the Parkinson’s community. Gary presents educational topics about Parkinson’s to support groups in NJ, PA, MD and DE and Beth Ann has become a true care partner and a PDF Research Advocate http://www.pdf.org/en/research_advocate.

I am so pleased to announce that Gary’s party raised over $2,500 for Parkinson’s research! Applause all around!

Remember: The Cure Begins with YOU!

Thursday's Tip: PDF Champions

Youngsters can be the best fundraisers!

Who needs a fundraising tip or two? Here are a few unique ideas to get your children or grandchildren involved in the fight against Parkinson’s disease…

School Read-A-Thon: First request the support of your local school (s) or PTA organization. Once you have the go ahead, students can ask family, friends and neighbors to sponsor them for every book they read. As an incentive, students can win small prizes (either bought or donated) depending on how many books they have completed! This is a great way to get children involved; encouraging them to read and raise awareness for Parkinson’s the same time.

Wii Love to Party:  Have your children invite their friends over to participate in a video game party/competition. Set up an ‘entry fee’ and all proceeds go towards your PDF fundraising goal http://www.pdf.org/en/pdf_champion.

Remember: The Cure Begins with YOU!

Celebrate Spring: PDF Champions

Come Celebrate Spring with PDF!

The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) and the Young New Yorkers for the Fight Against Parkinson’s committee invite you to Celebrate Spring http://www.pdf.org/en/celebrate_spring, an evening of cocktails, dancing, live auction, hors d'oeuvres and dessert to benefit PDF’s research programs.

Here are all the details:

Wednesday, April 4


8:00 PM – 12:00 AM

LAVO, 39 East 58th Street, New York, NY

For tickets visit http://www.pdf.org/en/celebrate_spring.

Entertainment: Music by DJ Brenda Black

New to this year’s event is a live auction hosted by Kathleen Guzman from Heritage Auction. Items include: 4 days/3 nights in Budapest, Hungary; Fishers Island Club Golf & Lunch; Autographed copy of LIFE by Keith Richards; and Sunday brunch for two at LAVO.

Founders: G. Pennington Egbert III, Georgina B. Schaeffer and Missy Egbert Sheehan

Co-Chairs: G. Pennington Egbert III, Jonathan E. Romero, Jr., Gregory and Barbara Romero, Georgina B. Schaeffer, Missy Egbert Sheehan and William B. Sheehan

History: Celebrate Spring was first conceived five years ago by G.Pennington Egbert III, his sister Missy Egbert Sheehan and their close friend Georgina B. Schaeffer.  The three, whose fathers both lived with Parkinson’s disease, joined together to create the Young New Yorkers for the Fight Against Parkinson’s committee, a group of nearly 100 New Yorkers dedicated to advancing a cure for Parkinson’s.  Each year the committee hosts Celebrate Spring, which has raised more than $300,000 since its inception. 

Proceeds will benefit PDF’s Côté Clinical Genetics Initiative http://www.pdf.org/grant_funding_fellow#cote, which supports research to identify and understand the role of genetic markers in Parkinson’s disease. 

If you are interested in becoming a PDF Champion and starting your own fundraising event, please visit http://www.pdf.org/en/pdf_champion.

Remember: The Cure Begins With YOU!