Taking Steps for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson Research Foundation Announces First Annual Walk
Sarasota, FL--- The Parkinson Research Foundation will be presenting its first annual walk to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease and money to help support the mission of the Parkinson Research Foundation.
On Saturday April 18th, the annual walk will be held in downtown Sarasota and will begin at 9:00am. The walk will begin at J.D. Hamel Park and cover a 3 mile loop through Main Street and the surrounding areas.
This year’s walk has already gained the unanimous support of the Sarasota community, including the Downtown Sarasota Merchants Alliance, the Burns Court Merchants and Artist Market and exclusive magazine media sponsor SRQ Magazine. The Parkinson Research Foundation hopes that bringing its cause to the streets will help raise awareness about over one million people across American who are affected by this crippling disease.
The money raised will be used to fund research, educational programs, advocacy and awareness efforts that will support Parkinson’s patients, caregivers and families in communities across America.
Registration will begin at 8:00am the day of the walk, however, preregistration is highly recommended. Walkers can participate as an individual or a member of a team. Registration is $10 dollars in advance and $15 dollars the day of the walk. The registration includes a Taking Steps T-shirt and one free 50/50 Taking Steps raffle ticket.
For every $50 that a walker raises in sponsorships and pledges they will receive an additional 50/50 ticket. Upon the completion of the walk a ticket will be drawn at random and the winner will be awarded 50% of the proceeds from the raffle ticket sales. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each.
For more information and to register contact Laura Petrolino at lpetrolino@parkinsonresearchfoundation.org or visit us the walk website at www.parkinsonfunwalk.com
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