HelpForPD.org April Newsletter |
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Learn more about what is happening locally and nationally. |
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Parkinson's Awareness Month! |
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April kicks off Parkinson's Awareness Month. April 11th is World Parkinson's Day. Here are a few ways you can spread awareness. Light it up blue. Light up your home, front porch, town hall, or an iconic bolding on April 11th.
2. Donate to your favorite Parkinson's nonprofit. Share your story on social media and use the hashtag #worldparkinsonsday. Attend a fundraising event listed below. Participate in PD Avenger's Sit2Stand challenge! Film yourself doing as many sit to stands in 1 minute as your can and post them to social media using #worldparkinsonsday.
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In Person Classes on Wednesday |
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Over the next few months, we will highlight local in person exercise classes being held each day of the week. This month we are sharing a few classes being held on Wednesday. |
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Neuromotor Wellness Southern Saratoga Clifton Park YMCA
Wednesdays 11 AM to 12:15 PM Neuromotor Wellness is a research-based exercise program specifically for those with muscular degeneration challenges including but not limited to Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, stroke recovery, and muscle injury.
Contact: Thor Lampman
518-371-2139 or tlampman@cdymca.org |
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Pedaling for Parkinson's - Guilderland YMCA Wednesday’s 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Greenbush YMCA
Participants ride for 1 hour - a 10 minute warm up at 60 RPMs, followed by 40 minutes at 80 RPMs, and a 10 minute cool down at 60 RPMs.
Contact: Jill Cullen
518-456-3634 |
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SilverSneakers Classic Wednesday 11:30 AM
YMCA Malta Branch
Have fun and move to music through a variety of exercises to increase muscular strength, range of motion, and activity for daily living skills. Weights, bands, and a ball are offered for resistance; a chair is used for seated and/or standing support..
Contact: 518-583-9623
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Living Well in the Capital Region |
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A free event presented as part of the Healthy Parkinson’s Communities™ Summit Series Saturday, April 22, 2023, 9 am - 2 pm Capital District YMCA | Southern Saratoga Branch
1 Wall Street
Clifton Park, NY 12065 A day of information and connection to learn about living well with Parkinson’s with others in your community who want to do the same. This free event will feature an open-house resource fair filled with local and national resources and representation from organizations committed to helping people live well. Plus, don’t miss a presentation from your local Parkinson’s advocates about resources that will help you better understand Parkinson’s, why it’s essential to take a holistic approach to living well, and how to access resources in your area. Resource Fair open 9 am - 2 pm
“Living Well in the Capital Region” presentation 10:30 am – 12 pm Attendance is free and open to the public. Register below to let us know you plan to attend and receive helpful information leading up to the event. |
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Parkinson's Foundation Moving Day - Westchester County |
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Moving Day is an inspiring and empowering annual fundraising walk event that unites people around the country living with Parkinson’s disease, their care partners, and loved ones to help beat PD. Moving Day is a celebration of movement! When: April 29, 2023 Where: Manhattan College |
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Every Victory Counts Challenge |
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The Every Victory Counts Challenge celebrates every victory, big and small, and highlights the importance of exercise for living well with Parkinson’s. Participants create their own challenge for the month and choose to run, cycle, log walking miles, dance, box, swim, or any combination of activity to join in the event at your pace and your place. | | |
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Outdoor Recreation in Parkinson's Disease Survey |
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The investigators of this faculty-led student research from the New York Institute of Technology's Physical Therapy program invite you to participate in an online survey. The purpose of this survey is to: 1. Gain a better understanding of the interest of the Parkinson's community with respect to participating in outdoor recreation activities such as hiking, mountain biking, fishing, skiing, canoeing, surfing, or birdwatching. 2. What factors help or hinder your participation in outdoor recreation activities 3. Ascertain your interest in participating in a focus group that will meet after the survey is completed. |
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The Adirondack Fox Trot 5K |
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Join us on Sunday, April 29th, for The Adirondack Fox Trot 5K. The event will be held at Betwar Byway at 9am, and registration will open at 7am. In addition to the 5K, there will be a basket raffle with winners being drawn at 10am. You have a couple of months before the event so time to put on your running/walking shoes and start training! | | |
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Virtual Educational Events This Month |
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Share your voice with the Speech Accessibility Project! |
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is now recruiting individuals with Parkinson’s to help commercial speech recognition tools understand diverse voices, including those affected by Parkinson’s and related neurological diagnoses, for example, MSA, PSP, CBD and post-DBS. All personal information safeguarded at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This project is funded by Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. Mentors from LSVT Global will walk you through the participation process so you can record your speech from the comfort of your own home. Get started today! Participants can earn up to $180. Caregivers can earn up to $90, as well. saa.beckman.illinois.edu Questions? speechaccessibility@beckman.illinois.edu |
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Thank you for attending the Parkinson's Cabin Fever Dance Party! |
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We hope you had a wonderful time at our first Cabin Fever Dance Party! Thank you so much to all those who attended and donated. We are so grateful for your support. |
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We want to hear from you! |
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Our mission is to help those affected by PD live well. We want to hear your story and bring a spotlight onto members of our community. Email us at stephanie@helpforpd.org and share with us how you are living well today. Please inform us if you are not comfortable with us sharing your story. |
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Help us spread our message by following us on Facebook! Leave us a review and share our page. |
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Help for Parkinson's is always adding interesting and relevant information to our website. Have you checked us out lately? |
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