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Last updated on April 9, 2024.

  • Weekly PD Sing Out Class
    by Bob

    Sarah Nickerson and Holly Mead are starting their weekly PD Sing Out class on Tuesday, May 21st at 1:30 pm.

    You must sign up via Punchpass. The class is being offered on a sliding scale, pay what you can, basis. Classes will be at the Rock Steady Gym, 2019 Galisteo, Suite B2.

  • Care Partners Call
    by Bob

    Beginning on April 3, will host a Zoom call for Care Partners. In general, this call will be on Zoom, at 2 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. The calls will be listed on our calendar.

    The best way to find out about these calls, and to receive the Zoom link each month, is to subscribe to our newsletter and choose the “Care Partners” mailing list option, or visit the Add me to the Care Partners page directly.

    Once we get up and running, the Care Partners call announcements will only be sent to those on the Care Partners List.

    We hope to see you soon!

  • National Plan to End Parkinson’s
    by Bob

    This week, the House of Representatives passed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act! The legislation now heads to the Senate where it will await further consideration and a vote. 

    This crucial step forward is due to the committed, impassioned advocacy of our community! Advocates signed our petition in support of the bill, sent emails, met with their members of Congress and recruited others to support this critical piece of legislation.  

    While we’re thrilled about this progress, the work continues to get this bill passed in the Senate and to the president’s desk to be signed into law. 

    Email from Drew Hatter, Government Relations Officer, THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH.

    Now is the time to thank our members of the House, and to request support from our Senators. A previous post has information about how to make your case.

    Request support from our Senators (via MJFF)

    February 2024 Update: The bill in the House has been renamed as the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act“.

    Ted Thompson at the Michael J. Fox Foundation has recently provided us with an Advocacy 101 One-Pager, and talking points for our delegation.