Click here to see the calendar page that shares upcoming event information from PD groups nationwide.
Click here to see the calendar page that shares upcoming event information from PD groups nationwide.
Copyright 2010 Sheryl Jedlinski
September 11: Midwest Chapter Walk-A-Thon
No advance registration. Three-mile route along Naperville’s Riverwalk, suitable for all fitness levels.
Mark your calendar and join us for our annual Walk-A-Thon on September 11. All proceeds will go to raise funds for PD research to find new, better treatments on the road to the cure. The fun, family, pet-friendly event will feature snacks, entertainment, raffle prizes (including a handmade tulip quilt), sponsor give-a-ways, information booths, and more.
Midwest Chapter Walk-A-Thon Schedule
8:30 a.m,
Register. Submit pledge sheets/donations. Enjoy snacks. Pick up free t-shirt. Buy raffle tickets all morning.
9:30 a.m.
Welcome: Maxine Dust, President, APDA Midwest Chapter Board.
Latest developments in PD research
Dr. Michael Rezak:
10:00 a.m.
Walk begins.
11:00 a.m.
Raffle prize winners named.
We need your help
Walk alone or with your own team.
Donate on-line in honor or in memory of someone.
Sponsor someone else if you can’t walk yourself.
If you do not receive a pledge sheet in the mail, call 630-933-4392 to have one sent to you or download one from www.apdamidwest.org
Help find a cure for Parkinson’s disease
Walk/run to support PD research
Register online now for the second annual Sully Shuffle (5K run / 3 walk) to raise money for PD research. The event will be held will be held on September 19 and begin at Oak Lawn HS. In its first year, the Sully Shuffle raised $20,000 for the APDA Midwest Chapter to use to fund PD research in Illinois. Your participation in this year's event will help make it an even greater success!
The Sully Shuffle is named for Skip Sullivan, retired Oak Lawn HS teacher/coach, and active member of the Oak Lawn community. Skip has been fighting PD for six years. His positive attitude and eternal optimism inspired this foundation and fundraiser.
2010 Sully Shuffle Schedule
7:30 a.m.
Check-in at tennis courts on Austin Ave.
8:30 a.m.
Mini Shuffle on track for children ages 2-10.
9:00 a.m.
5K Run starts on Austin Ave., followed immediately by start of 1K walk.
1 - 4 p.m.
Post-party at Homestead Barr, 93rd and Central, Oak Lawn. Includes food and beverages.
Register before September 1 and pay reduced fee
at http://sullyshuffle2010.eventbrite.com or by mail. Make checks payable to Sully Shuffle Foundation, and mail with completed registration form to:
Oak Lawn High School c/o Janet Haubenreiser
9400 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
For more information go to
http://www.sullyshuffle.org/forms/poster.pdf
or contact info@sullyshuffle.org
The Sully Shuffle Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-for-profit organization raising funds to assist in the fight against PD.