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In Chillicothe, Illinois
We would like to invite all of our friends, old and ones yet to be made, to join us in Chillicothe, Illinois for "Shake, Rattle & Roll" for PD weekend. We have several different activities planned so there is sure to be something for everyone. The dates are Saturday and Sunday, May 25 the & 26th. We will be kicking off the weekend bright and early on Saturday with a symposium entitled "Patients As Providers" which will be presented by "PEOPLE LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S" (PLWP. org). This will take place at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at the Peoria campus in the main lecture hall and will feature interactive conversation and knowledge sharing among scientists and researchers, neurologists, and plwp's and their families. In the afternoon, we will gather for a "parkie picnic" at a friend's lake to celebrate the upcoming wedding reception of Tom (deepbrain) Kelly and Tammy (pdgal) McNamar, plus the birthdays of Dr. Rick Weber, AJ Campbell and anything else one would care to celebrate-the special bond between pwp's and the joy we find in these celebrations. On Sunday morning, everyone whom is so inclined to join us at Mass at St. Edward Catholic church are invited to join my family & me. Father Joe will give us a special blessing. Then it is on to the beautiful Peoria riverfront where we start our "Shake, Rattle and Roll" for PD festivities. At 10 AM-we will have final registration and the buffet will begin. We have lots of tasty treats and a tee-shirt for all whom come to participate in the walk. At 10:30 AM, we will present our speakers: Gina Morrs-TV personality from our local news station will act as Master of Ceremonies and she will also be reading (we hope) greetings and encouragement from Anne Udall-the daughter of the late U.S. Congressman Morris Udall. Our speakers will include U.S. Representative Lane Evans, State Senator David Leitch,, Carol Walton-the executive director of the Parkinson Alliance & the sponsor of our event. We hope to include a few surprises in our program also. At 11 AM, our gentle 1 or 2 mile walk along the riverfront will begin. After completion of the walk, please stay for some wonderful jazz music provided by "Big" John Miller & friends and the prizes. We have some terrific prizes for those who bring in the most money in donations: for the adults, we have a $249.00 pair of Maui Jim sunglasses, or a overnight stay at the downtown Peoria Holiday Inn City Centre with dinner for two at Jim's Downtown Steakhouse and a Carriage Ride from Carriage Classics, or for third prize-a $129.00 pair of Maui Jim sunglasses. The prize for the 15 year old or younger person bringing in the most money in donations will be a swim party at the AmericInn.
Anyone who would like an info packet with all the details of this event-please email your snail mail address to Joan Blessington Snyder at <snyder201@mchsi.com>. I hope to see a lot of friends come out to help us raise money and awareness.
More 'Fun - Raisers' .... Golf
So far there are two golf outing scheduled for this year and another in the process of securing a date. On Monday, July 22 Nancy and Tom Abraham will host their 2nd Annual Golf Outing in Rochester, New York. And the Northern Kentucky PLWP Team’s 3rd Annual Parkinson’s Invitational Golf Outing is scheduled for Saturday, October 12th at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in California, Kentucky. We’ll keep you posted when we hear of more outings as they are scheduled.
If you are planning an awareness or fundraising event send the dates and details to Virtuality