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The Lowe family gets set for Parkinson SuperWalk (Sharon and Quentin Lowe hold the sign.)<\/p><\/div>\n

The summer is prime time for social gatherings of all types: BBQs, picnics, pool parties, family reunions, cottage retreats, golf days, birthday celebrations and anniversaries. While you\u2019ve got everyone together, why not encourage them to make a pledge to your Parkinson SuperWalk fundraising efforts \u2013 or join you by participating in SuperWalk too.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hosting a summer gathering, tell your guests (in advance) to forget about a birthday or anniversary present and to nix the hostess gift and ask them to support your SuperWalk campaign instead. If you\u2019re emailing your invitation, add the link to your SuperWalk page, so they can make their pledge as they RSVP. Be sure to have an envelope for cash and your paper pledge form handy at the gathering too.<\/p>\n

You may even want to sell tickets to your event and let everyone know that the proceeds will go to Parkinson SuperWalk. That\u2019s what Sharon Lowe has done the past couple of summers. She turned her usual poolside luncheon for a group of girlfriends into a fundraiser \u2013 Poolside Pedicures for Parkinson\u2019s<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 Last year the event raised $715 and Sharon raised more than $2,000 for Parkinson SuperWalk in total.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all great fun. We had a lot of laughs, as we usually do when we get together,\u201d says Sharon. \u201cAnd all of my friends know how important the Parkinson\u2019s cause is to me because of my brother. Her younger brother Quentin Lowe, now 45, was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson\u2019s disease (YOPD) eight years ago. This year Sharon may charge a bit more for her event tickets and gather her friends for a women\u2019s networking event of some kind, since most of her friends are business women.<\/p>\n

So consider asking your friends, colleagues and family members to support your SuperWalk campaign, when you\u2019re together having fun in the sun. In addition to supporting a wonderful cause, your fundraising efforts could make you a winner like Mike Zegers of Toronto. \u00a0Mike won a $500 Roots card for the SuperWalk Early Bird Draw held May 31. While pleased with the prize, Mike\u2019s motivation is his late father.<\/p>\n

He writes: \u201cParkinson SuperWalk is an opportunity for me, my family and friends to remember my father Marinus Zegers, who courageously battled with Parkinson’s disease for more than 15 years. One of my father’s great wishes was that future generations, including his children and grand-children, would live to see a cure and not face the debilitating consequences of the disease as he did.\u00a0Contributing to Parkinson Canada through SuperWalk is my attempt to help turn that wish into a reality. Parkinson SuperWalk brings awareness to the disease, raises funds to support people living with Parkinson’s and funds initiatives that are working towards better medication\/treatment and ultimately, a cure. Participating in Parkinson SuperWalk has allowed me to connect with others who have Parkinson’s or are affected by the disease, share my awareness and experience with others, support the initiatives of Parkinson Canada and to further cherish the memory of my Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkinson SuperWalk offers walkers plenty of chances to become a winner<\/a>, and an Everyday Hero to people with Parkinson\u2019s across Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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