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More than 300 people turned out
Walk raised over $25,000 for PD research
More than 300 people, and many of their pets, turned out for the APDA Midwest Chapter’s 2011 Walk-a-thon along the Riverwalk in Naperville, IL. This fun, family event raised over $25,000, all of which will go directly to fund scientific research to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Donations are still coming in and, if requested, will be applied to the Walk through the end of the year.
“We are very grateful for every penny we get,” said Chapter Board Treasurer Mary Wesley. “We know that this has been an incredibly hard year for many people to make ends meet, let alone find money to donate to charitable causes.”
Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Walk and made a difference in the lives of those living with Parkinson’s disease.
Copyright 2011 Sheryl Jedlinski
Gold Sponsors
BrightStar Care
Central DuPage Hospital
La Z Boy
Naperville & Bolingbrook
Marino & Simonetti
Law Offices
Naperville Noon Lions Club
Cleveland & Patricia Tyson
W. R. Wheeler
Accessible Living Solutions
In Kind Sponsors
AMC Movie Theatre
Anderson's Book Store
Art Injection, N.Y.
Artistic Grooming
Bar Louie
Batteries Plus
BD Mongolian Grill
Biaggi's Restaurant
Blackfinn Restaurant
Brunswick Zone
Buffalo Wild Wings
Caribou Coffee
Carlucci's Restaurant
Catch 35
Charming Charlies
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bulls/Sox
Training Academy
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Fire
Chicago Rush Football
Chicago White Sox
Clubhouse Restaurant
Coldwater Creek
Costco
Cozymel
Dorion Carpets
Dunkin Donuts
Edward Health & Fitness Centers
Einstein Brothers Bagels
Famous Daves
Francesca's Restaurant
Gantz Family
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
Harrah's Casino
Hilton - Lisle/Naperville
Hollywood Casino - Joliet
Home Depot
Houlihan's
J Alexanders Restaurant
Jewel Food Store
Just Ducky
Karla Marino
Kay Jewelers
Longhorn Steakhouse
Mago Grill & Cantina
Marchese, Tony
Malloy Liquors
Marriott Hotels
Massage Envy
Miller's Ale House
Naperville Running Co.
Panera Bread
Picchetti Dental Care - Lombard
Plano Molding
Prospect Federal Savings Bank
Sam's Club
Sleep Number
Sotirakopulos Family
Starbucks
Sullivans Restaurant
Sur la Table
Tommy Denim's Pub
Total Hockey
Trader Joes
Tuscan Market & Wine Shop
Tuscany Restaurant
Weber Grill
Whole Foods
Wilderness Falls Mini Golf
Yaseen Jewelers
Yonan Carpets
Zano Salon & Day Spa
Thank you to our many sponsors
who helped make our Walk a success
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The Midwest Chapter is on the front line in the battle against Parkinson’s, helping people in your community assume responsibility for their health and support their care partners and families through education and awareness programs, respite care, and research bringing us closer to a cure.
If you have supported our efforts previously, we thank you from the bottom of our heart. If you have not yet made your 2011 donation to the Midwest Chapter, or want to add to it, click here to do so before the end of the year.
Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year,
The Midwest Chapter Board
Help us accomplish our shared goals
Donate to Chapter by year end
For most people, New Year's Eve is the time to look ahead to the promises of the coming year, and reflect on the changes we want to make in our lives. Those of us living with Parkinson’s disease too often find ourselves on the sidelines, afraid to dream in the face of our uncertain future. This is unfair to ourselves and to those who care about us.
If your mental or physical state is not what you desire, this is the time to change course and alter your destiny. The choice is yours.
New Year’s resolutions to help you live well with Parkinson’s disease
By Sheryl Jedlinski, VP of Communications, APDA Midwest Chapter Board
Graphics by Jean Burns
Co-founders pdplan4life.com and pdplan4exercise.com
Each of us must find our own way to put fear, anger, and sadness behind us and get on with the business of living. Although life will never be the way we had planned in our pre-Parkinson’s days, “different” does not necessarily mean bad. More than 13 years into my own journey with Parkinson’s, I assure you that the daily choices we make will impact our quality of life down the road. I’ve chosen my 10 resolutions for 2012 with this in mind, and I am sharing them here to inspire and motivate you to make your own resolutions to put yourself on the path to living well with our shared disease:
