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  • Victory Summit

    THE VICTORY SUMMIT® TORONTO On Saturday, October 14, 2017 join the Davis Phinney Foundation and members of your Parkinson’s community for The Victory Summit®Parkinson’s symposium. This international educational event is a moving day of information and inspiration, featuring dynamic presentations from leading movement disorder neurologists and therapists from across the continent. It’s an upbeat, fast-paced event of community and connection, filled with laughter and conversation. You will leave feeling motivated and armed with tools to help you be more involved in your own treatment and to improve your quality of life. As one attendee said, “I left this event with the knowledge and hope of how to live well with my Parkinson’s.”

  • Partners in Parkinson’s

    Join us as Partners in Parkinson's heads to Orlando to provide a full day of educational seminars and panel discussions. In the short video below, hear from attendees about what they gained by attending a Partners in Parkinson's event.

  • Philly Rabbit Run – Shake It Off 4 PD

    The Philadelphia Zoo 3400 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Philly Rabbit Run 5k/1m walk Philadelphia Zoo for Parkinson's Disease Make tracks to the Philadelphia Zoo and run wild at the 5th annual 5k or 1-mile run/walk to help shake off Parkinson's disease. The Philly Rabbit Run is Shake It Off’s largest fundraiser.  In only five years, the event has grown every year attracting over 1,000 participants and has been touted as one of the area’s fastest-growing Easter tradition.  Enjoy a unique experience at the nation's oldest zoo before it's open to the public.  The run starts inside the zoo weaving through the 42 acres of lush gardens with more than 1200 rare/endangered animals from around the world.  The net proceeds from the run support Parkinson's research.

  • CPLOL

    10th European Congress of Speech and Language Therapy

  • Speedy PD

    Speedy PD - Race for Parkinson's Disease The Speedy Pd has one of the most unique race courses in this area. Set at the beautiful Tuttle Creek State Park, both the 5K and 10K courses are USATF certified since 2013! Both courses are all on paved roads. The 5K course is very flat to the finish. The 10K course is also very flat and shaded throughout the course. Both courses include scenic views of the lake and a great atmosphere with volunteers and supporters lining the course. The race routes are stroller friendly, and we encourage the whole family to attend! You won’t want to miss it! The Speedy Pd 5K/10K and Family Fun Run is an event to benefit the Meadowlark Hills Parkinson Fund. The Meadowlark Parkinson Fund helps support services for the community to improve the quality of life for all those affected by Parkinson’s disease including patients, caregivers, therapists, and nurses. With this fund, Meadowlark is able to continue and expand opportunities for education, outreach, scholarships for medical purposes, medical care and a future Parkinson’s resource center for the Kansas region.

  • e3 Conference – Aurora, Colorado

    Hyatt Regency Aurora - Denver Conference Center 3200 E. 14th Pl., Aurora, CO, United States

    e3 Conference – Educate, Energize, Empower Join the Parkinson Association of the Rockies, along with Jimmy Choi, American Ninja Warrior participant and Parkinson’s patient, as he moves the crowd with his story of perseverance, determination and above all else, hope. In 2017, Jimmy wowed the country after defying the odds and competing as an American Ninja Warrior while tackling Early Onset Parkinson’s disease. Participants will also be challenged to: educate themselves on how sleep and fatigue can be affected by Parkinson’s disease energize and see the many ways you can incorporate exercise, dance and creativity into your life empower themselves and their care partners through the use of effective communication techniques Registration is FREE, but required by September 13th. Lunch will be provided. Transportation will also be available for participants traveling from Northern Colorado (Ft. Collins & Loveland). Note your request to ride the bus with your registration.

  • Moving Day – Dallas, Texas

    Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX, United States

    About Moving Day in Dallas, Texas Moving Day DFW is our annual fundraising walk event. It is a fun and inspiring fundraising event that unites families, friends, and communities both large and small in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. This celebration of movement will feature a family-friendly walk course, a kids area, a caregivers relaxation tent and a special Movement Pavilion featuring yoga, dance, Tai Chi, Pilates, etc. all proven to help manage the symptoms of PD. It is ‘A day to move, a day to move others, a day that moves YOU!’ About the Parkinson’s Foundation The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. In everything we do, we build on the energy, experience, and passion of our global Parkinson’s community. For more information on Parkinson’s disease, please visit www.parkinson.org. Where does my donation go? For more information about our local programs funded through your support of Moving Day, please click here.

  • Philly Rabbit Run – Shake It Off

    The Philadelphia Zoo 3400 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Run wild at the nation's oldest zoo on April 20, 2019 at the 6th Annual Philly Rabbit Run 5k race/1m walk at the Philadelphia Zoo to benefit Parkinson's Disease and to commemorate Parkinson's Awareness Month in April. Make tracks to the zoo and join Shake It Off, Inc. for their 6th Annual Philly Rabbit Run 5k run/1m walk. This event promises to be a wildly-awesome experience and fundraiser.  Participants will enjoy an extraordinary opportunity to run inside the nation's oldest zoo’s 42 acres of lush gardens with more than 1200 rare/endangered animals before it is open to the public. For the serious runner, this is a USATF certified course and is chip-timed race, but also a great time for the leisurely walker.  Come for the run, stay for the zoo! Click here for registration information.

  • 2019 Parkinson’s Unity Walk

    Central Park Central Park, New York, NY, United States

    Make every step count. The 25th Parkinson's Unity Walk will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 (rain or shine). Join thousands of members of the Parkinson’s community as we walk together in New York’s Central Park to raise funds and awareness for research. Click here to register.