Parkinson’s Awareness Week
This year Parkinson’s Awareness Week will take place between Sunday 10th April until Saturday 16th April
This Parkinson’s Awareness Week we will be focussing on the many fun ways in which we can keep physically active. Exercise and keeping active is extreme important for people with Parkinson’s and sadly many people view exercise as a chore or boring activity. We want to change this! We want everyone out there during Parkinson’s Awareness Week to engage in some form of physical activity that they find fun! If you are unsure of what to do, check out our calendar of events or suggested activities which you can do locally, on your own or with friends and family!
Get Involved this week!
Hold your own physically fun Fundraiser for Parkinson’s
Join our Parkinson’s Fundraising Team by holding your very own physically fun fundraising activity this week. This can include: walking, running, cycling, dancing or whatever you like to raise money for vital Parkinson’s services.
Simply speaking, there is no one out there providing the services we do. Your support helps people living with Parkinson’s today, not tomorrow. Every pound raised will fund therapies, mental health support, care, training, information and non-pharmaceutical research to curb the devastating progression of Parkinson’s and enable people to live better for longer.
Donate
There is no cure for Parkinson’s, which is why we need your support to enable people with the condition to live life to the fullest and to live better for longer.
Hold your own fundraiser this Parkinson’s Awareness Week in just a few simple steps:
1. Decide on what you would like to do e.g a family cycle event, sponsored Nordic walk , Skydive etc
2. Download the following to help you with your fundraising:
3. Set you your Justgiving fundraising page.
4. Email fundraising@parkinsonscare.org.uk to let us know about your event and to order collection cans, balloons, leaflets and other materials.
5. Spread the word by sharing your event and our Parkinson’s Awareness Week poster!
Spread the Word!
Download our Parkinson’s Awareness Week poster and share on your social media pages! Don’t forget to like or follow us and tag Parkinson’s Care and Support UK @ParkinsonsCSUK:
Activities
Join in this awareness week in a range of physical events and activities to get you active whilst having fun! We have a calendar of activities taking place every day from the 10th April- 16th April 2022 where everyone can get involved. Be sure to register for the activities in advance and you’ll be provided with information and access links to join.
Sunday 10th April
World Parkinson’s Day
Monday 11th April
Tai Chi Walkathon
Join us in person at Whittington Community Hall Worcester, via ZOOM from home, whilst at work, on your lunch break or wherever you may be on World Parkinson’s Day for our largest mass Tai Chi Walk. This event will first teach you how to Tai Chi Walk and then end with what we hope to be the biggest participation of Tai Chi Walking to date.
Tuesday 12th April
All of our work is funded by the public through donations. Help us to improve life of more people affected by Parkinson’s today, not tomorrow. To support any area of our work including the Parkinson’s Mental Health Support Hub, Respite Care, Research, Exercise Programmes and Neurological Physiotherapy.
