The 2024 Walk is quickly approaching. Everyone is working hard to make this walk a reality. Please join us on April 27, 2024 at Mary Crites Virginia Hannan Park Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. (Directions are below if needed)
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Thank you for making this year's walk a HUGE success! As a community, we continue to partner with the Parkinson's Foundation and others who continue the search for a cure. Your efforts also continue to serve PD families in Pickaway county and the surrounding area.
The Parkinson's Walk for a Cure team is excited to announce a new partner in the search to find a Cure while serving others. Mr. Barry Weaver's journey to honor his father - Howard Grant Weaver will begin at Amicalola Falls State Park, Georgia where AT thru-hikers go to sign in the middle of April!
His goals for this amazing journey are to 1) to raise an awareness of what Parkinson's disease is (PD) is, 2) raise funds to assist local families living with Parkinson's disease and 3) enjoy each and every moment of on the Appalachian Trail.
You are invited to join Barry's team as he walks this wonderful path. You can follow him on his Facebook page. We at the Parkinson's Walk for a Cure will be with him in spirit as we walk at our event to fund the search for a cure while serving those PD families in our community and the surrounding area. Together we walk!
To You can join Barry's team in a few ways: 1) mail your donation to: PCCF, 770 North Court street Circleville, Ohio 43113 Attn: Steven Collins. Please include a notation on the memo field of the check, "In memory of Howard Weaver" Or 2), please click on Mr. Weaver's photo to be directed to the donation web page. Please note - a small credit card transaction fee will be applied.
All proceeds with that notation will be earmarked for deposit directly to the local Parkinson's fund managed by the Pickaway County Community Foundation to assist local families with a loved-one experiencing life with PD.
Examples of recent Quality of life (QOL) devices/services provided to those families experiencing a loved one with PD through the local Parkinson's Fund include: high-standing walkers, laser appliance for walkers when gait freezing is experienced, lift chairs, weighted utensil sets, weighted pens, plates, all costs for the OhioHealth Parkinson's Wellness classes are covered through our fund for all persons diagnosed with PD as exercise has been proven to be one of the most effective therapies for controlling PD symptoms. Our fund has purchased additional equipment used in these classes which allows for more personal instruction designed for each individual. Classes have grown from one small class to three levels of exercise classes due to increased need.Updated PD information is continually providers through mailers, an online connected PD community, and our attendance at the Wellness classes, (e.g., Clinical trials, seminars, advancement in alternate therapy - surgical and nonsurgical, access to resources for those with new diagnoses, early onset, caregiver support, etc.
If you would like to know more about Mr. Howard Weaver, please go to our Champions/Legacy page. Also, please reach out to us at 740.412.1030 or email us at PWFACOH@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Each of our families (Roush and Riffle) experienced first-hand the devastation of this progressive neurodegenerative disorder had on each of our loved one and the entire family.
We were seeking something good to come out of this where we could serve others. With each of our fathers, they had PD but PD didn't have them. In memory of our fa
Each of our families (Roush and Riffle) experienced first-hand the devastation of this progressive neurodegenerative disorder had on each of our loved one and the entire family.
We were seeking something good to come out of this where we could serve others. With each of our fathers, they had PD but PD didn't have them. In memory of our fathers and thoughtful prayer, the tears turned into action through service to others.
The walk date in collaboration with PCCF was chosen because Teresa's father celebrated his birthday April 30th and Steve's father celebrated his May 2nd. This was also our families way of rising up to commemorate our fathers' legacies who were champions in their own way.
Our vision was and continues to be 1) raise community awareness of the real-life challenges of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), 2) assist in funding research for a cure on a national level, 3) provide assistance for those local PD families within our community through our collaboration with the Pickaway County Community Foundation. 4) to let all PD families within our community know they are not alone in the fight against PD!
The Pickaway County Community Foundation Parkinson's Fund distributes funds to the Parkinson’s Foundation to assist in funding research a cure. The local PCCF Parkinson's fund continues to serve as a conduit for several categories of quality of life tools to assist local caregivers and their loved ones living with PD in managing their sy
The Pickaway County Community Foundation Parkinson's Fund distributes funds to the Parkinson’s Foundation to assist in funding research a cure. The local PCCF Parkinson's fund continues to serve as a conduit for several categories of quality of life tools to assist local caregivers and their loved ones living with PD in managing their symptoms, (e.g., walkers, laser guided walkers, wheelchairs, weighted utensils, plates, cups, services for the care partners, stairway chair lift, lift chairs) and sponsors those who wish to participate in the Parkinson's Wellness classes at OhioHealth Wellness center.
The funds directed to Parkinson Foundation assists in providing everything from lifesaving resources to delivering quality care to an estimated one million people (USA) living with Parkinson’s disease, as well as improve Parkinson’s treatments. All the while, supporting innovative research to find a cure.
Whoever compels you to go one mile, go two. — Matthew 5:41
Mahatma Gandhi
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In collaboration with the Pickaway County Community Foundation, the Parkinson's Walk for a Cure presented by OhioHealth, The Savings Bank, and the Wellman Family, the Parkinsons fund continues in its mission to assist Pickaway county families and the surrounding area with loved ones who have Parkinson's disease as the search for a cure continues.
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