Dear faithful reader,
Next Saturday, May 4th, will be my third Moving Day SF as a PwP (Person with Parkinson’s), and my second time attending Moving Day festivities at Crissy Field in San Francisco. Moving Day is the annual fundraiser for the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF), a national organization that funds research and provides educational resources for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers. The PF website is a great place to access information on all things Parkinson’s.
As most of you know, I greatly enjoy participating in a weekly Dance Class for People with Parkinson’s group at the San Francisco Ballet School, made possible by funding from the Parkinson Foundation. This funding allows the class to be free for anyone with Parkinson’s and their family members.
This year our Dance Class team (a.k.a., “Shake, Rattle, and Pointe”) will again have a booth—complete with tutus for trying on—from which we hope not to get blown across San Francisco Bay. (Last year was really windy!) As an added attraction, our class will also be doing a brief dance demonstration.
That’s right, I’ll be dancing on stage…but no need to worry for my safety! Nobody’s expecting me to do a pirouette or toss a partner in the air. We perform from chairs, which is just fine with me. We’ll be doing a couple of short excerpts from Swan Lake (seriously), and another one set to a tune by that famed ballet choreographer… Bob Marley.
After the program ends, we’ll go on a fundraising walk, and if you think I’m leading up to begging for donations… you’re right!
So, if you’re feeling charitable or downright philanthropic (and if you’re not, that’s okay, too), here’s how to donate:
1) Click on this link to visit our team page (we’re “Shake, Rattle and Pointe”):
2) Ignore the “Log In” button. Scroll down to the ‘Team Roster’ and click the ‘Donate’ button next to my name.
3) Follow the prompts on the ‘Donate’ page. (Donations are tax deductible.)
4) Accept my undying gratitude…
Finally, I’m including one attachment from last year’s event:
· A video of the brief speech I gave about my Parkinson’s journey (see link to my blog below to learn how this came about):
…and a link to the blog post I wrote after last year’s Moving Day. The post includes a copy of the text of my speech (in case my video uploading skills are faulty…)
https://amovingdisorder.blog/category/moving-day-SF
That’s it! Thanks so much!
Mark
A Moving Disorder 