PARKINSON SUPERWALK 2010 - "A small step for you, a giant step for research."
MONTREAL, Sept. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Parkinson Society Quebec invites Quebecers to step out during Parkinson SuperWalk 2010, the most important annual fund-raising activity devoted to research. In over 11 cities across Quebec, thousands of people will walk in support of Parkinson's sufferers and their families on September 11 and 12. Visit www.granderandonneeparkinson.ca for the SuperWalk in your area.
People living with Parkinson's disease who participate in the SuperWalk are making an important statement! By doing the walk, people affected by this disease demonstrate the immense effort they make to raise public awareness of their daily ordeal and of their hopes for research that will help support them today and find a cure tomorrow. Alain Garceau knows something about it: member of the Canadian and Quebec cycling teams from 1978 to 1982; Canadian and Quebec champion many times; 6th in the 1979 world championships; member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic team in Moscow (boycotted by Canada and the United States). This SuperWalk spokesman, diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004, can attest to the need for continued efforts in research.
People afflicted with this disease are central to our commitment. Our job is to empower them so they can lead an active and fulfilling life, and to support them and their families irrespective of how far their disease may have progressed. It is also our job to invest in research toward developing more effective treatment.
Parkinson Society Quebec subscribes to the research program of Parkinson Society Canada which has now awarded more than 17 million dollars in biomedical, clinical and psychosocial research together with research grants throughout Canada.
Put on your walking shoes and come join Parkinson's sufferers and their families. Sign up on line at www.granderandonneeparkinson.ca
For further information:
Source: Marie-France B. Paquin, communications director - 514 861-4422 extension 227 - cell 514 603-7173
SuperWalk 2010 coordinator: Audrey Pagé - 514 868-0597 - cell 514 951-4292
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