Parkinson's Fundraiser a Success
Largest ever turnout for Lions Bay SuperWalk
The annual Parkinson's SuperWalk along Lions Bay Avenue held earlier this month was a rousing success, according to organizers.
More than 30 people attended the event, which was held on a sunny Sunday morning. The Lions Bay group was one of more than 350 teams across Canada, who together upwards of $1.6 million toward researching a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
Across the country, an average of 38 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day, and more than 120,000 people are living with the condition in Canada today.
"The money raised is used for research for the purpose of making
the lives of people afflicted with Parkinson's better," said organizer and long-time Lions Bay resident Sally Pollock. "The end goal is finding a cure, as well as identifying and eliminating the causes of Parkinson's Disease."
Sally's granddaughter Madeleine (who has been profiled before in The Watershed for her cycling prowess HERE and HERE), has written about Parkinson's Disease in an environmental context, using Sally's own case as an example. The project, which offers insight to the frequency of diagnosis in regions exposed to heavy metal environmental pollutants, can be found online HERE.
For those who missed participating in the walk this year, donations to the Parkinson's SuperWalk fundraiser can be made HERE.
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