Moving Day Atlanta – Virtual Walk — Event Information

Event Details

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Location: Virtual Walk
Activities Begin: 10:00 AM

THANK YOU for your Support!

Watch the Moving Day Atlanta – Virtual Walk video NOW!!!
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Amanda Appolloni | ph: 770-843-2324 | aappolloni@parkinson.org

For Parkinson’s disease and coronavirus updates, please read the Parkinson’s Foundation’s latest blog post here:  Parkinson.org/blog/tips/Coronavirus.

Why You Should Join Us

We’re bringing together some of the most inspiring people in our Parkinson’s community to make Moving Day – Virtual Walk an incredible experience for everyone. You will hear real people telling their stories of living with Parkinson’s, loving people with Parkinson’s and working to beat Parkinson’s. And in between those emotional and inspiring stories, we are bringing in fitness experts from our community to do mini-workout sessions right from your living room. So, grab your workout shoes, and get ready to MOVE and BE MOVED!

How to Participate

Have the following items ready for Moving Day!

✓ Exercise shoes
✓ Water
✓ Towel
✓ Chair

The exercises featured in Moving Day Virtual Walk are for people of all ages and abilities. Between the exercise sessions, sit back and relax while we share emotional and inspiring stories from people living with Parkinson’s, loving people with Parkinson’s and who work tirelessly to beat Parkinson’s.

It’s Not Too Late to Fundraise

Parkinson’s disease continues to affect thousands of people around the world every day, and we need your support today more than ever. Let’s rally together virtually to continue to fight Parkinson’s. Here is how:

  • If you haven’t already done so, please make a personal donation.
  • Download the Parkinson’s Moving Day mobile app. With this mobile app, you can send fundraising emails and texts, post progress updates on social media, deposit check donations and connect to Apple Health or Google Fit and Strava to track your physical activity.
  • Supercharge your fundraising by starting a Facebook fundraiser. Go to your Moving Day Participant Center or the Parkinson’s Moving Day app to get started. All the money you raise on Facebook will automatically be counted toward your personal fundraising goal.
  • All registered participants that raise $100 will receive an exclusive Moving Day T-shirt. Click here to learn more about additional Moving Day Rewards. All rewards will be delivered directly to participants this year.

Donations

We encourage you to raise funds online through the Moving Day website, Facebook or the Parkinson’s Moving Day mobile app. If you receive a check donation, please process the check donation through the Moving Day mobile app or mail it to:

ATTN: Moving Day Atlanta / Amanda Appolloni
Parkinson’s Foundation Georgia
200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131

Include a note with the name of the participant that we should credit the donation to.

To learn more about the resources in your area, and the great work of the Parkinson’s Foundation Georgia, please visit our website www.parkinson.org/Georgia.

If you have any questions about Moving Day, are interested in sponsorship opportunities or would like information about the foundation, please contact us below:

Amanda Appolloni | ph: 770-843-2324 | aappolloni@parkinson.org

Mailing address:

ATTN: Moving Day Atlanta / Amanda Appolloni
Parkinson’s Foundation Georgia
200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131

Moving Day has raised over $27 million and brought more than 130,000 participants together.