Parkinson's Awareness Week
Each year, we hold Parkinson's Awareness Week to raise awareness
of Parkinson's and our work. This also gives a focus for
fundraising efforts across the UK.
The next Parkinson's Awareness Week will be 11-17 April
2011.
Parkinson's Awareness Week 2010
Parkinson's Awareness Week 2010 was all about making sure the
voices of people affected by Parkinson's were heard - loud and
clear.
People with Parkinson's
More people than ever before came forward to get involved in
media work and talk about what it's like to live with
Parkinson's:
- Sir David Jones speaks to the Yorkshire
Post. Sir David Jones, former chairman of JJB Sports, was
featured in the Yorkshire Post on 22 April talking about having
Parkinson's and the impact it's had on his life.
- Parkinson's on ITV's This Morning.
On Tuesday 20 April Karen Rose and her husband Mike joined Dr Chris
Steele on ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly
Willoughby.
- Dispelling myths about Parkinson’s.
To highlight the week we commissioned a survey to uncover what
people know about Parkinson's. The survey found that only 9% of the
UK population realise that as many as 1 in 20 people with
Parkinson's are diagnosed under the age of 40.
- Leading women's magazines highlight
Parkinson's. That's Life! and Woman's Weekly - with a combined
readership of nearly 1 million - highlighted Parkinson's in the run
up to the week
Celebrity supporters
Celebrities such
as our President, Jane Asher,
and GMTV's John Stapleton
also supported us.
On Sunday 25 April actor Ben
Hull ran for us in the Virgin London
Marathon.
Ben was joined by 211 other runners, including Clare Jones,
daughter-in-law of Sir David Jones, former chairman of JJB sports,
who has Parkinson's. Congratulations to our
London Marathon runners!
Read more about our celebrity
supporters
Local groups
Hundreds of our local groups, members
and other supporters organised events such as collections,
information days, parties, charity concerts and raffles to raise
money and awareness.
Share your photos
If you have any photos from events you held during Parkinson's
Awareness Week, why not share them with us and other
supporters on Flickr?
Parkinson's Awareness Week activities in 2009
Parkinson's Awareness Week 2009 took
place during our 40th Anniversary and was the most successful to
date, reaching at least 53 million people. We also launched our
Parkinson's Brain Donor Appeal.
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