Taste for a Cure 2020 Live Auction Preview: Savannah, Georgia!
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/0 Comments/in Events, Fundraising /by AMPSave the date Birmingham! PAA is thrilled to announce that Taste for a Cure 2020 is Thursday, April 2 at 6:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you again at Haven for another great evening of:
- Unique food, beer, and wine pairings conceived and prepared by an all-star team of local chefs from your favorite Birmingham restaurants. Black Sheep Kitchen and Golden Rule BBQ have confirmed. We’ll be announcing more soon!
- Unforgettable live and silent auctions, like this amazing trip to Manciano, Italy!
Proceeds benefit medical research towards a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Tickets may be purchased online now and you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for the latest updates. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this event, please contact Bibby Bailey for more information.
Current Confirmed Sponsors:
Ernest G. DeBakey Charitable Foundation, MW/Davis Dumas & Associates, Kolbe Clinic, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Ilene and Allan Wilensky, Rusty and Carol Stewart and many more to come!
Current Confirmed In-kind:
Kendra Gives Back at the Summit!
/0 Comments/in Events /by AMPPAA is thrilled to be the beneficiary of a Kendra Gives Back Event! Join us on Thursday, April 23rd from 5 – 7 PM at Kendra Scott Birmingham for a special giveback event in honor of Parkinson Awareness Month! During the event, Kendra Scott Birmingham will be giving 20% of all proceeds back to the Parkinson Association of Alabama to help raise awareness for Parkinson’s Disease as well as help fund resources for those with PD. If you cannot make it in-store for the event, feel free to call the store at 205-545-5249 to place a phone order with complimentary shipping! We hope to see you there!
Save the Date! Taste for a Cure 2020
/0 Comments/in Events, Fundraising /by AMPSave the date Birmingham! PAA is thrilled to announce that Taste for a Cure 2020 is Thursday, April 2 at 6:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you again at Haven for another great evening of:
- Unique food, beer, and wine pairings conceived and prepared by an all-star team of local chefs
- Unforgettable live and silent auctions
Proceeds benefit medical research towards a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Tickets will be on sale soon and you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for the latest updates. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this event, please contact Bibby Bailey for more information.
LSVT BIG Seminar for people with Parkinsons – Cancelled
/0 Comments/in Events /by AMPThe LSVT Global seminar, previously scheduled for April 19, 2020 in Birmingham, has been cancelled.
LSVT Global invites you to a free, one-hour presentation on the effective, evidence- based LSVT BIG treatment program on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at UAB West Pavilion Conference Center (Room E) in Birmingham from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. Following this educational lecture, we invite individuals with PD to try the LSVT BIG exercises with physical and occupational therapists who are attending our LSVT BIG Training and Certification Course this same weekend.
This seminar is free but has limited capacity. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at 888.438.5788 or info@LSVTGlobal.com.
Visit our events calendar here for full event details or click this link to review the LSVT BIG Seminar Brochure.
The Apple Watch just got a lot better at tracking symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
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The Apple Watch will soon be able to track tremors experienced by Parkinson’s Disease patients to help them manage their condition.
Later this year, Apple will release a software update to make it easier for medical researchers to understand the difference between a random movement, and the shakes and dyskinesia that Parkinson’s patients experience when they’re getting treated with medications.
Apple made the announcement this week at its developer conference, WWDC.
About 60,000 people are diagnosed every year with Parkinson’s in the U.S. alone and an estimated 10 million people have the disease globally. Not all of these patients will have access to an Apple Watch, or be able to afford one, but Apple is starting to work with health insurance companies like Aetna in figuring out ways to subsidize the cost.
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