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We have teamed up with some of the amazing exercise instructors in our community to create a series of videos featuring exercises and stretches you can do at-home. The videos are a part of a series called Warm Up Wednesday, to help warm you up for the Vitality 5K Walk & Run.

A new warm up video will be posted on our YouTube every Wednesday leading up to the Vitality 5K on June 6.

For more information on the Vitality 5K Walk & Run, visit www.ParkinsonRockies.org/Vitality

For more information or for volunteer opportunities, please email Michael.
Educational Events
The Parkinson Association of the Rockies is offering a free, three-part educational module for the recently diagnosed Parkinson’s community. This curriculum will help newly-diagnosed people with Parkinson’s and their Care Partners navigate their journey with Parkinson’s while introducing the resources available in Colorado.

Join us for any or all of the Parkinson's 101 sessions!

Parkinson's Basics: View recording here

Medications and Treatments: Tomorrow, May 19 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Exercise For Parkinson's: Tuesday, June 15 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Click here for more information on each session.

For more information, please email Elena or call (303) 830-1839.
Exercise

We have moved many of our exercise classes online; all you need is a signed waiver with the Parkinson Association to join! For more information or to turn in your waiver, please contact PAR at (303) 830-1839 or email Elena.

To access a full list of exercise classes, please visit our website.
Community Events
Join us for the 22nd Annual Golf Classic to benefit the Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR) and the Colorado Parkinson’s community. PAR provides an abundance of services to the community, including over 60 weekly exercise classes educational seminars and support groups.

Event Details: 

Monday, July 12
Valley Country Club, Aurora 
9:00am | Registration & Breakfast
10:00pm | Shotgun Start
2:30pm | Happy Hour Reception & Awards

Early Bird registration ends June 1.

For information on sponsorship opportunities, please email Seth.

For more information, please email Michael.
Our in-house Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Cari Friedman, leads a monthly virtual support group for Care Partners.

The group meets virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month at 2pm.

The next meeting will take place Today, May 18.

Click here for the Zoom link.

If you are logging in using a mobile app, you will need to enter the Zoom meeting ID and/or Passcode.

Meeting ID: 969 3503 2229
Passcode: 916562

For more information, please email Cari.
Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Director of the Office of Saving People Money on Health Care, invites you to participate in an online survey about your experiences with the cost of health care. This survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete and your responses will remain anonymous.  

They are interested in understanding more about the experiences of people with chronic illnesses, their medical costs and the resources (or lack of) currently available to help. This survey seeks feedback from patients, Care Partners, providers, advocates and service providers to identify how Coloradans are impacted by medical costs in order to identify how to reduce those impacts.  
Click here to read our 2020 Annual Report. Our Annual Report is a breakdown of what our organization accomplished the pervious fiscal year, and the report also shows a breakdown of our income and where we spend.
If you are interested in volunteering for PAR, please click here to sign up and create a login.

With your support, we successfully provide meaningful programs and services to Coloradans with Parkinson’s, their families and our community. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with the Parkinson Association; we are deeply grateful for your contributions.

For more information, please email Michael or call (303) 830-1839
Help Us Wish Elena Good Luck
One of our fantastic team members, Elena, is moving on to the next chapter of her journey.

Elena has been with PAR for over three years and she has been a key member of the organization since day one. As our Program Director, she was the point of contact for all things related to schedules all of our exercise classes, support groups, educational seminars and much more. We are sad to see her go, but we wish her luck and know she will thrive in her new journey to Oregon.

Help us in thanking her for her years of service to PAR and the PD community and wishing her good luck toward her future endeavors.

“I can’t tell you how much it has meant to work with this incredible community for the past three years. I’ve learned a lot in my time with PAR, not only about Parkinson’s but the grace and resiliency of the human spirit as well. It’s been a true honor to work with the Colorado Parkinson’s community and I can’t thank you enough for the memories!”- Elena Cussler

Articles & Research: Articles and research related to Parkinson's Disease as well as research opportunities

Community Happenings: Events and new occurrences in our community

Personal Stories: Stories of how PD and PAR have impacted individuals

Surveys: Surveys from PAR and other PD Organizations
We encourage you to promote and follow our hashtags!
Did you know by following hashtags on your social media you can see what others are actively doing in your community and visa-versa?
All you need to do is search for a hashtag or click a hashtag in a post to follow.

#PAR #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsAwareness #ParkinsonsDisease
#PDhealth #PDeducation #PDexercise
Or mail your check donation to:
 Parkinson Association of the Rockies
1325 S Colorado Blvd., Ste. 204B Denver, CO 80222

Or call us for an over the phone donation:
(303) 830-1839

**The CARES Act includes a new $300 ‘non-itemizer’ tax deduction for 2020**
When you donate to PAR, you will be eligible to receive a tax break of up to $300 in addition to the standard deduction (consult your tax advisor).