It is our 25th Anniversary of hosting the SuperWalk Event for Parkinson Canada. It may be different this year but two things are definitely going to happen. It may not be a parade of people walking the trails of Peterborough on September 12, but we are hoping to have a celebration on that day with details to follow. The second thing is we are still walking to raise funds for education and research in our own ways. It may be a short walk in your community to spread the word. Or take a more aggressive approach as done by Joe van Koeverden who is walking 800,000 Steps of Gratitude (467km) to thank Peterborough for their donations. If all goes well, we will have raised over $800,000.00 for Parkinson Canada by the end of SuperWalk 2020!
Starting on May 1, 2020, I started recording steps taken during my morning dog walks. I soon realized that my 3,400 steps (2.4km) would not get me to my desired goal and needed to do another loop on the Parkway Trail to make up the distance. Now averaging over 8,600 Steps (5.4km) daily, I may be able to overtake the original target. Due to the early donations I have also moved my fundraising goal from $2,000 to $5,000. But we will need more to fight this disease, improve the lifestyle of those with PD and one day find a cure.
So, if I will continue to walk for those that can’t……. Would you donate for those that can’t?
Covid-19 has been such a priority but as we come out of this Pandemic, we will find that there are many causes needing attention. Please join me in making Parkinson’s a priority. You can follow me at www.joewithpd.com or visit www.ParkinsonCanadasuperwalk.ca to donate.
Thanking you in advance, Joe van Koeverden!
