Parkinson’s Awareness Walk

Sept,16^th

Plans are well underway at the Presbyterian Homes & Services, Inc. for the 4^th Annual Ted Kroll Memorial PAW (Parkinson’s Awareness Walk). The goal is to raise funds to completely renovate the Presbyterian Home’s Parkinson’s/Movement Impairment Residence into a state-of- the-art, high tech living environment.

The walk will include wheelchairs, walkers, and a new addition this year will be a ”Rock-A-Thon.” There will be rocking chairs for you to Rock to the music and help raise funds for the residence.

This year the Grand Marshall/Honoree will be Benny Mardones, a well-known singer from Syracuse, NY who also has PD.

Get your friends, family, co-workers or acquaintances to walk or rock with you, form a team or give support as a sponsor

Walk details are as follows:

· Pre-Registration-MON. & TUES.,

Sept. 11 & 12 -11am-2pm P.K. Miller
Conference Room, Presbyterian Home

· SATURDAY Sept. 16 REGISTRATION

STARTS @ 8:30 AM

· WALK BEGINS @ 10:00 AM

· Registration is $25.

· Every walker/rocker must be registered to receive a T-shirt.

PAW 2006 Bottle Drive

We are asking your help in raising funds for the 2006 PAW event. Please bring your empty soda cans & bottles to the CNYPSG picnic on July 18 and they will be sent to the Presbyterian Home for their bottle drive during the week of July 20- 27. Please help out by rinsing the bottles & cans before you bring them.

Benny

Mardones

Benny Mardones-2006 PAW Honoree

Benny Mardones, nicknamed “The Voice” in 1980 because of his incredible 3 ½ octave range as well as for his performance of his Grammy-nominated song “Into the Night” is our 2006 Honoree for the Parkinson Awareness Walk Event. This event will be held at the Presbyterian Home for CNY, Inc., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.

Benny is a well-know musician who has performed in this area for many years and he continues to sing before a sell out crowd. He has shared the stage with Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones, has played alongside the Otis Redding Band, and toured with Roy Orbison. His song “Into the Night” has become a radio classic across the country, topping the charts twice, and it continues to be one of the most frequently played tunes in music history. Benny continues to record and has just recently released his latest original music with a new CD entitled, “Let’s Hear it for Love.”

Benny was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2002. Please join Benny and the Presbyterian Home for a day to have fun, meet others, and raise money to help support our Parkinson’s residence and community outreach programs.

SUPPORT PAW!!

Join in the fun!

Rock or walk

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