Raise Awareness

Thank you for making a difference during April, Parkinson's Awareness Month.

As you may well know, awareness for Parkinson's is needed all year long. It can be as simple as sending an eCard to a friend, as festive as wearing an winning awareness month t-shirt or as forceful as writing a letter to the editor.

PDF's toolkit, 30 Ways to Raise Awareness of Parkinson's, offers tips and tools for making an impact in your community. Whether you are a person living with Parkinson’s, a spouse, a partner, a child, a grandchild, a parent or a loved one, we hope you will find an idea in this toolkit that works for you!

2012 Awareness News

• Tell Us What the World Needs to Know About Parkinson’s
• PDF Offers Tools to Make a Difference During Parkinson's Awareness Month
• US Senate Declares April Parkinson's Awareness Month

Browse the Toolkit Online

To help you find ideas for raising awareness, this toolkit is organized into five sections:

Spread the Word

Includes ways to spread the word about Parkinson’s throughout your community, such as writing a letter to the editor or displaying the Parkinson’s Quilt.

Educate Yourself and Others

Includes ways to bring the latest information to families who are touched by Parkinson’s, such as setting up an educational event or organizing a library display.

Support the Cure

Includes ways to support research, such as joining the College Campus Challenge or honoring a loved one by making a donation to PDF in his or her name.

Awareness Tools

Includes templates, posters, stickers, educational materials and more, to help you plan and promote your awareness activity.

Personal Stories

Includes more than 15 profiles of those who raised awareness in previous years, and survey results from 2011. We believe you will find yourself inspired, as we ourselves were, by the personal stories featured within the toolkit. They demonstrate that no matter which awareness effort you choose, you can make a difference.