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Celebrate Spring!
Young New Yorkers for the
Fight Against Parkinson’s and
the Parkinson’s Disease
Foundation
Wednesday,
April 6, 2011
On Wednesday, April 6,
2011, the
Young New Yorkers for the
Fight Against Parkinson’s
and the
Parkinson’s Disease
Foundation (PDF)
will hold its fourth annual
Celebrate Spring
event at LAVO located at 39 East 58th Street in
New York City. Proceeds from the evening will help
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continue its vital work of funding promising scientific
research.
G. Pennington
Egbert III, Georgina B. Schaeffer
and
Missy Egbert Sheehan
are the
Chairmen.
W. Alexander Budney,
Jonathan E. Romero, Jr.,
Gregory and Barbara
Romero
and
William B. Sheehan
are the
Vice Chairmen.
The idea for
Celebrate Spring
was conceived by Penn, his sister Missy, and their close
friend Georgina.
The three, whose fathers
both lived with Parkinson’s disease, joined together to
create the
Young New Yorkers for the
Fight Against Parkinson’s
committee – a group of nearly 100 New Yorkers dedicated to
advancing a cure for Parkinson’s.
The benefit will begin
at 8 p.m. with cocktails and dancing with music provided by
DJ Brenda Black.
Support levels are as follows: Sponsorships at $5,000,
$2,500, $1,250, $500 and $250; Tickets at $150.
Sponsorships and tickets may be purchased in advance at
www.pdf.org
or tickets may be purchased at the door for $160 - space
permitting.
The Parkinson’s
Disease Foundation
is a leading national presence in Parkinson’s disease
research, education and public advocacy. Created by
William Black,
the founder of Chock full o’Nuts, a successful New York
coffee and restaurant business,
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was the first national not-for-profit organization to focus
on Parkinson’s disease.
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is working for nearly one million people in the US living
with Parkinson’s by funding promising scientific research
and supporting people with Parkinson’s, their families and
care partners through educational programs and services.
Since its founding in 1957,
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has dedicated over $85 million to fund the research of
leading scientists throughout the world and over $34 million
to support national education and advocacy initiatives.
For ticket
information, contact Patrick Johnson at (800) 457-6676, ext
7683 or visit
www.pdf.org.
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