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Parkinson's
Foundation Gala
Photos by: Parkinson's Foundation /Jonathan Heisler
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Joe D’Urso (Light
of Day Foundation), Arlon Bennett |
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Dr. Margaret Rice, Dr. Jyoti Patel |
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Willie Geist, John
L. Lehr, Gordon Beckham, Howard Morgan,
Dr. Alessandro Di Rocco |
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Ann Heidger Pequeño, Robert Pequeño |
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Ken Langone, Roberto Fioroni, Howard Morgan |
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Gordon Beckham, Thomas Borger, Marcia Mondavi Borger, John
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Penn Egbert, Charlotte Schaffel, Alex Schaffel |
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On Thursday, May 5,
the Parkinson’s Foundation (Parkinson.org)
held its annual Power Over Parkinson’s Gala at 583 Park
Avenue. One-hundred fifty people attended the event, which
brought together leaders in Parkinson’s disease (PD) care
and research, business and philanthropy for an evening of
cocktails, dinner and entertainment and raised $400,000. Led
by Master of Ceremonies Willie
Geist, host of NBC News “Sunday TODAY with
Willie Geist” and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the
event recognized community leaders who advance PD research
and the philanthropic leaders who make these advances
possible with their generous financial and volunteer
support. The event also honored Paolo
Fresco, president of The Paolo and Marlene
Fresco Foundation, former vice chairman and executive
officer of General Electric and former chairman and CEO of
Fiat S.p.A. |
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The Parkinson’s
Foundation makes life better for people with PD by improving
care and advancing research toward a cure. Since 1957, the
Parkinson’s Foundation has invested more than $400 million
in PD research and clinical care. Visit Parkinson.org or
call the Parkinson’s Foundation Helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO
(473-4636). |
Affecting an
estimated one million Americans and 10 million worldwide, PD
is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after
Alzheimer’s and is the 14th-leading cause of death in the
U.S. It is associated with a progressive loss of motor
control (e.g., shaking or tremor at rest and lack of facial
expression), as well as non-motor symptoms (e.g., depression
and anxiety). There is no cure for PD and 60,000 new cases
are diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone.
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