The Annual Parkinson Walk "Ease the Burden, Find a Cure" has been scheduled for May 30, 2009. Click here for more details!

APDA and AAPSG Fun Run 5K and Walkathon Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:00 am McAllister Park, Pavillion 2 . Click here for more details! (pdf format)

17th Annual Parkinson's Symposium By AAPSG Saturday, June 6, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. $20 per person or $35 per couple (Includes lunch) San Antonio Omni Hotel 9821 Colonnade Blvd San Antonio, Texas 78230 (210) 567-6039 For overnight room reservations at a reduced rate, call Tania Cuellar at (210) 699-5831 (reservations must be made directly with the hotel). Click here for registration form! (pdf format)

Parkinson's representatives from Texas at the 2008 Parkinson's Action Network Annual Forum Feb 2-4 in Washington, DC, standing outside of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's office. From left to right pictured are:

Jimmy Guerrero, 3 time PAN attendee, Alamo Area Young Onset PD group

Bill Salem, 1 time PAN attendee, resident of DFW area, non-PD, friend and supporter of James Schraeder founder of Austin Young Onset group.

Carol Arnaut, 1st time PAN attendee, The Woodlands, attended on behalf of father who has PD

Cayce Kovacs, 7 time PAN attendee, PAN Texas State Coordinator, AAPSG Young Onset facilitator

James Schraeder, 5 time PAN attendee, PAN Texas State Coordinator, Founder of Austin Area Young Onset group

Neil Jarrell (hiding behind James), 2 time PAN attendee, Alamo Area Young Onset PD group

Charles Drake, 1st time PAN attendee, Alamo Area Young Onset PD group, DBS

Dianne Johnson, RN, 5 time PAN attendee, AAPSG APDA Information & Referral Coordinator

Not pictured is Tammy Drake, Charles Drake’s wife, also first time PAN attendee and PD primary caregiver.

These are the entire representatives of PD in Washington DC to lobby for more money for research. We hope you can be in this photo next year. For more information on attending PAN’s annual forum, go to www.parkinsonsaction.org or contact Cayce Kovacs at cddkovas@hctc.net