Moving

Day
2015

Improve Care.
Improve Lives.
Parkinsons Awareness
Talia Bartelmo

Moving Day is coming to

Tallahassee
this May. Will
you be there?
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On Saturday, May 16
2015 Moving Day will be
taking place right here in
Tallahassee, Florida. This
event will be at The
Southwood Community
Central Park and Lake,
and it will be benefiting
the National Parkinsons
Foundation of North
Florida.
Southwood Community
3196 Merchant Row Blvd
Tallahassee, Florida 32311
NPF of North Florida

What is Moving
Day?
Moving Day is a fundraiser
to benefit progression in
research for Parkinsons
disease. It travels to
different cities all across the
United States, and is hosted
by the National Parkinsons
Foundation. This fundraiser,
between the walk and other
stations such as the
Movement Pavilion, brings
awareness to movement as
a symbol of hope.

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National
Parkinsons
Foundation
NPF works towards
establishing new
programs to improve
care for patients with this
disease. They bring
awareness to these
programs, and make it
possible for people to get
involved with
fundraisers, walks, and
the NPF community as a
whole.

What is Parkinsons Disease?

For decades there was little to no

linked back to Parkinsons disease and

information to be found on what caused

its possible cause. It is a gene named

Parkinsons disease. However, starting

SNCA, which is now also known as

in 1997, the year after my grandfather

PARK1; the 1 stands for the first of many

was diagnosed with Parkinsons, a

of these genes.

discovery was made that led to the

publication of more than 23,000
scientific articles on the topic of
Parkinsons disease, along with many
new discoveries over the years. This
discovery was the identification of the
first of many genetic m utations that are

These genetic mutations do not allow

the brain or body to act how they
normally would. Some of them create
too much of one substance, which in
turn kill off other substances that are
necessary for proper motor skills.