About SuperWalk for Parkinson's
Canada’s SuperWalk for Parkinson’s is the largest national fundraising event for Parkinson Society Canada (PSC). Over 80 communities across Canada participate in this extraordinary event in the month of September. More than 12,000 walkers and volunteers from coast-to-coast organize and take part in SuperWalk to raise money to help ease the burden for the over 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson's, until a cure is found.
Since SuperWalk began in 1990, each year has seen a significant increase in dollars raised over the previous year showing that your participation counts in allowing PSC to continue to fund community initiatives, research and advocacy. This year we have increased our goal to $2.5 million to continue to grow and build SuperWalk as PSC’s foremost fundraising event.
Funds Raised: Where the Dollars Go
Since 2000, SuperWalk has raised $11.8 million to fund vital research, education, support and advocacy, which affects over 100,000 Canadian’s with Parkinson’s disease and their 400,000 family, friends and caregivers. In 2007, SuperWalk raised a record $2.1 million. To see your dollars at work, view our 2006/2007 Annual Report.
Funds raised support:
- Research: Over the past year PSC awarded more than $1.2 million to 19 vital research projects.
- Education: New initiatives were launched including the Health Care Professionals Forum and a brand new website.
- Support Services: PSC awarded ten Clinical Assistance grants and seven Community Outreach grants totaling $610,000 over a two year period.
- Advocacy: Efforts were made to continue to lobby the provincial and federal governments to recognize the National Advocacy Network and the many initiatives put forth by PSC.
Volunteer
We are always looking for SuperWalk volunteers to help us out on the day of the event or leading up to the event. Please contact a SuperWalk Coordinator about volunteering in your area, please click here.
