June 2024

From the Board

Your PD Active Board Needs You!

Are you interested in giving back to PD Active? PD Active is a volunteer organization. All our programs, groups, and classes rely on our members. Could you help organize a speaker forum? Check people in at an event? Run the Zoom for a support group? or staff an information table?  Do you have experience with finances, communications, or computers? PD Active needs you! Volunteering is a great way to get to know people and you can really make a difference to our community.

If you’re interested and can spare a few hours per month, please reach out to PD Active President Todd Morrish (t.morrish@pdactive.org), or Cathy Ball at programdirector@pdactive.org.

Programs and Events

Lifestyle Modifications as Therapeutic Strategy

with Dr. Laurie Mischley

Date: Saturday, June 8

Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm.

On Zoom. 

Register here.

Dr. Laura Mischley is a highly sought after speaker on the relationship of diet and environmental factors to the development, progression and reversal of Parkinson’s symptoms.

Her work on the The Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP) Study has been tracking over 3000 participants with PD for the past decade – there are dozens of choices, or ‘modifiable variables,’ people make throughout the day that are associated with fewer/ greater accumulation of symptoms over time.

More information here.

PD Active depends on donations to bring programs like these to our members. We remain grateful for your contributions.

It’s Not Too Late!

June Special Yoga Series — Posture & Nervous System Reset

Living Well With Parkinson’s with Vickie Russell Bell

Dates: Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24

Time:  4:00 – 5:15 pm

On Zoom

To register, contact yogavickie@gmail.com.

Learn simple practices to help to counter our patterns of poor postural habits.

July Special Yoga Series: Improving Energy & Vitality

Living Well With Parkinson’s with Vickie Russell Bell

Dates: Mondays, July 8, 15, 22, and 29

Time: 4:00 – 5:15 pm

Livestream and recordings

To register, contact yogavickie@gmail.com.

Low energy, fatigue, and exhaustion are common problems. Yoga can be very supportive. 5-15 minutes of daily practice can increase energy & vitality over time.

In this yoga series, we’ll learn some simple practices to help to counter low energy levels.

Yoga newcomers and yoga practitioners of all levels are welcome. This is a 4 week series. Each class will build on the prior week’s lesson.

SAVE THE DATE

An Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease for Spanish Speakers —

Introducción a la Enfermedad de Parkinson para Hispanohablantes

With Dr. Marta San Luciano (UCSF)

Date: Saturday, July 13

Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm

On Zoom.

More information here.

Register here.

PD Guide for Hospital Visits

Virtual Ask the Experts Round Round Table with Helena Fox, Parkinson’s Foundation Ambassador.

Date: Tuesday, August 13

Time: 5:30pm

On Zoom

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Annual Info Fair

It was great to see so many people at our Annual Info Fair at Lake Temescal.

The Fair brought our community together to learn first-hand about all that PD Active offers and provided a wonderful opportunity for new people and members alike to get to know each other.

Our next in-person gathering will be PD Active’s Annual Fall Gathering on Sunday, October 13. Mark your calendar, we hope to see you there!

Do You Know About Google Search Optimization?

PD Active is looking for a volunteer who can help with google ads and search optimization. As a non-profit, PD Active has access to free google search advertising, and we need help to make use of this resource. If you have any experience with Google Ads, search optimization, keyword search or the Google Universal Analytics System and could help, please contact Cathy Ball at programdirector@pdactive.org.

Community

A's Baseball Game with 'Yes, and ... Exercise' (free tickets available)

Date: Sunday, June 9

Time: 1:05pm

Robert Cochrane’s non profit organization "Yes, and … Exercise," will be featured at the Oakland A's game on Sunday, June 9th. If you would like a free ticket to the game, click here by June 3rd. The trailer for his 4th film in the Boys of Summer series will be premiered before the game.

More information about the Boys of Summer movies here.

More information about Robert Cochrane’s classes here.

Thank You to our Recent Donors

New Monthly Donors

Grant Bennett

Kathleen Colloton

Wade and Beth Greene – increased

Donors

Robin Beringer and Hossein Massoudi

Stuart Boyd

Christine and Steven Carr

Cindy and Brian Deans

Diana and James Freeland

Kristine Hafner

Phil Miller



Lee and Laura Paige

Peggy Rock

Kenneth George Smith

Chris and Annalisa Tay

Carolyn Van Hoecke

Jerry Wertzer

Margo Wolfson

Donations in Honor Of

Mary and John Ball – in honor of Stanley Lubman’s 90th Birthday

Craig Robinson – in honor of Todd Morrish

Kenneth and Susan Slaght – in honor of Todd Morrish

Steven Tollefsrud – in honor of Lee Tollefsrud

Gary Turchin – in honor of Brett Turchin and Jennifer Straub’s wedding

Donations in Memory Of

Mary and John Ball – in memory of Carl Gardeman

Bonnie Alter – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Lawrence Burgheimer – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Suzanne and Italo Calpestri – in memory of Carl Gardeman

Joan Dakin – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Daniel Jarmel – in memory of Lee Shapiro

Susan Kahn – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Martin Kershaw – in memory of Celeste Hill

Beverly Leve – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Judith and Stanley Lubman – in memory of Celeste Hill

Heather Solway – in memory of Larry Alperstein

Karen Swenson – in memory of Larry Alperstein