Video of the 2008 Unity Walk
The 14th Parkinson’s Unity Walk was held in Central Park, New York on Saturday, April 26th, and what a beautiful day it was! We had over 10,000 people with us that day and were so happy to also share the day with hundreds of people who joined us at home through this web cast.
Now you can re-live that day every day by watching the web cast right here. With all the great information shared that day, we are confident that each time you watch it, you will learn something new.
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FIND A CURE BOULEVARD
45 minutes of interactive conversations with Walk participants (people with PD, caregivers, families and friends), sponsors, doctors and PD organizations.
Clips Key: Select a clip to view. (each is about 10 minutes long).
CLIP 1
Welcome by Carol Walton, Chief Executive Officer, The Parkinson Alliance
Introductions by Michelle Charlesworth, WABC Weekend Anchor
CLIP 2
Martin Tuchman, Chairman, The Parkinson Alliance
Margot Zobel, Founder, Parkinson’s Unity Walk
CLIP 3
Lance Tyler, Marketing Director of Mirapex, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
May May Ali, Writer, Comedienne and Team Parkinson supporter
Amy Rick, Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network
CLIP 4
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Working Group on Parkinson’s disease
Robert Ubell, Board Vice President, Parkinson’s Unity Walk
CLIP 5
The Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award
Ross Bonander, Alan Bonander’s son
Marlene Kahan, Team MagQueen, joined by her mother, Ruth Schmulewitz
CLIP 6
Raffle drawings by Stacie Mishler, Event Director, Parkinson’s Unity Walk
Katie Hood, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Janet Reno, Former U.S. Attorney General
Closing remarks by Michelle Charlesworth
National Anthem
