LITCHFIELD >> The Torrington Area Parkinson’s Support Group will host its sixth annual “Walk in the Woods” for Parkinson’s at White Memorial Conservation Center, Route 202 in Litchfield, CT on Sunday, September 17, 2017. Registration begins at noon. The walk steps off at 1 p.m. along three routes of .5 to 2-miles.
Proceeds from the event will benefit area people with Parkinson’s and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Research, which strives to improve treatments and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
To register, visit http://www.walkforpd.org, or www.torringtonparkinsonssupportgroup.com.
Walk in the Woods donations may be made directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation online at http://www2.michaeljfox.org/site/TR?fr_id=1890&pg=personal&px=1010562.
TAPSG hopes to raise funds for research, to elevate community awareness of Parkinson’s disease and to provide an afternoon of exercise, entertainment and outdoor fun at the beautiful White Memorial Conservation Center.
Families may picnic on the grounds prior to or after the walk. Local talent, family activities, baked goods and ticketed drawings will be on site along with the Forbes Flyers precision jumprope team, Litchfield Fire Department, and face-painting booth.
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