TOP 3 WAYS YOU HELP

1) DONATE GENEROUSLY!!!
The fastest and easiest way is by visiting www.20thousandmilesfor p arkinsonsdisease.com    (click the "Contribute" tab, which directs you to the NPF website and Brennan's donation p age.
* You have two o p tions available when making a donation, a "One-Time Gift" or a "Recurring Gift"
* A "Recurring Gift" will allow you the ability to donate a greater contribution over time if you are unable to donate the amount you wish you could with a one-time gift.

2) FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO EACH OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH A PERSONAL MESSAGE!!!

3) HELP RAISE AWARENESS!!!   Maybe you know someone involved with the media that might be in a position to help get more people involved with Brennan’s fundraiser, or, if you belong to a newsletter through work, school, church, athletics or social activities - consider p osting something in your community about Brennan’s Fundraiser.

CURRENT STATISTICS ABOUT PARKINSON’S DISEASE
* An estimated one-and-a-half million Americans are currently diagnosed with Parkinson Disease.
* 60,000 new cases are recorded every year.
* Visit www. p arkinson.org for more information.

The following letter can be personlized by you and sent to family, friends, and acquaintances!

Greetings Family and Friends!

I'm writing to you today because a friend of mine is taking on the greatest challenge of his life!  His name is Brennan Dates and his family has been directly affected by Parkinson Disease when his dad was diagnosed with early on-set Parkinson's.  He has decided to take his feelings of fear, frustration and ho p elessness and channel them into feelings of commitment, determination and ho p e in a truly amazing way!

In honor of his dad and with the ho p e of bringing us all closer to a cure, he and has committed to raise $150,000 for The National Parkinson Foundation!  Brennan p lans to ride 20,000 MILES on his motorcycle from Miami to the ti p of Argentina and back over the next six months. This bold endeavor will re p resent overcoming unimaginable obstacles and challenges! In addition, ho p efully raising as much awareness as p ossible about the sense of urgency for finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease!!! Because I BELIEVE in him and his COURAGEOUS EFFORTS and of course in HOPE for a CURE too, I p ersonally have made commitment to ask every person in my life to o p en their hearts and su p p ort his efforts to find a cure for Parkinson Disease!!!

I think if faced with this situation each of us would go to the ends of the earth and back to find a cure for anything that threatened someone’s life that we loved dearly.  Having said that p lease consider how far Brennan is willing to go to find a cure for Parkinson Disease!  Please visit his website to make a contribution on-line to the National Parkinson Foundation www.20thousandmilesfor p arkinsonsdisease.com .  Brennan is fully funding this tri p and 100% of all contributions have been allocated to fund Parkinson's research and all contributions are tax deductible.

In Search of a Champion ... the young onset Parkinson's project
Produced by Tena Parisoff and Rebecca Bode
http://www.pwnkle.com/champion.htm