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The Parkinson’s EXPO: 23 Florida counties, 15 states, 126 volunteers, 1300+ boxed lunches

April 16, 2019 by Post

To stand out among the hundreds of attendees at the Parkinson’s EXPO, the 126-person volunteer crew wore vivid orange T shirts that said “Parkinson’s EXPO.” A mix of area residents from organizations, schools and businesses, EXPO volunteers helped the 7-person Neuro Challenge staff execute the event.  Pictured here: Volunteers wait for the signal to deliver more than 1300 boxed lunches in a ten-minute window before the noon speaker  


The Parkinson’s EXPO: 23 Florida counties, 15 states, 126 volunteers, 1300+ boxed lunches 

(Bradenton, FL – April 15) – The volunteers stood out in the sea of people at the Bradenton Area Convention Center with their vivid orange T-shirts that said “Parkinson’s EXPO.” The 126 member volunteer crew, a mix of area residents, students, professionals and retirees, were on hand to help the 7-person Neuro Challenge staff execute the EXPO from check-in to helping people get to where they needed to be to delivering a boxed lunch to each person in the arena within the 10-minute window before the noon speaker. They succeeded.

The Parkinson’s EXPO, attended by more than 1,300 people from southwest Florida and beyond, represented 15 states and 23 counties in Florida.  The free educational event, the largest of its kind in the country, featured national Parkinson’s experts on the latest research, treatment and disease management options for every stage of Parkinson’s as well as diverse resources for attendees to explore.

“Parkinson’s is a complicated disease, showing up differently for each person diagnosed which is why we provide such an array of resources and Parkinson’s expertise; there is no one answer that fits everyone,”  said Neuro Challenge CEO Robyn Faucy-Washington.    

Neuro Challenge provides the Parkinson’s EXPO at no charge. Next year’s Parkinson’s EXPO is scheduled for February 29 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. Find out more about living well with Parkinson’s at neurochallenge.org or call 941-926-6413. 

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Mark Your Calendar: The 2020 Parkinson’s EXPO: February 29, 2020 
Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, Florida 
How much: 
FREE, open to the public. 

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