APDA Massachusetts Chapter

10/30/2025

🎶 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲! 🎶

We’re excited to invite you to the 17th Annual Benefit to Fight Parkinson’s Disease, happening this Saturday, November 1st, from 12–4 PM at Sally O’Brien’s in Somerville!

Enjoy an afternoon of incredible live music from local musicians, including event organizer Sean Danehy, who has once again brought the community together to support this important cause.

💙 𝐴 ℎ𝑢𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘-𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑃𝐷𝐴 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟.

10/29/2025

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬!
📅 Wednesday, November 5
🕐 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

Join the American Parkinson Disease Association for a special one-time broadcast featuring an extraordinary panel of Parkinson’s champions:
🧠 Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael Okun, renowned experts and authors of The Parkinson’s Plan
🏛️ Congressman Gus Bilirakis, one of the most passionate advocates for the Parkinson’s community in Congress

Hosted by Anne Hubbard, APDA’s Chief Public Policy Officer, this engaging discussion will focus on:
✅ Key public policy initiatives from The Parkinson’s Plan
✅ APDA’s efforts to elevate Parkinson’s disease as a federal priority
✅ The National Parkinson’s Project
✅ APDA’s new Public Policy & Advocacy Department
✅ How you can make your voice heard and drive change

🎙️ Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear directly from the leaders shaping the future of Parkinson’s policy and advocacy — and get your questions answered live!

👉 Register now and submit your questions in advance: https://www.apdaparkinson.org/events/public-policy-the-parkinsons-plan/

10/17/2025

Join us 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 10/18 for Senate President Karen E. Spilka's 55+ Health & Wellness Fair in Framingham! This event is a great opportunity to learn about resources and services from a dozen workshops and over 70 exhibitors. Jessica Apda - our Executive Director - will be at the APDA table so please stop by and say hello!
📅 Date: Saturday, October 18
🕙 Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
📍 Location: Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter St., Framingham, MA
➡️ REGISTER: www.karenspilka.com/fair2025

10/16/2025

Join us 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 10/17 for the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 in Rockland! This year's symposium is presented by Boston Medical Center - Brighton and 110 Fitness with a theme of "Cutting Edge Updates to Help You Manage Your Parkinson's Disease". Laura Donahue - our Fundraising & Events Manger - will be at the APDA table so please stop by and say hello!
📅 Date: Friday, October 17
🕙 Time: 11:30AM - 4:00PM
📍 Location: 200 Weymouth Street - Rockland, MA
➡️ REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/8th-annual-parkinsons-symposium-tickets-1559898661889

10/09/2025

𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 (October 9) is 𝐃𝐀𝐅 𝐃𝐚𝐲, a powerful opportunity to help realize our vision of a world without Parkinson's disease by giving through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF).
Due to their convenience and tax-benefits, DAFs are becoming an increasingly popular way to give to the organizations you care about. Learn more and join the DAF Day movement with a one-time or recurring gift to the APDA Massachusetts Chapter!
➡️ 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐀𝐅 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰: http://apda.link/DAF

10/07/2025

🎉 𝗪𝗢𝗪! Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who joined us for the Boston Bruins Foundation 50/50 Raffle! With your help, we sold over $13,000 in tickets during just one game. We couldn’t have done it without you!

🙌 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦: The Bruins won, too!

🎟️ 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚? No worries! You can still purchase raffle tickets through Thursday, October 9 for your chance to win half the jackpot - which is currently over $31,000 and growing! Every ticket supports the APDA Massachusetts Chapter. 💙

🖱️ 𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪: https://bruins.5050raffle.org/give/bbf/5050-raffle-2025-2026/preseason-and-opening-night-carr/charities/american-parkinson-disease-assoc

10/04/2025

🏒 Headed to the Boston Bruins game today? Look for our team of volunteers selling 50/50 tickets throughout TD Garden!

Not at the game? 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: https://bruins.5050raffle.org/give/bbf/5050-raffle-2025-2026/preseason-and-opening-night-carr/charities/american-parkinson-disease-assoc

Every ticket supports our mission to help everyone impacted by Parkinson's disease live life to the fullest. 💛🖤 𝑮𝑶 𝑩𝑹𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑺!!

10/03/2025

🏒 This we’re exited to share that APDA Massachusetts Chapter has been selected as a beneficiary of the 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟱𝟬/𝟱𝟬 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲! 🙌

🎟️ Our featured game is 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 - Saturday, October 4 at 2:00 PM - and we need YOUR help to make it a win for the Parkinson’s community!

Here’s how to get in the game:
✅ 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: https://bruins.5050raffle.org/give/bbf/5050-raffle-2025-2026/preseason-and-opening-night-carr/charities/american-parkinson-disease-assoc
✅ 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘃𝘀. 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲? Buy tickets in person at TD Garden!

Every ticket helps power hope and progress for those living with Parkinson’s. 💛🖤 𝑮𝑶 𝑩𝑹𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑺!!

10/02/2025

Registration is ongoing for our 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 which will be in-person on Tuesday, October 21 AND Tuesday, October 28 from 6-8 pm at Boston University Sargent College.
👉 Register online at http://bit.ly/3J8Meu9 or call 617-638-8466 with any questions.

10/01/2025

Happy ! 📸 We’re thrilled to share snapshots from the APDA Cape Cod Optimism Walk – a day filled with energy, community, and hope.
A 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 to volunteer Kim Hartford for beautifully capturing the spirit of the event. Your time and talent helped preserve these special moments for everyone to enjoy!
👉 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1206578481511572

10/01/2025