Fund-raising event

Parkinson Society Québec has launched a major returning fund-raising event to increase awareness of Parkinson's disease in business circles and to obtain corporate gifts in hopes of attaining the following goals:

• Understand the needs of sufferers, as well as of their families and informal care givers.
• Better serve our clients who often live outside of regions where they can find help.
• Develop reciprocal partnerships to finance training of health care professionals, from general practitioners to attendants, in the home as well as in the hospital.
• Develop and finance a training program in partnership with the four motor dysfunction clinics and more specifically, with the specialized nurses.
• Increase contribution and support for research with Parkinson Society Canada.
• Contribute to epidemiological studies of Parkinson's Disease in Québec.

In April, 2010, the first benefit evening with the theme was "Changeons notre regard sur la maladie de Parkinson" was held; the first part featured les Pas possibles* and Diane Dufresne.

On Monday, April 11, 2011, World Parkinson's Day, the second Parkinson Society Québec benefit evening will be held at the Monument National; the theme will be "Vivre mieux avec la maladie de Parkinson… c’est possible"; the first part will feature les Voix possibles* and Marc Hervieux.

Parkinson Society opens a section for people suffering from the disease, their families and the general public so they can attend this unique and unprecedented show;  ticket price: $75. Places are limited, so, reserve early, as of January 15!

Details on our website in January, 2011 - www.parkinsonquebec.ca - E-mail for reservations: infospectacle@parkinsonquebec.ca – By phone: 514-861-4422, ext. 223 - Or call toll free 1-800-720-1307

*These groups are made up solely of people living with Parkinson's disease.

AUDITIONS: Would you like to join the choir Les Voix possibles?
Contact us for details at 514- 861-4422, ext. 227 and mention auditions

Parkinson Society Quebec 2011 Congress

Your host

Parkinson Society Québec and the CHUM's Clinique André Barbeau invite you to take part in the 2011 Congress.

Date

May 12th and 13th

Theme

The 2011 Congress takes its inspiration from the theme "Living the Hope."  It seeks to offer to those suffering from the disease hope for a better life, adequate support, love, respect, a sense of purpose and that of a cure.
This theme will be taken up in the following three modules: research, health and quality of life.

Fees

Congress: $60 per person or $100 per couple

Place

Université de Sherbrooke à Longueuil - Longueuil metro.

Description

The 3rd floor is reserved for the 2011 Congress:
Reception and registration in the spacious lobby of Université de Sherbrooke
Eight (8) lecture rooms with audiovisual equipment and internet connections
Agora for exhibitors
Large cafeteria for participants to the full sessions
Spacious halls for exhibiting works of art created by people suffering from Parkinson's disease*

Lodging

Hôtel Sandman – across from the Longueuil metro
$149/night - double occupancy – breakfast and parking included
Reservations: 450-442-5800, ext. 2021 | 1-800-493-7303
Parking: Available at Hôtel Sandman

Meals

Participants' choice:
Food court on the ground floor
Lunch boxes courtesy of Hôtel Sandman – cost to be determined

*Artists with Parkinson's disease, from all over Québec, will exhibit their works during the Congress. A unique occasion for meeting them and for appreciating their talent and their will through their works "To Live in Hope".

To contact your region

E-mail address for the 2011 Congress: congres2011@parkinsonquebec.ca
                 
Montreal - coordinator
Jules Bélanger       450.373.0319        jules.monique@cgocable.ca

Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Carmen Boucher  819.762.8658        abitibi-emiscamingue@parkinsonquebec.ca

Lower St. Lawrence
Bernard Côté          418.775.2678        coteb@globetrotter.net

Townships
Mario Lajoie            819.847.2303        mlajoie@ktmnorthamerica.com

Mauricie
Gérard Frenette     819. 373.7012       fregercdj@yahoo.ca

Greater Montreal
Pauline Samson     514.488.5388        vingtdeu@sympatico.ca

Outaouais
Richard Plouffe      819.243.5832        ploufferi@videotron.ca

Quebec
Denise Dumont      418.527.0075        denise.dumont@sprq.ca

Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean - North Shore
Lucie Fortin             418.545.8143        lulutin@gmail.com