Those who have Parkinsons disease, their caregivers, family, friends, and other interested parties
By providing education, resources and support for our Parkinsons community
We fill a local need for new information on and solutions related to Parkinson's disease.
We provide non-biased, non-partisan support and education for those effected by Parkinsons disease.
Torrington Area Parkinsons Support Group
The Torrington Area Parkinsons Support Group recently organized to fill a local need for new information on and solutions related to Parkinson's disease. Our meetings are held every fourth Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM at the Sullivan Senior Center located in Torrington. (check our calendar)
Meetings include speakers from health care professions and local support services organizations, as well as separate group sessions for both the caregiver and caretaker.
Our Northwestern Connecticut area parkinsons support group meetings are open to those who have Parkinsons disease, their caregivers, their family and friends, and other interested parties.
For more information contact Sue Pelchat at 860-201-7913 or Ann Quattrocchi at 860-309-6336 or Carol Pathe at 860-482-4610
The Torrington Area Parkinson's Support Group is excited to host its 11th WALK IN THE WOODS FOR PARKINSON'S on Sunday, September 18,2022 at White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield, CT to raise funds to support area people with Parkinson's. Join us as we celebrate more than a decade of walking together to fight Parkinson's disease. TAPSG brings together people with PD, their care partners, area professionals and related agencies to provide education, exercise and resources to the PD community. Parkinson's disease currently affects over one million people in our country, and one in 100 people over the age of 60.
In the last ten years, participants have supported two important causes: the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and an exercise program for local citizens with PD, which has an annual cost of approximately $20,000. Exercise is the only thing known to slow disease progression; there is no cure and no symptom reversal. We ask for your support to expand our opportunities to make a difference in the lives of area people with Parkinson's.
Please support the WALK IN THE WOODS FOR PARKINSON'S:
1. Become a corporate sponsor with the following benefits:
PLATINUM ($1000) Logo on monthly meeting notices, business name on t-shirts,
website, and event board
GOLD ($500) - business name on t-shirts, website, and event board
SILVER ($250) - website recognition and event board
BRONZE ($100) - event board recognition
Must be received by August 30 to have logos placed on t-shirts. Checks may be made payable to TAPSG, PO Box 521, Torrington, CT 06790.
You can also make your donation online up to 1000.00 Online Donations CLICK HERE
2. Join or Sponsor a team. Free t-shirts if registrations are received by August 30. Join Or Sponsor A Team CLICK HERE
3. Provide in-kind support of a product or service. CONTACT US
4. A donation of any size to support our work.You can also make your donation online up to 1000.00 Online Donations CLICK HERE
We are grateful for your support of our 11th Annual Walk in the Woods for Parkinson's. If you have any questions, please call Sue at 860-489-1677.
Click on the buttons above and
create your teams or donate/sponsor to a team.
You can also download and mail in your walk form
DOWNLOAD IT HERE
Why We Walk for Parkinson's Research
Championing Parkinson’s Research!
Thank you for your dedication to Fox Insight. With over 20,000 participants, you are part of the largest Parkinson’s disease (PD) research study in the world! Every time you log in to Fox Insight and fill out surveys, you are providing doctors, researchers, and drug developers with information to better understand Parkinson’s from the true PD experts—patients and their families. Read the first issues of the Click to read the newsletter. We will circulate two issues each year to keep you informed about study findings, updates, and new opportunities for participation.
Did You Know?
- Every 9 minutes an individual is diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
- 1 in 10 people will have Parkinson's
- There is no “definitive test” that can confirm Parkinson's disease, except after death
- Parkinson's is not just your "grandparent's" disease or for "old" people
- Currently there is "no cure" for Parkinson's
- Medication can substitute for the missing dopamine, but it is only a temporary solution
- There are 60,000 new cases of Parkinson's Disease a year
- The total cost to the nation is estimated to exceed $6 Billion annually
- Without more federal funding for research to find a cure for Parkinson's, the numbers of Parkinson patients will only increase each year
Torrington Connecticut Area Parkinsons Support Group is sponsored by the Sullivan Senior Center, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and the Connecticut American Parkinsons Disease Association.
The Mission of the Torrington Area Parkinson’s Support Group is to maximize strength, minimize disability and achieve and maintain full potential of people with Parkinson’s and their caretakers.