September 13, 2015
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About 100 people gathered in Victoria Park, Kincardine, Sunday afternoon, for the annual SuperWalk for Parkinson's, raising $18,546 for the cause. That's up from last year's total of $17,900.
And it puts the total raised in 15 years, at more than $250,000.
That's the word from volunteer chairperson Leah Coulthart-Howe, and Shelley Rivard, chief executive officer of the Parkinson Society of Southwestern Ontario.
Rivard said the Kincardine walk is always a great fund-raiser for Parkinson's and Sunday was a beautiful day for families to go for a walk on either the two-kilometre or five-kilometre route.
"All the funds go to find a cure for Parkinson's," she said. "We have to fund research to find a cure for this disease. Thanks to all the walkers, the donors and the sponsors who make this event happen."
MC Mike Brough welcomed everyone and piper Jennifer Farrell of the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band led the five-kilometre group on its walk, and then the two-kilometre group.
Piper Jennifer Farrell leads the participants in the two-kilometre route on their walk at the Kincardine SuperWalk for Parkinson's, Sunday afternoon, at Victoria Park
The Kincardine Lions manned the barbecue, serving the crowd, while Brian Penner's band entertained.
Among the participants were about 40-50 members of the family of Jean Hill of Lucknow who suffers from Parkinson's, along with the Bruce Telecom High Speed Walkers team.
The top fund-raising teams were:
The top fund-raising individual walkers were:
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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