Cold drizzly weather didn’t stop us from having another record breaking walk/run
As originally seen in our Summer 2020 newsletter
The Pound the Pavement for Parkinson’s 5K walk/run was as good as ever in 2019. Despite the frigid temps and wet wintry mix, we still had a fantastic turnout. More than 300 people signed up for the event, which broke last year’s record. This is the fifth consecutive record breaking number. On top of that, we also raised more money than ever before with over $13,000 raised. The food was amazing as always and Ozark Racing Systems made the best of the bad weather to put on a great event. Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event possible and Joanne Bourbon for taking these great photos.
The event could not have happened without our great sponsors, of which we had a bunch this year. 100% of all registration fees go directly to the PGO thanks to our sponsors funding the event itself. Please remember these businesses as ones who care about and support local charities such as ours.
Central Bank of the Ozarks (Presenting sponsor)
CoxHealth (Presenting sponsor)
417 Elder Law, Beautyrest Sleep Gallery, Center for Music Therapy and Wellness, Hand painted pets on canvas, Jags Lawn and Landscaping, Miller and Associates, Missouri Foundation for Health, Norwex (Pat Auston), Positronic, Rocksteady Boxing at the BodySmith, State Farm agent Fred Harle, Resonate, Ricks Automotive, Sunshine Eye Clinic
The 2020 event will probably have a different look to it. Given the uncertainty around the COVID-19 virus, we will likely be holding the event virtually this year. If you have ideas or suggestions on how best to handle please email justin@parkinsonsgroup.org. However we do it, this year’s event will be held Saturday, November 21st. Save the date!
Our newsletter designer did an amazing job with the layout for this article that we cannot do justice in a substack post. I would encourage you to view this and our other articles as part of the Summer 2020 newsletter, if you are so inclined. Otherwise, see more amazing photos below.