Wilkins Parkinson's Foundation at the 2011 Sandy Springs Festival

This year, on September 17th and 18th, three groups dedicated to raising awareness for Parkinson’s disease will come together for the first time to spread the word about what local Georgians are doing to help find a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Wilkins Parkinson’s Foundation (WPF) has gathered volunteers from what they call the “PD3” to help man the Parkinson’s Awareness booth.  These organizations are unique in their missions, but they’re all working together against Parkinson’s disease.  

The PD3 consists of Wilkins Parkinson’s Foundation, the American Parkinson Disease Association (GA Chapter), and Team Cantore. The group hopes to give festival attendees an opportunity to learn more about Parkinson’s disease, while providing valuable PD resources to patients, caregivers and families.

This is the second year that WPF has participated in the Sandy Springs Festival.  Bill Wilkins, WPF Co-Founder, said “The PD3 was formed by WPF to combine the missions of the 3 groups (research, patient care and awareness), to benefit and reach out to Georgia residents that are affected by Parkinson’s.  Festivals like this give us an opportunity to respond to Parkinson’s questions and situations, and bring awareness on a one-on-one basis.” 

Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 17 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 18.

For more information on the festival, please visit www.SandySpringsFestival.com and for more information on WPF, please visit www.Wilkins-PF.org.