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Victorian Labor Member for Lara, The Hon. John Eren, who lives with Parkinson\u2019s, has happily agreed to be the 2022 A Walk in the Park Geelong Ambassador to help raise awareness of the disease, according to Ms George.<\/p>\n
Homestyle Aged Care has also signed on as a major supporter again in 2022 having three facilities in Geelong providing aged care to their own clients living with Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t care who joins us on the day or where you\u2019re from, the more the merrier,\u201d Ms George said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Melbourne version of the walk attracts around 4,000 people each year, whereas Geelong has had 500 and 750 people attend in the past since the event first started in 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201c500 is the aim for this year and we\u2019re already at 250 registered walkers which is good.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you are interested in registering, donating or volunteering for A Walk in the Park Geelong in 2022, visit parkinsonswalkgeelong.com.au.<\/p>\n
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FAMILIES, friends, health professionals and community members will come together on the first day of May to raise awareness and gather support for people living with Parkinson\u2019s Disease. 57,000 Victorians are currently living with Parkinson\u2019s which makes this year\u2019s A Walk In The Park Geelong event as important as ever. \u201cHere in Geelong, it seems […]<\/p>\n