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On the weekend of October 15-17, 2021 over 50 runners took to the streets of Detroit for the Detroit Free Press Marathon on behalf of the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s Team 23! Over $17,000 has been raised towards the fight against Parkinson’s Disease, and you can still support our runner’s fundraising efforts through October 31, 2021 via the GivenGain platform.

Congratulations to all of our runners! Some personal milestones included:

• Theresa F. qualified for the Boston Marathon!
• Debra G. ran her first half-marathon! She also completed the 5k and 1M run to complete the Wonder Challenge!
• Haley F. ran a half-marathon PR!
• Jamen S. completed his first in-person full marathon!
• Tim G. ran his first 5k!
• Bill B. – not only ran his 3rd marathon this October – but he also completed a 670 mile walk across the UK to raise awareness for Parkinson’s Disease in September. 

We are so thankful for our Team 23 runners for making this event so special! If you have any questions about Team 23 events, or have an idea for a fundraiser please email team23@kirkgibsonfoundation.org

Thank you to our race shirt sponsor The Corner Studio for the fantastic running shirts!

If you want to make a donation to support the fight against Parkinson’s you can do so at any time here.

The Fifth Annual Kirk Gibson Golf Classic was held on August 23, 2021 at the Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, Michigan. More than 170 golfers came together to raise over $400,000 for Parkinson’s Research and Programs.

Kirk Gibson and Tom Izzo led the crowd in a team meeting before tee-off, and David “Boomer” Wells was our live auctioneer. Great auction items included a set of signed baseballs from every MLB team, a custom Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s cornhole set, sports memorabilia, trips and more. Dave Rozema threw BP at the driving range for the lucky auction winners who bid on the experience.

The event was also attended by Parkinson’s advocates Bill Bucklew, Jim Kroeger, and Kevin Murray.

Save the date! The Sixth Annual Kirk Gibson Golf Classic will be on Monday, August 22, 2022 at the Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, MI. Please email golf@kirkgibsonfoundation.org with any questions.

Check out photos from the event HERE!

On April 11^th in honor of World Parkinson’s Day we had a virtual indoor cycling class led by Danielle Devine-Baum of sweatconnected. Through class participants and donors who couldn’t attend we raised almost $1,000 toward Parkinson’s research and programs!

Check out our Gibby approved playlist below and our events page for upcoming Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s events.

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s granted $150,000 in December of 2020 to the following organizations and programs:

Michigan Parkinson Foundation

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s gave a $75,000 grant to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation allocated specifically to their respite care program. The respite care program assists families for in-home personal care so caregivers in Michigan can tend to their own medical care, events or a much needed break. The funds granted will allow the Michigan Parkinson Foundation to help 93 families in 2021.

Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s gave a $40,000 grant to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to support projects focused on accelerating a cure and addressing challenging symptoms of the disease. MJFF is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today.

The Silverstein Foundation

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s gave a $10,000 grant to the Silverstein Foundation. The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA actively pursues and invests in cutting edge research with the goal of discovering new therapies for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in glucocerebrosidase (GBA) mutation carriers.

Spectrum Health Foundation

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s issued a $20,000 grant to the Spectrum Health Foundation to be used for the continuation of the EVSP Big & Loud program through 2021. You can learn more about this program here. 

Perfect 33 Foundation

The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s gave a $5,000 grant to the Perfect 33 Foundation in support of military families.

We thank all of our donors who continued with their amazing support and encouragement throughout 2020. We look forward to 2021 with all of you.