April 2025
Social isolation is a common experience for many in the Parkinson’s community. This April, for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we’re focusing on building social connections for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.
Here’s you can get involved:
On World Parkinson’s Day, April 11
- Checkout PD Avengers for opportunities on this day like Spark the Night! More than 400 monuments (and homes) will light up blue, including all the bridges in Portland, Oregon.
Check out our tools for communicating with family, friends, and others
- On Time: A Parkinson’s Podcast – Parenting & Parkinson’s: Conversations with Brian Grant’s Kids. April 1
- Talking About Your Parkinson’s with Others – A collaborative resource created by the BGF Program Advisory Council.
Join the conversation to talk about your social experiences
- Brian Grant Foundation Parkinson’s Community Facebook Group
Meet others during one of our online classes
- Journaling Together!, April 16 – Register here.
- Our new Craft and Chat, April 24 – Register here.
Learn with us
- April Wellness Webcast: Meal Planning for PD – Together!, April 9 – Register here.
If you’re in Portland, Oregon, don’t forget:
- Monthly YOPDX, Young Onset Parkinson’s Meet Up, April 8 – Info and registration
- Lunch and Learn, April 7, Join us to discuss our next resource topic – Email for more information: [email protected].
- Join Dance for Parkinson’s Oregon on April 11 for a special screening and Q&A of Capturing Grace – a film by David Iverson, in recognition of World Parkinson’s Day. Click HERE to register.
- Blazers 50/50, April 13, Brian Grant Foundation Night at the Trail Blazers game
- Monthly PDX Care Partners Group, April 22 – Info and registration.
- Annual Shake It ‘Til We Make It gala, April 25 – Click for details.
