Team Fox for Parkinson’s Research: The Official Charity of the 51st American Birkebeiner
An estimated six million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease —the fasting growing neurological disorder and second-most common after Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there is no known cure or treatment to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s. Together, we can change this.
Team Fox is the grassroots community fundraising program of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). Since its inception, MJFF has operated with one single-urgent goal: putting ourselves out of business and finding better treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s through an aggressively funded research agenda.
Team Fox members worldwide have been turning their passions and interests into opportunities to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research since 2006. “Have you ever noticed that optimism, energy, and generosity are contagious? There’s something about watching someone you know take on a cause that makes you want to get involved too. That’s the big idea behind Team Fox,” says Michael J. Fox.
Learn more about Team Fox’s involvement with the Birkie from Bill Brown, Vice President of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Board of Directors, and Mark Gherty, a Team Fox fundraiser who has been skiing for Parkinson’s for nearly two decades.
You too can be part of this passionate community of change-makers who are bringing us closer to a cure. To join Ski for Parkinson’s at the 51st Annual Slumberland American Birkebeiner, click the get involved button below. Every penny donated to Ski for Parkinson’s goes straight to The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s high-impact research programs to help speed a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Learn more about Bill & Mark’s journey on the Team Fox blog page and read about Bill’s pursuing all 20 Worldloppet races while fundraising for Parkinson’s research.
