History

Thank you to all the 5K attendees in 2023!

See what else the 5KforJK nonprofit has accomplished in recent years

2023

  • Financially supporting a Parkinson’s fitness class in Grove City, OH
  • Financially assisted Matthew Moore to attend the World Parkinson’s Congress in Barcelona where an abstract about his Parkinson’s play has been selected for a poster session.
  • Encouraged new members to join PDNextSteps gym with a 1-month free pass.
  • Created 100 First Step Kits – a kit made by PD patients, for PD patients – and distributed all of them at the 2023 OhioHealth Retreat.
  • Releasing 1 new podcast each week (60 videos and counting)

2022

  • Raised $126,000
  • Recognized by MJFF Team Fox as a top donor
  • Featured as the MJFF Patient story for the Fall/Winter 2022-2023 newsletter
  • Created a virtual young-onset women’s community, which now includes 20 women from across the U.S. and Canada
  • Started the Secret Life of Parkinson’s podcast in February 2022 which now attracts 17K views every month from around the world.
  • Encouraged new members to join PDNextSteps gym with a 1-month free pass.
  • Supported multiple PD patients with a free 3-week trial at the gym
  • Financially assisted Matthew Moore with his Parkinson’s Play, “What I Didn’t Say”, tailored specifically for Neurologists

2021

  • Raised $93,000
  • Recognized by MJFF Team Fox as a top donor
  • Asked by Team Fox to provide a social post in April for Parkinson’s Awareness month