The 21st Annual
Southwest Florida PSP Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk!
Saturday, March 2, 2024
About the Event
The purpose of the Southwest Florida PSP Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is to honor those that have passed from these diseases, support those living with them now, raise awareness, educate the public, raise money to help find a cure, and let people know about our support group in Naples.
Our group is proud of the success of our walks over the years and is grateful to the public for their support. We have people coming from across the country and some from other countries. Everyone has fun on the walks. There will be food, music, a silent auction, and chances to win great prizes! For those that have never attended one of our walks, you won’t want to miss this one!
Registration for adults is $25, and for students is $10. The fee includes lunch and a CurePSP T-shirt. Should you have particular dietary requirements, kindly ensure to pack your own meal.
Please note that CurePSP has a new mailing address and all checks should go to 325 Hudson Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013, and note that it is for the Marco Island Walk.
If you paid for a sign in the past and left it with us, you do not have to pay for that sign again.
If you would like a new sign however, please place a new order.
Agenda
- 10:30 am: Registration Opens
- 11:15 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 11:30 am: .6 Mile Walk Begins
- 12:30 pm: Lunch, Prizes, and Music by Kathy O.
- 1:30 pm: Walk Ends
Take a look at last year’s highlights!
Registration
Online registration will close on February 28, 2024. Attendees will still be able to register onsite at the walk. To expedite onsite registrations, please pay by cash or check made out to CurePSP. Credit cards will be accepted; however, they take longer to process.
Friday Night Meet and Greet
Join us at Seasons 52 in Naples from 6-8 PM on Friday, March 1 to meet friends and the CurePSP team! Light appetizers and drinks will be served.
Free
Adult
$25.00
Student
$10.00
Saturday Walk Volunteer
Volunteer your skills at the walk on Saturday! The deadline to sign up is February 27th!
Free
Sign
Email the name for the sign to ev****@*****sp.org by February 10th. Example: “In Honor of…” or “In Memory of…”
$30.00
Sign with Photo
Email the name and photo for the sign to ev****@*****sp.org by February 10th. Example: “In Honor of…” or “In Memory of…”
$50.00
FUNDING RESEARCH AND CARE
With the funds from this year’s walk, 75% will continue to fund the research led by Dr. Sally Temple and her team of dedicated scientists. Dr. Sally Temple is the co-founder and Scientific Director of the Neural Stem Cell Institute (NSCI) in Rensselaer, NY. Dr. Temple is pursuing a unique gene therapy approach using “intrabodies.” The NSCI is a nonprofit research institution that develops breakthrough methods and research to study and treat neurodegenerative diseases. Read more about Dr. Sally Temple here.
The remaining 25% of the funds raised will go to the CurePSP Quality of Life Respite Grant. CurePSP provides care partners with the opportunity to take a break by offering a grant that covers 60 hours of professional, agency-based in-home care. This program allows care partners to have the peace of mind that their loved one with PSP, CBD or MSA is receiving the necessary care while they use that time to relax, see friends, run errands, exercise, have a change of scenery or do whatever else they need to find respite from caregiving and attend to their own physical and mental wellbeing.
SILENT AUCTION
Donating an item to our silent auction helps us raise much-needed funds! Check out our Amazon wishlist with direct shipping to the CurePSP office for some ideas! Great donations include:
- Technology (Apple Watch, iPad, Fitbit, etc.)
- Memberships (wine clubs, Costco, zoos, etc.)
- Gift cards (Netflix, Uber, Visa, salons, restaurants, etc.)
- Jewelry
- Boat Rentals
- Gift Baskets
- Sports Tickets
Items must either be received at CurePSP headquarters (325 Hudson Street, FL4, New York, NY 10013) or, if local to Naples, delivered to Jack Phillips (email: fj********@*ex.net) by Wednesday, February 21.
Mackle Park
1361 Andalusia Terrace, Marco Island, FL 34145
- Take I-75 and exit toward Naples.
- Merge onto Collier Blvd. via exit 101 toward Marco Island/SR-84 W/Naples.
- Collier Blvd. becomes Collier Blvd./SR-951 S.
- Turn left onto Bald Eagle Dr./CR-953.
- Turn onto S. Heathwood Dr.
- See the public library on the right. Turn left onto Andalusia Terrace(just past Mistletoe Court).
- Take the first right to the Mackle Park area.
1361 Andalusia Terrace, Marco Island, FL 34145
1361 Andalusia Terrace, Marco Island, FL 34145