August 2026 Support Group Meeting

August Support Group Meeting September Charity Golf Event October Education Conference August 27, 2026 Support Group Meeting The topic of our August meeting is Parkinsons Disease Journey: Clinical Symptoms and Treatment Options. Danielle Fontaine is a Medical Science Liaison with Abbvie, based in Northern California, with over 10 years of experience in scientific education. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has dedicated the past 6 years to the neurology field, with experience in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Danielle is deeply passionate about patient education and supporting a clearer understanding of all available treatment options to help each patient achieve the best possible outcomes. Come and join us on August 27th. Place: Dante Event Center               2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento Date:  Thursday, August 27, 2026 Time:  Doors open at 9:30 AM — come early for social time               Meeting starts at 10:00 AM               Danielle's presentation will begin at 10:30 AM

August 2026 Parkinson's Focused Webinars

August 2026 Parkinson’s-focused Webinars and Virtual Events with Speakers This information is provided to us by Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach, a service of Stanford University. Take a look at the interesting topics this month. There's everything from PD101 to living with parkinsonism, and everything in between. We encourage you to register NOW for anything of interest. Attending in person allows you to ask questions of the speaker. If you are unable to attend the live event, you will be alerted if/when the recording is available. About the list below, unless indicated, all webinars and virtual events are: Times listed as PT. (We are based in California, after all.) One hour in duration. (Usually, the speaker talks for 30-40 minutes and there’s a question-and-answer session for the remaining time.) If there is no speaker indicated, the speaker is unknown at the time of this email. For a general audience. Not focused on a single medication, branded treatment, or application. (Those are excluded.) Free. We at Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach occasionally attend a webinar and share our notes. Notes from excellent PD-focused webinars are often posted to our blog at https://parkinsonsblog.stanford.edu.

Dance for Parkinson's Follow-Up

Dance for Parkinson’s Follow-Up Elaine and Kathy did a great job getting us moving to music at this week’s support group meeting.  It was obvious that we had fun!  The ladies asked that we follow up with more information on the weekly classes and how to attend.  Here you go: Final Class for the Summer 2026 Session Wednesday, July 29 1:00-2:00 No dance experience is necessary.  The classes are suitable for all ages and abilities.  It’s low impact and can be done seated or standing. Dance for Parkinson's classes are free. You can join in person at the location below: Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community  2791 24th St, Sacramento, CA 95818  Sierra 2 Center is easily accessible from the 3 freeways which intersect near the 26th St exit (50, 80 and 99). The entrance and parking for the dance studio is accessed from 4th Avenue, behind the main building. From south bound 24th Street, turn left onto 4th Avenue then turn left immediately into the parking lot. Our class is in Studio 1, which is at the end of the hall after you enter the dance wing. It is wheelchair accessible. The class is also streamed live on Zoom. If you are interested in joining the class, either in person or on Zoom send an email to the program coordinator, Robin Carlson and tell her you're interested in the class. rcarlson404@yahoo.com She will make sure that you get all correspondence, including Zoom links and the schedule of classes. Here is the schedule for the year ahead: Fall 2026 Session Sept 16, 2026 - Nov 18, 2026 Winter 2027 Session Jan 6, 2027 - March 10, 2027 Spring 2027 Session March 31, 2027 - June 2, 2027 Summer 2027 Session July 7, 2027 - July 28, 2027

Upcoming Meetings and Events for 2026

Upcoming Support Group Meetings and Special Events for 2026

July 23, 2026 Support Group Meeting The topic of our July meeting is Dance for Parkinson's. Experience the freedom of moving your body to fun music in a safe space. Dance instructors Kathy Van Hoof and Dr. Elaine Silver will talk about their free weekly classes for Parkinson's patient and their care-givers at the Sierra 2 Center in the Curtis Park neighborhood, and they plan to get us moving! The classes are suitable for all ages and abilities. The Dance for PD program was started by David Leventhal, a professional dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Company. Kathy has been teaching the Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Sacramento for over 14 years along with Elaine Silver and Lisa Ferrin. Kathy has a degree in dance from CSU Sacramento and has danced with Sacramento Ballet, Capitol City Ballet and the Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble. Elaine was a physician in Internal Medicine at Kaiser for 30 years, but her true love has always been dancing, and especially ballet. As a physician, Elaine had several patients who had Parkinson’s disease, and so teaching a dance class for them was a natural fit. Come and join us on July 23rd. Place: Dante Event Center               2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento Date:  Thursday, July 23, 2026 Time:  Doors open at 9:30 AM — come early for social time               Meeting starts at 10:00 AM               Elaine and Kathy' presentation will begin at 10:30 AM

July 2026 Parkinson's Focused Webinars

July 2026 Parkinson’s-focused Webinars and Virtual Events with Speakers **Corrected** This information is provided to us by Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach, a service of Stanford University. July has a well-rounded variety of PD-related topics. Check them all out! We encourage you to register NOW for anything of interest. That way, if you aren’t able to attend the live event, you will be alerted if/when the recording is available. About the list below, unless indicated, all webinars and virtual events are: Times listed as PT. (We are based in California, after all.) One hour in duration. (Usually, the speaker talks for 30-40 minutes and there’s a question-and-answer session for the remaining time.) If there is no speaker indicated, the speaker is unknown at the time of this email. For a general audience. Not focused on a single medication, branded treatment, or application. (Those are excluded.) Free. We at Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach occasionally attend a webinar and share our notes. Notes from excellent PD-focused webinars are often posted to our blog at https://parkinsonsblog.stanford.edu. *********************************************************

Exercising Together

Finding an Exercise Partner We have been approached by one of our members who would like to find a walking partner who lives in her neighborhood. To help her and others, we circulated a spreadsheet at our June meeting for those who are interested in finding nearby exercise partners. The spreadsheet lists their name, neighborhood, phone number, and email address. Click Here to View the spreadsheet. Hopefully, this information will allow you to identify and contact a nearby exercise partner. Exercising with someone in your neighborhood would be a great way to get more exercise, while developing new friends and sharing experiences. Note: The support group facilitators do not intend to manage this activity.

June 25, 2026 Support Group Meeting Our June speaker will be Stephani Gunther from Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center. She will provide a brief overview of the services offered by the center. Stephani will highlight the free services available to family caregivers. Del Oro offers support groups for partners and families of people with Parkinson’s, counseling, respite coordination, legal and financial consultations, and caregiver education designed to help caregivers navigate the challenges of caring for a loved one at home.   We hope that you will join us on June 25th. Place: Dante Event Center               2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento Date:  Thursday, June 25, 2026 Time:  Doors open at 9:30 AM — come early for social time               Meeting starts at 10:00 AM               Stephani's presentation will begin about 10:30 AM

Finding an Exercise Partner We have been approached by one of our members who would like to find a walking partner who lives in her neighborhood. To help her and others, we will be circulating a spreadsheet at our June meeting for those who are interested in finding nearby exercise partners. Those who are interested will add their name, neighborhood, phone number, and email address. Following the meeting, we will email copies of the spreadsheet to our members, hopefully allowing you to identify and contact a nearby exercise partner. Support group facilitators do not intend to manage this activity.