In July, CAP opened the Parkinson’s Center of Connecticut, a 3000 square foot facility located in East Hartford, Connecticut. This facility was a long time in the making, from conception to grand opening, requiring months of planning, handwork, and dedication.  We are pleased to open this facility, which will extend the resources for PWP’s and their families beyond the walls of their primary care physicians and neurologists. The Center will be run as a joint partnership with Beat Parkinson’s Today, an area non-profit currently offering exercise classes that are functional to everyday living. 

In a supportive and caring environment, we will offer a range of education, exercise, and healing programs that will soothe the mind, calm the spirit, and strengthen the body. The facility will also serve as CAP’s corporate headquarters. Please join us at our grand opening planned for Saturday, September 14^th.  I want to thank Michelle Hespeler and Robin Downey for their leadership in planning and implementing CAP’s new PD Center.  The Center was created as an inclusive, welcoming community for both PWP’s, their families and loved ones.  Many programs will be offered such as exercise, support groups, educational talks, and a range of socialization opportunities, including book clubs, art classes, and game night.  We genuinely envision the Center to be a home away from home. There will also be many opportunities for PWP’s to volunteer at the Center doing tasks such as answering the phone or greeting newcomers.

Special notes:  CAP Gala Event - Saturday, October 5^th CAP will be hosting our 4^th Gala event at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT. This event promises to be a fun-filled evening. We hope that 500 people will attend the event, including many from the research, hospital, and pharmaceutical communities.  Monies raised will be used in support of our new PD Center.    

CureNow: PD  -   The CAP CureNow: PD MIT team has been extremely busy.  Recently, The CAP CureNow: PD Team met with Governor Ed Rendell, a former two term Governor of Pennsylvania and current on-air political analyst.  Governor Rendell, who has PD, has agreed to be a spokesperson for the fundraising effort we are conducting with The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This research initiative that is unique, that differs from existing approaches, that potentially fills a gap in existing research – an “unmet need”  – using nanotechnology and MIT-specific tools and approaches that are found nowhere else.

On Saturday, August 25^th, the Curenow: PD team attended the Davis Phinney Victory Summit in Philadelphia. Our quest was to connect with like-minded individuals and organizations and get them to join our Team. CAP has made the quest for funding research a high priority. We are in a tirelessly quest to seek partners to help them in their research initiatives to find new scientific breakthroughs. Better treatments start with better research.   

Warm Regards,

Karl C. Hespeler
Chairman 
860-490-0251
Karl@Parkinsonsct.org