About US
The Central Illinois Parkinson’s Support Group is open to all persons living in the middle of Illinois that have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The Central Illinois Parkinson’s Support Group is an open support group with monthly meetings that provides Education, Support and Information to people living with Parkinson’s disease, their families and care givers.
Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month and are open to the public.
Please call (309) 699-7394 or (309) 219-1210 to confirm place and time.
OSF PromptCare – Glen Park
5114 N. Glen Park Place
Peoria, Illinois 61614
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
WHY THE RED TULIP?
The Parkinson’s red tulip started in 1980 when W.S. Van der Wereld, a Dutch horticulturalist who had Parkinson’s disease, developed a red and white tulip and named his prized tulip the ‘Dr. James Parkinson’ in honor of the man who first described his medical condition and to honor the International Year of the Disabled. The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) uses a red tulip as their logo based on the Dr. James Parkinson tulip. On April 11, 2005, the Red Tulip was launched as the Worldwide Symbol of Parkinson’s disease at the 9th World Parkinson’s disease Day Conference in Luxembourg.
The red tulip you see here today was designed by an early-onset Parkinson’s patient named Karen Painter and her friend Jean. This stylized tulip has leaves that are shaped like the letters ‘P’ and ‘D’. Karen and Jean started a grassroots movement to make this tulip design become recognized as the symbol for Parkinson’s Disease Awareness, the way the pink ribbon has done for breast cancer.
“We have a dream that Karen’s stylized tulip will become the symbol not for one Parkinson’s organization or event, but for the Parkinson’s community nationwide,” Jean says. “It will serve as a reminder that we all must work together to find a cure for the millions of people living with Parkinson’s disease.”
The PDTulip as a symbol that represents ALL people with Parkinson’s and ALL organizations and ALL scientists in the US who are working for the cure. Please show your support of the PDTulip for Parkinson’s awareness.
PUBLIC HEALTH
(410 ILCS 455/) Parkinson’s Disease Public Awareness and Education Act.
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Other Groups we work with
April is Parkinson’s Awareness month, to help the community build a better awareness of Parkinson’s Disease and the Central Illinois Parkinson’s Support Group we are asking you to consider working with your local Government to obtain a Proclamation for April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Please Click the link and it will open a sample letter and Template that you can use, simply fill in the highlighted areas with your local information and mail it to them, it would then be a good Idea to follow up with a phone call in about a week. Sample letter and Template.