August 2026

From the Board

Join the Legacy Circle During August’s National Make-A-Will Month!

Almost all of PD Active’s funding comes from members and supporters like you. Without your support, we could not sustain, much less expand, our programs for people with Parkinson’s and their families and care partners.

Including PD Active in your estate planning is one of the most impactful ways that you can support us. Planned gifts help to ensure PD Active’s long-term financial stability, provide resources for major expenses, and enable PD Active to initiate new projects to improve the services we offer to our community. 

PD Active has established a Legacy Circle to recognize those who include PD Active in their estate plans. August is National Make-A-Will Month. Making a will is a great way to ensure that the people and causes you care about are part of your legacy for the future. You can also join our Legacy Circle by including PD Active as a full or partial beneficiary of your retirement plan, insurance policy, or donor-advised fund.  

More information and resources about ways to include PD Active in your estate planning are on our website. Thank you for considering joining our Legacy Circle!

“We are so grateful for all the ways that PD Active has supported us on this journey with Parkinson’s. We want to make sure others can benefit in the future.”



— Karen Garrison and David Edelson

Programs and Events

Zen Caregiving and Parkinson's

Building Resilience & Compassion for Caregivers and Loved Ones

with Roy Remer & Mary Doane, of the Zen Caregiving Project

Date: Saturday, August 15

Time: 10:30am

Location: Berkeley Methodist United Church

1710 Carleton St, Berkeley, CA 94703

Roy Remer is executive director of Zen Caregiving Project in San Francisco and lead creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education curriculum. Mary Doane is Supervising Instructor of Education Programs at the Zen Caregiving Project. In this talk they will discuss the emotional burden many caregivers experience and cover practical tools for expanding compassion, avoiding burnout, finding comfort and processing grief and loss. 

More information here.

Register here. 

PD Active depends on donations to bring programs like these to our members. We remain grateful for your contributions.

Save the Date

Annual Fall Gathering in the Park

See old friends, and meet new ones at PD Active’s Annual Outdoor Fall Gathering 

Date: Sunday, October 18

Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm

Location: Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley

Contact Evangeline to volunteer.

Thank You to our Recent Donors

New Recurring Donor

Terry Bloomsburgh

Donors

Marjorie Alvord & Michael Berry

Marilyn Becker

Connie Burton & David Dunkle

Suzanne and Italo Calpestri

Becky Dowdakin and Flora McMartin

Deborah Finch

Anna Griffin

Cheryl Rogers & Mark Katz

Shire Taylor

Hyeyung Yoon

Thomas Yu

Donations in Memory Of

Daniel Jarmel – in memory of Lee Shapiro