Parkinson's Changes Everything.

Support Changes What Comes Next.

This Giving Tuesday, your generous gift makes that possible.

Watch the video to learn how PASWFL is helping Mary and Lloyd and Susan and Joel live well with PD. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new window)

More than 7,000 of our friends, neighbors and loved ones in Southwest Florida are living with PD. Add their care partners and families, and the number becomes staggering. No one should have to face PD alone.

For 30 years, PASWFL has helped people live well with PD through free fitness, support and education programs. Membership is free, but providing these services is not. PASWFL receives no national funding. Every class, support group and PD Talk exists because of local gifts from members and friends like you.

Join our Giving Tuesday challenge to celebrate 30 years of helping SWFL live well with PD!

Help us raise $30,000 this Giving Tuesday, December 1.

The exciting news: your generous donation will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $40,000. That means if we reach our $30,000 goal, we will actually raise $60,000!

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Scroll down to learn more about our members and how they found support with the PASWFL after their PD Diagnosis..

When PD Changes Everything

After careers in education that spanned 40 years, Mary and Lloyd Leschuk retired to Naples, Florida, as snowbirds, looking forward to a new chapter filled with activities their careers and family didn't leave time for. Lloyd recalled, "We took up golf and we were riding our bikes a lot. Then the diagnosis came. It was a little bit of a shock."

PASWFL helped the Leschuks see that they can live well with PD. Mary shares, "[PASWFL] made it seem like it wasn't the end of the world. It was manageable… It's a family you didn't think you would ever be involved in, but you're sure happy you are. You're not alone."

Lloyd adds, "We don't have the cure for it, but we can try to make it the best we can. When you tell people you have PD, they care. They really do."

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Susan and Joel faced similar uncertainty when Joel received his diagnosis just as their business was expanding. Joel shares: "We'd just gotten a big new contract. Then I was diagnosed. I was pretty overwhelmed at the beginning, like, how am I going to support my family? Now what?"

Today, Joel faces PD with a fighter's attitude: "I have Parkinson's, but it does not have me." Susan found friendship in PASWFL's caregiver support group, and they found Joel's neurologist at our Symposium.

"People dealing with PD can find their world getting smaller, quieter and lonelier. There's this group [PASWFL] … that will walk alongside you. You don't have to do this alone," Susan says.

These are the moments when support matters most. PASWFL helps people with PD, their care partners and their families find reliable information, practical resources, opportunities to keep moving and a community that understands.

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Your gift supports services in your community

There has never been a better time to give than today.

When you donate to the Parkinson's Association of SWFL your gift goes directly to helping friends, family and neighbors right here in your community to live well with PD. Your generous contribution benefits the more than 7,000 people locally in SWFL who are affected by PD.

We are a local, independent non-profit serving Collier and Lee Counties, not affiliated with national organizations. Your donation directly helps our community members live well with PD.

Your gift matters more than ever this Giving Tuesday

When you donate to the Parkinson's Association of SWFL this Giving Tuesday your gift goes directly to helping over 7,000 people to live well with PD right here in Collier and southern Lee County. Every six minutes someone is diagnosed with PD … possibly someone you know. We work today to improve life for those with Parkinson's. For 30 years, and due to your generosity, PASWFL continues to meet the needs of those with PD! Since 2018, we've doubled our annual offerings:

We rely on the generosity of our community to make these programs and services available for our family, friends and neighbors in Southwest Florida possible because we receive no funding from the government or national organizations.

The Parkinson's Association of Southwest Florida

The Parkinson's Association of SWFL is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free (800-435-7352) within the state of Florida. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. EIN# 59-3471412