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Wpc for YOPD

Fundraising Target reached! THANK-YOU

Posted on September 10, 2020 by FUNDRAISER Life living! Parkinsons /Friendships WORLD PARKINSON'S CONGRESS Wpc for YOPD 0

Thank-you for your donations for the World Parkinson Congress travel grants fundraiser: WPC for YOPD.

We have over $2500 in donations with a few donations sent directly to us, so hence the estimation as we have yet to send through the latter and with exchanges rates we will confirm later.

The grants are international but in the thank-you video attached we specifically mention helping Peruvians as they will be a priority for the funds I raised.

The 10 day challenge was fun and helped me keep exercising even though we were packing house and moving house.

Day 1: Ab workout

Day 2: Skipping and ribbon Dancing

Day 3: Gymnastics

Day 4: Bars at the Park

Day 5: Head standing and stretching

Day 6: Gymnastics (kip on floor video)

Day 7: Yoga and stretching

Day 8: Moving house – Packing and lifting boxes and suitcases. It was certainly draining even though not traditional exercise.

Day 9: Walking – Walked to the city and back plus suitcase walking in the afternoon.

Day 10: Cycling (indoors and out).

Thank-you again everyone for your support. Blessings

This is a short thank-you from the kids and I.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SQn71WdMx1EAuowp8

Facebook has blocked me from using their fundraiser

Posted on August 21, 2020 by FUNDRAISER Life living! Parkinsons /Friendships Peru WORLD PARKINSON'S CONGRESS Wpc for YOPD 0

I am having a fundraising for my birthday (28th of August) which is usally done through facebook fundraising but they won’t allow me to use their system because I live in Peru.

I wrote to Mark Zuckerberg an email similar to this:

I signed up in January to raise funds WPC for YOPD. The money goes directly to the World Parkisnon Congress (not to me) though it must be set up from my personal facebook account.

IT SEEMS STRANGE that I am not allowed to raise funds with facebook fundraising for my favourite charity? I went to the WPC facebook page and I can’t even donate? This fundraiser is for my birthday on August 28th. I’ll be 44.

If it was money just for a personal cause I’d understand but this fundraiser is part of a legitimate charity and you can find my profile has been on the website since January. https://wpc2022.org/page/wpc4yopd

I don’t get any money from the fundraising. I just want to help others get along as the World Parkinson’s Congress changed my life for the better.

I made a video about my story of combating parkinson’s by using gymnastics – it was one of the 12 finalists for the video competition. I have kept going ever since and now reach out to my community to help others by running classes and setting up an association.

I am already going to the WPC so this is to raise funds for others – especially my friends who can’t afford to go but I know they would benefit a lot. 

I hope Mark can resolve this.

Maybe we could get him to donate to the cause.
Please donate via this link in the interim: https://wpc2022.org/page/yopdfund


My WPC Video for the last WPC. Handstand for Parkinson’s
Christine Jeyachandran, Ambassador of the World Parkinson 2022

The initial response from facebook.

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Before and After Video