The past year has presented us with challenges that no one could have predicted. With the onset of the COVID-19 public health crisis in early 2020, we were confronted with an immediate need to pivot our operations in order to continue serving the Parkinson’s community. We are proud of what we were able to achieve in the last year – both as a community and internally as staff.
Progress was made to further empower BC’s Parkinson’s community in the following ways:
- Successfully moving our programs and events online – including increasing exercise, activities, and education – to combat isolation, and keep people active and engaged while at home
- Engaging those without computers or internet through mailouts and phone calls
- Assisting many of our 47 support groups to begin meeting online, via Zoom
- Improving access to Duodopa® therapy by lifting the annual limit on
procedures (previously 5) from BC PharmaCare’s Special Authority listing - Hosting major events virtually, including our provincial conference, Parkinson SuperWalk, and AGM
Despite these challenging times, your support of Parkinson Society BC has remained steadfast. We thank you for your donations, volunteer hours, sharing of stories, and feedback on our operations.
We are deeply grateful.