Join us this April for the Sit-to-Stand Challenge in honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
This is a fun way to help raise awareness, secure donations for your Walk team, and support people living with Parkinson's.
Whether you do a few or many, every sit-to-stand makes a difference!
How to Participate:
Do Your Sit-to-Stands
Sit down in a sturdy chair and stand back up at your own pace.
Do as many as you feel comfortable doing. Even a few is great!
Watch our short video with Deb Colling to learn the safest way to do a sit-to-stand.
For more information on how to do a sit-to-stand, click here!
Record a Video
Ask someone for help or record yourself in a short video of you doing sit-to-stands. We encourage you to have fun with this! Grab your friends or family members to be in the video and move with you.
We have sample text below that you can use as a guide for what to say while you're recording the video!
Share & Ask for Support
Post your video on social media (Facebook is perfect!) and help turn your movement into impact! You can ask others to:
- Donate $1 per sit-to-stand that you complete, or
- Give $30 in honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Include the link to your Walk team for people to click and donate!
Tag Your Friends & MPF!
Tag a few friends or family members on Facebook and invite them to participate in the challenge too.
Tag the Michigan Parkinson Foundation page so we can see and share your video too! Click here to view our Facebook page.
A few things to note:
If you still need to register or start your team, take a look at our Fundraising Tools page for a step-by-step video on how to register!
If you are walking as an individual and not joining a team, you can still participate in the challenge! Simply share the general Walk Website link in your post: secure.qgiv.com/event/2026detroitwalk