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Dopa Golf Tournament

**SOLD OUT** The 2025 Dopa Golf Tournament is the 16th Annual Golf Fundraising Event started by Bob Tullis and a great group of 24 volunteers back in 2008.  All proceeds will benefit the American Parkinson Disease Association Massachusetts Chapter and support those who live with Parkinsonโ€™s.

The DOPA team has raised over $650k in support of APDA-MA; and the Annual Golf tournament is our Major Fundraising Event which has accounted for over $547k of funds raised

Our Goal for 2025 is 120 Golfers and $30,000 raised for the American Parkinson Disease Association!

Join us for a family fun day filled with inspiration, hope, and a great sense of community! Funds raised will enable APDA to continue providing information, education, and support to those impacted by PD and fund scientific research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and ultimately the cure.  Every dollar raised makes an important difference.

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Location: Southers Marsh Golf Club | 30 Southers Marsh Lane | Plymouth, MA


Cape Cod Optimism Walk

Join us for the 2025 Cape Cod Optimism Walk! Walkers will come together nationwide in 2025 to step towards supporting all people affected by Parkinson’s disease. Your fundraising dollars at the 2025 Cape Cod Optimism Walk will go directly toward the local community, expanding local program and services to help more people with Parkinson’s disease live life to the fullest, as well as fund cutting-edge research to help find better treatments and ultimately, a cure. 

Sunday, September 28, 2025

10am – Check-in and pre-event activities
11am – Ceremony and walk

Location: Falmouth High School Track | 874 Gifford Street Ext. | Falmouth, MA


Magic of Hope Gala & Auction

Join us for a fun-filled night of cocktails, dinner and more at the 4th Annual Magic of Hope Gala & Auction! It’s a spirited gathering with many ways to support the APDA’s mission to empower those in our community who are impacted by Parkinson’s disease (PD) and fund a cure. Every dollar raised goes to the APDA Massachusetts Chapter to promote hope and optimism through innovative services, programs, education, and support, while also funding vital research.

Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Boston | 200 Boylston Street | Boston, MA


Care Partner Programming


APDA Early Care Partner Connection
Mondays at 1:00-2:30PM ET on Zoom from September 29 to November 17

A FREE eight-week support program for ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ (๐—ฃ๐——), offering a space to connect, share, and learn.

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. To register: http://bit.ly/3UoD92J or email apdama@apdaparkinson.org

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐——?
๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณโ€ฆ

  • Having many questions about the practical concerns of caregiving?
  • Experiencing worries or uncertainty about planning for the future?
  • Coping with emotions like stress, anxiety, and grief?
  • Noticing changing roles in your relationship?

If so, the American Parkinson Disease Associationโ€™s (APDA) specialized eight-week program for care partners may be a good fit for you.

๐—”๐—ฃ๐——๐—” ๐— ๐—” ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. The group also provides education about planning for the future and practical resources. This group was designed for care partners who are looking for a space to share their feelings and learn more about PD caregiving considerations.

๐น๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Žโ„Ž ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘†๐‘Š

APDA Virtual Care Partners Group
2nd Thursday and 4th Wednesday of each month

Join Sarah Singer, LICSW, for this twice-monthly virtual support group for care partners of people with Parkinson’s. Receive useful information from guest speakers, and connect with other care partners who share some of the same experiences in caregiving.

*Please note, if you have already signed up for the care partners group, you do not need to re-register.