Empowered LIVE!

Friday, August 24, 2018 - 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Location: Holiday Inn at the Campus

You’re invited to attend the Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program event, Empowered LIVE!, an evening to celebrate living well with Parkinson's disease, presented by Vanderbilt’s at The Holiday Inn at the Campus on Friday, Aug. 24. from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

   Come hear John Baumann’s presentation, “Reclaiming Positive Perspective: How to Live an Amazing Life With—Or Without—a Life-Changing Adversity” beginning at 6:30 p.m. John is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker sharing an ever-increasing number of secrets on successfully living a positive life whatever comes your way. He has been described as real, warm, funny and genuine with a great deal of extremely helpful information to share. John is a World Parkinson’s Advocate and has presented with Rasheeda Ali.

   A dinner will be served for $15 per person and $7 per child ten years and under. Savory and sweet stations to enjoy will include: Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti & Mini Meatball, Baked Potato, Bruchette & Salad, and Fruit & Cake.

   During the event, custom MyIntent Project bracelets will be available for sale for $10. Choose a word to design your own MyIntent Project bracelet to honor or remember a loved one, feel inspired or show your passion. The bracelets  are made with stamps pressed into a metal token wrapped in cord. Meadowlark staff and volunteers will create it, so you can take it with you.

   Registration for the tenth Annual Speedy Pd Race for Parkinson’s disease—5K, 10K or Half-Mile Family Fun Run/Walk— will be available at Empowered LIVE! Packet Pick-Up will be open from 4:30 to 7 p.m. for those previously registered for the race. The race will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Tuttle Creek State Park. Register today by visiting www.runspeedypd.org or via paper form at the Hospitality Desk.