Senator Coons joined more than 1,000 attendees Saturday on the grounds of Sanford School for Team Fox Delaware’s annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s event. Debi Brooks, co-founder and executive vice chairman of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, outfitted Senator Coons with a signature orange apron and a spatula so he could get down to the business at hand: flipping pancakes to benefit Parkinson’s research.
“Parkinson’s disease robs too many Americans of their quality of life and has taken too many of our loved ones too soon,” Senator Coons said. “That’s why the outstanding work Team Fox has done is so important both on a local and national level. I am proud of the uniquely creative and fun ways Team Fox continues to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s research in Delaware.”
Chris joined the “Charred Griddle Team,” staffed by family and friends of Gary Chard as well as the Ropp and Flynn families. Gary was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the spring of 2008. He is one of more than five million people worldwide suffering with Parkinson’s disease. Chris also lent a hand to DuPont team “Flipping for a Future Without Parkinson’s.”
Chris was a natural in front of the griddle, cracking jokes and tossing several flapjacks into the waiting chafing dishes a few feet away.
Since 2009, Delaware Team Fox has raised nearly $300,000 to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which works to accelerate the delivery of life-changing treatments, and ultimately a cure, to people with Parkinson’s disease.
More information about Team Fox Delaware can be found here: http://teamfoxdelaware.wordpress.com.
The organization’s national website is www.michaeljfox.org