FERGUS – There were about 120 participants at this year’s Wellington-Dufferin Walk for Parkinson’s on Sept. 7 at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus. It was also announced at the event that Centre Wellington now has a Parkinson’s disease resource centre in the township.
Robert Ecclestone and his wife Lisa share an emotional moment at the Wellington-Dufferin Walk for Parkinson’s on Sept. 7 at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus. Ecclestone, who has Parkinson’s disease, has been the main driver of the annual fundraiser, which has run for 15 years.
This year’s annual Wellington-Dufferin Walk for Parkinson’s raised more than $34,000 for the Parkinson Society of Southwestern Ontario. About 120 people participated in the walk in Fergus on Sept. 7. Not all of them squeezed into this photo.