Entries from March 2009

March 31, 2009

Fox Shop Launches!

We are so excited to announce that the Fox Shop is now open for business!
Fox Shop is the official store of The Michael J. Fox Foundation with new products  added weekly!
Whether you’re looking for Team Fox gear, a t-shirt to show your support for our Foundation, or gifts for friends and family, your purchases at Fox [...]

March 31, 2009

New Book Hits Bookstores Today!

Michael’s book is available in bookstores day and his media tour is underway! Visit The Michael J. Fox Web site for an up-to-date listing of upcoming interviews and media coverage of Michael’s memoir.

March 30, 2009

Michael J. Fox Talks to Oprah and Releases New Book!

Michael J. Fox’s new book, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist, hits bookstores tomorrow! Michael’s new memoir picks up where his best-selling autobiography, Lucky Man, left off. Michael writes about the positive perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of isolating himself during the most difficult parts of his illness, [...]

March 27, 2009

Attention TF Members in The Dallas/Ft. Worth Area

On Monday voting will open for the contest, “Dallas/Fort Worth’s Most Down-To-Earth Radio Personality.” How does this relate to the Foundation? Well, DJ Mark Schectman, of Dallas’ radio station 102.1 KDGE, is one of the five nominees and his charity of choice is, you guessed it, The Michael J. Fox Foundation. If he wins, a $5,000 will [...]

March 26, 2009

Tavia Goes The Distance

On April 26, Tavia Kowalchuk will run in the London Marathon as a Team Fox member, raising funds and awareness for PD in honor of her dear friend and mentor, Dan, who has been living with Parkinson’s for several years.
Tavia’s time is not only occupied with long training runs but she also maintains an awesome blog, [...]

March 25, 2009

Pillow Fight For Parkinson’s!

Andrew Maguire, a freshman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, raised almost $1,000 dollars for Team Fox last year when he ran the Big Lake Half-Marathon. Now, as a member of the First-Year Leaders Program, a branch of Vanderbilt Student Government that improves leadership skills through event planning, Andrew is organizing another event: A Pillow [...]

March 24, 2009

Welcome Baseball Fans!

As you may have seen on Fox Sports, The Michael J. Fox Foundation has been chosen as a 2009 Fox Sports Supports partner! Thank you Fox Sports Supports for this great opportunity.
Do you want to learn more about the Fox Sports Supports program and what it means for The Michael J. Fox Foundation? Read more [...]

March 24, 2009

Fun Run in Florida – Tomorrow!

WHAT:
Fun Run, Silent Auction, PARTY
Donations encouraged —100% of donations go to Team Fox
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 25, 6-9 p.m
WHERE:
FASTRACK Bicycle & Run
1530 Dolphin Street, Sarasota, Florida
Email rasanks22@aol.com for more info if you’d like to attend!

March 23, 2009

Save the Date:

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March 21, 2009

We Dare You…

If you’ve been reading the comments section of this blog, the following post may not be news to you but we thought it deserved a special shout out.
On Friday, Phil Sosnow, who works in New York City, was dared by his colleagues to eat a one pound bag of Twizzlers in less than 10 minutes. [...]