The Light of Day Foundation
grants money to organizations
which fund specific research ini-
tiatives, including the Michael
J. Fox Foundation, CurePSP, the
Parkinson’s Foundation (formerly
the Parkinson’s Disease Founda-
tion), and the Parkinson’s Unity
Walk. The Light of Day Founda-
tion also supports “boots on the
ground” programs designed to
help people with these diseases
live better lives on a daily basis,
including co-sponsored projects
with Joan Dancy & PALS, with a
mission to help New Jersey resi-
dents in nearby Monmouth and
Ocean Counties afflicted with ALS
by providing a better quality of life
for them and their families.
In 2018, Light of Day Winter-
Fest raised over a half million dol-
lars for the fourth straight year,
catapulting its 18-year cumulative
total past the $5 million mark and
L.O.D. Winterfest 1019 is expected
to push the total past $5.5 million.
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This fall, the Light of Day Founda-
tion made a $100,000 donation
to the Parkinson’s Foundation to
launch the Come Out In The Light
Of Day educational initiative, a
pilot program to be tested in New
Jersey for patients who are newly
diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
The Ventures, Steve Forbert, Al-
bert Lee and Band, Popa Chubby,
Willie Nile and Band, Jesse Malin,
James Maddock and Band, Jeffrey
Gaines, Marc Ribler’s Red, White
& Brit Tribute to The Who featur-
ing members of Little Steven’s Dis-
ciples of Soul, Joe Grushecky and
The Houserockers, The Weeklings,
John Eddie, Remember Jones,
Williams Honor, Bruce Tunkel, Joe
D’Urso and Stone Caravan, Chris-
tine Martucci, Nalani & Sarina,
Taylor Tote, Pat Guadagno, and
the Billy Walton Band are among
the first wave of acts to be an-
nounced for Light of Day 2019.
Here’s a look at a few of the
shows we have information on.
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