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Community Jaime MJFF Community in Action CAPTIONS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Dave Matthews and Michael J. Fox in November at the Foundation’s gala, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s; Policy advocates Bill Clinch and Kevin Kwok at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; Board member David Einhorn speaking at Playing to Win, the Foundation’s annual poker event, in March; Speakers at the “Keeping Your Balance” panel at Partners in Parkinson’s: Oakland, CA; Nike’s Tiffany Beers and Tinker Hatfield at Funny Thing, before auctioning off a pair of their limited-edition self-lacing Nike Mags to benefit MJFF; Michael J. Fox and MJFF CEO Todd Sherer, PhD attend a Talks at Google, hosted by Verily Life Sciences for Parkinson’s Awareness Month. MICHAEL J. FOX AND MJFF CEO SPOTLIGHT PARKINSON’S IN SPECIAL EVENT WATCH NOW In April, the Foundation was invited to address the research team at Verily Life Sciences (formerly known as Google Life Sciences) in Silicon Valley. Michael J. Fox offered his personal experiences and philosophy on living with Parkinson’s disease, while MJFF CEO Todd Sherer, PhD, provided updates from the front lines of research. Visit michaeljfox.org/verily to watch this informative discussion, courtesy of Talks at Google. 14 The Fox Focus