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A Heart and
Spirit for Giving

“It’s important for us to give
back, to try to find a cure and
the answers eluding families.
If you have a heart and spirit
for giving, MJFF is an easy
choice to help facilitate that
critical research.”
—MARTI TONER

MARTI AND MATT TONER SHARE A STRONG

receiving at the time. At their wedding, Marti

COMMITMENT TO FAMILY and to supporting

and Matt donated to the Foundation in lieu

Parkinson’s research. Marti’s grandmother

of giving favors. More recently, they support

lived with young-onset PD. She remembers her

MJFF through monthly gifts. They appreciate

grandmother’s love of cooking and managing a

the ease of this giving option and the regular

card shop, how her PD progression made these

updates they receive about how their support is

pursuits challenging and her own mother’s

helping accelerate improved PD treatments.

role as caregiver. Soon after they met, Matt
learned about Marti’s connection to Parkinson’s
and how little attention PD research was

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