Wai Law is once again putting in the miles to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease research. This Labor Day Weekend, Law will embark on his fourth charity run, attempting to complete a 4-mile loop 50 times in 48 hours.
After trekking across NYS on the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to NYC in 2021 and running a complete loop around the entire perimeter of Long Island in 2022, Wai is now aiming to run 200 miles by repeating a 4-mile loop 50 times over 48 hours on Labor Day Weekend (8/30 – 9/1). The start/finish line for each loop will be at The Green Street Eatery, located at 7 Emerson Avenue, Levittown, NY 11756.
The goal of the run is not just to raise funds but to also raise awareness for the Thomas Hartman Center for Parkinson’s Research, dedicated to understanding the causes and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Be the wind beneath Wai's wings and give today to give him the motivation to keep going!
The Hartman Center was established in 2013 within the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Stony Brook University, thanks to a generous gift from the Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson Research, matched by the Simons Foundation. Each year, the Center awards grants to support innovative research projects at Stony Brook University, aiming to advance our understanding of Parkinson’s disease and develop new therapeutic approaches.
“The support from the Hartman Center has helped jump starting a series of very innovative research projects. It brought new researchers into the field and sparked new collaborations between scientists at Stony Brook University,” Dr. Alfredo Fontanini, chair of the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at SBU, said. “The projects supported by the Center are typically multidisciplinary. They rely on new technologies and methods to open new alleys of research or address under-studied problems in the field. Over the years, the Center funded work aimed at understanding the genetic and molecular causes of Parkinson’s disease or the neurobiological bases of motor and non-motor symptoms.”
Long time resident of Bethpage, Law was inspired to run for Parkinson’s research after his close friend, Dennis Almodovar of Massapequa, lost his father to Parkinson’s disease in 2017. Law called Parkinson’s “a horrible disease,” adding, “We don’t have a cure for it, first of all. Second, it not only affects the patient, but also their families, and it’s also something you rarely hear about.” “What we do is two-fold,” Almodovar said. “Obviously, we want to raise funds … But the other thing that is important is creating awareness.”
Support Wai Law and the Thomas Hartman Center by donating today! You can also join the run challenge by running alongside Wai or coming to cheer him on.
As local as they may sound, the missions of this program reach far beyond Long Island and positively impact the lives of many. Through this personal journey, we can show patients and their families that they are not alone and help is only one step away.
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