The sixth annual North Shore Walk for Parkinsons Disease will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20. The 3-mile walk starts at the First Church Congregational, 40 Monument Ave. in Swampscott. Registration is $25 and starts at 10 a.m.; the walk begins at 10:30 a.m. Free T-shirts will be provided for the first 100 walkers.

The North Shore Walk for Parkinsons Disease was started by the Wistran family of Swampscott in honor of Dr. Daniel Wistran, who has been battling Parkinsons disease since 1997.

All donations support the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinsons disease within the decade. Five million people worldwide are living with Parkinsons disease a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder. In the United States, 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year alone. There is no known cure for Parkinsons disease.

For more information, call 781-307-5804 or email northshorewalk@gmail.com. Donations may be made online teamfox.org/goto/northshorewalk.

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Parkinson’s walk set for Saturday in Swampscott