About & Stories

About Parky
Story by WPC Team
Who is Parky? Parky was born in the summer of 2012 when Bob Kuhn, an Ambassador for the 3rd World Parkinson Congress decided to create a companion for his around...
Get Your Own Parky
Story by WPC Team
You too can bring a Parky into your home and share his stories on the “Where is Parky” website. By ordering your own Parky, you are supporting the Travel Grants...
Parky Story
Story by Kirk Hall
Hi everybody!  This is Parky the Raccoon comin’ at ya’ from the “Far Out!” west!  I am lovin’ tent camping with my new family and their collection of little critters...
Parky Enjoying a Great Workout!
Story by Bobbi Myers, Frisco Texas
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in January 2009. Prior to that time, I had been actively taking ballet classes, something I had enjoyed since the age of seven, including...
Parky on a Mac
Story by Jillian Carson
My desk started shaking, no it wasnt time for my meds! I looked up and there was Parky jumping up and down. Parky I said , Whats up?! Parky said...
Parky in Japan
Story by Matthew Stevens:
Hello! I met Parky when he visited us in Kyoto as he was scoping out locations for future WPC Congresses. I work for the Kyoto Convention Bureau and it is...
Parky Story
Story by Madonna Brady, Stafford, Queensland
This is the second Parky at our home, we have the red one from Montreal too. I’m fortunate to have received a travel grant to attend WPC2013 in Montreal and...
Alaska the Finnish Raccoon
Story by Timo
Here are pictures of Alaska the Finnish Raccoon and one picture of Parky the Raccoon with Ritva Helameri and his husband. Unfortunately Alaska the Finnish Racoon has travelled long long...
Parky in North Carolina
Story by Kathryn B of Charlotte, North Carolina
Parky the Raccoon Story from: Kathryn B of Charlotte, North Carolina We adopted Parky in Montreal at the WPC 2013. He lives in Charlotte, NC. As a part of his...
Parky the Raccoon Statue built by Portland high school students for WPC 2016
Story by KGW Portland News
Parky is the mascot of the World Parkinson Congress and spreads awareness about Parkinson’s disease all over the world. Art Teacher Carrie Berning with the help of her students at...
Parky’s Frost Poem
Story by Bruce Ballard, New York
Parky, renowned world traveler, loves to fly. He skyped about his globe-trotting penchant with fellow poet Robert Frost, who, in light of the upcoming World Parkinson Congress in Portland, Oregon,...
Bonjour from Montreal!
Story by JPdL
A busy new year means that it’s time to call in some reinforcements! We are thrilled to have Parky back in the JPdL International office to help us with a...
Parky Visiting Vernon, New Jersey
Story by Ken Aidekman, New Vernon, NJ
While visiting New Vernon, New Jersey, Parky took a walk into town and found this historic monument. The engraved stone marks the path George Washington took his army in January...
Parky is about to attend his very first NHL game
Story by Ginette Trottier
Parky has arrived in the nation’s capital and will be taking in the sights for the next 11 months. During his first week, a Parkinson supporter took him to see...
Parky Visits Mt. Rainier
Story by Laura Kennedy Gould
I was pretty excited when my human friend, Laura Kennedy Gould, took me along on a camping trip to eastern Washington.  All I had seen was the mailroom at WPC...
PD Gardener
Story by Stan Marshall, Ottawa, Ontario
Hi everyone, This is the PD Gardener reporting in from our garden in Ottawa Ontario Canada. The photo here shows Parky with his friends Frosty the Snowman and Rusty the...
Parky the Raccoon attending The Victory Summit Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Story by Samuel Ng
Parky the Raccoon attended The Victory Summit Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia with the 3 people in the promotion booth of the World Parkinson’s Congress.The idea is to raise WPC Travel Grant Fund,...
Raccoons Can Have Lots of Friends
Story by WPC 2013 Parky
Can I have too many friends? That’s what I was thinking at the WPC in Montreal. At first the building seemed very large and there were SO many cars, busses...
Parkkis-pesukarhu viimeisten joukossa omaan kotiin
Story by Parky in Finland
Sain sisarteni kanssa uuden kodin vasta kongressin päättymisen jälkeen. Ei ole kivaa jäädä viimeiseksi. Ihan sama seisotko pallokentän laidalla kun joukkueita kootaan ja kaverit vähenevät ympäriltäsi – ihan sama siis...
Parky Likes to Rock Out!
Story by Parky in California
Have you ever been poked by a cactus? Our little friendly raccoon enjoys camping, hiking and rock climbing in the Sonoran desert. Sometimes when we least expect it we get...
We are the Parky brothers of Brooklyn
Story by Eli
Hi there! We are the Parky brothers of Brooklyn. We live with our human, Eli Pollard, who happens to run the World Parkinson Coalition and organizes each WPC. Talk about...
A Parky Adventure from a parallel universe
Story by Frida Riggare
Parky comes from a parallel universe where he used to live on a planet very similar to Earth only inhabited completely raccoons acting like humans. It was a very peaceful...
The birth of Parky and why he is here
Story by Parky
Parky is my name. It’s short for Parkinson, as in the disease. You see, I was conceived in the mind of Bob, a Canadian lawyer who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s...