Northwest Chapter Optimism Awards

The nomination process is now CLOSED.

Special thanks to our community for helping us nominate and recognize this year’s notable nominees for the APDA Northwest Chapter Optimism Awards.

The Optimism Awards honor individuals who embody APDA’s tagline, “Strength in optimism. Hope in progress.” by making a meaningful impact on the Parkinson’s community through support, education, wellness, and/or research. These awards celebrate extraordinary people who positively influence the lives of those impacted by Parkinson’s, demonstrating optimism through their contributions, while offering inspiration and hope for all that can be accomplished.

The American Parkinson Disease Association, Northwest Chapter will notify all nominees in the coming weeks. The 2025 Honorees will be notified in the next couple of weeks and will be invited to attend the Magic of Hope Gala and Auction on Saturday, March 8 in Seattle at Bell Harbor International Conference Center, where they will be awarded the 2025 Optimism Award. The honorees will be recognized and celebrated as two distinct Optimism Award winners who help expand APDA’s mission of strength in optimism, hope in progress through their dedication to making a difference for those impacted by Parkinson’s disease to live life to the fullest. This is an opportunity to honor both those directly impacted by a diagnosis of PD as well as the professionals dedicated to their care. The two award categories are:

1. Community Member Award – recognizing individuals with Parkinson’s, caregivers, or other community members.

2. Service Provider Award – honoring healthcare professionals such as neurologists, speech therapists, movement disorder specialists, home health specialists, physical therapists, and more.

Questions, please contact Heidi Murdock at (206)798-3205 or hmurdock@apdaparkinson.org