Christian Hoff Performs at Parkinsons Fundraiser June 16th

The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation will hold its 16th Annual Golf Invitational on Monday, June 16. The event will raise funds for research that will bring greater insight into dystonia and Parkinson's disease, two devastating movement disorders affecting more than 1.5 million Americans.  More than 300 golfers and 70 pros will attend the golf tournament.  A dinner and live auction will feature a musical performance by Christian Hoff, the 2006 Tony Award Winner and 2007 Grammy Winner, who stars as Tommy DeVito in the hit Broadway musical "Jersey Boys."

The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation was established in 1995 to find better treatments and cures and to provide medical and patient information for dystonia and Parkinson's disease.  The cause of the diseases is unknown and there are no cures.  The Foundation has raised more than $20 million and funded over 160 grants around the world. The grants are made to individual researchers working at medical institutions and are given to further the most promising hypotheses and research studies.

This event alone raises $1.7 million for The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation; this funding is imperative to continuing the momentum that is already underway to find better treatments and ultimately a cure for these debilitating diseases.

For more information about the event, please call (212) 682-9900. For more information about the Foundation, please visit the website www.dystonia-parkinson.org.

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