Hilde Ulrichs Foundation for Parkinson's Research
The Hilde Ulrichs Foundation for Parkinson's Research is an important point of contact where patients with Parkinson's disease receive independent advice and information on how to deal with the disease. The foundation is the first private foundation in Germany to promote research into non-drug treatment methods for Parkinson's disease. One of the foundation's activities is the awarding of a € 10,000 research prize every two years. In addition, she supports scientific studies and does important educational work to stay mobile with the disease. The foundation is a member of the Parkinson-Bund, an association of organizations that advocate better care for patients with Parkinson's.
The Hilde Ulrichs Foundation for Parkinson's Research was founded by Hermann Terweiden on April 11, 1997, the 1st World Parkinson's Day.
The foundation is named after Hilde Ulrichs, the founder's partner, who died in May 1997 as a result of multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare, aggressive form of Parkinson's disease.
The foundation's seat is in Florstadt-Staden , Wetteraukreis , Rhein-Main area . The foundation's registered office is in Frankfurt am Main . The foundation is recognized as a non-profit organization and is listed in the foundation register of the Darmstadt Regional Council. It is a member of the Federal Association of German Foundations and the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband .
Mission statement of the foundation
- The mission of the Hilde Ulrichs Foundation is to enable all people with Parkinson's disease to lead an active life through non-drug therapies and to sustainably improve their quality of life.
- The foundation works to strengthen the self-responsibility of the patients and to show alternatives to the common medication and medical therapies. The main focus is on sports and exercise therapy as well as creative therapy.
- The foundation promotes scientific studies in the field of non-drug treatment methods, awards research prizes and supports self-help projects and projects that directly benefit those affected.
- The foundation retains a fundamental independence from the pharmaceutical industry and refrains from donations from this industry.
Prize winners of the foundation
- 2000: Christine Klein, Helfried Jacobs "Parkinson's Genes - Genetic Substance"
- 2002: Susanne Schäfer alias Suzie McCoy, "Man himself is the solution", author of The juvenile and Young-onset-Parkinson-Syndrome. Publishing house for science, research and technology, Wermelskirchen 2001
- 2004: Daniela Berg "Ultrasound for Parkinson's Disease"
- 2006: Kelly del Tredici "News from basic research on the development of Parkinson's disease"
- 2011: Christian T. Haas "Sports science studies on exercise in Parkinson's disease"
- 2012: Bastian Bloem "Cycling in Parkinson's Disease"
- 2014: Björn Hauptman "Music, dance and art as therapy for Parkinson's disease"
- 2016: Association Parkinson Nurses & Assistenten e. V. "Training of nurses and specialists for Parkinson's in the care sector"
- 2018: Singing Hospitals eV "Singing as the elixir of life - singing to meet the disease"
- 2020: Parkinsonnetz Münsterland +, Warnecke
Honors
- 2000: Prize of the Kurt Graulich Foundation, Florsheim
- 2005: Foundation of the Month July 2015, award from the Hessian state government
- 2010: Federal Cross of Merit to Hermann Terweiden, founder
- 2014: German Citizens' Prize category honorary office to Hermann Terweiden, founder
- 2014: Participation in the German Engagement Prize
- 2016: Certificate of participation in the 2016 mitMenschPrize
- 2020: Frankfurt Citizens' Prize 2020 to Stephanie Heinze, CEO