Take off your shoes and hit the sand with the second annual Parkinson's Spike Drive co-ed volleyball tournament on April 3 benefiting Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario. This charity fundraiser event will be at Spike's Indoor Beach Volleyball located at 120 Weston Street, London; which offers real sand volleyball courts to prepare for the summer months.

Last year, corporate communications and public relations students at Fanshawe College, founded the Parkinson's Spike Drive tournament while doing their placement at PSSO. These students also started the initiative Peeps for Parkinson's, a campaign to get more youth involved and aware of Parkinson's through events such as this one. This year's dedicated Peeps for Parkinson's co-op students are continuing this tournament and are hoping for a successful one again.

“This event promises to be a fun night for participants who love the game as well as like supporting a worthy cause,” said Joshua Boyce, one of the coordinators of Peeps for Parkinson's.

Participating players can choose to play in either the Competitive 4's AB division (minimum 1 female per team) or the Social 6's C division (minimum 2 females per team). The cost is $25 per player; and the first and second place teams in each division will win a prize. The deadline for teams to register and pay is Wednesday, March. All funds raised will go to local client services for those living with Parkinson's and their caregivers.

For more information contact Shelley Ralf, Coordinator of Special Events, at 519-652-9074 Ext 23 or shelley.ralf@parkinsonsociety.ca; or contact the student Coordinators of Peeps for Parkinson's at peeps@parkinsonsociety.ca. Also, check PSSO out on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/Parkinson.Society.Southwestern.Ontario.