Palmer Johnson has organized the 1st Annual Tour de Palmer Johnson as part of its wellness program. Participants will run, walk, cycle and swim their way across the 3,721 miles separating Palmer Johnson's 12 branches. The tour will start in Palmer Johnson's branch outside of St. Paul, Minnesota. Here's the course from start to finish:

St. Paul, Minnesota; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Racine, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; Hayward, California

Palmer Johnson’s employees are not literally riding & running from branch to branch, it’s a virtual challenge. Our goal is to log our team members' cumulative miles, beginning June 7^th, completing the tour in less than 2 weeks. Each branch will have a map that will be updated daily to show how far our team has cumulatively traveled. We'll also post a new map on Palmer Johnson's website each day.

In addition, the challenge has allied with Team Fox, Michael J. Fox’s foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Why Team Fox?

  - An estimated one million people in the United States and over five million worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease.

  - In the United States, 60,000 new cases of PD will be diagnosed this year alone.

  - There is no known cure for Parkinson's disease. Currently available treatments temporarily mask symptoms while the disease continues to progress.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. As the largest nonprofit funder of PD research worldwide, MJFF works to identify and prioritize scientific solutions that hold promise to improve patient's quality of life.

If you’re interested in contributing to support Parkinson’s research, please visit Palmer Johnson’s Team Fox web page for information.  Our goal is to raise $1 per mile - $3,721. If you're interested in sponsoring our challenge, consider contributing 1¢ per mile ($37.21) or any other amount you're comfortable with to our cause. By supporting our Team Fox efforts, you are helping The Michael J. Fox Foundation achieve its mission to bring better treatments and, ultimately, a cure to people living with Parkinson's disease.

12 days.  12 branches.  3,721 miles.  Together we can cross the finish line in the race for a cure!

Visit Team Palmer Johnson web page:  http://tinyurl.com/teamfoxteampalmerjohnson

Palmer Johnson Power Systems specializes in servicing and supplying components for heavy-duty, off highway transmissions and axles.  Palmer Johnson is the authorized distributor and service center for leading manufacturers including Twin Disc, ZF Off-Highway, Carraro, Funk, AxleTech, Eaton and more. The company operates 10 full-service branches across North America with more than 50 factory-trained technicians. PJ Power also operates volume OEM transmission and axle remanufacturing programs out of the company's Madison, Wisconsin, headquarters.

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