River Edge resident to honor his father at Parkinson's Unity Walk

River Edge resident Ted Stein is no stranger to fundraising for good causes.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TED STEIN

River Edge resident Ted Stein's team participates in the Parkinson's Unity Walk last year.

In April, Stein will participate in his seventh year of the annual Parkinson's Unity Walk in Central Park in New York City. Although the event's not until April, Stein is starting to fundraise now. Ever-motivated, Stein said he wants to get the word out.

"I try to fundraise year round between now and the actual walk in April," he said. "Now is really the time to step it up for me. Our team is participating in the Parkinson's Unity Walk 2014 in New York's Central Park, to help raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease research. We have formed this team because more than one million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson's disease."

Stein said it's not only about raising money, but also an opportunity to get friends and family together for a great cause. They raised more than $300,000 for research in the past, with nothing but corporate donations.

"It's pretty significant," said Stein. "Over 300 teams participated in New York last year. We were the second team overall in raising money."

Last year, their team raised about $42,000.

"Our goal would be to crack $50,000. That would be huge," Stein said. "It's an uphill climb. I can't thank people enough for how generous they are. I don't care if they give $1 or $1 million, just for people to give is to care."

Stein participates in the walk in memory of his late father, who battled Parkinson's for more than a decade before finally succumbing to the disease several years ago.

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River Edge resident to honor his father at Parkinson's Unity Walk