The Legendary Parkinson's Pickle
This Cinema Therapy class knocks it out of the park—using The Sandlot and the Hero’s Journey to help people in the Dave Parker39 Foundation community learn to explore, discover and share their legendary stories. It’s about courage, connection, and finding your inner Jet/Cobra. We are auctioning exclusive autographed items from The Sandlot Director and Writer, David Mickey Evans, MLB Hall of Famer, Dave Parker, and other legends. All funds raised will go to Yes, And...eXercise!, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to cover students tuition for The Legendary Parkinson's Pickle Cinema Therapy course. More on how the course will be presented below.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
We all know our inner Smalls; the one who shrinks from the opportunity to become not only accepted but legendary in his own way. We're going to learn from Smalls, Ham, Jet, Benny, the Babe, the Beast, the Cobra, and so many more about how to rise up and claim what is rightfully our own. This class is open to everyone in the Dave Parker39 Foundation community - people with PD, caretakers, family members, and wellness/medical providers. Join us!
We are family
Let’s come together to celebrate a true baseball legend —
Dave Parker, freshly inducted into the Hall of Fame —
and support an incredible cause: raising awareness for
Parkinson’s disease.
In partnership with the Dave Parker39 Foundation,
Dr. Robert Cochrane, founder of the nonprofit
Yes, And…eXercise!, is launching a 16-week online
Cinema Therapy course. This unique class will guide a
select group of participants from the Parkinson’s
community (including people with PD, care partners,
family members and wellness providers) through the
Hero’s Journey of The Sandlot — using the film’s timeless
story to inspire them to share their own powerful tales of
resilience, baseball, and becoming legends in their own right.
To help support this groundbreaking program, The Sandlot’s beloved director David Mickey Evans is stepping up to the plate with a special auction featuring classic, autographed Sandlot memorabilia. That’s right — now’s your chance to own a piece of movie history and help people with Parkinson’s discover the hero within themselves.
This is more than a fundraiser — it’s a chance to celebrate Dave Parker’s legacy, honor the spirit of The Sandlot, and change lives through the power of story.
Join us, place your bids, and help turn every diagnosis into a new adventure.
Forever legends. Forever Sandlot. Forever The Cobra.
You're not just supporting a class.
You're helping us strike out Parkinson’s.
On the power of storytelling
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou
“The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals and institutions.”
― Michael Margolis