Escaping Parkinson's grand finale

Congratulations again Mark, on a fabulous achievement!

From Mark Correia's Twitter feed:

DAY 14 IS HERE! THE GRAND FINALE OF #ESCAPINGPARKINSONS https://t.co/YRrhul2Q4n
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) October 7, 2014

Mark Correia's great escape!

From Global News:

Tue, Jul 22: Toronto teen Mark Correia got strapped into a straitjacket two weeks ago. The 18-year-old magician and actor’s goal was to raise $25,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research by living in the straitjacket until today. He’s back in studio to tell us how far he got.

Escaping Parkinson's: less than 2 days to go!

Mark Correia has just under 2 days to go in his "Escaping Parkinson's" stunt to raise money for Parkinson's research.  According to the Michael J. Fox fundraising site, Mark has already raised over $8000 in donations.  Way to go Mark!

Visit the Michael J. Fox fundraising site to help Mark reach his $25000 fundraising goal.

Look at Mark's YouTube channel to see his daily videos.

See some of the press Mark's generated below:

Here we are on @HumbleFredRadio the best show on the airwaves, very funny! We are at 1:18:00 if you want to hear us! http://t.co/7LhnUdiLL1
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) July 18, 2014

Check out this great article about #EscapingParkinsons written by @HuffingtonPost http://t.co/VTEEbiJ05a
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) July 18, 2014

Magician @Mark_Correia wearing #straitjacket to raise funds for #parkinsons http://t.co/aRDPqO3BRs @morninglive @MichaelJFoxOrg
— CHCH News (@CHCHNews) July 17, 2014

Here's my video featured on the @globeandmail http://t.co/kZgl1gnsHM Enjoy! Don't forget to keep donating! #escapingparkinsons
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) July 17, 2014

Check me out in the @mtlgazette http://t.co/fWPtInYhMn ...So happy and proud of how far my team and this stunt have come #escapingparkinsons
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) July 17, 2014

Video: Why Toronto teen @Mark_Correia is spending two self-imposed weeks in a straitjacket http://t.co/5vcebs1GEn
— Victoria Ahearn (@VictoriaAhearn) July 16, 2014

Escaping Parkinson's now underway

Best wishes Mark!

Watch his Day One video on YouTube:




From Global News:

Toronto teen Mark Correia got strapped into a straitjacket Tuesday morning — a straitjacket in which he plans to spend the next two weeks.

The 18-year-old magician and actor hopes to raise $25,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research by living in the straitjacket until July 22.

“This is real,” he said, as Liza Fromer of Global’s The Morning Show helped buckle him in. “No breaks. No freedom. No escape until the last minute.”

Read more and watch video.

From Inside Halton:

Escaping from a straitjacket has become a mainstay trick for many magicians. Illusionist Harry Houdini made it a staple of his own act while hanging upside down from a crane.

Now, Mark Correia is putting his own twist on the age-old magic trick by spending two weeks — as of today (Tuesday) strapped into one in support of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.                              

Read more.

Escaping Parkinsons stunt to start Tuesday July 8th

From Mark Correia's Twitter feed:

#escapingparkinsons THIS TUESDAY. 8:10AM. LIVE on Global! Be there!
— Mark Correia (@Mark_Correia) July 4, 2014

Mark Correia in Strait from the Heart

From 50 Good Deeds:

Here’s what I had not seen, until now: A young magician who’s willing to spend two weeks inside the (increasingly rank, we assume) confines of a straitjacket, in the middle of a hot Canadian summer.

But that’s what’s happening this July. His name is Mark Correia, and he’s doing it to raise money for Parkinson’s disease. Mark, who is also an actor, is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts and currently enrolled at The National Theatre School of Canada. Mark is a longtime admirer of Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991 and currently supports research through his non-profit foundation.

Read more.

Mark Correia: Escaping Parkinson's

From Team Fox for Parkinson's Research:

Escaping Parkinson's

Stunt:
This July, to raise money for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Magician Mark Correia will spend two weeks completely strapped inside a straitjacket; no tricks, no freedom, and no escape - until the very last minute. Spending the longest amount of recorded time in a straitjacket. Mark will film daily video blogs of himself attempting to go about his everyday life during the project.


Goal:
Raise as much awareness, and money, for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as possible, to help find a cure in this lifetime.

Read more and learn how you can be a part of this project.

Toronto: Pub night at O'Grady's

From the Pub Night @ O'Grady's Facebook page:

Saturday, 8 June 2013

Come out for a night of live music, comedy magic, drinks & door prizes, and help send a kid to Sorcerers Safari Magic & Performance Camp! To learn more about camp visit: www.sorcererssafari.ca. All proceeds go towards a camp scholarship for one lucky kid!

With performances by:

• Dan McLean Jr
• Rosemary Reid
• Bill Abbott
• Bobby Motta
• Mark Correia

and the man who started it all:

• Magic Mike Segal

Read more.

[via: Deborah Fallick]

See a photo of Emma, scholarship winner from Chris Westfall's Slice of Magic fundraiser, from Sorcerers Safari Twitter feed:

Our scholarship recipient from @westfall_magic's Slice of Magic event last night; everyone had a great time! twitter.com/SorcerersSafar…
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) May 1, 2013

While you're here,  have a look at the video Justin Flom made specifically for Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp:

Toronto: Best magician semifinalists

From Arthur Poon:

After the discussion between A1 Chinese Radio and the judges, these are the people who will compete in the final round (no particular order):

• Chad Zhou
• Edward Stone
• Ellison Bautista-Chan
• Jeffrey Tong
• Neil Croswell
• Mark Correia
• Mohamad Motahari
• Ryan Brown

These talented competitors are chosen from all of the wonderful competitors in Toronto. The competition will be unquestionably enjoyable, and you should come to watch the final without any regrets.

Date: April 14, 2012
Time: Saturday night at 7:30pm
Location: Market Village at 4390 Steels Ave. East (located at Steeles and Kennedy Ave.)
Entrance fee: FREE!!!!
 
Please remember that Mr. Wayne Houchin ---- world class famous magician and illusionist will be performing at the competition. Make sure you and your friends & families will be at Market Village on time!

 

SEE YOU GUYS ALL THERE AT MARKET VILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!